Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act there shall be an Advisory Committee constituted in accordance
with section 21.
(2) It shall be the
general duty of the Committee to advise the Minister on matters relating to
the use of land by vehicles, as to private and other land to which it is
proposed that the provisions of this Act should be applied or to which such
provisions do apply, and as to such other matters as are referred to the
Committee by the Minister.
(3) The Committee
shall —
(a)
consider, and make recommendations to the Minister upon, submissions,
proposals, complaints and objections received from members of the public
generally in relation to the use or proposed use of any land by vehicles;
(b)
consider and advise the Minister upon submissions made by any local
government, owners or occupiers of land, public authorities, and other
interests likely to be substantially affected by the operation of this Act in
relation to any land to which the provisions of this Act apply or may be
applied; and
(c)
carry on consultations with such bodies or persons as to the effect from time
to time of the use of any land by vehicles.
(4) The Minister may
give to the Committee directions of a general character as to the exercise of
its functions, and the Committee shall give effect to such a direction, but
any such direction may distinguish between different classes of case.
(5) The Committee
shall, in so far as those duties are consistent with the provisions of this
Act, carry out such duties as may be required of it by the Minister in
furtherance of the objectives of this Act, but may, of its own initiative,
bring any other matter relevant to this Act to the notice of the Minister.
[Section 17 amended by No. 14 of 1996
s. 4.]