Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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owner , in relation to premises comprised of or on
land, has the meaning given in the Local Government Act 1995 section 1.4.
(2) Local laws may be
made for all or any of the following purposes —
(a) the
provision and administration of waste services and related matters;
(b) the
establishment, provision, use and control of receptacles for the deposit and
collection of waste, whether temporary or otherwise;
(c) if a
local government itself undertakes or contracts for removal of waste from
premises, imposing on the owner or occupier of the premises requirements in
connection with the removal so as to facilitate the removal, and prescribing
the manner in which the requirement is to be complied with;
(d) if a
local government or the holder of a waste collection permit does not itself
undertake or contract for removal of waste from premises, imposing on the
owner or occupier of the premises a requirement to remove waste from the
premises, and prescribing the manner in which the requirement is to be
complied with;
(e) if a
local government itself undertakes or contracts for the removal of waste,
requiring the waste to be placed in waste receptacles provided by the local
government;
(f)
prescribing intervals at which the contents of the receptacles will be removed
by a local government;
(g)
requiring the temporary placing of waste receptacles in streets or lanes by
owners or occupiers of property for collection of waste, and requiring the
replacement of the receptacles on the property;
(h)
providing for the maintenance by owners and occupiers of waste receptacles
provided by a local government;
(i)
providing for the issue of approvals to collect local
government waste and remove it from premises;
(j)
fixing fees and charges in relation to waste services provided by a local
government and the issue of approvals under paragraph (i), and prescribing the
persons liable and the method of recovery of amounts not duly paid.
(3) A local law may
provide that contravention of a provision of the local law is an offence, and
may provide for the offence to be punishable on conviction by a penalty not
exceeding a fine of $5 000.
(4) If the offence is
of a continuing nature, the local law may make the person liable to a further
penalty not exceeding a fine of $500 in respect of each day or part of a day
during which the offence has continued.
(5) The local law may
provide for the imposition of a minimum penalty for the offence.
(6) The level of the
penalty may be related to —
(a) the
circumstances or extent of the offence; or
(b)
whether the offender has committed previous offences and, if so, the number of
previous offences that the offender has committed.
(7) A local law may
specify the method and the means by which any fines imposed are to be paid and
collected, or recovered.