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

                     Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 6 (Bathing Reserves) 2015                     8

15    Prohibited equipment
     (1) A person must not have prohibited equipment in a bathing reserve.
          Maximum penalty for subsection (1)—20 penalty units.
     (2) However, this section does not apply in circumstances excluded under a
         subordinate local law from the application of this section.
     (3) In this section—
          prohibited equipment means—
          (a)   a spear gun; or
          (b)   a fishing spear; or
          (c)   another object classified as prohibited equipment under a subordinate local
                law for this paragraph.

16    Dangerous conduct
          A person must not use aquatic equipment or anything else in a bathing reserve in a
          way that creates a risk to the safety of others.
          Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

17    Emergency evacuation alarm
     (1) If an emergency evacuation alarm is given, a person within a bathing reserve—
          (a)    must leave the water as soon as practicable; and
          (b)    must not enter or re-enter the water until the all-clear is given.
          Maximum penalty for subsection (1)—20 penalty units.
     (2) An emergency evacuation alarm is given by—
          (a)    the prolonged ringing of a bell or sounding of a siren; and
          (b)    the exhibition of a red flag.
     (3) The all-clear is given by—
          (a)    a short ringing of the bell or sounding of the siren; and
          (b)    the replacement of the red flag by a yellow flag.
     (4) An emergency evacuation and the all-clear may also be given in ways recognised
         by SLSQ.
          Example—
          The emergency evacuation alarm may be given by holding up a red and white quartered flag and
          the all-clear may be given by taking down the flag when the danger has passed.

18    False alarms
          A person must not, without the authority of an authorised person—
          (a)    give an emergency evacuation alarm or do anything likely to be reasonably
                 interpreted as an emergency evacuation alarm; or
          (b)    give the all-clear after an emergency evacuation alarm or do anything likely
                 to be reasonably interpreted as the all-clear after an emergency evacuation
                 alarm.
          Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.