Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 (WA)

Western Australia Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 Western Australia Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Interpretation 1 3. No collection in metropolitan region except by permission of Minister 1 4. Permit as prescribed may be granted 2 5. Applications for permits to be made in the prescribed manner 2 6. Unauthorised use of badges, etc. 3 6A. Delegation 3 7. Governor may make regulations 4 Notes Compilation table 5 Defined terms Western Australia Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 An Act to regulate street collections.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940.

2. Interpretation In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context or subject matter — Collection includes the soliciting of funds or contributions and the selling or offering for sale of any button, badge, token, or other similar thing for the purpose of raising funds or contributions; metropolitan region has the meaning given by the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1); Person includes association, society, or committee and any combination thereof. [Section 2 amended: No. 74 of 2003 s. 113(2); No. 25 of 2019 s. 90.]

3. No collection in metropolitan region except by permission of Minister (1) It shall not be lawful for any person to make a collection in any public street within the metropolitan region unless authorised by permit in writing from the Minister and unless the conditions (if any) attached by the Minister to such permit and the provisions of the regulations made in that behalf are complied with. Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000. (2) For the purposes of this section the words public street in addition to the ordinary meaning assigned to them include any doorway opening lane or space adjoining or adjacent to any street or road, and also land (whether public or private) used or capable of use by the public for pedestrian traffic. [Section 3 amended: No. 74 of 2003 s. 113(3); No. 25 of 2019 s. 91.]