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

                    Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 6 (Bathing Reserves) 2015                10

          (a)    the bathing reserve, or the relevant part of the bathing reserve, is closed to
                 bathing; or
          (b)    an emergency evacuation alarm has been given; or
          (c)    there is some other risk to the bather’s safety.
     (2) A person must comply with a direction under this section.
          Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—20 penalty units.

25    Seizure and detention of dangerous objects and prohibited equipment
     (1) This section applies if, in a bathing reserve, a person—
          (a)    possesses, uses or has used a dangerous object or dangerous item of aquatic
                 equipment; or
          (b)    uses or has used an object in a dangerous way; or
          (c)    has prohibited equipment.
     (2) An authorised person may seize the object, item or equipment (the seized thing).
     (3) The authorised person must give the person from whom the seized thing is taken a
         receipt—
          (a)    stating the nature of the seized thing; and
          (b)    stating the date and time of seizure; and
          (c)    stating a period (which must be at least 1 hour and not more than 6 months)
                 for which the seized thing is to be detained; and
          (d)    stating a place where the seized thing may be reclaimed.
     (4) The seized thing must, if not reclaimed on the day on which it was seized, be
         delivered into the custody of the local government or the life-saving club of which
         the authorised person is a member.
     (5) The local government or the relevant life-saving club must take all reasonable
         measures to ensure the safe custody of the seized thing.
     (6) At the conclusion of the period fixed for its detention under subsection (3)(c), if
         the seized thing is in the custody of a life-saving club it must be delivered into the
         custody of the local government.
     (7) At the conclusion of the period fixed for its detention under subsection (3)(c), the
         seized thing must be dealt with by the local government as an impounded item
         under Local Law No.1 (Administration) 2015, section 37.


Part 6                  Authorised persons

26    Who are authorised persons
     (1) The following persons are authorised persons for this local law—
          (a)    a person who is an authorised person under a subordinate local law for this
                 paragraph;
          (b)    a person appointed as an authorised person for this local law under this section.