Western Australian Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO. 47 OF 2024) - SECT 143

143 .         Section 9.69AA inserted

                After section 9.69 insert:

9.69AA.         Good practice guidelines

        (1)         The Minister may —

            (a)         issue guidelines setting out what the Minister regards as good practices that local governments, CEOs and employees should adopt in performing 1 or more of their functions; and

            (b)         amend or revoke any guidelines issued under paragraph (a).

        (2)         The Departmental CEO must ensure that up-to-date versions of all guidelines are publicly available on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Department.

        (3)         Guidelines issued under this section are not subsidiary legislation for the purposes of the Interpretation Act 1984 .

        (4)         If there is a conflict or inconsistency between a provision of this Act and a provision of guidelines issued under this section, the provision of this Act prevails.