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Western Australia

Retail Trading Hours Amendment Bill 2021

Contents

1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Act amended 2 4. Section 3 amended 2 5. Section 12 amended 2 6. Section 12A inserted 3

12A. Trading hours for the district of Perth 3

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Western Australia

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

(Introduced by Hon. Mr Wilson Tucker, MLC)

Retail Trading Hours Amendment Bill 2021

A Bill for

An Act to amend the Retail Trading Hours Act 1987 to extend trading

hours in the district of Perth.

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Retail Trading Hours Amendment Bill 2021

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1. Short title 1

This is the Retail Trading Hours Amendment Act 2021. 2

2. Commencement 3

This Act comes into operation as follows — 4

(a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act 5

receives the Royal Assent; 6

(b) the rest of the Act — on the day after that day. 7

3. Act amended 8

This Act amends the Retail Trading Hours Act 1987. 9

4. Section 3 amended 10

In section 3(1) insert in alphabetical order: 11

12

district of Perth has the same meaning as in the City of 13

Perth Act 2016 section 18; 14

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5. Section 12 amended 16

After section 12(4) insert: 17

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(5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a general retail shop in 19

the district of Perth. 20

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Retail Trading Hours Amendment Bill 2021

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6. Section 12A inserted 1

After section 12 insert: 2

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12A. Trading hours for the district of Perth 4

(1) Subject to this Act and any order made under 5

section 12E(1) that affects the trading hours of the 6

general retail shop, a general retail shop in the district 7

of Perth shall be closed — 8

(a) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9

Friday and Saturday in each week, until 8 a.m. 10

and from and after 9 p.m.; and 11

(b) on Sunday in each week, until 8 a.m. and from 12

and after 5 p.m.; and 13

(c) on each public holiday and public half-holiday. 14

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a motor vehicle shop. 15

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