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McRAE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER AT 12.30 PM\n© STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA\nWESTERN\nAUSTRALIAN\nGOVERNMENT\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\n———————————\nCAT ACT 2011\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCATS LOCAL LAW 2020\n———————————\nCEMETERIES ACT 1986\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCEMETERIES AMENDMENT\nLOCAL LAW 2020\n———————————\nDOG ACT 1976\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nDOGS LOCAL LAW 2020\n———————————\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nMEETING PROCEDURES AMENDMENT\nLOCAL LAW 2020\nPARKING AMENDMENT LOCAL LAW 2020\nREPEAL LOCAL LAW 2020\n\n\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2893\nCAT ACT 2011\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\nCATS LOCAL LAW 2020\nCONTENTS\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Title\n1.2 Commencement\n1.3 Amendment\n1.4 Terms used\n1.5 Application\nPART 2—NUMBER OF CATS THAT MAY BE KEPT\n2.1 Interpretation\n2.2 Prescribed premises\n2.3 Standard number of cats\n2.4 Application for approval\n2.5 Determining an application\n2.6 Conditions\n2.7 Renewal of an application\n2.8 Transfer of an approval\n2.9 Variation or cancellation of an approval\n2.10 Objection and review rights\nPART 3—ENFORCEMENT\n3.1 Infringement notices\n\n\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2895\nCAT ACT 2011\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\nCATS LOCAL LAW 2020\nUnder the powers conferred by the Cat Act 2011, the Local Government Act 1995 and all other powers\nenabling it, the Council of the City of Greater Geraldton resolved on 25 August 2020 to make the\nfollowing local law.\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Title\nThis is the City of Greater Geraldton Cats Local Law 2020.\n1.2 Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the Government\nGazette.\n1.3 Amendment\nThe City of Geraldton Responsible Cat Ownership Local Law 2006 published in the Government\nGazette on 7 July 2006 is repealed.\n1.4 Terms used\n(1) In this local law, unless the context otherwise requires—\nAct means the Cat Act 2011;\napplicant means a person who applies for an approval;\napplication means an application for an approval;\napproval means approval under regulation 9 of the Cat (Uniform Local Provisions)\nRegulations 2013 and Part 2 of this local law;\napproved person means the person to whom an approval is granted;\nauthorised person means a person appointed by the local government to perform the functions\nconferred on an authorised person under this local law;\ncat has the meaning given to it in the Act;\ncat management facility has the meaning given to it in the Act;\nCEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government;\ndistrict means the district of the local government;\nlocal government means the City of Greater Geraldton;\nlocal planning scheme means a local planning scheme made by the local government under the\nPlanning and Development Act 2005;\nnuisance means—\n(a) an activity or condition which is harmful or annoying and which gives rise to legal\nliability in the tort of public or private nuisance at law;\n(b) an unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of a person of his or her\nownership or occupation of land; or\n(c) interference which causes material damage to land or other property on the land affected\nby the interference;\nowner has the meaning given to it in the Act;\npremises has the meaning given to it in the Act; and\nveterinarian has the meaning given to it in the Act.\n(2) A term that is used in this local law and is not defined in subclause (1) has the same meaning\ngiven to it in the Act or, if not defined in the Act, the same meaning given to it in the Cat\nRegulations 2012, the Cat (Uniform Local Provisions) Regulations 2013 or the Local Government\nAct 1995.\n\n2896 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 September 2020\n1.5 Application\nThis local law applies throughout the district.\nPART 2—NUMBER OF CATS THAT MAY BE KEPT\n2.1 Interpretation\nFor the purposes of applying this Part, a cat does not include a cat less than 6 months old.\n2.2 Prescribed premises\nFor the purposes of the definition of prescribed premises in regulation 4(1) of the Cat (Uniform\nLocal Provisions) Regulations 2013, this local law limits the number of cats that may be kept at any\npremises within the district except—\n(a) a cat management facility operated by a body prescribed as a cat management facility\noperator under the Cat Regulations 2012;\n(b) a cat management facility operated by the local government; or\n(c) a veterinary clinic or veterinary hospital as defined under section 2 of the Veterinary\nSurgeons Act 1960, but only in relation to cats kept on those premises for treatment.\n2.3 Standard number of cats\nFor the purposes of the definition of standard number of cats in regulation 4(1) of the Cat (Uniform\nLocal Provisions) Regulations 2013, no more than 3 cats may be kept on premises within the\nresidential zone of the local planning scheme or used for residential purposes at which a member of a\ncat organisation is not ordinarily resident.\n2.4 Application for approval\n(1) An application for approval to keep an additional number of cats at prescribed premises is dealt\nwith in regulation 8 of the Cat (Uniform Local Provisions) Regulations 2013.\n(2) An application for approval must be accompanied by the application fee determined by the local\ngovernment in accordance with the Act.\n2.5 Determining an application\n(1) For the purpose of determining whether to grant approval for an application to keep an additional\nnumber of cats at prescribed premises, the local government must have regard to—\n(a) the zoning of the land under the local planning scheme;\n(b) the physical suitability of the premises for the proposed use;\n(c) the environmental sensitivity and general nature of the location surrounding the premises for\nthe proposed use;\n(d) the structural suitability of any enclosure in which any cat is to be kept;\n(e) the likelihood of a cat causing a nuisance, inconvenience or annoyance to an occupier of\nadjoining land;\n(f) the likely effect on the amenity of the surrounding area of the proposed use;\n(g) the likely effect on the local environment including any pollution or other environmental\ndamage, which may be caused by the proposed use; and\n(h) any other factors which the local government considers to be relevant in the circumstances of\nthe application.\n(2) An approval is to be in the form determined by the local government and is to be issued to the\napproved person.\n2.6 Conditions\n(1) For the purpose of ensuring that the premises to which an application relates are suitable for the\nadditional number of cats, the local government may impose any condition that it considers to be\nreasonably necessary for that purpose, including—\n(a) that the premises must be adequately fenced (and premises will be taken not to be adequately\nfenced if there is more than one escape of a cat from the premises);\n(b) that there must be adequate space for the exercise of the cats;\n(c) that, in the case of multiple dwellings where there is no suitable dividing fence, each current\noccupier of the adjoining multiple dwellings must give their written consent to the approval;\nand\n(d) that, without the consent of the local government, the approved person must not substitute or\nreplace any cat that dies or is permanently removed from the premises.