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

                       Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 6 (Bathing Reserves) 2015                        6


      (3) A person must not bathe in a bathing reserve or part of a bathing reserve while the
          reserve or the relevant part of the reserve is closed to bathing.
            Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—20 penalty units.


Division 3                 Reservation for training, competitions and special
                           occasions
9       Reservation for life-saving training
      (1) An authorised person may—
            (a)     temporarily set apart the whole or a part of a bathing reserve for life-saving
                    training; and
            (b)     impose restrictions on access to the area set apart.
      (2) However an authorised person may not set apart any part of a bathing reserve for
          life-saving training exclusively.
      (3) An area set apart under this section, and the restrictions applying to access, must
          be clearly indicated by signs erected in prominent positions on the bathing reserve.

10      Reservation for competitions and special occasions
      (1) For the purposes of Local Law No.1 (Administration) 2015, section 5(b), it is a
          prescribed activity4 to—
            (a)     set apart a bathing reserve or a part of a bathing reserve for life-saving
                    training on an exclusive basis; or
            (b)     use any part of a bathing reserve for the conduct of a surfing competition, a
                    life-saving competition or another aquatic activity.
      (2) Where an approval for an activity mentioned in subsection (1) permits restrictions
          on access to any part of a bathing reserve, the area set apart for the activity and the
          restrictions applying to access must be clearly indicated by signs erected in
          prominent positions on the bathing reserve.
      (3) A person must not contravene a restriction on access imposed under this section.
            Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—20 penalty units.

Part 3                     Use of aquatic equipment in bathing
                           reserves
11      Prohibition of use of aquatic equipment in bathing areas
      (1) A person must not use aquatic equipment in a bathing area.
            Maximum penalty for subsection (1)—20 penalty units.
      (2) However—
            (a)     this section does not prevent the use of aquatic equipment if its use at a
                    place within a bathing reserve is authorised under another law; and

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  Local Law No.1 (Administration) 2015, section 6, creates an offence for a person to undertake a prescribed
activity without a current approval granted by the local government. Section 7 requires that the approval be
obtained under part 2 of that local law.