Part 19ENFORCEMENT

PART 19—ENFORCEMENT 19.1 Penalty for breach 19.2 Who can prosecute

12 April 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2143 Under the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other relevant powers, the Shire of Harvey resolved on 31 January 2017 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Harvey Standing Orders Local Law 2017. This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of publication in the Government Gazette. 1.3 Application and intent (1) This local law provides rules which apply to the conduct of meetings of the Council and its committees and to meetings of electors. (2) All meetings are to be conducted in accordance with the Act, the Regulations and this local law. (3) This local law is intended to result in— (a) better decision-making by the Council and committees; (b) the orderly conduct of meetings dealing with Council business; (c) better understanding of the process of conducting meetings; and (d) the more efficient and effective use of time at meetings. (1) In this local law unless the context otherwise requires— 75% majority has the meaning given to it in the Act; absolute majority has the meaning given to it in the Act; committee means a committee of the Council established under section 5.8 of the Act; committee meeting means a meeting of a committee; Council means the Council of the Shire of Harvey; President means the President of the local government or other Presiding Member at a Council meeting under section 5.6 of the Act; meeting means a meeting of the Council or a committee, as the context requires; Member has the meaning given to it in the Act; original motion means the motion that first introduces a proposal to be considered at a meeting; Presiding Member means— (a) in respect of the Council, the person presiding under section 5.6 of the Act; and (b) in respect of a committee, the person presiding under sections 5.12, 5.13, and 5.14 of the Act; procedural motion means a motion employed to control the conduct of a meeting; Regulations means the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996; simple majority means more than 50% of the members present and voting; special majority is dealt with in the Act; and substantive motion means an original motion or an original motion as amended, but does not include an amendment or a procedural motion.