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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2009

                  Western Australia


Planning and Development Amendment
              Bill 2009

                     CONTENTS


     Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.   Short title                               2
2.   Commencement                              2
     Part 2 -- Amendments to the
          Planning and Development Act
          2005
3.   Act amended                               3
4.   Section 223 amended                       3
5.   Section 223A inserted                     3
     223A.    Moratorium on development   3




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                           Western Australia


                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

                  (Introduced by Mr John Hyde, MLA)


      Planning and Development Amendment
                    Bill 2009


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2005 to increase
the penalties for illegal works upon heritage places, and for related
purposes.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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1                          Part 1 -- Preliminary
2   1.       Short title
3            This Act is the Planning and Development Amendment Act
4            2009.

5   2.       Commencement
6            This Act comes into operation 28 days after the day on which it
7            receives the Royal Assent.




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 1          Part 2 -- Amendments to the Planning and
 2                    Development Act 2005
 3   3.      Act amended
 4           The amendments in this Part are to the Planning and
 5           Development Act 2005.

 6   4.      Section 223 amended
 7           Section 223 is amended as follows --
 8            (a) by deleting "$50 000" and inserting instead:
 9

10                    $500 000
11

12             (b)    by deleting "$5 000" and inserting instead:
13

14                    $25 000
15


16   5.      Section 223A inserted
17           After section 223 the following section is inserted:
18


19        223A.      Moratorium on development
20           (1)     Where a person is convicted of an offence which
21                   constitutes a contravention of an Order under Part 13 in
22                   relation to any place then, unless the court before
23                   which that person is so convicted recommends
24                   otherwise, the Governor on the advice of the Minister
25                   may by Order in Council published in the Gazette
26                   declare that --
27                     (a) that place or a particular portion of the land
28                           comprising that place;
29                     (b) any building on the land; or


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 1                    (c)   both that land and any such building,
 2                  shall not be developed, or used, or shall be neither
 3                  developed nor used, or shall be developed or used in
 4                  accordance with conditions specified in the Order,
 5                  during such period not exceeding 5 years as is specified
 6                  in the Order.
 7            (2)   An Order in Council made under subsection (1) may be
 8                  revoked or varied by a subsequent such Order.
 9            (3)   Where an Order under subsection (1) is in force in
10                  relation to any land or building --
11                    (a) a person who carries out works on, or any
12                          development of, the land or building, or who
13                          uses any land or building, contrary to the
14                          provisions of the Order, or who causes or
15                          permits any other person so to do, commits an
16                          offence; and
17                    (b) any permit, authorisation, licence or other
18                          instrument under any written law purporting to
19                          relate to any development or use of the land or
20                          building contrary to the terms of the Order --
21

22                            (i)   has no force and shall not be given
23                                  effect; and
24                           (ii)   does not provide a defence to any
25                                  person contravening paragraph (a).
26

27            Penalty: $500 000
28            Daily penalty: $25 000.
29            (4)   Where an Order under subsection (1) is made in
30                  relation to any place, the Commission --
31                    (a) shall cause the chief executive officer of the
32                          department principally assisting in the
33                          administration of the Land Administration Act
34                          1997, the Registrar of Titles or the Registrar of

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 1                   Deeds and Transfers, as the case may require,
 2                   to be advised by way of memorial of the effect
 3                   of that Order;
 4             (b)   may thereupon lodge such caveat or cause such
 5                   other steps to be taken as may be necessary or
 6                   proper to give effect to the terms of that Order;
 7             (c)   publish notice by way of public advertisement
 8                   for general information of a summary of the
 9                   terms of the Order, setting out a sufficient
10                   description to identify the place to which it
11                   refers; and
12             (d)   shall cause a copy of the Order to be served,
13                   where practicable, on the owner and each
14                   occupier of the place concerned.
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