Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Act 2011

 

Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Act 2011

CONTENTS

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.           Short title                                                                         2

2.           Commencement                                                               2

Part 2 — Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 amended

3.           Act amended                                                                   3

4.           Section 61 amended                                                          3

5.           Section 62 amended                                                          3

6.           Section 67 amended                                                          4

7.           Section 79 amended                                                          4

8.           Section 80 amended                                                          5

Part 3 — Planning and Development Act 2005 amended

9.           Act amended                                                                   6

10.         Section 223 amended                                                        6

 

Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Act 2011

No. 4 of 2011

An Act to amend the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 and the Planning and Development Act 2005.

 

[Assented to 2 March 2011]

 

 

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

 

Part 1  Preliminary

1.           Short title

             This is the Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Act 2011.

2.           Commencement

             This Act comes into operation as follows —

                 (a)    Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

                 (b)    the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

Part 2  Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 amended

3.           Act amended

             This Part amends the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.

4.           Section 61 amended

     (1)    In section 61(1):

                 (a)    in the Penalty delete “$10 000” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $1 000 000

 

                 (b)    in the Daily penalty delete “$1 000.” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $50 000.

 

     (2)    In section 61(2):

                 (a)    in the Penalty delete “$10 000” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $1 000 000

 

                 (b)    in the Daily penalty delete “$1 000.” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $50 000.

 

5.           Section 62 amended

     (1)    In section 62(1):

                 (a)    delete “Order” and insert:

 

            Order, or is convicted of an offence under section 79(1),

 

                 (b)    in paragraph (a) delete “contravention” and insert:

 

                         offence

 

     (2)    In section 62(3):

                 (a)    in the Penalty delete “$10 000.” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $1 000 000.

 

                 (b)    in the Daily penalty delete “$1 000.” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $50 000.

 

6.           Section 67 amended

             In section 67(2) delete “$500” and insert:

 

             $50 000

 

7.           Section 79 amended

             In section 79(1):

                 (a)    in the Penalty delete “$5 000.” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $1 000 000.

 

                 (b)    in the Daily penalty delete “$500.” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $50 000.

 

8.           Section 80 amended

     (1)    In section 80(1) delete “Part 6” and insert:

 

             Part 6, or is convicted of an offence under section 79(1),

 

     (2)    In section 80(3):

                 (a)    in the Penalty delete “$10 000” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $1 000 000

 

                 (b)    in the Daily penalty delete “$1 000.” and insert:

 

                         a fine of $50 000.

 

Part 3  Planning and Development Act 2005 amended

9.           Act amended

             This Part amends the Planning and Development Act 2005.

10.         Section 223 amended

             In section 223:

                 (a)    delete “penalty of $50 000” and insert:

 

                         fine of $200 000

 

                 (b)    delete “$5 000” and insert:

 

                         $25 000

 

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