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๐Ÿ“œ Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

Assented toLABill 17817 November 2010

The Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 amends the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 and the Planning and Development Act 2005 to increase penalties for offences related to heritage places.

Impact

Owners of heritage-listed properties and developers are affected. The changes aim to deter illegal conduct and protect WA's heritage by increasing fines for damaging or destroying heritage places.

Key Changes

["Increases fines for contravening Conservation Orders under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.", "Increases fines for failing to comply with Restoration Orders under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.", "Increases penalties for continuing offences under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.", "Increases the penalty for offences under section 223 of the Planning and Development Act 2005."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA Second Reading MovedLA17 Nov 2010
  2. LA IntroducedLA17 Nov 2010
  3. LA Second Reading AgreedLA23 Nov 2010
  4. LA Third ReadingLA23 Nov 2010
  5. LC Second Reading MovedLC24 Nov 2010
  6. LC Second Reading AgreedLC24 Feb 2011
  7. LC Third ReadingLC24 Feb 2011
  8. Royal Assent2 Mar 2011
Affected Sectors
planninglocal_governmentconstructionenvironment

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