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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 150 Restrictions on making of by-laws

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 150

Restrictions on making of by-laws

(1)  A council must not make a by-law which –
(a) applies retrospectively; or
(b) shifts the burden of proof unless any Act specifically provides for this; or
(c) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(d) is contrary to law or is in conflict with any planning scheme in the municipal area; or
(da) restricts competition or has a significant impact on business unless the outcome is justified in the public interest; or
(e) exempts a person from prosecution for nuisance at common law; or
(f) exempts the council from any liability; or
(g) permits a rate, charge, fee or fine to be determined, altered or substituted otherwise than by amendment to the by-law.
(2)  Any provision of a by-law which contravenes this section is invalid.