{"id":"wa-local:gingin-shire-of-meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021","name":"Meeting Procedures Amendment Local Law 2021","slug":"meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021","collection":"local_law","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438063,"registerId":"wa-local:gingin-shire-of-meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021-pdf-1775954634113","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meeting Procedures Amendment Local Law 2021","content":"Original Document Creator: Bruce Smith\n1309\nISSN 1448-949X (print) ISSN 2204-4264 (online)\nPRINT POST APPROVED PP665002/00041\nPERTH, THURSDAY, 1 APRIL 2021 No. 61\nPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY GEOFF O. LAWN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER\n© STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA\nWESTERN\nAUSTRALIAN\nGOVERNMENT\nCONTENTS\nPART 1\nPage\nShire of Gingin—Meeting Procedures Amendment Local Law 2021 ...................................... 1311\n———\nPART 2\nFire and Emergency Services .................................................................................................... 1312\nMinerals and Petroleum ............................................................................................................ 1312\nPlanning ..................................................................................................................................... 1314\nPublic Notices ............................................................................................................................. 1314\n\nIMPORTANT COPYRIGHT NOTICE\n© State of Western Australia\nThis work is copyright. 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In these\ninstances arrangements will be made for pricing the notice at time of lodging).\nAll other Notices—\nPer Column Centimetre—$15.45\nBulk Notices—$282.75 per page\nElectronic copies of gazette notices sent to clients for lodgement with the Delegated Legislation\nCommittee—$50.95\nClients who have an account will only be invoiced for charges over $100.\nFor charges under $100, clients will need to supply credit card details at time of lodging notice\n(i.e. a notice under 7cm would not be invoiced).\nClients without an account will need to supply credit card details at the time of lodging the notice.\n\n1 April 2021 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1311\n— PART 1 —\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT\nLG301\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nShire of Gingin\nMEETING PROCEDURES AMENDMENT LOCAL LAW 2021\nUnder the power conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other\npowers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Gingin resolved on 16 March 2021 to\nmake the following local law.\n1. Title\nThis is the Shire of Gingin Meeting Procedures Amendment Local Law 2021.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the\nGovernment Gazette.\n3. Principal Local Law\nThis local law amends the Shire of Gingin Meeting Procedures Local Law 2014 as\npublished in the Government Gazette on 6 November 2014.\n4. Clause 4.2 amended\nIn clause 4.2(1) delete “, deputations and presentations”.\n5. Clause 4.7 amended\nIn clause 4.7(3)(c) delete “or deputation”.\nDated this 16th day of March 2021.\nThe Common Seal of the Shire of Gingin was affixed by authority of a resolution of\nthe Council in the presence of—\nCOLIN WAYNE FEWSTER, Shire President.\nAARON JOSEPH COOK, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\n\n1312 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1 April 2021\n— PART 2 —\nFIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES\nFE401\nBUSH FIRES ACT 1954\nTOTAL FIRE BAN DECLARATION\nCorrespondence No. 12080\nPursuant to powers delegated under the Bush Fires Act 1954, the Assistant Commissioner of the\nDepartment of Fire and Emergency Services, declared under Section 22A of the Bush Fires Act 1954,\na total fire ban for 29 March 2021 for the local government districts of—\nWaroona, Murray, Armadale, Gosnells, Swan, Chittering, Gingin, Kalamunda, Mundaring,\nSerpentine- Jarrahdale,\nPETER CURRAN, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Fire and\nEmergency Services, as a sub-delegate of the Minister under\nsection 16 of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998.\nDated 29 March 2021.\n———————————\nFE402\nBUSH FIRES ACT 1954\nTOTAL FIRE BAN DECLARATION\nCorrespondence No. 12080\nPursuant to powers delegated under the Bush Fires Act 1954, the Assistant Commissioner of the\nDepartment of Fire and Emergency Services, declared under Section 22A of the Bush Fires Act 1954,\na total fire ban for 30 March 2021 for the local government districts of—\nRavensthorpe and Esperance\nPAUL RYAN, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Fire and\nEmergency Services, as a sub-delegate of the Minister under\nsection 16 of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998.