Local Government (Functions and General) Amendment Regulations 2007 (WA)

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LG301*

Local Government Act 1995

Local Government (Functions and General)

Amendment Regulations 2007

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Local Government (Functions and
General) Amendment Regulations 2007.

2.            Commencement

Part 4 — Provision of goods and services Division 1 — Purchasing policies

These regulations come into operation on 30 Nlarch 2007.

3.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Local
Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996*.

[* Reprint 2 as at 20 January 2006.]

4.           Part 4 heading replaced

The heading to Part 4 is deleted and the following headings are inserted instead

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5.            Regulation 11A and Division heading inserted

Before regulation lithe following is inserted in Part 4 -

hA. Purchasing policies

(i) A local government is to prepare or adopt, and is to

implement, a purchasing policy in relation to contracts for other persons to supply goods or services where the consideration under the contract is, or is expected to be, $100 000 or less or worth $iOO 000 or less.

(2) A purchasing policy is to make provision for and in

respect of the policy to be followed by the local government for, and in respect of, entering into contracts referred to in subregulation (1).

(3) A purchasing policy must make provision in respect

of -

(a)	the form of quotations acceptable; and
(b)	the recording and retention of written information, or documents, in respect of-

(i)     all quotations received; and

(ii) all purchases made.

(4) Different requirements may be imposed under a

purchasing policy in respect of different classes, or

types, of any of the following -

(a) goods and services;
(b) suppliers;

(c) contracts;

(d) any other thing that the local government considers appropriate.

Division 2 - Tenders for providing goods or services (s. 3.57)

6.            Regulation 11 amended

Regulation 11(i) is amended by deleting "$50 000" and inserting instead -

" $100 000 ".

7.           References to "Part" changed to "Division"

Each provision of the regulations referred to in the Table to this
regulation is amended by deleting "Part" and inserting
instead -

Division

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Table

r. 11(1) and (2) (twice)
r. 12 r. 13 (twice)

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.