{"id":"wa-local:kulin-shire-of-general-repeal-local-law-2020","name":"General Repeal Local Law 2020","slug":"general-repeal-local-law-2020","collection":"local_law","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438361,"registerId":"wa-local:kulin-shire-of-general-repeal-local-law-2020-pdf-1775954822835","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"General Repeal Local Law 2020","content":"LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nSHIRE OF KULIN\nGENERAL REPEAL LOCAL LAW 2020\nUnder the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and all other powers enabling it, the\nCouncil of the Shire of Kulin resolved on 21 October 2020 to make the following local law.\n1. Citation\nThis local law is cited as the Shire of Kulin General Repeal Local Law 2020.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the Government\nGazette.\n3. Repeal\nThis local law repeals the—\n1. Kulin Road Board General By-laws (including By-laws for the Management and the Use of the\nKulin Road Board Hall), published in the Government Gazette on 13 July 1928, and as\namended in the Government Gazette on 12 September 1930, 15 January 1937, 7 March 1941,\n22 August 1941, 3 February 1950, 12 November 1954, 5 February 1971 and 17 November\n1978;\n2. Kulin Road Board By-laws for the Registration and Licensing of Hawkers, published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 16 August 1935;\n3. Kulin Road Board By-law for the Supply and Distribution of Water, published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 2 March 1945;\n4. Kulin Road Board By-laws-Long Service Leave, published in the Government Gazette on\n21 April 1950;\n5. Shire of Kulin Local Government Draft Model By-laws Relating to (Petrol Pumps) No.10,\npublished in the Government Gazette on 29 May 1963;\n6. Shire of Kulin By-laws Relating to Depositing and Removal of Refuse, Rubbish, Litter and\nDisused Materials, published in the Government Gazette on 7 December 1967;\n7. Shire of Kulin By-laws Relating to Sick Leave, published in the Government Gazette on\n27 August 1969; and\n8. Shire of Kulin By-laws Relating to Pest Plants, published in the Government Gazette on\n30 July 1982\n————\nDated 21 October 2020\nThe Common Seal of the Shire of Kulin was affixed in the presence of—\nBARRY WEST, Shire President.\nGARRICK YANDLE, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the function its title suggests—general repeal of outdated by-laws. There is no scope creep; it does not create new offences, impose new duties, or expand council powers. It merely tidies up the statute book."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (Citation, Commencement, Repeal)","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward list of repealed instruments with publication dates","Single purpose: repeal only, no substantive new rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This law repeals eight obsolete local by‑laws dating from 1928–1982 that governed a range of local matters originally set when Kulin was a Road Board. \n\nIt affects residents and council staff by removing outdated rules now covered by modern state law or council policy, cleansing the statute book and preventing accidental enforcement of century‑old provisions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument narrows the Shire's local-law corpus by expressly repealing the eight named by-laws (s.3). It does not restate replacement rules or contain transitional arrangements, so regulatory duties previously imposed by those by-laws will cease to operate from commencement (s.2–3)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: only repeals specified historical by-laws (s.3).","Clear commencement provision with short timeframe: 14 days after Gazette (s.2).","List-based repeal requires checking multiple historical instruments (eight entries spanning 1928–1982).","No transitional, savings or replacement provisions included in the instrument (nothing in text).","Relies on powers under the Local Government Act 1995 (header), so legal effect depends on that Act's framework."],"plain_english_summary":"This local law repeals eight historical Shire of Kulin by‑laws (covering hall management, hawkers, water supply, long service and sick leave, petrol pumps, refuse, and pest plants) and takes effect 14 days after its Government Gazette publication. It was made by the Shire Council on 21 October 2020 (s.1–3).\n\nMechanically, the repeal removes those specific local regulatory obligations, affecting residents, businesses and the Shire’s regulatory responsibilities and potentially reducing compliance obligations where the repealed by‑laws previously applied (s.2–3)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/general-repeal-local-law-2020","history":"/api/acts/general-repeal-local-law-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/general-repeal-local-law-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/general-repeal-local-law-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/general-repeal-local-law-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/general-repeal-local-law-2020/documents"}}