Western Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 9.60

9.60 .         Regulations that operate as local laws

        (1)         The Governor may make regulations that are to operate as if they were local laws for each district to which they apply.

        (2)         Regulations under this section may deal with any matter specified in Schedule 9.1.

        (3)         Regulations under this section, other than those that only repeal or amend other regulations under this section, are to contain a statement to the effect that they apply as if they were local laws.

        (4)         A local government is to administer any regulation made under this section to the extent that it relates to any place where the local government may perform functions, as if the regulation were a local law.

        (5)         Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to an offence against a local law includes a reference to an offence against a regulation made under this section.

        (6)         The existence of a power to make regulations under this section in respect of a matter does not imply that a local law cannot be made in respect of the matter.