\nDated 29 March 2021.\nMINERALS AND PETROLEUM\nMP401\nMINING ACT 1978\nINTENTION TO FORFEIT\nDepartment of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety\nPerth WA 6000.\nIn accordance with Regulation 50(b) of the Mining Regulations 1981, notice is hereby given that\nunless the rent due on the under mentioned mining tenements are paid on or before 19 February 2021\nit is the intention of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum under the provisions of sections 96A(1) and\n97(1) of the Mining Act 1978 to forfeit such for breach of covenant, being non-payment of rent.\nDIRECTOR GENERAL.\n————\nNumber Holder Mineral Field\nExploration Licence\nE 38/3116 Brines and Mines Pty Ltd Mt Margaret\nE 38/3117 Brines and Mines Pty Ltd Mt Margaret\n\n1 April 2021 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1313\nMP402\nMINING ACT 1978\nAPPROVAL OF RETENTION STATUS FOR AN EXPLORATION LICENCE\nI, Paul Anthony Power, Compliance Tenure Officer (by power delegated under section 12 of the\nMining Act 1978), give notice that I have approved retention status for 19 blocks within the under\nmentioned exploration licence pursuant to section 69B of the Mining Act 1978, effective from the day\non which notice of the approval is published in the Gazette.\nTenement Blocks Holder Mineral\nField\nE69/3309 Wiluna\n580—\n581—\n652—\n653—\n725:\nx,y,z\nr,w,x,y,z\nc,d,e\nc,d,h,q,v,w\na,b\nKalium Lakes\nPotash Pty Ltd\nWarburton\nDated at Perth this 26th day of March 2021.\nPAUL ANTHONY POWER, Compliance Tenure Officer,\n(by power delegated under section 12 of the Mining Act 1978).\n———————————\nMP403\nMINING ACT 1978\nINSTRUMENT OF VARIATION AND EXTENTION OF TERM TO EXEMPTION OF LAND\nI, Fiona Jane Knobel, Executive Director, Resource Tenure, pursuant to section 19 of the Mining\nAct 1978, hereby vary and extend the exemption originally declared on 23 March 2011 and published\nin the Government Gazette dated 1 April 2011, for that area described hereunder (not being private\nland or land that is the subject of a mining tenement or an application for a mining tenement), from\nDivisions 1 to 5 of Part IV of the Mining Act 1978, for a further period of two years, expiring on\n22 March 2023.\nLocality\nPort Hedland\nDescription of Land\nLand designated S19/323 in the TENGRAPH electronic plan of the Department of Mines, Industry\nRegulation and Safety. A geospatial description is filed in the Department of Mines, Industry\nRegulation and Safety electronic file number A1781/201801, document ID 8062358.\nArea of Land\n13,441.64 hectares\nDated at Perth this 22nd day of March, 2021.\nFIONA JANE KNOBEL, Executive Director, Resource Tenure Division.\n———————————\nMP404\nMINING ACT 1978\nINSTRUMENT OF EXTENSION OF TERM OF EXEMPTION OF LAND\nl, Fiona Jane Knobel, Executive Director, Resource Tenure, pursuant to section 19 of the Mining\nAct 1978, hereby extends the exemption originally declared on the 3 April 2017 and published in the\nGovernment Gazette dated 7 April 2017 for that area described hereunder (not being private land or\nland that is the subject of a mining tenement or an application for a mining tenement) from Divisions\n1 to 5 of Part IV of the Mining Act 1978, for a period of two years expiring on 2 April 2023.\nLocality\nCape Preston\nDescription of Land\nLand designated S19/369 in the TENGRAPH electronic plan of the Department of Mines, Industry\nRegulation and Safety. A geospatial description is filed in the Department of Mines, Industry\nRegulation and Safety electronic file number A2580/201801 and identified as document ID 8183261.\nArea of Land\n6416.85 Hectares\nDated at Perth this 26th day of March, 2021\nFIONA JANE KNOBEL, Executive Director, Resource Tenure Division.\n\n1314 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1 April 2021\nPLANNING\nPL401\nPLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005\nAPPROVED LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT\nCity of Wanneroo\nDistrict Planning Scheme No. 2—Amendment No. 184\nRef: TPS/2654\nIt is hereby notified for public information, in accordance with section 87 of the Planning and\nDevelopment Act 2005 that the Minister for Planning approved the City of Wanneroo District\nPlanning Scheme amendment on 24 March 2021 for the purpose of amending Schedule 2 as follows—\nNo. Street/Locality Particulars of Land Additional Use and Conditions\n(where applicable)\nA42 1-42 87 Innovation\nCircuit, Wangara\nLot 216 on Deposited\nPlan 35032\nSmash Repair Station (‘D’ use)\nAnd to amend the Scheme Map accordingly.\nT. ROBERTS JP, Mayor.