2018-04-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          10 APRIL 2018


REPORT
1.    Legislative authority to make and amend local laws

By virtue of s28 of the Local Government Act 2009, a local government may make and enforce
any local law that is necessary or convenient for the good rule and local government of its local
government area. However, this authority has a number of exceptions and limitations, which are
further prescribed by the Act.

Council’s current suite of local laws became effective on 1 July 2015. These local laws are based
on the model local laws as drafted by the State Government and notified by way of Government
Gazette on 25 June 2010. The model local laws were developed to assist local governments by
covering a range of matters considered appropriate for a local government to regulate in a simple
and consistent format.

2.    Amendments proposed to Council in October 2017

At the Ordinary Meeting of 19 October 2017, Council adopted to propose to make amendments
to Council’s local laws, which are summarised in the table below.

Administration and Other Local Laws (Amendment) Local Law (No. 1) 2017
Local Law Amended                                    Proposed amendment
Noosa Shire Council        Local   Law    No.   1       Including definition for ‘accommodation parks’
(Administration 2015)                                     to include caravan parks, camping grounds and
                                                          complementary accommodation.
                                                        Remove irrelevant prescribed activities.
Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 2 (Animal             Update references to the Planning Act 2016
Management 2015)
Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 4 (Local              Include an offence relating to the removal /
Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads)        damage of vegetation on local government
2015                                                      land.


Administration and Other Subordinate Local Laws (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No. 1)
2017
Local Law Amended                                    Proposed amendment
Noosa Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 1         New approval criteria for operation of an
(Administration) 2015                                     ‘accommodation park’.
                                                        New approval criteria for operation of a ‘shared
                                                          facility accommodation’.
                                                        Place a 7 day limit on for sale/lease/sold signs
                                                          following settlement.
Noosa Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 2         Include an updated definition for ‘urban area’
(Animal Management) 2015                                  aligned to the South East Queensland Regional
                                                          Plan 2017.
Noosa Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 3         Include an updated definition for ‘urban area’
(Community and Environmental Management) 2015             aligned to the South East Queensland Regional
                                                          Plan 2017.
                                                        Improve wording in relation to prohibited fires.

Table 1: Summary of amendments proposed to Council in October 2017




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