Public Places and Local Government Property Amendment Local Law 2018
Part 3Prohibitions and related provisions
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Part 3 — Prohibitions and related provisions 8. Prohibitions as to liquor in the Kalumburu Community (1) Subject to regulation 9, a person commits an offence if the person — (a) brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Kalumburu Community; or
2 March 2018 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 671 (b) possesses liquor in the Kalumburu Community. Penalty for this subregulation: (a) if subregulation (2) applies — a fine of $5 000; (b) in any other case — a fine of $2 000. (2) This subregulation applies to an offence under subregulation (1) committed by a licensee, a manager of licensed premises or a director of a body corporate that holds a licence. 9. Exceptions to r. 8 (1) A person who is an exempt person does not commit an offence under regulation 8(1) if — (a) the person is in the McGowan Island camping grounds and continuously maintains possession of, or consumes, the liquor; or (b) the person is in any other part of the Kalumburu Community and continuously maintains possession of, but does not consume, the liquor. (2) A person does not commit an offence under regulation 8(1) if the person brings the liquor, causes the liquor to be brought, or possesses the liquor, for the purpose of a religious service conducted at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Kalumburu. 10. Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor Despite section 155(4) and (5) of the Act, a member of the Police Force may seize and, as soon as is practicable, dispose of any opened or unopened container of liquor suspected on reasonable grounds to be the subject of an offence under regulation 8.