Acts of Parliament of Western Australia

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Acts of Parliament of Western Australia are the primary laws enacted by the state’s legislature, governing a wide range of public, civil, and criminal matters within Western Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal instrument
primary legislation
statute
accessibleVia Western Australian legislation website
appliesTo corporations operating in Western Australia
residents of Western Australia
visitors to Western Australia
basedOn Constitution of Western Australia
canBeOverriddenBy Acts of the Parliament of Australia within constitutional powers
compiledBy Parliamentary Counsel’s Office of Western Australia
enable making of subsidiary legislation in Western Australia
enactedBy Legislative Assembly of Western Australia NERFINISHED
Legislative Council of Western Australia NERFINISHED
Parliament of Western Australia NERFINISHED
formPartOf law of Western Australia
governs administrative law matters in Western Australia
civil law matters in Western Australia
commercial activities in Western Australia
court procedures in Western Australia
criminal law matters in Western Australia
education regulation in Western Australia
electoral processes in Western Australia
environmental regulation in Western Australia
health regulation in Western Australia
local government powers in Western Australia
mining and resources regulation in Western Australia
planning and development in Western Australia
policing powers in Western Australia
property law in Western Australia
public law matters in Western Australia
transport regulation in Western Australia
include Criminal Code Act Compilation Act 1913 (WA)
Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA)
Acts of Parliament of Western Australia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Health Act 1911 (WA)

Interpretation Act 1984 (WA)
Local Government Act 1995 (Western Australia)
surface form: Local Government Act 1995 (WA)

Acts of Parliament of Western Australia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mining Act 1978 (WA)

Planning and Development Act 2005 (WA)
Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 (WA)
School Education Act 1999 (WA)
jurisdiction Western Australia
language English
legalSystem Australian legal system
common law
mayBeAmendedBy later Acts of Parliament of Western Australia
mayBeRepealedBy later Acts of Parliament of Western Australia
mustComplyWith Australian Constitution
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK)
surface form: Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
publishedIn Government Gazette of Western Australia
requireAssentFrom Governor of Western Australia
subjectTo judicial interpretation by Western Australian courts
judicial interpretation by the High Court of Australia

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Parliament of Western Australia passes Acts of Parliament of Western Australia
Noongar people heritageProtection Acts of Parliament of Western Australia
this entity surface form: Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA)
Acts of Parliament of Western Australia include Acts of Parliament of Western Australia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mining Act 1978 (WA)
Acts of Parliament of Western Australia include Acts of Parliament of Western Australia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Health Act 1911 (WA)