Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The committee may
make by-laws prescribing all matters that are necessary or convenient to be
prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1) by-laws may —
(a)
prescribe the objects, purposes and powers of the club;
(b)
regulate the application of the income and property of the club and the manner
in which funds are to be controlled;
(c)
regulate the management of the club;
(d)
provide for the election of members of the committee and the constitution,
procedure, functions and powers of the committee;
(e)
regulate the election or qualifications for admission of members of the club;
(f)
regulate the suspension or expulsion of members of the club;
(g)
regulate appeals from decisions of the committee;
(h)
provide for the entrance fees, subscriptions and other amounts (if any) to be
paid by members of the club;
(i)
provide for the keeping of a register of members;
(j)
regulate the procedure at and in relation to general or special meetings of
members;
(k)
provide for matters concerned or connected with the property of, or held in
trust for, the club;
(l)
prescribe tolls and charges for the purposes of section 24; and
(m)
provide for the general management of the land vested in the chairman and
buildings on that land, races and race meetings.
(3) By-laws shall be
—
(a) made
by resolution passed by an absolute majority of members of the committee; and
(b)
published in any manner that the committee considers appropriate.
(4) By-laws are not
—
(a)
written laws or subsidiary legislation as defined in the
Interpretation Act 1984 ; or
(b)
regulations as defined in the Interpretation Act 1984 section 42.
(5) Section 43 (other
than subsections (6) and (8)(a)(ii)), 44, 45 and 47 of the
Interpretation Act 1984 apply to by-laws as if they were subsidiary
legislation as defined in that Act.
(6) To the extent that
a by-law is in conflict or inconsistent with any written law or with rules of
racing made under the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003 , the
by-law is of no effect.
[Section 13 inserted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 238.]
[ 14-20. Deleted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 239.]