\n(2) An approved person who does not comply with a condition of the approval, commits an offence.\nPenalty: a fine of not less than $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000, and if the offence is of a continuing\nnature, to an additional penalty not exceeding $500 for each day or part of a day during which the\noffence has continued.\n2.7 Renewal of an application\n(1) An application is to be renewed if—\n(a) the approved person has not breached the conditions of the approval;\n(b) the approval would have been granted if a fresh application for approval had been made; and\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2897\n(c) the renewal fee, imposed and determined by the local government under sections 6.16 to 6.19\nof the Local Government Act 1995, is paid to the local government before the expiry of the\napproval.\n(2) On the renewal of an approval, the conditions of the approval that applied immediately before the\nrenewal continue to have effect.\n2.8 Transfer of an approval\n(1) An approval relates only to the premises specified in the approval, and only to the approved person\nspecified in the approval, and is transferrable only in accordance with this clause.\n(2) An application for the transfer of an approval from the approved person to another person must\nbe—\n(a) made in the form determined by the local government;\n(b) made by the proposed transferee;\n(c) made with the consent of the approved person; and\n(d) lodged with the local government together with the fee for the application for the transfer of\nan approval that is imposed and determined by the local government under sections 6.16 to\n6.19 of the Local Government Act 1995.\n(3) The local government is not to determine an application for the transfer of an approval until the\nproposed transferee has complied with subclause (2).\n(4) The local government may grant, or refuse to grant, an application for the transfer of an approval,\nand this approval will be subject to such conditions as the local government may impose under\nRegulation 9(3) of the Cat (Uniform Local Provisions) Regulations 2013.\n(5) Where the local government grants an application for the transfer of an approval—\n(a) it is to issue to the transferee an approval in the form determined by the CEO; and\n(b) on the date of approval, unless otherwise specified in the approval, the transferee becomes\nthe approved person for the purposes of this local law.\n2.9 Variation or cancellation of an approval\n(1) The local government may, at any time, vary the conditions of an approval by giving written notice\nto the permit holder and specifying the date on which the changes will become effective.\n(2) The local government may cancel an approval—\n(a) on the request of the approved person;\n(b) if the approved person breaches the Act, the Cat Regulations 2012, the Cat (Uniform Local\nProvisions) Regulations 2013 or this local law; or\n(c) if the approved person is not a fit and proper person to provide for the health and welfare of\nthe cats.\n(3) If an approval is cancelled, the fee paid for the approval is not refundable for the term of the\napproval that has not yet expired.\n2.10 Objection and review rights\nA decision of the local government made under clauses 2.7, 2.8 or 2.9 is a decision to which Division 1,\nPart 9 of the Local Government Act 1995 applies.\nPART 3—ENFORCEMENT\n3.1 Infringement notices\n(1) An offence against clause 2.6(2) is a prescribed offence for the purposes of section 62(1) of the Act\nand the modified penalty for the offence is a fine of $200.\n(2) The form of an infringement notice is Form 6 in the Cat Regulations 2012, Schedule 1.\n(3) The form of withdrawal of the infringement notice is Form 7 in the Cat Regulations 2012,\nSchedule 1.\n————\nDated: 26 August 2020.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Greater Geraldton was affixed by authority of a resolution of the\nCouncil in the presence of—\nSHANE VAN STYN, Mayor.\nROSS McKIM, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\n\n\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2899\nCEMETERIES ACT 1986\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\nCEMETERIES AMENDMENT LOCAL LAW 2020\nUnder the powers conferred by the Cemeteries Act 1986, the Local Government Act 1995, and all other\npowers enabling it, the Council of the City of Greater Geraldton resolved on 25 August 2020 to make\nthe following local law.\n1. Citation\nThis local law is cited as the City of Greater Geraldton Cemeteries Amendment Local Law 2020.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after its publication in the Government Gazette.\n3. Principal Local Law\nThis local law amends the City of Greater Geraldton Cemeteries Local Law as published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 13 July 2012.\n4. Clause 8.1 amended\nClause 8.1 of the principal local law is deleted and replaced with—\n8.1 Assistance Animals\nA person shall not bring an animal into or permit an animal to enter or remain in the cemetery,\nother than an ‘assistance animal’ as defined in section 9(2) of the Disability Discrimination\nAct 1992 (Cth) or with the approval of the CEO or an authorised officer.\n5. Clause 8.2 deleted\nClause 8.2 is deleted.\n————\nDated: 26 August 2020.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Greater Geraldton was affixed by authority of a resolution of the\nCouncil in the presence of—\nSHANE VAN STYN, Mayor.\nROSS McKIM, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\n\n\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2901\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nDOG ACT 1976\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\nDOGS LOCAL LAW 2020\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Citation\n1.2 Repeal\n1.3 Definitions\n1.4 Application\nPART 2—REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE KEEPING OF DOGS\n2.1 Dogs to be confined\n2.2 Limitation on the number of dogs\nPART 3—APPROVED KENNEL ESTABLISHMENTS\n3.1 Interpretation\n3.2 Application for licence for approved kennel establishment\n3.3 Notice of proposed use\n3.4 Exemption from notice requirements\n3.5 When application can be determined\n3.6 Determination of application\n3.7 Where application cannot be approved\n3.8 Conditions of approval\n3.9 Compliance with conditions of approval\n3.10 Fees\n3.11 Form of licence\n3.12 Period of licence\n3.13 Variation or cancellation of licence\n3.14 Transfer\n3.15 Notification\n3.16 Inspection of kennel\nPART 4—MISCELLANEOUS\n4.1 Offence to excrete\nPART 5—ENFORCEMENT\n5.1 Interpretation\n5.2 Offences and general penalty\n5.3 Modified penalties\n5.4 Issue of infringement notice\n5.5 Failure to pay modified penalty\n5.6 Payment of modified penalty\n5.7 Withdrawal of infringement notice\nSCHEDULE 1—APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR AN APPROVED KENNEL\nESTABLISHMENT\nSCHEDULE 2—CONDITIONS OF A LICENCE FOR AN APPROVED KENNEL\nESTABLISHMENT\nSCHEDULE 3—OFFENCES IN RESPECT OF WHICH MODIFIED PENALTY APPLIES\n\n\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2903\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nDOG ACT 1976\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\nDOGS LOCAL LAW 2020\nUnder the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995, the Dog Act 1976 and under all other\npowers enabling it, the Council of the City of Greater Geraldton resolved on 25 August 2020 to make\nthe following local law.