190GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021

190 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021 in the Fees Schedule, or otherwise as required by the responsible officer of the local government if no applicable provision is made in this local law or the Schedule. (5) Where provision is made in this local law for the payment of a fee for any service as referred to in subclause (4), then— (a) in the absence of any provision to the contrary, the fee is to be paid to the local government upon the lodging or making of the application for the service; and (b) in the case of the renewal, variation or transfer of a licence, permit, registration, authority or any other service, the fee for the same is to be paid at the time of the application for the renewal, and if there is no provision or requirement for an application, the fee is to be paid before the renewal, variation or transfer takes effect. 1.7 Delegation (1) Subject to subclause (2), the local government may delegate any of its powers, functions and duties under this local law in the absence of a delegation provision in the enabling legislation for any of the provisions in this local law, the local government may delegate any of its powers, functions and duties under this local law to the Chief Executive Officer for the time being of the local government, and the Chief Executive Officer may delegate any such power, function or duty (other than the power of delegation) to any other employee of the local government or to any other authorised person. (2) If there is an inconsistent provision for delegation in the enabling legislation for any of the provisions in this local law, that inconsistent delegation provision will apply to the exclusion of the provision in subclause (1). PART 2—GENERAL INTERPRETATION 2.1 Terms used (1) In this local law unless the context otherwise requires— applicant means a person who applies for a permit or licence; AS or AS/NZS means an Australian Standard or Australian/New Zealand Standard published by Standards Australia as amended from time to time; authorised person means a person appointed by the local government under section 9.10 of the Local Government Act 1995, section 29(1) of the Dog Act 1976 or section 48(1) of the Cat Act 2011 to perform any of the functions of an authorised person under this local law; boat means any ship, vessel or structure capable of being used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved, and includes a jet ski; carriageway has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Code 2000; CEO means the chief executive officer of the local government; commencement date means the date on which this local law commences operation under clause 1.2; Council means the council of the local government; dangerous dog means a dog declared to be a dangerous dog under section 33E of the Dog Act 1976; determination means a determination made under clause 13.3; district means the district of the local government; footpath has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Code 2000; function means an event or activity characterised by all or any of the following— (a) formal organisation and preparation; or (b) its occurrence is generally advertised or notified in writing to particular persons; or (c) organisation by or on behalf of a club; or (d) payment of a fee to attend it; or (e) systematic recurrence in relation to the day, time and place; intersection has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Code 2000; kerb includes the edge of a carriageway; LG Act means the Local Government Act 1995; liquid waste means waste from any process or activity, whether useful or useless, that is in liquid form and includes paint, fuel, grease, fat, oil, degreaser, solvent, detergent, chemical, animal waste, food waste, effluent and all discharges of liquid to land or water that are not otherwise authorised by a written law but does not without limiting the generality of the foregoing include uncontaminated stormwater; liquor has the same meaning as in the Liquor Control Act 1988; local government means the City of Belmont; local government property means any building, land or thing that is owned, vested in, or under the care, control or management of the local government, including but not limited to, any reserve, street, footpath, verge, tree, vehicle or otherwise unvested facility; local planning scheme means a local planning scheme of the local government made under the Planning and Development Act 2005;