South Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 248

248—Rules relating to by-laws

        (1)         A by-law made by a council must not—

            (a)         exceed the power conferred by the Act under which the by-law purports to be made; or

            (b)         be inconsistent with this or another Act, or with the general law of the State; or

            (c)         without clear and express authority in this or another Act—

                  (i)         have retrospective effect; or

                  (ii)         impose a tax; or

                  (iii)         purport to shift the onus of proof to a person accused of an offence; or

                  (iv)         provide for the further delegation of powers delegated under an Act; or

            (d)         unreasonably interfere with rights established by law; or

            (e)         unreasonably make rights dependent on administrative and not judicial decisions.

        (2)         If a by-law is inconsistent with a trust that applies to real or personal property held by the council, the by-law does not, to the extent of the inconsistency, apply in relation to that property.

        (3)         This section does not affect the validity of a by-law made before the commencement of this section.