Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) After
section 5.126(2)(c) insert:
(ca)
provide for a council member to be required to provide, in accordance with the
regulations, the CEO with a declaration in respect of the council
member’s compliance with subsection (1); and
(2) In
section 5.126(2)(d) delete “$5 000” and insert:
$10 000
(3) After
section 5.126(2) insert:
(3) Regulations may
provide as follows, despite Division 8, in relation to a council member
who contravenes subsection (1) or does not provide the CEO with a
declaration in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of
subsection (2)(ca) —
(a) for
the council member to lose, to the extent determined in accordance with the
regulations, their entitlements to fees, reimbursement of expenses and
allowances under Division 8;
(b) if
the local government has paid an annual allowance or annual fee under
Division 8 to the council member in advance —
(i)
for the council member to be required to repay to the
local government, to the extent determined in accordance with the regulations,
the advance payment; and
(ii)
for the local government to recover any amount repayable
if it is not repaid.
(4) Without limiting
section 9.61(b), regulations made for the purposes of
subsection (2)(ca) may do the following —
(a)
provide that a council member commits an offence if the council member
provides the CEO with a declaration that contains information that the council
member knows —
(i)
is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(ii)
is likely to deceive in a material way;
(b)
prescribe a fine not exceeding $10 000 for the offence.