Western Australian Consolidated Acts The Authority may
refuse to grant approval under section 17 —
(a) if
an applicant for approval or the owner of the abattoir in respect of which the
application is made has been convicted of an offence against this Act;
(b) if
the Authority determines that the application should be refused having regard
to —
(i)
the provisions of any planning scheme or interim
development or land usage order made, prescribed or issued by or under any
Act;
(ii)
the unsuitability of the applicant or the lack of merit
in the application;
(iii)
the location of the site to which the application relates
and its unsuitability as an abattoir;
[(iv) deleted]
(v)
the relationship of the proposed site for the abattoir to
rail or transport facilities, saleyards and markets; or
(vi)
any matters prescribed for the purposes of this Part.
[Section 19 amended by No. 70 of 2003
s. 57.]