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                              11


                           (ii)   that the authorised person is authorised under this local law to enter
                                  the property, excluding a home on the property, without the
                                  permission of the occupier; and
                (b)        may enter a home that is on the property only with the permission of the
                           occupier of the relevant part of the property.
         (4) If the occupier gives permission under subsection (3)(b), the authorised person
             may ask the occupier to sign a document that confirms that the occupier has given
             permission.


19       Removal or reduction of community safety hazards
         (1) This section applies where an authorised person forms the opinion that a
             community safety hazard exists on an allotment.
         (2)    The authorised person may, by compliance notice14 given to the responsible person
                for the allotment, require the responsible person to take specified action in relation
                to the community safety hazard to—
                (a)        remove the hazard; or
                (b)        reduce the level of risk to persons or property.
                Example of specified action that might be required under paragraph (b) to reduce the risk to the
                community from a community safety hazard
                  Securing objects or materials that may become airborne in periods of high wind.


20       Prescribed requirements
         (1) The local government may, by subordinate local law, prescribe requirements that
             must be met by responsible persons relating to specified types of community
             safety hazards located on the owner’s land.
                Example of prescribed requirements
                           A requirement to place signs on electric fences or barbed wire fences adjoining public
                            land to warn persons of the risk of injury.
                           A requirement to install and maintain an electric fence in accordance with appropriate
                            standards.
          (2) A responsible person must comply with requirements prescribed under this
              section.
                Maximum penalty for subsection (2)50 penalty units.




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     See footnote 5.