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

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


Part 4          Minor traffic offence infringement notice penalties

9       Minor traffic offence infringement notice penalties
      (1)    The local government may prescribe, by subordinate local law, an amount (in
             penalty units) as the infringement notice penalty for a minor traffic offence.14
      (2)    However, a subordinate local law under subsection (1) may not prescribe an
             amount greater than 5 penalty units.


Part 5          Miscellaneous

10      Subordinate local laws
              The local government may make subordinate local laws about
              (a)    the declaration of traffic areas;15 or
              (b)    the declaration of off-street regulated parking areas;16 or
              (c)    the persons who may be issued with a permit to park a vehicle contrary to
                     an indication on an official traffic sign;17 or
              (d)    vehicles that may be issued with a commercial vehicle identification
                     label;18 or
              (e)    infringement notice penalty amounts that apply for minor traffic offences.19




14
   See the TORUM Act, section 108(1). The maximum penalty for an offence relating to paid parking is 40
   penalty units under the TORUM Act, section 106(1). The maximum penalty for other parking offences is 40
   penalty units under the TORUM Act, section 74.
15
   See section 5(1).
16
   See section 6.
17
   See section 7(2).
18
   See section 8(2).
19
   See section 9(1).