{"id":"western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-bylaws","name":"Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By-laws","slug":"western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-by-laws","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":183886,"registerId":"wa-western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-bylaws-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By-laws","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nWestern Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act 1965\n\nWestern Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By-laws\n\n- **Reprinted under the *Reprints Act 1984* as**\n- **at 16 April 2004**\n\n\nWestern Australia\n\nWestern Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By-laws\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Interpretation 1\n\n3. Common seal 1\n\n4. Lost, uncollected or abandoned goods 2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 4\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\n- Crest **Reprinted under the *Reprints Act 1984* as**\n- **at 16 April 2004**\n\n\nWestern Australia\n\nWestern Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act 1965\n\nWestern Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By‑laws\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese by‑laws may be cited as the *Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By‑laws* 1.\n\n##### 2. Interpretation\n\nIn these by‑laws unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  General Manager means the person from time to time appointed, pursuant to section 23 of the Act, to be the General Manager of the Commission;\n\nthe Act means the *Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act 1965*.\n\n##### 3. Common seal\n\nThe common seal of the Commission shall be kept in safe custody by the General Manager, and shall not be affixed to a document unless —\n\n(a) the Commission has directed at a meeting that the common seal be affixed to the document; and\n\n(b) it is affixed to the document by the General Manager in the presence of the Chairman or Vice‑Chairman.\n\n##### 4. Lost, uncollected or abandoned goods\n\n(1) This regulation applies only in relation to goods of which the loss, abandonment or failure to claim is not otherwise provided for by the provisions of any other law or contract.\n\n(2) If any thing is left in or on any property of the Commission and the owner of the thing is not known, the Commission may give notice published in the *Government Gazette* that the thing will be sold on a day, being not less than 21 days from the publication of the notice, unless the owner before that day removes the thing and pays all charges payable in respect of it.\n\n(3) If the owner of the thing does not so remove it and so pay those charges, the Commission may cause it to be sold.\n\n(4) Where the thing so left is perishable the Commission may cause it to be sold or where the thing causes offence or creates a nuisance, the Commission may cause it to be destroyed at the expense of the owner, and may cause either to be done without notice to the owner.\n\n(5) The Commission shall apply the proceeds of a sale made pursuant to this regulation —\n\n(a) firstly, in paying the costs of and incidental to the sale, including all charges and expenses incidental to the storage and handling of the thing;\n\n(b) secondly, in paying the amount of the balance to the person entitled thereto upon his establishing his claim to that amount within 30 days after the sale.\n\n(6) Where a claim referred to in subregulation (5)(b) is not so established the amount of the balance so referred to shall be paid by the Commission to the credit of the Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Account.\n\n(7) The amount expended in the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Commission by the provisions of subregulation (4) to the extent to which it is not recovered on sale pursuant to those provisions is recoverable by the Commission in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due by the owner of the thing destroyed or sold under those provisions.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a reprint as at 16 April 2004 of the *Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By-laws*. The following table contains information about those by‑laws and any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By‑laws* | 16 Jun 1966 p. 1676 | 16 Jun 1966 |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By‑laws* as at 16 Apr 2004** | | |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nGeneral Manager 2\n\nthe Act 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-laws remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: administrative housekeeping for the Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission. The two subject matters (seal custody and lost goods) align perfectly with the parent Act's establishment of the Commission as a corporate body with shipping operations. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative provisions (sections 1-4)","Just 2 defined terms in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","Simple conditional logic (if-then structure in regulation 4)","Single level of subregulations (no nested exceptions beyond the perishable/nuisance carve-out in subregulation 4)","Total length under 1,000 words"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese by-laws set out two basic administrative rules for the Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission (a government body that once ran coastal shipping services in WA):\n\n1. **Common seal rules** — The Commission's official seal (a stamp used to authenticate important documents) must be kept safe by the General Manager. It can only be used when:\n   - The Commission formally approves this at a meeting\n   - The General Manager applies it while the Chairman or Vice-Chairman watches\n\n2. **Lost and abandoned goods** — If someone leaves property on Commission premises and doesn't claim it:\n   - The Commission must publish a notice in the *Government Gazette* (the official government newspaper) giving at least 21 days for the owner to collect the item and pay any fees owed\n   - If unclaimed, the Commission can sell the item\n   - **Exception for perishables or nuisances:** If the item will spoil or is causing problems, the Commission can sell or destroy it immediately without notice\n   - Sale proceeds first cover costs, then go to the owner if claimed within 30 days; otherwise the money goes to the Commission's bank account\n   - The Commission can sue the owner to recover costs of destroying nuisance items\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Commission's management (General Manager, Chairman, Vice-Chairman)\n- Anyone who leaves goods on Commission property\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese are housekeeping rules for a now-defunct state shipping operator. They ensure proper corporate governance (seal usage) and provide a legal process for dealing with unclaimed luggage or cargo — protecting both the Commission from liability and owners' property rights."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No scope can be assessed as no legislative text was provided. The submission contains only a website error page, not the actual Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By-laws."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was provided — only a broken page error message","Nothing substantive to analyse legally or technically","The only complexity is navigational: locating the actual legislation elsewhere"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation could be analysed.**\n\nThe link provided does not lead to actual legislation. Instead, it returns a **broken/dead webpage** from the Western Australian legislation website, indicating that the page for the *Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By-laws* is **no longer available** at that web address.\n\nThe page simply contains:\n- An error message explaining the URL has changed due to system upgrades\n- Contact details for the Parliamentary Counsel's Office\n- A standard Acknowledgement of Country\n\n**What this means for you:** There is no legislative content here to review. If you need the actual by-laws, you should:\n1. Visit the [Western Australian legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) directly\n2. Use the site's search or menu to find the *Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission By-laws*\n3. Contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office Helpdesk for assistance"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The document is a reprint of the By‑laws as at 16 April 2004 and, on its face, does not alter substantive scope or add new powers beyond those expressed in the reproduced provisions. The compilation note records it as a reprint (Notes, Compilation table). No amendments or scope expansions are shown in the supplied text."},"complexity_factors":["Short text with narrowly focused topics: common seal (s.3) and lost/abandoned goods (s.4).","Only two defined terms: General Manager and the Act (s.2), limiting interpretive complexity.","Procedural timelines and notice requirements: Gazette notice at least 21 days before sale (s.4(2)); claim window 30 days after sale (s.4(5)(b)).","Discretion for immediate action in some cases: perishable goods or items causing nuisance may be sold or destroyed without notice (s.4(4)).","Financial and enforcement mechanics: proceeds applied to sale/storage costs, balance payable to claimant or credited to the Commission account if unclaimed (s.4(5)–(6)); unpaid expenses recoverable as a debt in court (s.4(7)).","Seal use requires a Commission meeting direction and presence of Chairman or Vice‑Chairman when affixed by the General Manager (s.3(a)–(b)).","Cross-reference to the parent Act for appointment authority for the General Manager (s.2 references s.23 of the Act)."],"plain_english_summary":"These by‑laws set simple internal rules for the Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission: who keeps and may affix the Commission’s common seal, and how the Commission deals with lost, uncollected or abandoned goods found on its property. They affect the Commission’s managers, owners of goods left on Commission premises, and creditors by prescribing notice, sale or destruction steps, timelines, and how sale proceeds and recovery of costs are handled."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-by-laws","history":"/api/acts/western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-by-laws/history","analysis":"/api/acts/western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-by-laws/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-by-laws/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-by-laws/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/western-australian-coastal-shipping-commission-by-laws/documents"}}