Looma Community Inc. By-laws (WA)

Western Australia Aboriginal Communities Act 1979 Looma Community Inc. By-laws Western Australia Looma Community Inc. By-laws Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Definitions 1 Part 2 — Community land 4. Permission required to enter and remain on community land 2 5. Restriction of entry into areas 2 6. Homes 3 Part 3 — Traffic 7. Traffic signs 4 8. Careless and dangerous driving 4 9. Areas prohibited to vehicles 4 Part 4 — Offences relating to alcohol 10. Prohibition of alcohol on community land 5 Part 5 — Regulation of other matters 11. Wilful damage 6 12. Litter 6 13. Offensive behaviour 6 14. Disruption of meetings 6 15. Fires 6 Part 6 — Enforcement and proceedings 16. Powers of police and wardens 7 17. Procedure 8 18. Offences 8 19. Fine 8 20. Restitution 8 22. Defence of acting under custom 9 Notes Compilation table 10 Defined terms Western Australia Aboriginal Communities Act 1979 Looma Community Inc. By‑laws

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Citation These by‑laws shall be called the Looma Community Inc. By‑laws 1.

2. Commencement These by‑laws shall come into effect when approved by the Governor and published in the Government Gazette 1.

3. Definitions In these by‑laws unless the context requires otherwise — the Act means the Aboriginal Communities Act 1979; community means the Looma Community Inc.; community land means that land declared by the Governor under section 6 of the Act to be the community lands of the community; the Council means the council of the Looma Community Inc.; member of the community means any person who is accepted as a member of the community for the time being; vehicle has the same meaning as it has under the Road Traffic Act 1974.

Part 2 — Community land

4. Permission required to enter and remain on community land (1) Except as provided to the contrary in any Act or regulation a person who is not a member of the community shall not enter or remain on community land without the permission of the Council. (2) The Council may in its absolute discretion — (a) grant or refuse permission for a person to enter community land orally or in writing; (b) impose such conditions as it thinks fit in granting permission to enter community land and; (c) revoke such permission at any time. (3) The Council may delegate its powers under this by‑law to any person as the Council thinks fit and without prejudice to its own exercise of its powers under this by‑law. (4) Except as provided to the contrary in any Act or regulation any person who — (a) enters community land without the prior permission of the Council; (b) having been granted permission to enter community land on certain conditions breaches any such condition; or (c) having entered community land with permission of the Council refuses to leave when requested to do so by the Council or its duly authorised delegate, commits an offence.