Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts Any local government
may, and, when so required by the Executive Director, Public Health, shall, by
order addressed to the owner of any land which has been excavated for
brickmaking, quarrying, mining, or other purposes, whether before or after the
commencement of this Act 1 , direct such owner to have any excavation so
made securely fenced round to the satisfaction of such local government; and
may further direct such owner or the occupier to take such measures as are in
the opinion of the local government necessary, and as are specified in such
order for preventing any noxious or offensive drainage or other matter from
flowing or being thrown into any such excavation.
[Section 90 amended by No. 28 of 1984
s. 45; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]