\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Citation\nThis local law may be cited as the City of Greater Geraldton Dogs Local Law 2020.\n1.2 Repeal\nThe City of Greater Geraldton Dogs Local Law 2011 published in the Government Gazette on 13 July\n2012 is repealed.\n1.3 Definitions\nIn this local law unless the context otherwise requires—\nAct means the Dog Act 1976;\nauthorised person means a person authorised by the local government to perform all or any of\nthe functions conferred on an authorised person under this local law;\nCEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government;\ndistrict means the district of the local government;\nlocal government means the City of Greater Geraldton;\nlocal planning scheme means a local planning scheme made by the local government under the\nPlanning and Development Act 2005;\nRegulations means the Dog Regulations 2013;\nSchedule means a schedule in this local law; and\nthoroughfare has the meaning given to it in section 1.4 of the Local Government Act 1995.\n1.4 Application\nThis local law applies throughout the district.\nPART 2—REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE KEEPING OF DOGS\n2.1 Dogs to be confined\n(1) An occupier of premises on which a dog is kept must—\n(a) cause a portion of the premises on which the dog is kept to be fenced in a manner capable of\nconfining the dog;\n(b) ensure the fence used to confine the dog and every gate or door in the fence is of a type, height\nand construction which having regard to the breed, age, size and physical condition of the dog\nis capable of preventing the dog at all times from passing over, under or through it;\n(c) ensure that every gate or door in the fence is kept closed at all times when the dog is on the\npremises (unless the gate is temporarily opened in a manner that ensures that the dog\nremains confined) and is fitted with a proper latch or other means of fastening it;\n(d) maintain the fence and all gates and doors in the fence in good order and condition;\n(e) ensure the fence is erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the City of\nGreater Geraldton Fencing Local Law or a policy made under a local planning scheme; and\n(f) where no part of the premises consists of open space, yard or garden or there is no open space\nor garden or yard of which the occupier has exclusive use or occupation, ensure that other\nmeans exist on the premises (other than the tethering of the dog) for effectively confining the\ndog within the premises.\n\n2904 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 September 2020\n(2) Where an occupier fails to comply with subclause (1), he or she commits an offence.\n(3) Notwithstanding subclauses (1) and (2), the confinement of dangerous dogs is dealt with in the Act\nand Regulations.\n2.2 Limitation on the number of dogs\n(1) This clause does not apply to premises which have been—\n(a) licensed under Part 3 as an approved kennel establishment;\n(b) granted an exemption under section 26(3) of the Act; or\n(c) established as a veterinary hospital or a veterinary clinic.\n(2) The limit on the number of dogs which may be kept on any premises is, for the purpose of\nsection 26(4) of the Act is two (2) dogs over the age of 3 months and the young of those dogs under\nthat age unless—\n(a) the premises are on land situated within a part of the district where kennels are permissible\nunder a Local Planning Scheme of the City; and\n(b) the premises are licensed as an approved kennel establishment.\nPART 3—APPROVED KENNEL ESTABLISHMENTS\n3.1 Interpretation\nIn this Part and in Schedule 2—\nlicence means a licence to keep an approved kennel establishment on premises;\nlicensee means the holder of a licence;\npremises, in addition to the meaning given to it in section 3 of the Act, means the premises\ndescribed in the application for a licence; and\ntransferee means a person who applies for the transfer of a licence to her or him under\nclause 3.14.\n3.2 Application for licence for approved kennel establishment\nAn application for a licence must be made in the form of that in Schedule 1, and must be lodged with\nthe local government together with—\n(a) evidence of planning approval obtained from the local government—\n(b) plans and specifications of the kennel establishment, including a site plan;\n(c) copies of the notices to be given under clause 3.3;\n(d) written evidence that either the applicant or another person who will have the charge of the\ndogs, will reside on the premises or, in the opinion of the local government, sufficiently close\nto the premises so as to control the dogs and so as to ensure their health and welfare;\n(e) a written acknowledgement that the applicant has read and agrees to comply with any code\nof practice relating to the keeping of dogs nominated by the local government; and\n(f) the fee for the application for a licence referred to in clause 3.10.\n3.3 Notice of proposed use\n(1) An applicant for a licence must give notice of the proposed use of the premises as an approved\nkennel establishment after the application for a licence has been lodged—\n(a) once in a newspaper circulating in the district; and\n(b) to the owners and occupiers of any premises adjoining the premises.\n(2) The notices in subclause (1) must specify that—\n(a) any written submissions as to the proposed use are to be lodged with the CEO within 14 days\nof the date the notice is given; and\n(b) the application and plans and specifications may be inspected at the offices of the local\ngovernment.\n(3) Where—\n(a) the notices given under subclause (1) do not clearly identify the premises; or\n(b) a notice given under subclause (1)(a) is of a size or in a location in the newspaper which, in\nthe opinion of the local government, would fail to serve the purpose of notifying persons of the\nproposed use of the premises,\nthen the local government may refuse to determine the application for a licence until the notices or\nnotice, as the case may be, is given in accordance with its directions.\n3.4 Exemption from notice requirements\n(1) Where an application for a licence is made in respect of premises on which an approved kennel\nestablishment is either a—\n(a) permitted use; or\n(b) use which the local government may approve subject to compliance with specified notice\nrequirements,\nunder a local planning scheme, then the requirements of clauses 3.2(c), 3.3 and 3.5(c) do not apply in\nrespect of the application for a licence.\n(2) The local government may require advertising of an application as part of the planning process.