Purposes and how they are to be achieved
(1) The purposes of this local law are to provide a legal and procedural framework for
the administration, implementation and enforcement of the local government’s local
laws, subordinate local laws and specified regulatory powers under legislation, and
to provide for miscellaneous administrative matters.
(2) The purposes are to be achieved by providing for—
(a) consistent and comprehensive processes for the local government to grant and
regulate approvals to undertake prescribed activities; and
(b) authorised persons for enforcing local laws; and
(c) review of certain decisions made under local laws; and
(d) enforcement of local laws; and
(e) matters relating to legal proceedings; and
(f) miscellaneous administrative matters relating to meetings, fees, abandoned
goods and seized and impounded items.

Model Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2021

Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this subordinate local law is to supplement Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2021, which provides for a legal and procedural framework for the administration, implementation and enforcement of the local government’s local laws, subordinate local laws and other regulatory powers, and for miscellaneous administrative matters.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
(a) various matters regarding the granting of approvals for prescribed activities; and
(b) further specification of the definitions relevant to various prescribed activities.

Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2021

Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this local law is to regulate and manage the keeping and control of
animals in the local government’s area in a way that—
(a) balances community expectations with the rights of individuals; and
(b) protects the community against risks to health and safety; and
(c) prevents pollution and other environmental damage; and
(d) protects the amenity of the local community and environment.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
(a) the regulation of the keeping of animals in terms of how many, what type,
how, and where animals can be kept; and
(b) the prescription of minimum standards for keeping animals; and
(c) the proper control of animals in public places and koala conservation areas;
and
(d) the management of dangerous or aggressive animals other than dogs;1 and
(e) the seizure and destruction of animals in certain circumstances; and
(f) the establishment and administration of animal pounds.
 

Model Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2021

 Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this subordinate local law is to supplement Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2021, which provides for regulation of the keeping and control of animals within the local government’s area.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
(a) the circumstances in which the keeping of animals is prohibited or requires approval; and
(b) requirements for keeping animals, including minimum standards, mandatory desexing and proper enclosures; and
(c) the control of animals in public places; and
(d) matters regarding the impounding of animals and the sale or disposal of impounded animals; and
(e) the conditions to be complied with by persons who offer animals, or a particular species of animals, for sale; and
(f) the declaration of a species of animal as a declared dangerous animal and the criteria for declaration

Subordinate Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2021

Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this local law is to protect the environment and public health, safety
and amenity within the local government’s area.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for the elimination or reduction of risks
and threats to the environment and public health, safety and amenity resulting
from
(a) inadequate protection against animal and plant pests; and
(b) vegetation overgrowth; and
(c) visual pollution resulting from accumulation of objects and materials; and
(d) fires and fire hazards not regulated by State law; and
(e) community safety hazards; and
(f) noise that exceeds noise standards.

Model Local Law No. 3 (Community and Environmental Management) 2021

Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this subordinate local law is to supplement Local Law No. 3 (Community and Environment Management) 2021, which provides for protecting the environment and public health, safety and amenity within the local government’s area.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
(a) declaration of local pests; and
(b) prohibition of lighting or maintaining certain fires; and
(c) declaration of fire hazards; and
(d) declaration of community safety hazards; and
(e) prescribed requirements for owners of land containing community safety hazards; and
(f) declaration of noise standards.

Subordinate Local Law No. 3 (Community and Environment Management) 2021

Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this local law is to—
(a) protect the health and safety of persons using local government controlled
land, facilities, infrastructure and roads; and
(b) preserve features of the natural and built environment and other aspects of the
amenity of local government controlled land, facilities, infrastructure and
roads.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
(a) the regulation of access to local government controlled areas; and
(b) the prohibition or restriction of particular activities on local government
controlled areas or roads; and
(c) miscellaneous matters affecting roads.

Model Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2021

Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this subordinate local law is to supplement Local Law No.4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2021 in order to protect the health and safety of persons using local government controlled land, facilities, infrastructure and roads and preserve features of the natural and built environment and other aspects of the amenity of local government controlled land, facilities, infrastructure and roads.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
(a) the regulation of access to local government controlled areas; and
(b) the prohibition or restriction of particular activities in local government controlled areas or roads.

Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2021

Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this local law is to enable local governments that have jurisdiction
over trust areas under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
(Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 to regulate the use of these areas.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
(a) the authorisation of persons to enter, be in or live in the trust area,
complementing the provisions of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984, part 6; and
(b) the regulation of scientific research within the trust area; and
(c) the designation and management of camping sites within the trust area; and
(d) the designation and regulation of the use of parks and reserves within the
local government’s area.

Model Local Law No. 7 (Indigenous Community Land Management) 2021

 Purpose and how it is to be achieved
(1) The purpose of this subordinate local law is to supplement Local Law No.
7 (Indigenous Community Land Management) 2021 in order to enable local governments that have jurisdiction over trust areas under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 to regulate the use of these areas.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
(a) the authorisation of classes or categories of persons to enter, be in or live in the trust area; and
(b) the designation of the parts of the trust area where an approval to enter, be in or live in the trust area applies; and
(c) the prescribing of conditions of use for camping sites; and
(d) the designation of land as parks and reserves and the regulation of activities for these areas.

Subordinate Local Law No. 7 (Indigenous Community Land Management) 2021

Purpose and how it is to be achieved

(1) The purpose of this local law is to complement the regulated parking provisions in chapter 5, part 6 of the TORUM Act by providing for the exercise of local government powers authorised under that Act.

(2) The purpose is achieved by providing for

(a) the establishment of traffic areas and off-street regulated parking areas; and

(b) lawfully parking contrary to an indication on an official traffic sign with a parking permit or in a loading zone with a commercial vehicle identification label; and

(c) the prescribing of infringement notice penalties for minor traffic offences.

Local Law No. 5 (Parking) 2011

Purpose and how it is to be achieved

(1) The purpose of this subordinate local law is to supplement Local Law No. 5 (Parking) 2010, which provides for the exercise of local government powers authorised under the TORUM Act.

(2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for— (a) the establishment of traffic areas and off-street regulated parking areas; and

(a) the persons who may be issued with a permit to park a vehicle contrary to an indication on an official traffic sign; and

(a) the vehicles that can be issued with commercial vehicle identification labels; and

(a) the infringement notice penalty amounts for minor traffic offences.

Subordinate Local Law No. 5 (Parking) 2011

Object

The object of this local law is to provide for the orderly and proper conduct of local government meetings.

Local Law No. 2 (Meetings) 2008