This WA parliamentary question concerns the legal authority of local governments to include properties on municipal inventories and enter those properties without owner permission. The response indicates differing legal opinions on these two actions.

AnsweredQoN 993Legislative Council
Asked
16 November 2004
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Heritage

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(1) Is there a State Solicitor’s opinion that a local government authority may place a home on a municipal inventory without the owner’s written permission? (2) Is there a State Solicitor’s opinion that a local government authority may enter such a property on municipal inventory business without the owner’s written permission? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I provide the following response. Ordinarily we do not provide responses with regard to legal opinions; however, the answer is - (1) Yes. (2) No.
(2) Is there a State Solicitor’s opinion that a local government authority may enter such a property on municipal inventory business without the owner’s written permission? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I provide the following response. Ordinarily we do not provide responses with regard to legal opinions; however, the answer is - (1) Yes. (2) No.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I provide the following response. Ordinarily we do not provide responses with regard to legal opinions; however, the answer is - (1) Yes. (2) No.
I provide the following response. Ordinarily we do not provide responses with regard to legal opinions; however, the answer is - (1) Yes. (2) No.
(1) Yes. (2) No.
(2) No.

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