Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to any
express provisions of this Act, with respect to every health rate, sanitary
rate, supplementary rate, and special loan rate made and levied under this Act
by a local government, all the provisions of the Local
Government Act 1995 relating to the making, payment, and recovery of
general rates shall apply and be deemed to be incorporated with this Act.
Provided that the
local government, in the exercise of its powers conferred by this Part, may
make and levy rates of different amounts in respect of different portions of
its district, defined for that purpose by proclamation.
Provided further, that
where a local government has carried out sewerage or drainage works under Part
IV which are of benefit to a particular portion of its district, which was
specified at the time of making application for the approval of the Governor,
any special loan rate imposed in connection with moneys borrowed for such
works may be imposed in respect of land situate within that portion.
(2) A local government
may utilise the same valuation, rate record, notice of assessment or
valuation, or distress warrant for rates made under this Act and rates made
under the Local Government Act 1995 .
[Section 46 amended by No. 38 of 1933
s. 5; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]