49. Transitional provision for Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019
(1) This section applies to a person who, immediately before the day on which the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 section 102 comes into operation, was a person appointed under section 38(3).
(2) The person is taken to be an authorised person appointed under the Local Government Act 1995 section 9.10(2) for the purposes of this Act on the terms and conditions that were applicable to the person’s appointment under section 38(3) immediately before the day referred to in subsection (1).
[Section 49 inserted: No. 16 of 2019 s. 103.]
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Notes
This is a compilation of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.
Compilation table
Short title
Number and year
Assent
Commencement
Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Act 1978
117 of 1978
12 Dec 1978
Act other than s. 11: 5 Oct 1979 (see s. 2 and Gazette 5 Oct 1979 p. 3079)
Acts Amendment (Traffic Board) Act 1981 Pt. VII
106 of 1981
4 Dec 1981
2 Feb 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 2 Feb 1982 p. 393)
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Credit) Act 1984 Pt. III
102 of 1984
19 Dec 1984
31 Mar 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Mar 1985 p. 867)
Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Amendment Act 1985
12 of 1985
12 Apr 1985
s. 1 and 2: 12 Apr 1985; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1 Nov 1985 p. 4189)
Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Amendment Act 1986
56 of 1986
26 Nov 1986
s. 1 and 2: 26 Nov 1986; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 15 May 1987 (see s. 2 and 15 May 1987 p. 2119)
Section 49 - Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 - Transitional provision for *Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019* | Zoe
Gazette
Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 s. 123
24 of 1990
7 Sep 1990
20 Oct 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 2 Oct 1992 p. 4811)
Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 3(1)
32 of 1994
29 Jun 1994
1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)
Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s. 264
53 of 1994
2 Nov 1994
1 Oct 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Sep 1995 p. 4649)
Planning Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 s. 46(6)
84 of 1994
13 Jan 1995
1 Mar 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Feb 1995 p. 567)
Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Act 1995 s. 53
24 of 1995
30 Jun 1995
1 Jul 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1995 p. 2781)
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 14
78 of 1995
16 Jan 1996
4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4
14 of 1996
28 Jun 1996
1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)
Consumer Credit (Western Australia) Act 1996 s. 13
30 of 1996
10 Sep 1996
1 Nov 1996 (see s. 2)
Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64
49 of 1996
25 Oct 1996
25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))
Road Traffic Amendment Act 1996 Pt. 3 Div. 2
76 of 1996
14 Nov 1996
1 Feb 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Jan 1997 p. 613)
Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 Pt. 15
31 of 1997
3 Oct 1997
30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1998 p. 1765)
Reprint of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 as at 5 Mar 1999 (includes amendments listed above) (correction to reprint in Gazette 18 May 1999 p. 1965)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 48
24 of 2000
4 Jul 2000
4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)
Road Traffic Amendment Act 2000 Pt. 3 Div. 1
39 of 2000
10 Oct 2000
1 Jan 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Dec 2005 p. 6244‑5)
4 Dec 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Nov 2006 p. 4889)
Machinery of Government (Planning and Infrastructure) Amendment Act 2002 Pt. 2 1
7 of 2002
19 Jun 2002
1 Jul 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jun 2002 p. 3037)
Reprint of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 as at 2 Aug 2002 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Road Traffic Amendment Act 2000 and the Road Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Licensing) Act 2001)
Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2003 s. 142
54 of 2003
20 Oct 2003
19 Nov 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Nov 2003 p. 4723)
Local Government Amendment Act 2004 s. 13
49 of 2004
12 Nov 2004
1 Apr 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Mar 2005 p. 1029)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 2
59 of 2004 (as amended by No. 2 of 2008 s. 77(13))
23 Nov 2004
1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 26 3
55 of 2004
24 Nov 2004
1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80
84 of 2004
16 Dec 2004
2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))
Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15
38 of 2005
12 Dec 2005
9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)
Reprint 3: The Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 as at 17 Feb 2006 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Road Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Licensing) Act 2001 and the Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005)
Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 12 Div. 2
28 of 2006
26 Jun 2006
1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)
Land Information Authority Act 2006 s. 128
60 of 2006
16 Nov 2006
1 Jan 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 8 Dec 2006 p. 5369)
1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
Reprint 4: The Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 as at 20 Feb 2009 (includes amendments listed above)
Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 40
8 of 2009
21 May 2009
22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b))
Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 22
18 of 2009
16 Sep 2009
17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))
Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 4) (Planning) Act 2010 s. 29
28 of 2010
19 Aug 2010
22 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 19 Nov 2010 p. 5709)
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 10
8 of 2012
21 May 2012
27 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371)
Reprint 5: The Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 as at 7 Sep 2012 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 10)
Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 Pt. 4 Div. 4
16 of 2019
5 Jul 2019
7 Nov 2020 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2020/212 cl. 2)
Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 Pt. 10 Div. 1
45 of 2020
9 Dec 2020
1 Aug 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/124 cl. 2)
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 s. 345
27 of 2021
22 Dec 2021
1 Jul 2023 (see s. 2(e) and SL 2023/40 cl. 2(b))
Aboriginal Heritage Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2023 s. 26
23 of 2023
24 Oct 2023
15 Nov 2023 (see s. 2(d) and SL 2023/161 cl. 2)
Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Amendment Act 2025 (other than s.4, 5(1)-(3), 6, 7(1), 8 and 13)
8 of 2025
22 Aug 2025
s. 1 and 2: 22 Aug 2025 (see s. 2(a)); s. 3, 5(4), 7(2), 9-12, 14 and 15: 23 Aug 2025 (see s. 2(b))
Uncommenced provisions table
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA legislation website.
Short title
Number and year
Assent
Commencement
Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Act 1978 s. 11
117 of 1978 (as amended by No. 7 of 2002 s. 7 and No. 8 of 2012 s. 65)
12 Dec 1978
To be proclaimed (see s. 2)
Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 s. 365
53 of 2016
29 Nov 2016
To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))
Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Amendment Act 2025 s.4, 5(1)-(3), 6, 7(1), 8 and 13
8 of 2025
22 Aug 2025
To be proclaimed (see s. 2(c))
Evidence Act 2025 Pt. 12 Div. 8
15 of 2025
25 Sep 2025
To be proclaimed (see s. 2(e))
Other notes
1 The Machinery of Government (Planning and Infrastructure) Amendment Act 2002 s. 11(2) and (3) are transitional provisions that are of no further effect.
2 The Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 12 was repealed by the Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 77(13).
3 The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
alleged offender 37(5a)
authorised person 3(1)
certificate 3(1)
certificate of registration 3(1)
Committee 3(1)
Department 3(1)
Director General 3(1)
district 3(1)
drive 3(1)
driver 3(1)
infringement notice 3(1)
motor car 3(1)
motor cycle 3(1)
new owner 29A(4)
off‑road vehicle 3(1)
owner 3(1)
permitted area 3(1)
private land 3(1)
prohibited area 3(1)
public authority 3(1)
responsible person 3(1)
road 3(1)
seat belt 3(1)
seat position 3(1)
vehicle 3(1)
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