{"id":"leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-bylaws","name":"Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By-laws","slug":"leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-by-laws","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178541,"registerId":"wa-leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-bylaws-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By-laws","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLeslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement Act 1966\n\nLeslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By-laws\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLeslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By-laws\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Interpretation 1\n\n3. Liability where priority not given 1\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 2\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nLeslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement Act 1966\n\nLeslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By‑laws\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese by‑laws may be cited as the *Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By‑laws* 1.\n\n##### 2. Interpretation\n\nExpressions used in these by‑laws have the same respective meanings as in the Agreement approved by the *Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement Act 1966*.\n\n##### 3. Liability where priority not given\n\nWhere the master, charterers or owners of a ship fail to give the priority provided by paragraph (e) of subclause (1) of clause 5 of the Agreement as approved, the ship is liable to pay to the Company the loss sustained or incurred by the Company by reason of that failure, unless that failure was due to Act of God or circumstances beyond the control of the master, charterers or owners of the ship or the exercise of the ordinary and necessary authority of the Port Authority or Harbour Master with respect to the directions and control of that ship.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By-laws*. The following table contains information about those by‑laws and any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By‑laws* | 17 Dec 1968 p. 3867 | 17 Dec 1968 |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By‑laws* as at 5 Nov 2004** | | |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative content was retrievable. The page is no longer available on the Western Australian legislation website."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was available to analyse — the page returned a 404-style error message rather than actual legislation","Impossible to assess true legal complexity without access to the text"],"plain_english_summary":"## Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement By-laws\n\n**No legislation content could be retrieved.**\n\nThe page containing this Western Australian legislation is no longer available on the official website. The content has either been moved, removed, or is temporarily inaccessible due to system upgrades.\n\n**What this means for you:**\n- The actual text of the by-laws (rules made under a parent Act governing the Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement) could not be analysed\n- If you need this legislation, try searching directly on the [Western Australian legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) or contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office\n- The Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement generally relates to commercial salt harvesting operations in Western Australia, likely governing land use, royalties, or operational conditions tied to a specific industry agreement"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-laws remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: enforcing priority shipping rights for the Leslie Solar Salt Company under the 1966 Agreement. There is no evidence of scope creep — the legislation has not been amended or expanded since its original gazettal in 1968, and the 2004 reprint appears to be purely administrative with no substantive changes."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative provisions spanning less than one page","Single substantive rule in section 3 with one main exception clause containing three alternative grounds","No defined terms in the by-laws themselves — all definitions imported by reference to the 1966 Agreement","No cross-references to other legislation except the parent Act","No conditional logic beyond the single 'unless' exception","No delegated powers, no procedural requirements, no penalties or enforcement mechanisms specified"],"plain_english_summary":"These by-laws create a simple rule about shipping priority at a salt works in Western Australia. **What they do:** If a ship's master, charterers, or owners don't give priority loading/unloading rights to the Leslie Solar Salt Company as required by their 1966 agreement, they must pay the company for any losses caused by that delay. **The exception:** They don't have to pay if the delay was caused by: an \"Act of God\" (natural disasters like storms or floods), circumstances completely outside their control, or legitimate directions from port or harbour authorities. **Who it affects:** Ship operators (masters, charterers, owners) using the port facilities connected to the Leslie Solar Salt operations, and the salt company itself. **Why it matters:** This ensures the salt company can operate efficiently by having legally enforceable priority access to port facilities, with financial consequences for ships that cause delays without good reason."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by‑laws implement a narrow liability rule tied to clause 5(e) of the Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement; the text shows no amendment or expansion of scope from the Agreement and the compilation notes only record reprinting."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow substantive provision focused on liability for failure to give priority (low structural complexity)","Relies on definitions and priority rule in the external Agreement (cross‑reference increases interpretive dependency)","Legal concepts (\"loss sustained\", \"Act of God\", \"directions and control\" by Port Authority/Harbour Master) require factual and legal interpretation","Enforcement mechanism is procedurality‑light: Company entitled to compensation but process for claiming/quantifying loss is not set out here","Potential for factual disputes about causation and quantum of loss, and about whether exceptions apply"],"plain_english_summary":"These by‑laws make a ship’s master, charterers or owners liable to the Leslie Solar Salt Company for loss if they fail to give the shipping priority required by the Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement. Liability is subject to exceptions for Acts of God or lawful directions of the Port Authority or Harbour Master (section 3). The rule shifts financial risk onto ship interests, creating an incentive to comply with priority rules and leaving the Company to claim and quantify losses when non‑compliance occurs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-by-laws","history":"/api/acts/leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-by-laws/history","analysis":"/api/acts/leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-by-laws/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-by-laws/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-by-laws/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/leslie-solar-salt-industry-agreement-by-laws/documents"}}