This is a compilation of the Local Government Act 1995 and includes amendments made by other written laws 9, 10. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.
Short title | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Local Government Act 1995 | 74 of 1995 | 9 Jan 1996 | 1 Jul 1996 (see s. 1.2) | ||||
Local Government Act (Schedule 3.1) Amendment Regulations 1996 published: Gazette 24 Jun 1996 p. 2861‑2 | 1 Jul 1996 (see r. 2) | ||||||
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4 11 | 14 of 1996 | 28 Jun 1996 | 1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2) | ||||
Local Government Act (Schedule 3.1) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1996 published: Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5647 | 25 Oct 1996 | ||||||
Transfer of Land Amendment Act 1996 s. 153(1) | 81 of 1996 | 14 Nov 1996 | 14 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1)) | ||||
Local Government Act (Schedule 3.1) Amendment Regulations 1997 published: Gazette 29 Apr 1997 p. 2144 | 29 Apr 1997 | ||||||
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 81 | 57 of 1997 | 15 Dec 1997 | 15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1)) | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act 1998 12, 13 | 1 of 1998 | 26 Mar 1998 | Act other than s. 21: 26 Mar 1998 (see s. 2(1)); | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act (No. 2) 1998 14, 15 | 64 of 1998 | 12 Jan 1999 | 12 Jan 1999 (see s. 2) | ||||
Perth Parking Management (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 s. 7(3) 16 | 16 of 1999 | 19 May 1999 | 7 Aug 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 6 Aug 1999 p. 3727) | ||||
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Financial Sector Reform) Act 1999 s. 92 | 26 of 1999 | 29 Jun 1999 | 1 Jul 1999 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 30 Jun 1999 p. 2905) | ||||
School Education Act 1999 s. 247 | 36 of 1999 | 2 Nov 1999 | 1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7904) | ||||
Disability Services Amendment Act 1999 s. 28(3) | 44 of 1999 | 25 Nov 1999 | 25 Nov 1999 (see s. 2) | ||||
Reprint of the Local Government Act 1995 as at 18 Feb 2000 (includes amendments listed above except those in the School Education Act 1999) | |||||||
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 22 | 24 of 2000 | 4 Jul 2000 | 4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2) | ||||
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 Pt. 36 | 10 of 2001 | 28 Jun 2001 | 15 Jul 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jun 2001 p. 3257 and Cwlth Gazette 13 Jul 2001 No. S285) | ||||
Road Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Licensing) Act 2001 Pt. 3 Div. 3 | 28 of 2001 | 21 Dec 2001 | 4 Dec 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Nov 2006 p. 4889) | ||||
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 2) 2003 Pt. 14 | 20 of 2003 | 23 Apr 2003 | 15 Jul 2001 (see s. 2(1) and Cwlth Gazette 13 Jul 2001 No. S285) | ||||
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 3) 2003 Pt. 7 17 | 21 of 2003 | 23 Apr 2003 | 11 Mar 2002 (see s. 2 and Cwlth Gazette 24 Oct 2001 No. GN42) | ||||
Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 38 | 28 of 2003 | 22 May 2003 | 1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579) | ||||
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 79 | 74 of 2003 | 15 Dec 2003 | 15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2) | ||||
Reprint 2: The Local Government Act 1995 as at 2 Apr 2004 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Road Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Licensing) Act 2001) (correction: Gazette 1 Oct 2004 p. 4283) | |||||||
Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004 s. 165 | 42 of 2004 | 9 Nov 2004 | 4 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7131) | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act 2004 18-23 | 49 of 2004 (as amended by No. 8 of 2009 s. 88; No. 17 of 2009 s. 48) | 12 Nov 2004 | s. 1 and 2: 12 Nov 2004; | ||||
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 24 | 59 of 2004 (as amended by No. 2 of 2008 s. 77(13)) | 23 Nov 2004 | 1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128) | ||||
State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 76 25, 26 | 55 of 2004 | 24 Nov 2004 | 1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130) | ||||
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 Pt. 11 and s. 80 | 84 of 2004 | 16 Dec 2004 | 2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction: Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53)) | ||||
