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This Act may be cited as the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 1.
This Act comes into operation on such day as is, or days as are respectively, fixed by proclamation 1.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
appointed member means a member of a board appointed under section 15(1)(b);
board means a board of management referred to in section 15(1);
board member means the Director or an appointed member;
commission means a body established by a provision of Part 2;
committee means a Regional Development Advisory Committee or other committee appointed under Part 2 of Schedule 2;
Council means the Council established by section 33;
Director means the person holding or acting in the office of the Director of a commission referred to in section 27;
region means a region described in Schedule 1;
repealed Act means an Act repealed by section 5(3), 6(3), 8(3), 10(3) or 11(3).
In this Act, subject to subsection (3) —
Minister means the Minister to whom the administration of this Act is for the time being committed by the Governor.
In Parts 3 and 5 and Schedule 2 —
Minister, in relation to a commission, means the Minister to whom the administration of that commission is for the time being committed by the Governor.
[Section 3 amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 18 of 2001 s. 4; No. 28 of 2006 s. 370.]
There is established by this section a body called the Gascoyne Development Commission.
The Gascoyne Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part A of Schedule 1.
There is established by this section a body called the Goldfields‑Esperance Development Commission.
The Goldfields‑Esperance Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part B of Schedule 1.
The Goldfields‑Esperance Development Authority Act 1990 is repealed.
There is established by this section a body called the Great Southern Development Commission.
The Great Southern Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part C of Schedule 1.
The Great Southern Development Authority Act 1987 is repealed.
There is established by this section a body called the Kimberley Development Commission.
The Kimberley Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part D of Schedule 1.
There is established by this section a body called the Mid West Development Commission.
The Mid West Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part E of Schedule 1.
The Geraldton Mid‑West Development Authority Act 1988 is repealed.
There is established by this section a body called the Peel Development Commission.
The Peel Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part F of Schedule 1.
There is established by this section a body called the Pilbara Development Commission.
The Pilbara Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part G of Schedule 1.
The Pilbara Development Commission Act 1992 is repealed.
There is established by this section a body called the South West Development Commission.
The South West Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part H of Schedule 1.
The South West Development Authority Act 1984 is repealed.
There is established by this section a body called the Wheatbelt Development Commission.
The Wheatbelt Development Commission is to perform its functions in respect of the region described in Part I of Schedule 1.