Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LAND DRAINAGE ACT 1925 - SECT 12

12 .         Governor in Council may by Order alter boundaries of districts etc.

        (1)         The Governor may at any time, by Order in Council, do any of the following things — 

            (a)         unite any 2 or more districts so as to form one district;

            (b)         subdivide any district and constitute thereout 2 or more districts;

            (c)         excise any portion of a district;

            (d)         add any portion excised from a district to any other district;

            (e)         extend any district by the addition thereto of any land that has not theretofore formed part of a district;

            (f)         apportion, settle, adjust, and determine the extent of the respective interests, powers and obligations of the several bodies or authorities affected in regard to any property, income, assets, rights, liabilities, or jurisdiction in any case of the union or subdivision of districts or of excision from or addition to any district;

            (g)         repeal, vary, or amend any of the provisions of any previous order relating to any district.

        (2)         When the exercise of any power in this section would be rendered necessary or possible by the exercise of any other power, then both or all such powers may be exercised by the same Order in Council.