\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2905\n3.5 When application can be determined\nAn application for a licence is not to be determined by the local government until—\n(a) planning approval has been given by the local government;\n(b) the applicant has complied with clause 3.2;\n(c) the applicant submits proof that the notices referred to in clause 3.3(1) have been given in\naccordance with that clause; and\n(d) the local government has considered any written submissions received within the time\nspecified in clause 3.3(2)(a) on the proposed use of the premises.\n3.6 Determination of application\nIn determining an application for a licence, the local government is to have regard to—\n(a) the matters referred to in clause 3.7;\n(b) any written submissions received within the time specified in clause 3.3(2)(a) on the proposed\nuse of the premises;\n(c) any economic or social benefits which may be derived by any person in the district if the\napplication for a licence is approved;\n(d) the effect which the approved kennel establishment may have on the environment or amenity\nof the neighbourhood;\n(e) whether the approved kennel establishment will create a nuisance for the owners and\noccupiers of adjoining premises; and\n(f) whether or not the imposition of and compliance with appropriate conditions of a licence will\nmitigate any adverse effects of the approved kennel establishment identified in the preceding\nparagraphs.\n3.7 Where application cannot be approved\nThe local government cannot approve an application for a licence where—\n(a) an approved kennel establishment cannot be permitted by the local government on the\npremises under a local planning scheme unless prior valid planning approval has been issued\nby the local government and the application for a licence is consistent with that approval; or\n(b) an applicant for a licence or another person who will have the charge of the dogs will not\nreside on the premises, or, in the opinion of the local government, sufficiently close to the\npremises so as to control the dogs and so as to ensure their health and welfare.\n3.8 Conditions of approval\n(1) The local government may approve an application for a licence subject to the conditions contained\nin Schedule 2 and to such other conditions as the local government considers appropriate.\n(2) In respect of a particular application for a licence, the local government may vary any of the\nconditions contained in Schedule 2.\n3.9 Compliance with conditions of approval\nPenalties applicable where a licensee does not comply with the conditions of a licence are contained in\nthe Act and Regulations.\n3.10 Fees\n(1) On lodging an application for a licence, the applicant is to pay a fee to the local government.\n(2) On the issue or renewal of a licence, the licensee is to pay a fee to the local government.\n(3) On lodging an application for the transfer of a valid licence, the transferee is to pay a fee to the\nlocal government.\n(4) The fees referred to in subclauses (1) to (3) are to be imposed and determined by the local\ngovernment under sections 6.15-6.19 of the Local Government Act 1995.\n3.11 Form of licence\nThe licence is to be in the form determined by the local government and is to be issued to the licensee.\n3.12 Period of licence\n(1) The period of effect of a licence is set out in section 27(5) of the Act.\n(2) A licence is to be renewed if the fee referred to in clause 3.10(2) is paid to the local government\nprior to the expiry of the licence.\n(3) On the renewal of a licence the conditions of the licence at the time of its renewal continue to have\neffect.\n3.13 Variation or cancellation of licence\n(1) The local government may vary the conditions of a licence.\n(2) The local government may cancel a licence—\n(a) on the request of the licensee;\n(b) following a breach of the Act, the Regulations or this local law; or\n(c) if in the opinion of the local government the licensee is not a fit and proper person.\n\n2906 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 September 2020\n(3) The date a licence is cancelled is to be, in the case of—\n(a) paragraph (a) of subclause (2), the date requested by the licensee; or\n(b) paragraphs (b) and (c) of subclause (2), the date determined under section 27(6) of the Act.\n3.14 Transfer\n(1) An application for the transfer of a valid licence from the licensee to another person must be—\n(a) made in the form determined by the local government;\n(b) made by the transferee;\n(c) made with the written consent of the licensee; and\n(d) lodged with the local government together with—\n(i) written evidence that a person will reside at or within reasonably close proximity to the\npremises the subject of the licence; and\n(ii) the fee for the application for the transfer of a licence referred to in clause 3.10(3).\n(2) The local government is not to determine an application for the transfer of a valid licence until the\ntransferee has complied with subclause (1).\n(3) The local government may approve, whether or not subject to such conditions as it considers\nappropriate, or refuse to approve an application for the transfer of a valid licence.\n(4) Where the local government approves an application for the transfer of a valid licence, then on the\ndate of approval, unless otherwise specified in the notice issued under clause 3.15(b), the transferee\nbecomes the licensee of the licence for the purposes of this local law.\n3.15 Notification\nThe local government is to give written notice to—\n(a) an applicant for a licence of the local government’s decision on her or his application;\n(b) a transferee of the local government’s decision on her or his application for the transfer of a\nvalid licence;\n(c) a licensee of any variation made under clause 3.13(1);\n(d) a licensee when her or his licence is due for renewal and the manner in which it may be\nrenewed;\n(e) a licensee when her or his licence is renewed;\n(f) a licensee of the cancellation of a licence under clause 3.13(2)(a); and\n(g) a licensee of the cancellation of a licence under paragraphs (b) or (c) of clause 3.13(2), which\nnotice is to be given in accordance with section 27(6) of the Act.\n3.16 Inspection of kennel\nWith the consent of the occupier, an authorised person may inspect an approved kennel\nestablishment at any time.\nPART 4—MISCELLANEOUS\n4.1 Offence to excrete\n(1) A dog must not excrete on—\n(a) any thoroughfare, any dog exercise area or other public place; or\n(b) any land which is not a public place without the consent of the occupier.\n(2) Subject to subclause (3), if a dog excretes contrary to subclause (1), every person liable for the\ncontrol of the dog at that time commits an offence.\n(3) The person liable for the control of the dog does not commit an offence against subclause (2) if any\nexcreta is removed immediately by that person.\nPART 5—ENFORCEMENT\n5.1 Interpretation\nIn this Part—\ninfringement notice means the notice referred to in clause 5.3; and\nnotice of withdrawal means the notice referred to in clause 5.7(1).\n5.2 Offences and general penalty\n(1) A person who fails to do anything required or directed to be done under this local law, or who does\nanything which under this local law that person is prohibited from doing, commits an offence.