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Western Australia
Retail Trading Hours Amendment Bill 2009
CONTENTS
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Act amended 2
4. Section 12 amended 2
5. Section 12E amended 3
6. Section 14A amended 4
7. Section 14C amended 4
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Retail Trading Hours Amendment Bill 2009
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Retail Trading Hours Act 1987.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1 1. Short title
2 This is the Retail Trading Hours Amendment Act 2009.
3 2. Commencement
4 This Act comes into operation as follows --
5 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
6 receives the Royal Assent;
7 (b) the rest of the Act -- on a day fixed by proclamation.
8 3. Act amended
9 This Act amends the Retail Trading Hours Act 1987.
10 4. Section 12 amended
11 (1) In section 12(1):
12 (a) after "retail shop" (second occurrence) insert:
13
14 that is not in the metropolitan area
15
16 (b) after each of paragraphs (a) to (c) insert:
17
18 and
19
20 (2) In section 12(2):
21 (a) in paragraph (a) delete "tourism precinct or";
22 (b) delete paragraph (b) and "or" after it;
23 (c) after paragraph (a) insert:
24
25 or
26
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1 (3) After section 12(2) insert:
2
3 (3) Subject to this Act and any order made under
4 section 12E(1) that affects the trading hours of a
5 general retail shop, a general retail shop in the
6 metropolitan area shall be closed --
7 (a) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
8 and Friday in each week, until 8 a.m. and from
9 and after 9 p.m.; and
10 (b) on Saturday in each week, until 8 a.m. and from
11 and after 5 p.m.; and
12 (c) on Sunday in each week; and
13 (d) on each public holiday and public half-holiday.
14 (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to --
15 (a) a general retail shop in a tourism precinct or
16 holiday resort, as defined in section 12A(4); or
17 (b) a general retail shop to which an order under
18 section 12A applies by the operation of
19 subsection (3) of that section; or
20 (c) a motor vehicle shop.
21
22 5. Section 12E amended
23 (1) In section 12E(1)(a) delete "section 12(1)," insert:
24
25 section 12(1) or (3),
26
27 (2) Delete section 12E(2) and insert:
28
29 (2) An order varying the trading hours of general retail
30 shops in the metropolitan area (other than an order
31 under section 12A) can have effect only in relation to a
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1 day or days within the period of 28 days ending on
2 1 January.
3
4 6. Section 14A amended
5 In section 14A(1) delete "section 12(1)," and insert:
6
7 section 12(1) if the filling station is not in the
8 metropolitan area or section 12(3) if the filling station
9 is in the metropolitan area,
10
11 7. Section 14C amended
12 In section 14C(4)(a) delete "section 12(1);" and insert:
13
14 section 12(1) if the filling station is not in the
15 metropolitan area or section 12(3) if the filling
16 station is in the metropolitan area; or
17
18
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