Reprint 3: The Local Government Act 1995 as at 5 Aug 2005 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Road Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Licensing) Act 2001) | |||||||
Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations (Consequential Provisions) Act 2005 Pt. 14 | 24 of 2005 | 2 Dec 2005 | 1 Jan 2006 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 23 Dec 2005 p. 6244) | ||||
Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15 | 38 of 2005 | 12 Dec 2005 | 9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078) | ||||
Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 12 Div. 3 27 | 28 of 2006 | 26 Jun 2006 | 1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347) | ||||
Land Information Authority Act 2006 s. 144 | 60 of 2006 | 16 Nov 2006 | 1 Jan 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 8 Dec 2006 p. 5369) | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act 2006 | 66 of 2006 | 8 Dec 2006 | Act other than s. 14: 9 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(1)); | ||||
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and Sch. 1 cl. 102 | 77 of 2006 | 21 Dec 2006 | 1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137) | ||||
Local Government (Official Conduct) Amendment Act 2007 | 1 of 2007 | 28 Mar 2007 | s. 1 and 2: 28 Mar 2007; | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act 2007 | 9 of 2007 | 25 Jun 2007 | s. 1 and 2: 25 Jun 2007; | ||||
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2007 s. 13 | 11 of 2007 | 29 Jun 2007 | 1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2179) | ||||
Petroleum Amendment Act 2007 s. 99 | 35 of 2007 | 21 Dec 2007 | 31 Oct 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 30 Oct 2009 p. 4305) | ||||
Reprint 4: The Local Government Act 1995 as at 18 Jan 2008 (includes amendments listed above, except those in the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2007 and the Petroleum Amendment Act 2007) | |||||||
Duties Legislation Amendment Act 2008 Sch. 1 cl. 21 | 12 of 2008 | 14 Apr 2008 | 1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(d)) | ||||
Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 87 | 8 of 2009 | 21 May 2009 | 22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b)) | ||||
Local Government Amendment (Elections) Act 2009 | 15 of 2009 | 17 Aug 2009 | s. 1 and 2: 17 Aug 2009 (see s. 2(a)); | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act 2009 | 17 of 2009 | 16 Sep 2009 | s. 1 and 2: 16 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(a)); | ||||
Co‑operatives Act 2009 s. 506 and 516 | 24 of 2009 | 22 Oct 2009 | s. 506: 16 May 2011 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 24 Jun 2011 p. 2516); | ||||
Reprint 5: The Local Government Act 1995 as at 5 Feb 2010 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Local Government Amendment Act 2009 s. 34 and the Co‑operatives Act 2009) | |||||||
Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 44(2) and 51 | 19 of 2010 | 28 Jun 2010 | 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341) | ||||
Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 4) (Planning) Act 2010 s. 34 and Pt. 5 Div 2 | 28 of 2010 | 19 Aug 2010 | 22 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 19 Nov 2010 p. 5709) | ||||
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89 | 39 of 2010 | 1 Oct 2010 | 1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563) | ||||
Acts Amendment (Fair Trading) Act 2010 s. 182 | 58 of 2010 | 8 Dec 2010 | 1 Jan 2011 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 24 Dec 2010 p. 6805) | ||||
Building Act 2011 s. 166 | 24 of 2011 | 11 Jul 2011 | 2 Apr 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 Mar 2012 p. 1033) | ||||
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 16 | 47 of 2011 | 25 Oct 2011 | 26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b)) | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 2 | 2 of 2012 | 4 Apr 2012 | Pt. 2 other than s. 13-18: 21 Apr 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 20 Apr 2012 p. 1695); | ||||
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 29 | 8 of 2012 | 21 May 2012 | 27 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371) | ||||
Reprint 6: The Local Government Act 1995 as at 3 Aug 2012 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Co‑operatives Act 2009 s. 516, Local Government Amendment Act 2012 s. 14‑18 (correction: Gazette 7 Sep 2012 p. 4329 and 28 Mar 2013 p. 1317) and the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 29) | |||||||
Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 s. 45 it. 12 | 23 of 2012 | 29 Aug 2012 | 7 Aug 2013 (see s. 1B(b) and Gazette 6 Aug 2013 p. 3677) | ||||
Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment (Misconduct) Act 2014 s. 35 | 35 of 2014 | 9 Dec 2014 | 1 Jul 2015 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 26 Jun 2015 p. 2235) | ||||
Associations Incorporation Act 2015 s. 223 | 30 of 2015 | 2 Nov 2015 | 1 Jul 2016 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 24 Jun 2016 p. 2291-2) | ||||
City of Perth Act 2016 Pt. 4 Div. 4 | 2 of 2016 | 3 Mar 2016 | 4 Mar 2016 (see s. 2(b)) | ||||
Reprint 7: The Local Government Act 1995 as at 13 May 2016 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Associations Incorporation Act 2015) | |||||||
Graffiti Vandalism Act 2016 Pt. 6 Div. 2 | 16 of 2016 | 11 Jul 2016 | 12 Oct 2016 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 11 Oct 2016 p. 4531) | ||||
Public Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 2016 Pt. 3 Div. 18 | 19 of 2016 | 25 Jul 2016 | 24 Jan 2017 (see s. 2(1)(c) and Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 165) | ||||
Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Pt. 2 | 26 of 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | Pt. 2 (other than s. 4, 6-9, 11 and 17): 12 Nov 2016 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 11 Nov 2016 p. 5035); | ||||
Local Government Amendment (Auditing) Act 2017 28 | 5 of 2017 (as amended by 2023/011 s. 103) | 1 Sep 2017 | s. 1 and 2: 1 Sep 2017 (see s. 2(1)(a)); | ||||
Strata Titles Amendment Act 2018 Pt. 3 Div. 12 | 30 of 2018 | 19 Nov 2018 | 1 May 2020 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2020/39 cl. 2) | ||||
Local Government Amendment (Suspension and Dismissal) Act 2018 | 31 of 2018 | 19 Nov 2018 | s. 1 and 2: 19 Nov 2018 (see s. 2(b)); | ||||
Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 Pt. 2 29 | 16 of 2019 (as amended by No. 47 of 2024 s. 174) | 5 Jul 2019 | s. 3‑4, 6‑12, 18, 19, 21, 23, 45‑47, 52‑56, 58‑60, 62, 63, 69‑73: 6 Jul 2019 (see s. 2(c)); | ||||
Local Government Amendment (COVID‑19 Response) Act 2020 | 17 of 2020 | 20 Apr 2020 | s. 1 and 2: 20 Apr 2020 (see s. 2(a)); | ||||
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Pt. 15 Div. 4 Subdiv. 6 | 36 of 2020 | 10 Nov 2020 | 31 Mar 2022 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2022/18 cl. 2) | ||||
Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 Pt. 10 Div. 7 | 45 of 2020 | 9 Dec 2020 | 1 Aug 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/124 cl. 2) | ||||
Constitutional and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Equality) Act 2021 s. 95 | 20 of 2021 | 24 Nov 2021 | 25 Nov 2021 (see s. 2(b)) | ||||
Transfer of Land Amendment Act 2022 Pt. 3 Div. 6 | 21 of 2022 | 24 Jun 2022 | 7 Aug 2023 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2023/111 cl. 2) | ||||
Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID‑19 Provisions) Act 2022 Pt. 2 Div. 2 Subdiv. 3 | 33 of 2022 | 21 Oct 2022 | 3 Nov 2022 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2022/175 cl. 2) | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act 2023 Pt. 2 (other than s. 22, 55, 59, 61-65, 67-69, 72‑75, 76(1), 77(1) and (2), 78, 81 and 83‑85) 30 | 11 of 2023 | 18 May 2023 | s. 3, 60, 86, 87 and 99: 19 May 2023 (see s. 2(1)(b)); | ||||
Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 Pt. 15 Div. 3 Subdiv. 10 | 21 of 2023 | 24 Oct 2023 | 1 Jul 2024 (see s. 2(d) and SL 2024/34 cl. 2) | ||||
Electoral Amendment (Finance and Other Matters) Act 2023 Pt. 4 | 30 of 2023 | 11 Dec 2023 | 1 Jul 2024 (see s. 2(c)) | ||||
Local Government Amendment Act 2024 Pt. 2 (other than s. 27, 46‑49, 51, 52(2), 53, 60, 65, 73, 76‑83, 85, 88 and 137) 31 | 47 of 2024 | 6 Dec 2024 | s. 3, 4(3), 5‑7, 14(1) and (3), 15, 18-26, 28‑31, 34, 35, 37‑39, 41‑43, 50, 58, 59(2), 72(2), 84, 89, 115(2), 126‑128, 130, 132, 135, 138, 141, 144, 152‑154 and 159‑161: 7 Dec 2024 (see s. 2(1)(b)); | ||||
Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 s. 433 | 17 of 2024 | 14 May 2026 | 28 May 2026 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2026/70 cl 2 | ||||
Local Government Amendment (Rating of Certain Mining Licences) Act 2026 (other than s. 10) 32 | 7 of 2026 | 25 Jun 2026 | s. 1 and 2: 25 Jun 2026 (see s. 2(1)(a)); | ||||
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA legislation website.