\n(2) A person who commits an offence under this local law is liable, on conviction, to a penalty not less\nthan $500 and not exceeding $5,000, and if the offence is of a continuing nature, to an additional\npenalty not exceeding $500 for each day or part of a day during which the offence has continued.\n5.3 Modified penalties\nThe offences contained in Schedule 3 are offences in relation to which a modified penalty may be\nimposed.\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2907\n5.4 Issue of infringement notice\nWhere an authorised person has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence in respect\nof which a modified penalty may be imposed, he or she may issue to that person a notice in the form of\nForm 8 of the First Schedule of the Regulations.\n5.5 Failure to pay modified penalty\nWhere a person who has received an infringement notice fails to pay the modified penalty within the\ntime specified in the notice, or within such further time as may in any particular case be allowed by\nthe CEO, he or she is deemed to have declined to have the offence dealt with by way of a modified\npenalty.\n5.6 Payment of modified penalty\nA person who has received an infringement notice may, within the time specified in that notice or\nwithin such further time as may in any particular case be allowed by the CEO, send or deliver to the\nlocal government the amount of the penalty, with or without a reply as to the circumstances giving\nrise to the offence, and the local government may appropriate that amount in satisfaction of the\npenalty and issue an acknowledgment.\n5.7 Withdrawal of infringement notice\n(1) Whether or not the modified penalty has been paid, an authorised person may withdraw an\ninfringement notice by sending a notice in the form of Form 9 of the First Schedule of the Regulations.\n(2) A person authorised to issue an infringement notice under clause 5.4 cannot sign or send a notice\nof withdrawal.\n————\nSCHEDULE 1—APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR AN APPROVED KENNEL\nESTABLISHMENT\n(clause 3.2)\nDOGS LOCAL LAW 2020\nI/we (full name) ..............................................................................................................................................\nof (postal address) ..........................................................................................................................................\n(telephone number) ........................................................................................................................................\n(facsimile number) .........................................................................................................................................\n(E-mail address) .............................................................................................................................................\nApply for a licence for an approved kennel establishment at (address of premises) ..................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\nFor (number and breed of dogs) ....................................................................................................................\n* (insert name of person) .............................................................. will be residing at the premises on\nand from (insert date) .............................................\n* (insert name of person) ....................................................... will be residing (sufficiently close to the\npremises so as to control the dogs and so as to ensure their health and welfare) at ...........................\n.................................................................................................................... (insert address of residence)\non and from ....................................... (insert date).\nAttached are—\n(a) a site plan of the premises showing the location of the kennels and yards and all other\nbuildings and structures and fences;\n(b) plans and specifications of the kennel establishment;\n(c) copy of notice of proposed use to appear in newspaper;\n(d) copy of notice of proposed use to be given to adjoining premises;\n(e) written evidence that a person will reside—\n(i) at the premises; or\n(ii) sufficiently close to the premises so as to control the dogs and so as to ensure their\nhealth and welfare; and\n(f) if the person in item (e) is not the applicant, written evidence that the person is a person in\ncharge of the dogs.\nI confirm that I have read and agree to comply with the Code of Practice known as ................................\n.................................................................... in the keeping of dogs at the proposed kennel establishment.\nSignature of applicant ........................................................................................\nDate .....................................................................................................................\n* delete where inapplicable.\nNote: a licence if issued will have effect for a period of 12 months—section 27.5 of the Dog Act.\nOFFICE USE ONLY\nApplication fee paid on [insert date].\n\n2908 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 September 2020\nSCHEDULE 2—CONDITIONS OF A LICENCE FOR AN APPROVED KENNEL\nESTABLISHMENT\n(clause 3.8(1))\nAn application for a licence for an approved kennel establishment may be approved subject to the\nfollowing conditions—\n(a) each kennel, unless it is fully enclosed, must have a yard attached to it;\n(b) each kennel and each yard must be at a distance of not less than—\n(i) 25m from the front boundary of the premises and 5m from any other boundary of the\npremises;\n(ii) 10m from any dwelling; and\n(iii) 25m from any church, school room, hall, factory, dairy or premises where food is\nmanufactured, prepared, packed or stored for human consumption;\n(c) each yard for a kennel must be kept securely fenced with a fence constructed of link mesh or\nnetting or other materials approved by the local government;\n(d) the minimum floor area for each kennel must be calculated at 2.5 times the length of the\nbreed of dog (when it is fully grown), squared, times the number of dogs to be housed in the\nkennel and the length of the dog is to be determined by measuring from the base of the tail to\nthe front of its shoulder;\n(e) the floor area of the yard attached to any kennel or group of kennels must be at least twice\nthe floor area of the kennel or group of kennels to which it is attached;\n(f) the upper surface of the kennel floor must be—\n(i) at least 100mm above the surface of the surrounding ground;\n(ii) smooth so as to facilitate cleaning;\n(iii) rigid;\n(iv) durable;\n(v) slip resistant;\n(vi) resistant to corrosion;\n(vii) non-toxic;\n(viii) impervious;\n(ix) free from cracks, crevices and other defects; and\n(x) finished to a surface having a fall of not less than 1 in 100 to a spoon drain which in\nturn must lead to a suitably sized diameter sewerage pipe which must be properly laid,\nventilated and trapped in accordance with the health requirements of the local\ngovernment;\n(g) all kennel floor washings must pass through the drain in item (f)(x) and must be piped to\napproved apparatus for the treatment of sewage in accordance