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Laws of Australia

Dividing Fences Regulations 1971

Made 1971-12-23 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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About this law

Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
European Union
Country
Australia · Western Australia
Subjects
Land and soil
Keywords
public land, ownership, land tenure, property rights

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Text

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  1. As at 09 Jan 2004 Version 01-a0-09 Published on www.legislation.wa.gov.au Western Australia Dividing Fences Act 1961 Dividing Fences Regulations 1971 As at 09 Jan 2004 Version 01-a0-09 page i Published on www.legislation.wa.gov.au Western Australia Dividing Fences Regulations 1971 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Interpretation 1 3. Exclusion from meaning of “owner” 1 Notes Compilation table 2 Defined terms As at 09 Jan 2004 Version 01-a0-09 page 1 Published on www.legislation.wa.gov.au Western Australia Dividing Fences Act 1961 Dividing Fences Regulations 1971 1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Dividing Fences Regulations 1971 1 . 2. Interpretation In these regulations — open spaces, public, rights of way, roads, streets, have the same respective meanings as they have in and for the purposes of the Town Planning and Development Act 1928; and the Act means the Dividing Fences Act 1961. 3. Exclusion from meaning of “owner” Under and for the purposes of the Act “owner” does not include — (a) any trustees or other persons in whom land is vested; or (b) a person who has the care, control and management of land used, for open spaces, streets, roads, or rights of way that are public. Dividing Fences Regulations 1971 page 2 Version 01-a0-09 As at 09 Jan 2004 Published on www.legislation.wa.gov.au Notes 1 This is a reprint as at 9 January 2004 of the Dividing Fences Regulations 1971. The following table contains information about these regulations and any reprint. Compilation table Citation Gazettal Commencement Dividing Fences Regulations 1971 23 Dec 1971 p. 5322 23 Dec 1971 Reprint 1: The Dividing Fences Regulations 1971 as at 9 Jan 2004 Dividing Fences Regulations 1971 Defined terms As at 09 Jan 2004 Version 01-a0-09 page 3 Published on www.legislation.wa.gov.au Defined terms [This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.] Defined term Provision(s) open spaces ........................................................................................................... 2 public .................................................................................................................... 2 rights of way ......................................................................................................... 2 roads ...................................................................................................................... 2 streets .................................................................................................................... 2 the Act ................................................................................................................... 2

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