Western Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 6.8

6.8 .         Expenditure from municipal fund not included in annual budget

        (1)         A local government is not to incur expenditure from its municipal fund for an additional purpose except where the expenditure —

            (a)         is incurred in a financial year before the adoption of the annual budget by the local government; or

            (b)         is authorised in advance by resolution*; or

            (c)         is authorised in advance by the mayor or president in an emergency.

        * Absolute majority required.

        (1a)         In subsection (1) —

        additional purpose means a purpose for which no expenditure estimate is included in the local government’s annual budget.

        (2)         Where expenditure has been incurred by a local government —

            (a)         pursuant to subsection (1)(a), it is to be included in the annual budget for that financial year; and

            (b)         pursuant to subsection (1)(c), it is to be reported to the next ordinary meeting of the council.

        [Section 6.8 amended: No. 1 of 1998 s. 19.]