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RETAIL TRADING HOURS AMENDMENT BILL 2009

                  Western Australia


Retail Trading Hours Amendment Bill 2009

                    CONTENTS


 1.   Short title                      2
 2.   Commencement                     2
 3.   Act amended                      2
 4.   Section 12 amended               2
 5.   Section 12E amended              3
 6.   Section 14A amended              4
 7.   Section 14C amended              4




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                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

              (As amended during consideration in detail)


   Retail Trading Hours Amendment Bill 2009


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Retail Trading Hours Act 1987.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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 1   1.         Short title
 2              This is the Retail Trading Hours Amendment Act 2009.

 3   2.         Commencement
 4              This Act comes into operation as follows --
 5               (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
 6                     receives the Royal Assent;
 7               (b) the rest of the Act -- on a day fixed by proclamation.

 8   3.         Act amended
 9              This Act amends the Retail Trading Hours Act 1987.

10   4.         Section 12 amended
11        (1)   In section 12(1):
12                (a) after "retail shop" (second occurrence) insert:
13

14                     that is not in the metropolitan area
15

16               (b)   after each of paragraphs (a) to (c) insert:
17

18                     and
19

20        (2)   In section 12(2):
21                (a) in paragraph (a) delete "special trading precinct or";
22                (b) delete paragraph (b) and "or" after it;
23                (c) after paragraph (a) insert:
24

25                     or
26




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 1        (3)   After section 12(2) insert:
 2

 3              (3)   Subject to this Act and any order made under
 4                    section 12E(1) that affects the trading hours of a
 5                    general retail shop, a general retail shop in the
 6                    metropolitan area shall be closed --
 7                      (a) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
 8                            and Friday in each week, until 8 a.m. and from
 9                            and after 9 p.m.; and
10                      (b) on Saturday in each week, until 8 a.m. and from
11                            and after 5 p.m.; and
12                      (c) on Sunday in each week; and
13                      (d) on each public holiday and public half-holiday.
14              (4)   Subsection (3) does not apply to --
15                     (a) a general retail shop in a special trading
16                           precinct or holiday resort, as defined in
17                           section 12A(4); or
18                     (b) a general retail shop to which an order under
19                           section 12A applies by the operation of
20                           subsection (3) of that section; or
21                     (c) a motor vehicle shop.
22


23   5.         Section 12E amended
24        (1)   In section 12E(1)(a) delete "section 12(1)," insert:
25

26              section 12(1) or (3),
27

28        (2)   Delete section 12E(2) and insert:
29

30              (2)   An order varying the trading hours of general retail
31                    shops in the metropolitan area (other than an order

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 1                  under section 12A) can have effect only in relation to a
 2                  day or days within the period of 28 days ending on
 3                  1 January.
 4


 5   6.       Section 14A amended
 6            In section 14A(1) delete "section 12(1)," and insert:
 7

 8                  section 12(1) if the filling station is not in the
 9                  metropolitan area or section 12(3) if the filling station
10                  is in the metropolitan area,
11


12   7.       Section 14C amended
13            In section 14C(4)(a) delete "section 12(1);" and insert:
14

15                          section 12(1) if the filling station is not in the
16                          metropolitan area or section 12(3) if the filling
17                          station is in the metropolitan area; or
18


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