Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to the
provisions of this section, a local government may make local laws for
carrying into effect the provisions of this Act within its district, and may
repeal, amend, vary or suspend the operation of any such local law.
(1a) Local laws must
not be made under this section to have effect in the development control area
or the Riverpark.
(2) If there is
conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of a by-law made under this
Act and the provisions of a local law made under this Act, the provisions of
the by-law prevail to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency.
[(3) deleted]
(4) Any local law may
be restricted in its operation to any defined portion of the local government
district.
(5) Local laws made
under this section are to be prepared according to the same procedures and
requirements as if prepared by the local government under and for the purposes
of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1995 .
[Section 56 amended by No. 21 of 1988
s. 30; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 52 of 2006 s. 6; No.
38 of 2007 s. 171.]