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

                  Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 5 (Parking) 2015                                            4



6        Declaration of off-street regulated parking areas
         (1)   The local government may, by subordinate local law, declare an area of land
               controlled5 by the local government, including structures on the land, as an off-
               street regulated parking area.6
         (2)   The subordinate local law must define the boundaries of the off-street regulated
               parking area.

Part 3            Parking contrary to parking restriction

7        Parking permits7
         (1)   The local government may issue a parking permit.8
         (2)   The local government may prescribe, by subordinate local law, the persons that
               may be issued with a permit mentioned in subsection (1).
         (3)   A vehicle may be parked contrary to an indication on an official traffic sign
               regulating parking by time or payment of a fee, if the vehicle displays
               (a)    a parking permit for people with disabilities;9 or
               (b)    a permit issued by the local government and valid for the place and time at
                      which the vehicle is parked.

8        Commercial vehicle identification labels10
         (1)   The local government may issue a commercial vehicle identification label.11
         (2)   The local government may, by subordinate local law, prescribe vehicles that may
               be issued with a commercial vehicle identification label.12
         (3)   A vehicle displaying a current commercial vehicle identification label may be
               lawfully parked in a loading zone.13


5
  See the TORUM Act, section 104(2).
6
  See the TORUM Act, sections 104(1)(b) and 101(1)(c).
7
  See the TORUM Act, section 103(4).
8
   Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015, section 5(b), provides that a prescribed activity includes “an activity
   for which a Local Government Act authorises the local government to grant an approval but does not make
   any other provision, except provision that is consistent with this part, about the process for the local
   government to grant the approval.” Section 7 of Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 provides that an
   approval required for a prescribed activity must be obtained under part 2 of Local Law No. 1 (Administration)
   2015. As a result, an approval for a parking permit must be obtained under that part.
9
   Parking permits for people with disabilities are issued under the TORUM Act, section 111, by the chief
   executive of the department administering the TORUM Act.
10
   See the TORUM Act, section 103(5).
11
    Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015, section 5(b), provides that a prescribed activity includes “an activity
   for which a Local Government Act authorises the local government to grant an approval but does not make
   any other provision, except provision that is consistent with this part, about the process for the local
   government to grant the approval.” Section 7 of Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 provides that an
   approval required for a prescribed activity must be obtained under part 2 of Local Law No. 1 (Administration)
   2015. As a result, an approval for a commercial vehicle identification label must be obtained under that part.
12
   The TORUM Act already defines certain vehicles designed for the carriage of goods as commercial vehicles –
   see schedule 4, definition, commercial vehicle.
13
   See also Transport Operations (Road Use Management-Road Rules) Regulation 1999, section 179, relating to
   drivers who are permitted to stop in a loading zone.