with the health requirements\nof the local government;\n(h) the kennel floor must have a durable upstand rising 75mm above the floor level from the\njunction of the floor and external and internal walls, or internal walls must be so constructed\nas to have a minimum clearance of 50mm from the underside of the bottom plate to the floor;\n(i) where a yard is to be floored, the floor must be constructed in the same manner as the floor of\nany kennel;\n(j) from the floor, the lowest internal height of a kennel must be, whichever is the lesser of—\n(i) 2m; or\n(ii) 4 times the height of the breed of dog in the kennel, when it is fully grown, measured\nfrom the floor to the uppermost tip of its shoulders while in a stationary upright\nposition;\n(k) the walls of each kennel must be constructed of concrete, brick, stone or framing sheeted\ninternally and externally with good quality new zincalume or new pre-finished colour coated\nsteel sheeting or new fibrous cement sheeting or other durable material approved by the local\ngovernment;\n(l) all external surfaces of each kennel must be kept in good condition;\n(m) the roof of each kennel must be constructed of impervious material;\n(n) all kennels and yards and drinking vessels must be maintained in a clean condition and must\nbe cleaned and disinfected when so ordered by an authorised person;\n(o) all refuse, faeces and food waste must be disposed of daily into the approved apparatus for\nthe treatment of sewage;\n(p) noise, odours, fleas, flies and other vectors of disease must be effectively controlled;\n(q) suitable water must be available at the kennel via a properly supported standpipe and tap;\nand\n(r) the licensee or the person nominated in the application for a licence, must, in accordance with\nthe application for the licence, continue to reside—\n(i) at the premises; or\n(ii) in the opinion of the local government, sufficiently close to the premises so as to control\nthe dogs, and to ensure their health and welfare.\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2909\nSCHEDULE 3—OFFENCES IN RESPECT OF WHICH MODIFIED PENALTY APPLIES\n(clause 5.3)\nOffence Nature of offence Modified penalty\n$\n2.1 Failing to provide means for effectively confining a dog 100\n6.1(2) Dog excreting in prohibited place 100\n————\nDated: 26 August 2020.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Greater Geraldton was affixed by authority of a resolution of the\nCouncil in the presence of—\nSHANE VAN STYN, Mayor.\nROSS McKIM, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\n\n\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2911\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\nMEETING PROCEDURES AMENDMENT LOCAL LAW 2020\nUnder the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995, and all other powers enabling it, the\nCouncil of the City of Greater Geraldton resolved on 25 August 2020 to make the following local law.\n1. Citation\nThis local law is cited as the City of Greater Geraldton Meeting Procedures Amendment Local Law\n2020.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after its publication in the Government Gazette.\n3. Principal Local Law\nThis local law amends the City of Greater Geraldton Meeting Procedures Local Law 2011 published in\nthe Government Gazette on 16 February 2012.\n4. Clause 1.4 amended\nIn clause 1.4, the definition of ‘75% majority’ is deleted.\n5. Clause 4.7 amended\nClause 4.7(3)(a) is deleted.\n6. Clause 5.10 amended\nThe following is added after subclause 5.10(1)—\n(1A) Subject to subclause (1), the CEO may establish processes and procedures for the format,\ngeneration and lodging of petitions with the local government including by electronic or\nonline means.\n7. Heading of clause 5.11 deleted\nThe heading ‘5.11 Presentations’ is deleted.\n————\nDated: 26 August 2020.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Greater Geraldton was affixed by authority of a resolution of the\nCouncil in the presence of—\nSHANE VAN STYN, Mayor.\nROSS McKIM, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\n\n\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2913\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\nPARKING AMENDMENT LOCAL LAW 2020\nUnder the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995, and all other powers enabling it, the\nCouncil of the City of Greater Geraldton resolved on 25 August 2020 to make the following local law.\n1. Citation\nThis local law is cited as the City of Greater Geraldton Parking Amendment Local Law 2020.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after its publication in the Government Gazette.\n3. Principal Local Law\nThis local law amends the City of Greater Geraldton Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2012\nas published in the Government Gazette on 4 September 2012.\n4. Clause 1.5 amended\nIn clause 1.5(1)—\n(a) the definition of ACROD sticker is deleted; and\n(b) The following definition is added in the appropriate place in alphabetical order—\ndisability parking permit has the meaning given to it in the Local Government (Parking\nfor People with Disabilities) Regulations 2014;\n5. Clause 3.10 amended\nIn clause 3.10(2), ‘drive,’ is deleted.\n6. Clause 4.9 replaced\nClause 4.9 is deleted and replaced with—\n4.9 Stopping in a parking area for people with disabilities\n(1) A driver shall not stop in a parking area for people with disabilities unless—\n(a) the driver’s vehicle displays a valid disability parking permit; and\n(b) either the driver or the passenger in that vehicle is a person with disabilities.\n(2) In this clause a ‘parking area for people with disabilities’ is a length or area—\n(a) to which a ‘permissive parking’ sign displaying a people with disabilities symbol\napplies;\n(b) to which a ‘people with disabilities parking’ sign applies; or\n(c) indicated by a road marking (a ‘people with disabilities road marking’) that consists of,\nor includes, a people with disabilities symbol.\n7. Clause 4.10 amended\nClauses 4.10(1) and 4.10(2) are deleted and replaced with—\n4.10 Restrictions on parking in particular areas\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), a person shall not park a vehicle in a thoroughfare or part of a\nthoroughfare, or part of a parking station—\n(a) if by a sign it is set apart for the parking of vehicles of a different class;\n(b) if by a sign it is set apart for the parking of vehicles by persons of a different class; or\n(c) during any period when the parking is prohibited by a sign.\n(2) If—\n(a) the driver’s vehicle displays a valid disability parking permit; and\n(b) a person with a disability to which the disability parking permit relates is either the\ndriver of the vehicle or a passenger in the vehicle,\nthen the driver may park a vehicle in a thoroughfare or a part of a thoroughfare or part of a\nparking station, except in a thoroughfare or a part of a thoroughfare or part of a parking station\nto which a disabled parking sign relates, for twice the period indicated on the sign.