1.  Introduction Through the operation of recently proclaimed sections of the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (WA), several new sections were added to the Local Government Act 1995 (WA) (LG Act) which impact significantly on control of the conduct of...

Introduction Regulation 9(1) of the Local Government (Rules of Conduct) Regulations 2007 (Regulations) is intended to prohibit Council involvement in the administration activities and processes of its local government (LG). Prior to August 2020, reg.9(1) provided – ‘A...

Introduction The WA State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) on 5 November 2019 published its Reasons in the review Point Grey Development Company Pty Ltd and Shire of Murray[1] for refusing planning approval for the first stage of a substantial marina development on the...