The following is a list of enabling legislation and legislation for which the City is either responsible for administering or bound by certain provisions contained therein. 

4.1 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION

• AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AAS27 AND AAS28

    Provides new accounting standards under which Local Governments are to operate from 1993/94.

• BUILDING CODE OF AUSTRALIA
  A series of Codes prescribing building standards throughout Australia.

• BUILDING REGULATIONS 1989
  Details administrative procedures involved with Building Regulations.

• BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  To make better provision for diminishing the dangers resulting from bush fires, for the prevention, control and extinguishments of bush fires.

• CEMETERIES ACT 1986
  To provide for the declaration and management of cemeteries, the establishment, constitution and functions of Cemetery Boards, the licensing of Funeral Directors, and the regulation of burials.

• COMMUNITY PLANNING SCHEME NO. 5
  The legal instrument which controls the use and development of all land in the City of Melville.

• CONTROL OF VEHICLES (OFF-ROAD AREAS) ACT 1978
  To prohibit the use of vehicles in certain places, to make provision as to the use of vehicles otherwise than on a road, to provide for areas where the use of off-road vehicles shall be permitted, for the registration of off-road vehicles, and for related purposes.

• DIVIDING FENCES ACT 1961
  Relating to the construction and repair of dividing fences between certain lands.

• DOG ACT 1976 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  To amend and consolidate the law relating to the control and registration of dogs, the ownership and keeping of dogs and the obligations and rights of persons in relation thereto, and for incidental and other purposes.

• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986
  To provide for an Environmental Protection Authority, for the prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution, for the conservation, preservation, protection, enhancement and management of the environment.

• EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984
  To ensure equal employment opportunity for everyone.

• FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992
  To provide public access to documents, and to enable the public to ensure that personal information in documents is accurate, complete, up to date and not misleading, and for related purposes.

• HEALTH ACT 1911 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  Consolidate and amend the Law relating to Public Health.

• HERITAGE OF WESTERN AUSTRLAIA ACT 1990
  Requires all local authorities to compile and regularly review an inventory of local places which are significant or may become significant heritage properties.

• INTERPRETATION ACT 1984
  To define terminology found in many other Acts and Regulations.

• JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ACT 2004
  To provide for the appointment of  Justices of the Peace and for related purposes.

• LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997
  To make provision for the management and reservation of Crown Land.

• LIBRARY BOARD OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1951 AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES REGULATIONS OF 1985
  Relates to the operation of public libraries.

• LIQUOR LICENSING ACT 1988 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  Administered in part by Local Government to regulate the sale, supply and consumption of liquor, use of premises on which liquor is sold and the services and facilities provided in conjunction with or ancillary to the sale of liquor.

• LITTER ACT 1979 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  To make provision for the abatement of litter, establish, incorporate and confer powers upon the Keep Australia Beautiful Council (WA).

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1960
  To provide for the good rule and government, convenience, comfort and safety of persons in local authority districts.

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS ACT 1978
  A provision whereby the City can apply and obtain grants.

• MAIN ROADS ACT 1930
  The closure of roads without notice if their condition is unsafe for vehicular movement or use. To delineate responsibility for traffic control signs.

• METROPOLITAN REGION SCHEME
  The Metropolitan Region Scheme is a statutory land use planning scheme for the Perth Metropolitan Region.

• OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ACT 1984 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  Administered in part by Local Government, to promote and improve standards for occupational health, safety and welfare and to co-ordinate the administration of the laws relating to occupational safety and health for incidental and other purposes.

• PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  To provide for a system of land use planning and development in the State.

• POLICE ACT 1892
  The temporary closure of streets when conflict with pedestrians may occur.

• PUBLIC WORKS ACT 1902
  To consolidate and amend the laws relating to public works.

• RATES AND CHARGES (REBATES AND DEFERMENTS) ACT 1992
  To permit administrative authorities to allow rebates on, or the deferral of payment of, certain amounts payable by way of rates or charges by pensioners and other eligible persons.

• STATES ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2004
  To establish a tribunal with jurisdiction under this and other Acts to review certain administrative decisions and deal with certain other matters.

• STRATA TITLES ACT 1985
  To facilitate the subdivision of land into cubic spaces and the disposition of titles thereto, to provide for incidental and connected purposes.

• SWAN RIVER TRUST ACT 1988
  To protect the environs of the Swan and Canning Rivers.

• TOBACCO PRODUCTS CONTROL ACT 2006 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  Administered in part by Local Government, to regulate the sale and promotion of tobacco products.

• VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1978
  To provide for the valuation of land and for other purposes.

4.2 CITY OF MELVILLE LOCAL LAWS

All local laws are available online free to download. Visit the policies and local laws page here.