\n\n2914 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 September 2020\n8. Clause 7.5 replaced\nClause 7.5 is deleted and replaced with—\n7.5 Offence\nAny person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of this local law commits an\noffence and is liable upon conviction to a penalty not less than $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000,\nand if the offence is of a continuing nature, to an additional penalty not exceeding $500 for each\nday or part of a day during which the offence has continued.\n9. Schedule 2 amended\nItem 56 in the table to Schedule 2 is deleted.\n————\nDated: 26 August 2020.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Greater Geraldton was affixed by authority of a resolution of the\nCouncil in the presence of—\nSHANE VAN STYN, Mayor.\nROSS McKIM, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\n\n11 September 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2915\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF GREATER GERALDTON\nREPEAL LOCAL LAW 2020\nUnder the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995, and all other powers enabling it, the\nCouncil of the City of Greater Geraldton resolved on 25 August 2020 to make the following local law.\n1. Citation\nThis local law is cited as the City of Greater Geraldton Repeal Local Law 2020.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after its publication in the Government Gazette.\n3. Local laws repealed\nThe following local laws are repealed—\n(a) The Mullewa District Road Board General By-laws 1 to 69 published in the Government\nGazette on 24 May 1912 and as amended in the Government Gazette on 1 December 1916;\n(b) The Mullewa Road Board By-laws for the Registration of Camels and Licensing of Camel\nDrivers published in the Government Gazette on 10 December 1915;\n(c) The Mullewa Road Board By-Laws 66, 70 and 71 published in the Government Gazette on\n1 December 1916;\n(d) The Municipality of Geraldton By-Laws Nos 1 to 35 inclusive as published in the Government\nGazette on 14 February 1930 and as amended in the Government Gazette on 26 September\n1930, 24 December 1930, 1 April 1932, 9 September 1932, 8 April 1938, and 22 August 1952;\n(e) The Mullewa Road Board District Poundage Fees, Sustenance and By-Laws as published in\nthe Government Gazette on 14 August 1931 and as amended in the Government Gazette on\n22 April 1932;\n(f) The Mullewa Road Board By-Laws for the Construction of Pipelines Beneath Roads and\nFootpaths From Or To Private Property as published in the Government Gazette on 7 June\n1935;\n(g) The Municipality of Geraldton By-Law No. 28 Hoardings, Advertisements, Signboards,\nIlluminated Signs etc published in the Government Gazette on 4 October 1940;\n(h) The Municipality of Geraldton By-Law 11A Caravans and Camps published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 24 March 1950 and as amended in the Government Gazette on\n5 March 1958;\n(i) The Mullewa Roads Board Long Service Leave By-Laws published in the Government Gazette\non 12 November 1954;\n(j) The Municipality of Geraldton Bylaws Regulating the Erection and Use of Petrol Pumps\nBy-law No. 35A published in the Government Gazette on 27 November 1956 and amended in\nthe Government Gazette on 12 December 1958;\n(k) The Municipality of Geraldton By-law No. 37 Street Noises and Nuisances published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 22 February 1957;\n(l) The Municipality of Geraldton By-Law Permitting and Regulating the Planting of Lawns and\nGardens in Streets published in the Government Gazette on 6 January 1959;\n(m) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton Adoption of Draft Model Bylaws Relating to\nCaravan Parks No 2 published in the Government Gazette on 21 July 1964 and as amended in\nthe Government Gazette on 17 August 1966;\n(n) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton Adoption of Draft Model Bylaw (Vehicle Wrecking)\nNo 17 published in the Government Gazette on 20 January 1966 and as amended in the\nGovernment Gazette on 30 May 1975;\n(o) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton Adoption of Draft Model Bylaw (Holiday Cabins\nand Chalets) No 18 published in the Government Gazette on 28 November 1968;\n(p) The Municipality of the Shire of Mullewa Adoption of Draft Model By-laws relating to Local\nGovernment Model Bylaws (Motels) No 3 published in the Government Gazette on\n17 November 1969;\n\n2916 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 September 2020\n(q) The Municipality of the Shire of Greenough Adoption of Draft Model By-laws relating to\nSafety, Decency, Convenience and Comfort of Persons in respect of Bathing published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 24 February 1970 and as amended in the Government Gazette on\n10 April 1981 and 17 December 1982;\n(r) The Municipality of the Shire of Mullewa Adoption of Draft Model Bylaws relating to Local\nGovernment By-laws (Petrol Pumps) No 10 published in the Government Gazette on 1 May\n1970;\n(s) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton Adoption of Draft Model By-laws relating to\nSafety, Decency, Convenience and Comfort of Persons in respect of Bathing published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 16 June 1970;\n(t) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton By-laws Relating to the Filling of Land within the\nMunicipality of Geraldton published in the Government Gazette on 13 January 1971 and as\namended in the Government Gazette on 20 December 1974 and 14 March 1975;\n(u) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton Adoption of Draft Model By-law Relating to\nCaravan Parks and Camping Grounds No 2 published in the Government Gazette on\n19 February 1971;\n(v) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton Adoption of Draft Model By-laws Relating to\nParking of Commercial Vehicles on Street Verges published in the Government Gazette on\n22 July 1971 and as amended in the Government Gazette on 12 September 1986;\n(w) The Town of Geraldton Bylaws for Installation of Bitumen Verge Crossings published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 22 May 1972 and as amended in the Government Gazette on 4 March\n1977;\n(x) The Municipality of the Shire of Mullewa Adoption of Draft Model By-laws Relating to\nPrevention of Damage to Streets—No.15 published in the Government Gazette on 23 January\n1973;\n(y) The Municipality of the Shire of Greenough By-Laws Relating to Vehicular Accessways to\nResidential Allotments published in the Government Gazette on 23 January 1973;\n(z) The Municipality of the Shire of Mullewa Bylaws Relating to the Management of the Mullewa\nPublic Cemetery published in the Government Gazette on 16 March 1973;\n(aa) The Municipality of the Shire of Greenough By-Laws Relating to the Filling of Land Within\nthe Municipality of Greenough published in the Government Gazette on 19 April 1973;\n(bb) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton By-Law for the Prohibition of Vehicles and Cattle\non Reserves published in the Government Gazette on 30 November 1973;\n(cc) The Municipality of the Town of Geraldton Geraldton Taxi-Cars By-law, 1970 published in\nthe Government Gazette on 31 August 1970, and as amended in the Government Gazette on\n8 February 1972 and 15 March 1974;\n(dd) The Municipality of the Shire of Mullewa Adoption of Draft Model By-Laws (Signs, Hoardings\nand Billposting) No. 13 published