Short title | Number and year | Assent | Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
Local Government Amendment Act 2023 s. 22, 55, 59, 61‑65, 67-69, 72‑75, 76(1), 77(1) and (2), 78, 81 and 83‑85 | 11 of 2023 | 18 May 2023 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(1)(d), (2) and (3)) |
Local Government Amendment Act 2024 s. 27, 46‑49, 51, 52(2), 53, 60, 65, 73, 76‑83, 85, 137 and Pt. 3 Div. 4 | 47 of 2024 | 6 Dec 2024 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(1)(c), (d), (h) and (i)) |
Evidence Act 2025 s. 492(1) | 15 of 2025 | 25 Sep 2025 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(e)) |
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
2023 amendment Act Sch. 9.3 cl. 57
2024 amendment Act Sch. 9.3 cl. 63
abandoned vehicle wreck 3.40A(5)
absent vote 4.67
absolute majority 1.4
Absolute majority required 1.9
acquire 3.59(1)
action report 7.13(1)
additional purpose 6.8(1a)
address 5.74(1)
adjudicator 1.4
adopted code of conduct 8A.2(1)
Advisory Board 1.4
affected electors Sch. 2.1 cl. 1, Sch. 2.2 cl. 1
affected local government Sch. 2.1 cl. 1
affected person 9.2
alleged offender 3.38, 9.22A
amending Act Sch. 9.3 cl. 14A(1), 42, 45
amending provision Sch. 9.3 cl. 44
amendment day Sch. 9.3 cl. 58(1), 59(1), 61(1), 65(1), 66(1), 67(1), 68(1),
69(1), 70(1), 71(1), 72(1), 77(1), 78(1), 79(1), 80(1)
amount misapplied 8.35(3)
annual budget 6.1
annual return 5.74(1)
audit 7.1
audit contract 7.1, Sch. 9.3 cl. 49
auditor 1.4
Auditor General Act 7.1
audit report 7.1
audit, risk and improvement committee 7.1, Sch. 9.3 cl. 69(1)
authorisation 9.2
authorised employee 9.31
authorised inspectorate officer 9.22A
authorised land officer 9.69(1)
authorised officer 1.4, 8B.42
authorised person 8.35(3), 9.10(5), 9.13(1), 9.15
authorised purpose 8B.42
Authority 9.69(1)
ballot paper Sch. 4.1 cl. 7
behavioural breach 1.4, 8A.2(2)
breach complaint 8A.1
budget deficiency 6.1
candidate 5.102A, Sch. 4.1A cl. 5(2), 11(2)
candidate A 4.81(4), Sch. 2.3 cl. 12(4)
candidate B 4.81(4), Sch. 2.3 cl. 12(4)
caretaker period 1.4, 1.4A(1)
CEO 1.4
certified copy 9.31
change order 2.18A(1)
close of enrolments 4.39(1)
close of nominations 4.49
commencement day 7.1, Sch. 9.3 cl. 1, 49, 56(1)
commissioner 1.4
committee 5.1
committee member 5.100(1)
complainant 5.105(1), 5.130(2), 8A.1
complaint 5.130(1), 5.130(2), 8A.8(1), 8A.32(1), 8A.36(1)
compliance notice 8B.61(1)
concurrent election Sch. 4.1B cl. 1(1)
conditions 5.44(5)
conduct breach 1.4, 8A.3(1)
continuing authority Sch. 9.3 cl. 1
continuing candidate Sch. 4.1A cl. 8(2), Sch. 4.1B cl. 4(1), Sch. 4.1 cl. 7
contravention that can lead to impounding 3.38
corporation 5.74(1)
council 1.4
councillor 1.4
councillor mayor or president 1.4
council meeting 5.23A(1)
council member 6.14A(1)
council proceedings 9.57A(1)
court 3.26(5)
Crown lands 1.4
Crown lease 1.4
Crown lessee 1.4
current inquiry Sch. 9.3 cl. 77(1)
DAP function 9.69B(1)
DAP regulations 9.69B(1)
