Part 19ENFORCEMENT

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

21 September 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4051 Under the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other relevant powers, the Shire of Chapman Valley resolved on 17 August 2016 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Chapman Valley Standing Orders Local Law 2016. By virtue of section 3.14 of the Act, this local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of their publication in the Government Gazette. 1.3 Application and intent (1) This local law provides rules and guidelines 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. 1.4 Interpretation (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; Act means the Local Government Act 1995; CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government; 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 Chapman Valley; Local government means the Shire of Chapman Valley; 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; 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; Regulations mean the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996; simple majority means more than 50% of the members present and voting; and, substantive motion means an original motion or an original motion as amended, but does not include an amendment or a procedural motion. (2) Unless otherwise defined in this local law, the terms and expressions used in this local law are to have the meaning given to them in the Act and Regulations.