Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) To the extent to
which the provisions of this Part are capable of being applied with or without
adaptation in respect of polls under another Part, those provisions apply with
or without adaptation in respect of those polls.
(2) Despite subsection
(1), regulations may make necessary or convenient provisions in relation to
preparing for, conducting and ascertaining the result of polls under another
Part of this Act and for ensuring the purity of the conduct of them.
(3) Regulations may
make necessary or convenient provisions in relation to preparing for,
conducting and ascertaining the result of polls and referendums held by local
governments, whether under local laws or otherwise, and for ensuring the
purity of the conduct of them.
(4) Without limiting
subsection (2) or (3), regulations may provide for the electoral rolls that
are to be used, or prepared and used, for polls and referendums.
What this Part is about
This Part deals with —
(a)
council meetings, committees and their meetings and electors’ meetings;
and
(b) the
employment of persons by local governments and matters relating to local
government employees; and
(c)
annual reports and plans; and
(d) the
disclosure of financial interests in matters affecting local government
decisions and in returns; and
(e)
public access to local government information; and
(f) the
limitation of the payment of fees, expenses and allowances to council and
committee members, mayors and presidents; and
(g)
codes of conduct.
[Notes to Part 5 amended: No. 49 of 2004
s. 42(1).]