Part 8Notices and proxies

Part 8—Notices and proxies 8.1 Notices (1) Where any notice, including a notice of meeting, is to be given under these Rules, the notice is to be— (a) in writing; (b) given by— (i) personal delivery to the nominated address of the addressee; (ii) post to the nominated postal address of the addressee; (iii) facsimile transmission to the nominated facsimile number of the addressee; or (iv) e-mail to the nominated electronic address of the addressee. (c) taken to have been received, as the case may be— (i) at the time of personal delivery; (ii) three business days after posting; (iii) subject to paragraph (d), at the time of transmission by facsimile or e-mail if before 5.00 pm on a business day or otherwise at 9.00 am on the next business day; or (iv) at the time when the electronic communication becomes capable of being retrieved by the addressee. (d) A facsimile transmission or e-mail is not given or received if— (i) at the conclusion of a facsimile transmission the sender’s facsimile machine issues an error transmission report which indicates that the relevant number of pages comprised in the notice has not been sent; or (ii) at the conclusion of an e-mail the sender receives an automated message stating that the e-mail was undeliverable. (2) Any accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or non-receipt by a person entitled to receive such notice, is not to invalidate the meeting the subject of the notice or any resolutions passed at the meeting. 8.2 Proxies (1) Where under these Rules a brigade member may vote by proxy, in order for the proxy to so vote, the brigade member or the proxy shall give a notice in the form, as determined by the local government, to the Secretary or the person presiding at the meeting before the start of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used. (2) A proxy is valid for the meeting for which it is given and for any adjournments of that meeting. (3) A proxy shall be valid for the number of votes to which the brigade member is entitled. (4) If the donor of the proxy does not give any indication of the manner in which the proxy is to vote, the proxy shall be entitled to vote or not vote as he or she thinks fit. (5) A proxy shall be entitled to speak on behalf of the donor of the proxy. (6) All forms appointing proxies deposited under subclause (1) are to be retained by the Secretary for not less than 28 days after the conclusion of the meeting to which they relate but if there is any objection to the validity of any vote at the meeting, they are to be retained until the determination of that objection. (7) The form appointing a proxy shall be in writing and signed by the brigade member appointing the proxy and shall be in or substantially in the form, as determined by the local government. ————

15 November 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5113 DOG ACT 1976 PRELIMINARYPART 1— IMPOUNDING OF DOGSPART 2— 2.1 Charges and costs 2.2 Attendance of authorised person at pound 2.3 Release of impounded dog REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE KEEPING OF DOGSPART 3— 3.1 Dogs to be confined 3.2 Limitation on the number of dogs APPROVED KENNEL ESTABLISHMENTSPART 4— 4.2 Application for licence for approved kennel establishment 4.3 Notice of proposed use 4.4 Exemption from notice requirements 4.5 When application can be determined 4.6 Determination of application 4.7 Where application cannot be approved 4.8 Conditions of approval 4.9 Fees 4.10 Form of licence 4.11 Period of licence 4.12 Variation or cancellation of licence 4.13 Transfer of licence 4.14 Notification 4.15 Inspection of kennel MISCELLANEOUSPART 5— 5.1 Offence to excrete ENFORCEMENTPART 6— 6.2 Modified penalties 6.3 Issue of infringement notice 6.4 Failure to pay modified penalty 6.5 Payment of modified penalty 6.6 Withdrawal of infringement notice 6.7 Service