dealt with by infringement notice 8A.1
debt 5.85(3)
deceptive material 4.88(4)
decision 9.2
Department 1.4
Departmental CEO 1.4
Deputy Adjudicator 1.4
designated employee 5.74(1), Sch. 9.3 cl. 1
determined 5.98(1A), 5.100(1)
detriment 4.85(4)
differential general rate 6.1
dispose 3.58(1), 3.59(1)
disposition of real property 5.86(3)
disqualification offence 8.15D
disqualified 2.27(1)
district 1.4
districts Sch. 2.1 cl. 8(1)
disused material Sch. 3.1
document 8B.14(1)
early vote 4.67
elected candidate Sch. 4.1 cl. 9(1), 10(1)
election 2.16A, 4.1, 4.36(2), Sch. 2.3 cl. 10, Sch. 4.1A cl. 8(2), 11(2),
Sch. 9.3 cl. 59(1)
election day 2.16A, 4.1, Sch. 4.1B cl. 1(2), Sch. 9.3 cl. 59(1)
election notice 4.1, 4.64(2)
election year 1.4
elector 1.4
Electoral Commissioner 1.4
electoral conduct 4.85(4)
Electoral Division 4.1A(6)
electoral gift 5.62(2)
electoral material 4.87(3)
electoral officer 4.1
electoral requirements 1.4, 4.1
electoral roll 4.1
electorate 4.29(1), 4.30(1)
elector mayor or president 1.4
electors 5.26
electronic broadcasting 5.23A(1)
eligible body 5.49(1)
emergency 3.73(1), 9.63A(1)
employee 1.4, 5.48(1), 5.70(1)
enrolment eligibility claim Sch. 9.3 cl. 71(1)
enrolment information 4.46A(1)
entitled person 6.67(3)
entry warrant 8B.42, 8B.50(1)
establishment agreement 3.61(2)
event 5.90A(1)
excluded candidate Sch. 4.1 cl. 5(2)
excluded provision 9.63A(1)
existing audit committee Sch. 9.3 cl. 69(1)
existing authorisation Sch. 9.3 cl. 80(1)
existing committee Sch. 9.3 cl. 66(1), 67(1)
existing deputy presiding member Sch. 9.3 cl. 68(1)
extension order 8.15F(3)
extent 5.59
extraordinary election 1.4, 4.8(3)
extraordinary vacancy Sch. 2.3 cl. 1, 6
financial audit 7.1
financial year 1.4
first-preference ballot paper Sch. 4.1 cl. 7
first-preference vote 4.73(6), Sch. 4.1A cl. 5(2),
Sch. 4.1B cl. 3(4), Sch. 4.1 cl. 1, Sch. 4.2
first unelected candidate Sch. 4.1A cl. 11(2), Sch. 4.1B cl. 5(1)
former district Sch. 9.3 cl. 1
former Division 1 Sch. 9.3 cl. 77(1)
former member Sch. 4.1A cl. 1, Sch. 4.1B cl. 1(1)
former municipality Sch. 9.3 cl. 1
former provisions Sch. 9.3 cl. 1, 56(1)
former section Sch. 9.3 cl. 38(1)
former section 300 3.53(1)
former section 5.89A(7) Sch. 9.3 cl. 56(1)
former valuation Sch. 6.1 cl. 1(2)
FY17/18 audit Sch. 9.3 cl. 51(1)
FY19/20 audit Sch. 9.3 cl. 52(1)
general complaint 8A.1, 8A.28(4)
general funds 6.21(4)
general rate 6.1
gift 5.57
goods 3.38
Government agreement 6.25
Government Statistician 2.16B(8)
gross rental value 6.25
group self-insurer licence 5.49(1)
imposed rate 10.2(2)
inaugural election 1.4, 4.2(2)
income 5.80(4)
Independent Inquiry 1.4
indictable penalty 2.22(3)
information 8B.14(1)
inquiry 8.1
Inquiry Panel Sch. 9.3 cl. 78(1)
Inspector 1.4
inspectorate officer 1.4
Inspector’s report 8.1
Inspector’s website 1.4
insurance policy 6.14A(1)
interest 5.79(3), 5.84(2)
interest relating to a gift 5.59
interim valuation 6.25
invalidity complaint 4.80(2), Sch. 2.3 cl. 11(2)
investigator 1.4
judicial proceedings 9.69(1)