\nD. SIMMS, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\nPL402\nPLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005\nAPPROVED LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT\nCity of Armadale\nLocal Planning Scheme No. 4—Amendment No. 113\nRef: TPS/2636\nIt is hereby notified for public information, in accordance with section 87 of the Planning and\nDevelopment Act 2005 that the Minister for Planning approved the City of Armadale Local Planning\nScheme amendment on 24 March 2021 for the purpose of—\n(a) Amend the Scheme maps to rezone Lot 3 (799) Armadale road and Lot 301 (12) Anstey Road,\nForrestdale from “Urban Development” to “Local Centre”; and\n(b) Amending Special Control Area Map No. 3 by amending the boundary of Development Area\n51 to exclude Lot 3 Armadale Road and Lot 301 Anstey Road, Forrestdale.\nR. BUTTERFIELD, Mayor.\nJ. ABBISS, Chief Executive Officer.\nPUBLIC NOTICES\nZZ401\nTRUSTEES ACT 1962\nDECEASED ESTATES\nNotice to Creditors and Claimants\nIn the matter of the Estate of Aileen Doretta Osborne, late of Residency by Dillons Mount Lawley,\n51-53 Second Avenue, Mount Lawley, in the State of Western Australia, deceased.\nCreditors and other persons having claims (to which Section 63 of the Trustees Act 1962 relates) in\nrespect of the Estate of the deceased, who died on 30 November 2019, are required by the Executor\nKay Osborne, to send the particulars of their claim to Messrs Taylor Smart of 1 Regal Place, East\nPerth in the State of Western Australia, by 5 May 2021, after which date the said Executor may\nconvey or distribute the assets, having regard only to the claims of which she then has had notice.\nDated the 30th day of March 2021.\nGLEN B. GILES, Taylor Smart.\n\n1 April 2021 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1315\nZZ402\nTRUSTEES ACT 1962\nDECEASED ESTATES\nNotice to Creditors and Claimants\nSamuel Arthur Hancock, late of 6 Whittlesford Street, East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Small\nBusiness Proprietor, deceased.\nCreditors and other persons having claims (to which Section 63 of the Trustees Act 1962, relates) in\nrespect of the estate of the deceased who died on 23 October 2020 are required by the personal\nrepresentatives, Samuel John Hancock and Kathryn Margaret Taylor, care of Birman & Ride of\nLevel 3, 16 Irwin Street, Perth WA 6000 to send particulars of their claim to them by the date one\nmonth from the publication date after which date the personal representatives may convey or\ndistribute the assets having regard only to the claims of which they then have notice.\n———————————\nZZ403\nTRUSTEES ACT 1962\nDECEASED ESTATES\nNotice to Creditors and Claimants\nArthur George Westcott late of Mercy Care Rockingham, 1 Tanby Place, Cooloongup, Western\nAustralia, Retired Truck Driver, deceased.\nCreditors and other persons having claims (to which Section 63 of the Trustees Act 1962 relates) in\nrespect of the Estate of the deceased, who died on the 21st day of September 2020, are required by the\nExecutors, Cheryl Anne Crealy and Karen Patricia Birtwistle, to send the particulars of their claim to\nCheryl Anne Crealy of 6 Stirling Close, Port Kennedy 6172 in the State of Western Australia, by the\n1st day of May 2021, after which date the said Executors may convey or distribute the assets, having\nregard only to the claims of which they then have had notice.\n———————————\nZZ404\nTRUSTEES ACT 1962\nDECEASED ESTATES\nNotice to Creditors and Claimants\nCreditors and other persons having claims (to which Section 63 of the Trustees Act 1962 relates) in\nrespect of the Estates of the undermentioned deceased persons are required to send particulars of\ntheir claims to me on or before 1 May 2021 after which date I may convey or distribute the assets,\nhaving regard only to the claims of which I then have notice.\nBayliff, Paul Francis, late of Freshwater Bay Aged Care Home, 67 Palmerston Street, Mosman Park,\nwho died on 14 October 2020 (PM30320106 EM214).\nChinnery, Petronella Maria Augusta (also known as Helen Chinnery and Petronella Chinnery), late of\n3 Stratton Boulevard, Stratton, who died on 30 January 2021 (DE19950635 EM35).\nCleary, John Robert, late of Karlarra House, Lot 305, 200 Forrest Circle, South Hedland, who died on\n26 January 2021 (PM33143924 EM27).\nCutting-Parker, Brett Edgar, late of 1/24 Labyrinth Way, South Lake, who died on 7 December 2020\n(DE19862108 EM18).\nLongstaff, Colin Clemett, late of Unit 10, 46 Girraween Street, Armadale, who died on 15 February\n2021 (DE33166000 EM16).\nMacKay, Peter John, formerly of 9 Birralee Loop, Innaloo, late of Regis Woodlands, 10 Sabina Street,\nWoodlands, who died on 8 February 2021 (DE19860798 EM17).\nPeart, Margaret Catherine, late of 12 Joyce Drive, Boulder, who died on 12 October 2020\n(DE19903341 EM18).\nRowell, Charles James, late of Regents Garden Lake Joondalup—Aged Care, 33 Drovers Place,\nWanneroo, who died on 8 February 2021 (DE33138681 EM26).