Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) Subject to
subsections (4) and (5), the chairman must by notice specifying the
time and place of a meeting of the board, request a local government, or a
redevelopment authority, referred to in Schedule 7 to nominate a person
to attend or participate in that meeting if a matter to be considered at that
meeting is a relevant matter for that local government or redevelopment
authority.
(2) A relevant matter
for a local government is one that —
(a)
relates to a development or proposed development in a part of the development
control area that is in or adjoins the district of that local government; or
(b) is
in the opinion of the chairman a matter that affects or is likely to affect
the interest of that local government in a material way and to an extent that
is greater than the extent to which other local governments referred to in
Schedule 7 are affected.
(3) A relevant matter
for a redevelopment authority is one that —
(a) in
the case of the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, relates to a development
or proposed development that is in the redevelopment area as defined in the
East Perth Redevelopment Act 1991 ; and
(b) in
the case of the Midland Redevelopment Authority, relates to a development or
proposed development that is in the redevelopment area as defined in the
Midland Redevelopment Act 1999.
(4) If a redevelopment
authority is requested to nominate a person under subsection (1) in
respect of a relevant matter, the Trust is not required to request a local
government to nominate a person under that subsection in respect of that
matter.
(5) If a local
government is requested to nominate a person under subsection (1) in
respect of a relevant matter, the Trust is not required to request a
redevelopment authority to nominate a person under that subsection in respect
of that matter.
(6) A notice under
subsection (1) must be given —
(a) in
writing to the local government or redevelopment authority not less than 14
clear days before the meeting; or
(b) in
writing or by facsimile or electronic communication to the local government or
redevelopment authority within such lesser period as the local government or
redevelopment authority may, by notice in writing or by facsimile or
electronic communication, agree.
(7) A nomination under
subsection (1) must be made —
(a) if
not less than 14 clear days notice of the meeting has been given, in
writing delivered to the board not later than 3 clear days before the
meeting; or
(b) if
the local government or redevelopment authority has agreed to a lesser period
of notice, in writing or by facsimile or electronic communication before the
meeting commences.
(8) A person nominated
under subsection (1) is entitled to attend or participate in a meeting
for the purpose of determining any relevant matter in relation to which the
person is nominated, and to attend or participate in any subsequent meeting
that the chairman may request the person to attend in connection with that
matter, and has all of the functions of a member in relation to the
consideration of that matter at any such meeting.