Western Australian Current Acts

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 125

125 .         Minister may direct local government to amend local planning scheme to be consistent with region planning scheme etc.

        (1)         The Minister may, by written notice, direct a local government to prepare a local planning scheme or to amend a local planning scheme, in the time and manner set out in the notice, to ensure consistency with a region planning scheme, a proposed region planning scheme or a proposed amendment to a region planning scheme.

        (2)         A local government to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) is to, within the time set out in the notice —

            (a)         resolve to prepare a local planning scheme, or an amendment to a local planning scheme, in accordance with the notice; and

            (b)         prepare and advertise the local planning scheme or amendment in accordance with the notice; and

            (c)         forward to the Minister for approval under section 87 the local planning scheme or amendment prepared by it.

        (3)         If the Minister so directs, the advertisement of the local planning scheme or amendment to the local planning scheme is to be published together with any advertisement of the relevant region planning scheme or amendment under regulations made for the purposes of section 43.

        [Section 125 amended: No. 26 of 2020 s. 51; No. 34 of 2023 s. 77.]