land transaction 3.59(1), 3.73(1)
last count Sch. 4.1A cl. 8(2), Sch. 4.1B cl. 4(1)
later transfer Sch. 4.1 cl. 15(3)
law 9.10(1)
lease 6.60(1)
legal matter 6.14A(1)
lessee 6.60(1)
lessor 6.60(1)
liability 6.14A
liable 8B.55(3)
licence holder 10.4(1)
licence land 10.1
local government 1.4, 9.15
local government audit 7.1
local government property 1.4
local public notice 1.4
long service benefit 5.48(1)
major land transaction 3.59(1), 3.73(1)
major trading undertaking 3.59(1), 3.73(1)
making 3.12(8)
matter 9.57A(1)
mayor or president election Sch. 4.1B cl. 1(1)
meeting minutes 9.37(2)
member 1.4, 5.59, Sch. 2.5 cl. 1, Sch. 5.1 cl. 1
member of a parliament 2.20(2)
metropolitan area 1.4
minimum payment 6.1
mining tenement 1.4
miscellaneous licence 1.4
misconduct 8B.6(2), 8B.25(2)
model code 5.102A
model standards 5.39B(1)
monitor 1.3(2)
monitoring assignment 8B.36
monitoring officer 8B.36
municipal fund 1.4
new ordinary election day provisions Sch. 9.3 cl. 14A(1)
new Part 7 Division 1A Sch. 9.3 cl. 69(1)
new Part 8A Sch. 9.3 cl. 72(1)
new section 5.12(1) Sch. 9.3 cl. 67(1)
new section 5.12(2) Sch. 9.3 cl. 68(1)
new valuation Sch. 6.1 cl. 1(2)
nomination place 4.47(2)
non-disclosure notation 8B.46(1), 8B.47(1)
non-perishable goods 3.38
notice Sch. 2.1 cl. 1, Sch. 9.3 cl. 51(3)
notice recipient 3.26(2)
notification requirement 8A.37(1)
occupier 1.4, 2.19(2B)
offence 2.22(3)
office Sch. 2.3 cl. 1, 6
officer 4.31(1GA), Sch. 9.3 cl. 70(1)
officially certified 9.48(2)
official plan 9.48(2)
old Part 7 Division 1A Sch. 9.3 cl. 69(1)
old Schedule Sch. 9.3 cl. 72(1)
old section Sch. 9.3 cl. 72(1), 77(1)
one office election Sch. 4.1 cl. 1
on which the order is based 8.15D
opt‑out notice 5.99C(2)
ordinary election 1.4, 4.4(2)
ordinary election day 2.16A, Sch. 9.3 cl. 59(1)
ordinary elections day 1.4
original declaration 4.81(5)
original former member Sch. 4.1A cl. 14
original order 8.15CA(1), 8.15G(1)
original vacancy Sch. 4.1A cl. 14
original valuations Sch. 6.1 cl. 2(2)
other person 5.9(1)
otherwise unvested facility 3.53(1)
owner 1.4, 6.25, 9.13(1), 9.15
park Sch. 9.1 cl. 1(1)
parking facilities Sch. 9.1 cl. 1(1)
parking region Sch. 9.1 cl. 1(1)
participants 3.61(1)
performance audit 7.1
personal information 5.92(5)
person having an interest 3.51(1)
person X 4.46A(1)
person Y 4.46A(6)
person Z 4.46A(8)
polling place 4.1
population 2.16A
postal election 4.1, 4.61(1)
power of sale 6.68(1)
power to borrow 6.20(2)
power to lease 6.65
pre-amendment local law Sch. 9.3 cl. 65(1)
preference vote 4.73(6), Sch. 4.1 cl. 1
prescribed 1.4, 9.13(1), 9.15
prescribed development application 9.69B(1)
prescribed financial market 5.84(2)
prescribed offence 9.22A
preserved CEO Sch. 9.3 cl. 43(1)
presiding member 8.20(1)
primary return 5.74(1)
primary standards panel Sch. 9.3 cl. 76(1)
Principal Adjudicator 1.4
print 4.87(3), 4.88(4)
private land Sch. 9.1 cl. 7(1)
private thoroughfare Sch. 3.1, Sch. 9.1 cl. 7(1)
proceedings 9.29(1)
property 3.58(1)