\nSmith, Geoffrey Graham, late of 4670 Old Northam Road, Chidlow, who died on 6 February 2021\n(DE33147796 EM36).\nTregonning, Donald Edward, late of Valencia Nursing Home, 24 Valencia Road, Carmel, who died on\n25 May 2019 (PM33132032 EM27).\nWaterhouse, Kathleen Beryl, late of Capecare Ray Village, 20 Ray Avenue, Broadwater, who died on\n23 November 2018 (DE33129709 EM13).\nBRIAN ROCHE, Public Trustee,\n553 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000.\nTelephone: 1300 746 212.\n\n1316 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1 April 2021\nZZ405\nPUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT 1941\nADMINISTERING OF ESTATES\nNotice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 14 of the Public Trustee Act 1941 and amendments\nthe Public Trustee has elected to administer the estates of the undermentioned deceased persons.\nDated at Perth on the 1st day of April 2021.\nBRIAN ROCHE, Public Trustee,\n553 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000.\nTelephone: 1300 746 212.\n————\nName of Deceased Address Date of Death Date Election Filed\nCross, Peter David\n(DE19680194 EM23)\nFormerly of 92 Great\nNorthern Highway,\nMidland, late of\n11 Murray Drive, High\nWycombe\n10 January 2021 16 March 2021\nFarrell, Dorothy\n(DE19991529 EM36)\nFormerly of 38 Lilian\nAvenue, Armadale, late of\nAmaroo Village Buckley\nCaring Centre, 60 Stalker\nRoad, Gosnells\n9 December 2020 12 March 2021\n———————————","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose of regulating meeting procedures for the Shire of Gingin. The amendments are minor procedural adjustments (removing specific items from public question time) that do not expand the scope beyond local government meeting administration."},"complexity_factors":["Very short amendment (only 2 operative provisions)","No defined terms section - relies on existing principal local law","Simple deletion amendments without conditional logic","Straightforward cross-reference to principal local law (Shire of Gingin Meeting Procedures Local Law 2014)","No nested exceptions or complex procedural requirements","Document is primarily a gazette compilation containing multiple unrelated notices, with the actual legislative amendment being only a small portion"],"plain_english_summary":"The Shire of Gingin Meeting Procedures Amendment Local Law 2021 removes deputations and presentations from the items allowed during council “public question time,” so community groups and individuals can no longer make formal deputations or presentations in that segment. It primarily affects Gingin residents who wish to address council and narrows one route for public input. The Gazette also includes routine notices (fire bans, mining tenement matters, planning scheme changes, and deceased estate notices)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Narrows the scope of the 2014 Meeting Procedures Local Law by removing deputations and presentations as formal meeting procedures (clauses 4.2(1) and 4.7(3)(c)). The change reduces a specific avenue for public input while leaving the remaining meeting framework intact; it was adopted by Council on 16 March 2021 and commences 14 days after Gazette publication (clause 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow textual change: deletes specific phrases in two clauses (clause 4.2(1) and clause 4.7(3)(c)), limiting legal drafting complexity.","Relies on the existing principal local law for full meaning (amends Meeting Procedures Local Law 2014) — understanding requires cross‑reference to that instrument (see clause 3).","Simple commencement mechanics: fixed short delay after Gazette publication (clause 2), so timing is straightforward.","Operational impact concentrated on meeting administration: updating agendas, standing orders and public notices; low compliance cost but procedural adjustments required by the Shire.","Creates administrative discretion at local level over public participation in meetings because it removes a specified participation route (deputations/presentations), leaving the Council to manage speaking procedures (record of Council resolution, 16 March 2021)."],"plain_english_summary":"This local law amends the Shire of Gingin Meeting Procedures Local Law 2014 by deleting references to deputations and presentations (clause 4.2(1) and 4.7(3)(c)). It was made by the Shire Council on 16 March 2021 and takes effect 14 days after Gazette publication. Mechanically, the amendment removes a formal procedural route for members of the public to address council meetings; the council retains discretion over meeting conduct and must update its procedures and communications to reflect the change."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021","history":"/api/acts/meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/meeting-procedures-amendment-local-law-2021/documents"}}