WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PLANNING COMMISSION ACT 1985

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART I -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Interpretation

PART II -- Western Australian Planning Commission and committees  

• 4 Commission established
 
• 5 Constitution of Commission
 
• 5A Deputy members
 
• 6 Associate members
 
• 7 Terms of office
 
• 8 Extent of duties of office
 
• 9 Relationship to Public Service
 
• 10 Extraordinary vacancies
 
• 11 Remuneration and allowances of members
 
• 12 Deputy chairperson
 
• 14 Business of Commission
 
• 15 Meetings of the Commission
 
• 16 Proceedings of the Commission
 
• 17 Protection of members
 
• 18 Functions of Commission
 
• 19 Committees
 
• 19A Delegation of ministerial approval
 
• 20 Delegation

PART IIA -- Regional interim development  

• 21 Commission may make and administer regional interim development orders
 
• 22 Duration of regional orders
 
• 23 Revocation and amendment of regional orders
 
• 24 Contents and effect of regional orders
 
• 25 Appeals against refusals of permission, etc.
 
• 26 Contravention of regional orders
 
• 27 Non-conforming work or development
 
• 28 Regional orders to prevail over inconsistent town planning schemes and local laws
 
• 29 Limits on compensation payable for injurious affection, etc. as result of operation of regional order

PART IIB -- Application of sections 11 and 12 of Town Planning and Development Act 1928 to regional planning schemes  

• 30 Construction of sections 11 and 12 of Town Planning and Development Act 1928 in relation to regional planning schemes
 
• 31 Claims for injurious affection
 
• 32 Price of land acquired by Commission in absence of agreement
 
• 33 Compensation for injurious affection to land reserved for public purpose
 
• 34 Amount of compensation
 
• 35 Caveat may be lodged if compensation paid
 
• 36 Commission may recover compensation if reservation revoked or reduced
 
• 37 Valuation by Board of Valuers

PART IIC -- Regional planning control areas  

• 37A Effect of Part IIC
 
• 37B Declaration of regional planning control areas
 
• 37C No development in regional planning control areas without prior approval
 
• 37D Applications for approval of development in regional planning control areas
 
• 37E Appeals

PART IID -- Miscellaneous powers of Commission and Minister  

• 37F Commission has powers of responsible authority
 
• 37G Power of Commission to acquire land to which proposed regional planning scheme or amendment is to apply
 
• 37H Power of Commission to dispose of land
 
• 37I Powers of Commission in relation to regional improvement plans
 
• 37J Power of Commission to direct removal, etc. of development contrary to regional order or regional planning scheme, etc.
 
• 37K Injunctions
 
• 37L Powers of Minister to ensure that environmental conditions are met
 
• 37M Crown bound

PART III -- Staff of Commission  

• 38 Staff of Commission
 
• 41 Engagement of consultants, etc.
 
• 42 Use of staff and facilities of departments, agencies and instrumentalities
 
• 43 Superannuation 1a

PART IV -- Financial provisions  

• 44 Saving
 
• 45 Funds of Commission
 
• 46 Approval of Minister to certain expenditure
 
• 47 Investment of funds
 
• 48 General borrowing by Commission
 
• 49 Borrowing from Treasurer
 
• 50 Guarantees of borrowings etc.
 
• 51 Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985

PART V -- General  

• 55 Duties of persons performing functions under this Act
 
• 57 Execution of documents by Commission
 
• 58 Regulations
 
• 59 Review of Act

PART VI -- Transitional and savings  

• 60 Definitions
 
• 61 Interpretation Act 1984 not affected
 
• 62 Town Planning Department abolished
 
• 63 Devolution of rights, assets and liabilities
 
• 64 Saving
 
• 65 References in other laws etc.
 
• 66 Membership of District Planning Committees
 
• 67 Staff not under the Public Service Act 1978
 
• 68 Transfer of appropriations
 
• 69 Annual reports for part of a year
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• Compilation table