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.