Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005

An Act —

to repeal the following Acts —

Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959;

Town Planning and Development Act 1928;

Western Australian Planning Commission Act 1985;

to amend certain other Acts; and

for purposes relating to those repeals and amendments and to the enactment of the Planning and Development Act 2005.

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

This is the Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005.

• (1)

  This Act comes into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

• (2)

  Different days may be fixed under subsection (1) for different provisions.

In this Act —

commencement day means the day on which this section comes into operation;

existing Commission means the Commission established under the WAPC Act;

MRTPS Act means the Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959;

PD Act means the Planning and Development Act 2005;

TPD Act means the Town Planning and Development Act 1928;

WAPC Act means the Western Australian Planning Commission Act 1985.

[Divisions 1-3 (s. 4-14) —  Consequential amendments omitted.]

The Acts mentioned in Schedule 2 are amended as set out in that Schedule.

• (1)

  The Governor, on the recommendation of the Minister, may make subsidiary legislation amending subsidiary legislation made under any Act.

• (2)

  The Minister may make a recommendation under subsection (1) only if the Minister considers that each amendment proposed to be made by the regulations is necessary or desirable as a consequence of the enactment of the PD Act or this Act.

• (3)