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

                              Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 6 (Bathing Reserves) 2015          14


Schedule                          Dictionary
                                                                                            Section 3
aquatic equipment means—
(a)      a boat or vessel; or
(b)      a surf ski; or
(c)      a jet ski; or
(d)      a surf board; or
(e)      a sail board; or
(f)      a body board; or
(g)      another device (whether motorised or not) for use on or in water to carry a person or
         thing across or through water or for recreational use in water.
authorised person means a person who is an authorised person for this local law under part 6.
bathing includes all activities involving the immersion or partial immersion of the body in
water.
bathing area see section 6.
bathing reserve means a part of the seashore, adjacent land under the sea, and sea placed
under the control of the local government as a bathing reserve under the Act.
dangerous item of aquatic equipment means an item of aquatic equipment that is of such a
nature that, in the absence of care or precaution in its use or management, the life, safety or
health of any person may be endangered.
                Examples of dangerous items of aquatic equipment—
                      A surfboard with sharp or broken edges.
                      A boat with projections liable to cause injury to bathers.
dangerous object means an object that is of such a nature that, in the absence of care or
precaution in its use or management, the life, safety or health of any person may be
endangered.
life-saving club means a body—
(a)      affiliated with—
         (i)    Surf Life Saving Queensland Inc (SLSQ); or
         (ii)   the Head Centre of the Royal Life Saving Society; and
(b)      accredited by the Department of Community Safety.
life-saving equipment means equipment for use in sea rescue, life-saving, or the provision of
first aid.
life-saving patrol means the members of a recognised life-saving club assigned by the club or
SLSQ to patrol a bathing reserve, or part of a bathing reserve, at a particular time.
patrol flag means a red and yellow flag of the design prescribed by Australian Standard No.
2416.
recognised life-saving club means a life-saving club to which the local government has
assigned the responsibility for patrolling a bathing reserve or a particular part of a bathing
reserve.12

12
     See section 19.