in the Government Gazette on 15 March 1974;\n(ee) The Municipality of the Shire of Mullewa By-Laws Relating to Swimming Pool published in\nthe Government Gazette on 29 July 1977;\n(ff) The Municipality of the Shire of Greenough Adoption of Local Government Model By-Law\n(Prevention of Damage to Streets) No 15 published in the Government Gazette on 10 April\n1981;\n(gg) The Municipality of the City of Geraldton By-Law Relating to Fencing published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 22 March 1991;\n(hh) The Municipality of the Shire of Greenough By-Law Relating to Extractive Industries\npublished in the Government Gazette on 17 May 1991;\n(ii) The Municipality of the Shire of Greenough By-Law Relating to Pest Plants published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 30 June 1992;\n(jj) The Shire of Greenough By-Laws Relating to Street Verge Gardens published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 19 March 1993;\n(kk) The Municipality of the Shire of Mullewa By-laws Relating to Fencing published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 21 January 1994;\n(ll) The Shire of Greenough Local Laws Relating to Signs, Hoardings and Bill Posting published\nin the Government Gazette on 6 June 2002;\n(mm) The Shire of Greenough Local Laws Relating to Fencing published in the Government Gazette\non 16 June 2003;\n(nn) The City of Geraldton-Greenough Removal of Refuse, Rubbish and Disused Materials Local\nLaw 2008 published in the Government Gazette on 24 November 2008; and\n(oo) The City of Geraldton-Greenough Extractive Industries Local Law 2008, published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 18 September 2008.\n————\nDated: 26 August 2020.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Greater Geraldton was affixed by authority of a resolution of the\nCouncil in the presence of—\nSHANE VAN STYN, Mayor.\nROSS McKIM, Chief Executive Officer.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains within its original scope as a standard package of local government regulatory updates. While it bundles multiple topics (animals, cemeteries, parking, meetings, repeals), this is typical for local government gazettal practices. The content does not represent significant scope creep beyond the expected administrative and regulatory functions of a local council."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple distinct local laws bundled together (6 separate instruments: Cats, Cemeteries Amendment, Dogs, Meeting Procedures Amendment, Parking Amendment, and Repeal)","Extensive cross-referencing to state legislation (Cat Act 2011, Dog Act 1976, Local Government Act 1995, Cemeteries Act 1986, Disability Discrimination Act 1992, various regulations)","Detailed technical specifications in Schedule 2 of the Dogs Local Law (kennel construction standards: floor area calculations, drainage slopes, materials, distances from boundaries)","Nested conditions and exceptions (e.g., cat limits don't apply to vet clinics, dog limits don't apply to licensed kennels, parking exemptions for disability permits have their own exceptions)","Historical repeal schedule listing 41 repealed laws with complex citation details (some with multiple amendment dates)","Amendment structure requires reading alongside principal local laws (Cemeteries 2012, Meeting Procedures 2011, Parking 2012) to understand full context"],"plain_english_summary":"These five local laws update Greater Geraldton’s rules on pets, cemeteries, meetings, parking and repeal 41 obsolete bylaws. They cap household cats and dogs, create licensing and fencing rules for kennels, align disabled parking with state permits, restrict animals in cemeteries, enable electronic petitions, and tidy century-old local laws.\n\nResidents with pets, kennel businesses, cemetery visitors and all city drivers are affected; the package modernises enforcement, improves accessibility and clarifies local law."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The package materially changes local regulatory scope. It repeals older local laws and replaces prior pet, parking and meeting rules (see Cats Local Law 1.3 repealing the 2006 cat law; Dogs Local Law 1.2 repealing 2011 dogs law; Repeal Local Law clause 3 listing many historic by‑laws). Mechanically, it centralises approvals/licences with fees and conditions, modernises disability parking definitions, delegates procedural powers to the CEO (Meeting Procedures amendment cl.5(1A)), and removes numerous legacy provisions — shifting decision‑making and compliance costs to applicants/licensees and increasing administrative discretion."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple instruments bundled together (Cats, Dogs, Cemeteries amendment, Parking amendment, Meeting Procedures amendment, Repeal) increasing cross-topic interactions.","Extensive cross-references to state statutes and regulations (Cat Act 2011, Cat Regulations, Dog Act 1976, Dog Regulations 2013, Local Government Act 1995, Planning and Development Act) requiring layered legal interpretation.","Detailed administrative processes: applications, fees, renewals, transfers, conditions, variations and cancellations for approvals and licences (multiple clauses across Parts 2–3).","Dual enforcement tracks: criminal penalties on conviction and modified penalty/infringement notice regimes (schedules and enforcement Parts).","Wide administrative discretion vested in CEO/local government to impose conditions, vary or cancel approvals and to establish petition procedures (clauses granting discretionary powers).","Technical compliance requirements (for example, kennel construction and drainage specifications in Schedule 2) imposing operational and capital costs on applicants/licensees.","Public-notice and planning-process interactions (notice to neighbours, planning approval prerequisites) adding procedural timing and consultation complexity.","Large-scale repeal and consolidation of legacy by-laws (Repeal Local Law clause 3) requiring mapping of old obligations to the new regime."],"plain_english_summary":"These local laws replace older by-laws and update rules for pets, cemeteries, parking and council meetings in the City of Greater Geraldton. They set caps and approval processes for cats and dogs, create kennel-licensing requirements, define offences and penalties, allow assistance animals in cemeteries with CEO approval, update disability parking rules, and let the CEO set petition procedures.\n\nPet owners, kennel operators, drivers, cemetery visitors and applicants must pay fees, comply with conditions, obtain approvals or licences and face infringement or court penalties for breaches."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/city-of-greater-geraldton-repeal-local-law-2020","history":"/api/acts/city-of-greater-geraldton-repeal-local-law-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/city-of-greater-geraldton-repeal-local-law-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/city-of-greater-geraldton-repeal-local-law-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/city-of-greater-geraldton-repeal-local-law-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/city-of-greater-geraldton-repeal-local-law-2020/documents"}}