Part 19ENFORCEMENT

PART 19—ENFORCEMENT 19.1 Penalty for breach 19.2 Who can prosecute SCHEDULE 1—PETITION OF ELECTORS OF THE SHIRE OF PLANTAGENET

22 April 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1031 Under the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1955 and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Plantagenet resolved on 28 January 2020 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Plantagenet Standing Orders Local Law 2020. 1.3 Purpose and intent (1) The purpose of the local law is to provide for the conduct of meetings of the Council, Committees and electors. (2) This local law is intended to result in— (a) better decision-making at meetings; (b) the orderly and efficient conduct of meetings; (c) greater community participation and understanding of the business of the Council; and (d) more open and accountable local government. All meetings of the Council, committees and the electors are to be conducted in accordance with the Act, the Regulations and this local law. 1.5 Repeal This local law repeals the Shire of Plantagenet Local Law Relating to Standing Orders as published in the Government Gazette on 11 September 2000 and as amended in the Government Gazette on 1.6 Interpretation In this local law, unless the contrary intention appears— 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 Shire; committee means a committee of the council (established under section 5.8 of the Act); Council means the Council of the Shire; Councillor has the same meaning as is given to it in the Act; Deputy President means the deputy president of the Shire; employee has the same meaning as is given to it in the Act; Local Government means the Shire; meeting means a meeting of the Council or of a committee, or an electors‘ meeting, as the context requires; member has the same meaning as given to it in the Act; Minister means the Minister responsible for administering the Act; minor amendment in relation to a motion, means an amendment which does not alter the basic intent of the motion to which the amendment applies;