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Local Government Act 2009
sec.28Power to make a local law
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### sec.28 Power to make a local law
A local government may make and enforce any local law that is necessary or convenient for the good rule and local government of its local government area.
However, a local government must not make a local law—
that sets a penalty of more than 850 penalty units for each conviction of failing to comply with a local law, including each conviction when there is more than 1 conviction for a continuing offence or repeat offence; or
that purports to stop a local law being amended or repealed in the future; or
about a subject that is prohibited under division 3 .
(sec.28-ssec.1) A local government may make and enforce any local law that is necessary or convenient for the good rule and local government of its local government area.
(sec.28-ssec.2) However, a local government must not make a local law— that sets a penalty of more than 850 penalty units for each conviction of failing to comply with a local law, including each conviction when there is more than 1 conviction for a continuing offence or repeat offence; or that purports to stop a local law being amended or repealed in the future; or about a subject that is prohibited under division 3 .
- (a) that sets a penalty of more than 850 penalty units for each conviction of failing to comply with a local law, including each conviction when there is more than 1 conviction for a continuing offence or repeat offence; or
- (b) that purports to stop a local law being amended or repealed in the future; or
- (c) about a subject that is prohibited under division 3 .