Local Government Amendment Act (No. 2) 1981 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (No. 2).

No. 24 of 1981.

AN ACT to amend the Local Government Act

1960-1980.

[Assented to 26 May 1981.1

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Local and

Government Amendment Act (No. 2) 1981. citation.

(2) In this Act the Local Government Act 1960-

1980 is referred to as the principal Act.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may

be cited as the Local Government Act 1960-1981.

No. 24.] Local Government (No. 2). [1981.

Section 933

amended. 2. Section 433 of the principal Act is amended by

inserting after paragraph (25) the following

paragraph

'C (25a) for making any provision, restriction

or prohibition that may reduce the likelihood of damage being caused, or abate any damage that may be caused, to any building or structure by earth- quake activity or conduce to the safety of the building or structure or its occupants in the event of earthquake activity; " .

Section

433AA 3. The principal Act is amended by inserting

inserted.	after section 433A the following section-
Seismic

zones.	" 433AA. Uniform general by-laws made under section 433A may provide for the classification of the State into zones to be known as seismic zones and for the application of provisions, restrictions or prohibitions prescribed pursuant to paragraph (25a) of section 433 to vary according to the seismic zone within which a building or structure is situated. " .
Section 513

amended. 4. Section 513 of the principal Act is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by inserting after para- graph (g) the following paragraph

C' (ga) subject to subsection (4) of this

section, pay to a person to whom paragraph (g) of this subsection applies reasonable expenses neces- sarily incurred by the person by reason of his being accompanied by not more than one other person while attending the conference, carrying out the duty or performing the act referred to in that paragraph if, having regard to the nature of the conference, duty or act, the council considers

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that it is appropriate in the circum- stances for the first-mentioned person to be accompanied by that other person; " ; and

(b) by inserting after subsection (3) the follow- ing subsection-

" (4) Nothing in this Act authorizes a council to pay expenses of the nature mentioned in paragraph (ga) of sub- section (1) of this section incurred in respect of a duty carried out or an act performed outside the State unless such a payment has been

(a)	authorized by a resolution passed by an absolute majority of the council; and
(b)	approved by the Minister.