Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) This regulation
applies to a policy of a local government under section 5.129 to the
extent that the policy makes provision under section 5.129(1)(c)
or (d).
(2) The policy must
not allow for the payment or reimbursement of an amount in relation to the
participation of a council member in continuing professional development
unless the continuing professional development is relevant to either or both
of the following —
(a) the
council’s role under the Act or another written law, including as
described in section 2.7;
(b) the
council member’s role under the Act or another written law, including as
described in any of sections 2.8 to 2.10.
(3) The policy must
not allow for the payment or reimbursement of an amount in relation to the
participation of a council member in continuing professional development if
the participation occurs during any of the following periods —
(a) the
period of 3 months ending on the day on which the term for which the
council member was elected as an elector mayor or president, or as a
councillor, ends;
(b) if
the council member delivers a notice of resignation to the CEO under
section 2.31 specifying a later day from which the resignation takes
effect under section 2.31(4) — the period that —
(i)
begins on the date of delivery of the notice; and
(ii)
ends when the resignation takes effect;
(c) a
period of suspension of the council or council member under Part 8 of the
Act.
[Regulation 37 inserted: SL 2023/158
r. 6.]
[ 38, 39. Deleted: Gazette 9 Aug 2019
p. 3022.]