2015-02-03 P&O Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Proposed Local Laws

Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 3 (Community and Environmental Management) 2015                                10



     (3)   In this section—
           fire hazard means—
            (a)       anything that, because of its flammable nature, its position or its quantity,
                      exposes property to significant risk of damage or destruction by fire; or
            (b)       a thing that is declared to be a fire hazard under a subordinate local law for
                      this paragraph.
           Examples of fire hazards for paragraph (a)
                      Live cinders or hot ash that is not enclosed in a fireplace so constructed as to prevent the
                       escape of cinders or ash.
                      A substantial accumulation of grass clippings that is liable to spontaneous combustion.
                      Dry vegetation that could be easily ignited or other flammable materials.



Part 5                       Community safety hazards

17   What is a community safety hazard
           A community safety hazard is—
            (a)       a fence or structure on land that, because of its nature or its position, poses a
                      significant risk of causing injury to a person or damage to property; or
            (b)       objects or materials on land that are likely to become airborne in periods of
                      high wind in a way that poses a significant risk of causing injury to a person
                      or damage to property; or
            (c)       a thing that is declared to be a community safety hazard under a subordinate
                      local law for this paragraph.
           Examples of a fence or structure that may be a community safety hazard for paragraph (a) 
                      Barbed wire fencing adjoining a public park or reserve or located in an urban area.
                      Electric fences adjoining public land.
                      An unfenced dam adjacent to a public park or reserve.


18   Power to enter property to inspect for community safety hazards
     (1) This section applies if an authorised person wants to enter a property to inspect it
         to identify any community safety hazards.
     (2) After giving reasonable written notice to the owner and the occupier of the
         property, the authorised person may—
            (a)       enter the property without the permission of the occupier; and
            (b)       take reasonable action to inspect the property for community safety hazards.
     (3) However, the authorised person—
            (a)       must, as soon as the authorised person enters the property, inform any
                      occupier of the property—
                      (i)   of the reason for entering the property; and