proposal Sch. 2.1 cl. 1
proposal land 5.60B(2)
protected person 8B.54(1)
public facility 9.46(4)
publish 4.88(4), 5.90(2)
quota Sch. 4.1 cl. 7
rate 9.40(3)
rate record 6.25, 10.1
recording 5.23AA(5), 5.23A(1)
recurrent breach 1.4, 8A.3(4)
recurrent suspension event 2.25A(2)
regional local government 1.4
regional purpose 3.62(2)
regional subsidiary 1.4, 3.69(1)
regulations 7.1
reinstatement 8.15D
relative 5.74(1)
relevant district 2.45(2)
relevant election 1.4A(2)
relevant financial year 10.1
relevant gift 5.71B(1)
relevant information 4.52(1)
relevant interest 6.29(1)
relevant matter 8B.58(2)
relevant official Sch. 2.1 cl. 12(1)
relevant period 4.88(4)
relevant person 5.59, 5.74(1), 5.99E(1), 8A.28(1)
relevant pre-amendment period Sch. 9.3 cl. 65(1)
relevant rateable property 4.32(3D)
remote communication 8B.42
remuneration 5.99B(1), 8B.2(1)
required way 3.12(6A)
respondent 5.105(1), 8A.1
return 5.74(1)
returnable amount 5.99E(2)
return period 5.74(1)
review Sch. 2.2 cl. 1
reward 4.85(4)
rule of conduct 5.102A, 8A.1
second placed candidate Sch. 4.1A cl. 5(2), 8(2), Sch. 4.1B cl. 4(1)
second unelected candidate Sch. 4.1A cl. 11(2)
secrecy provision 5.92(5)
senior employee 1.4
serious local government offence 2.22(3)
service charge 6.1, 6.42, 6.54, 6.63
shared committee 7.1CB(1)
show cause notice 8.15B(1)
significant act 3.73(1)
small prospecting licence 1.4
specified 3.38, 4.1C(2), 4.1D(2), 9.10(1), Sch. 9.3 cl. 54(1), 62(1), 81(1)
specified area rate 6.1
specified breach 1.4, 8A.4(1)
specified offence 8A.4(2)
stand Sch. 9.1 cl. 1(1)
standards panel Sch. 9.3 cl. 72(1)
start day 5.74(1)
Statewide public notice 1.4
statutory provision administered by the local government 9.28(2)
subject person 8B.45(1)
submission Sch. 2.2 cl. 1
superannuation contribution payment 5.99B(1)
supplementary audit 7.1
supplied copy 4.42(3)
supply 4.46A(1)
surplus fraction Sch. 4.1 cl. 10(3)
surplus votes Sch. 4.1 cl. 7
suspension event 2.25A(2)
termination date Sch. 9.3 cl. 51(3)
third placed candidate Sch. 4.1A cl. 5(2), 8(2)
this Act 4.1
this Part 4.1
thoroughfare 1.4
tied candidates Sch. 4.1 cl. 16(1)
trading undertaking 3.59(1)
transferred ballot paper Sch. 4.1 cl. 7
transfer value Sch. 4.1 cl. 7, 9(3), 10(3), 11(3) and (4)
transitional matter Sch. 9.3 cl. 54(1), 62(1), 81(1)
transitional order Sch. 9.3 cl. 59(2)
transitional time Sch. 9.3 cl. 58(1)
travel 5.57
travel contribution 5.57
trust fund 6.1
unelected candidate Sch. 4.1A cl. 11(2), Sch. 4.1B cl. 5(1)
unimproved value 6.25
unsightly Sch. 3.1
unsuccessful candidate Sch. 4.1A cl. 4(1)
use 4.46A(1)
vacancy day Sch. 4.1A cl. 1, 2(1)
vacant land 6.25
validation day 10.1
value 5.62(2)
vehicle 3.38
vehicle offence 9.13(1)
votes Sch. 4.1A cl. 11(2), Sch. 4.1B cl. 5(1), Sch. 4.1 cl. 7, Sch. 4.2
voting in person election 4.1, 4.61(1)
voting papers 4.71(2)
WALGA 1.4
ward 1.4
WCIM Act 5.49(1)
WorkCover WA 5.49(1)
working day Sch. 4.1A cl. 1
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