{"id":"wa-local:kwinana-city-of-city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022","name":"City of Kwinana Cat Amendment Local Law 2022","slug":"city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022","collection":"local_law","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438372,"registerId":"wa-local:kwinana-city-of-city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022-pdf-1775954826321","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"City of Kwinana Cat Amendment Local Law 2022","content":"4907\nISSN 2204-4264 (online)\nPERTH, TUESDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2022 No. 148\nPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY GEOFF O. LAWN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER\n© STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA\nCONTENTS\nPART 1\nNil\n———\nPART 2\nPage\nJustice ................................................................................................................................................ 4909\nLocal Government .............................................................................................................................. 4909\nMarine/Maritime................................................................................................................................ 4913\nPremier and Cabinet ......................................................................................................................... 4914\nPublic Notices..................................................................................................................................... 4915\nRegional Development ....................................................................................................................... 4915\n\nIMPORTANT COPYRIGHT NOTICE\n© State of Western Australia\nThis work is copyright. 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Title\nThis is the City of Busselton Holiday Homes Amendment Local Law 2022.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after the day on which it is published in the Government\nGazette.\n3. Principal local law\nThis local law amends the City of Busselton Holiday Homes Local Law 2012, published in the\nGovernment Gazette on 30 April 2012.\n4. Clause 2.3 amended\nIn clause 2.3(i)(ii) and 2.3(j)(ii), delete each reference to “24 hours” and insert—\n12 hours\n5. Clause 2.6 amended\nIn clause 2.6(k)(ii), delete “24 hours” and insert—\n12 hours,\n6. Clause 3.4 amended\nIn clause 3.4(2), delete “24 hours” and insert—\n12 hours\n7. Schedule 2 amended\nIn Schedule 2—\n(a) delete the modified penalty of “$400.00” and insert—\n$450.00\n(b) delete each modified penalty of “$300.00” and insert—\n$350.00\n\n4910 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 October 2022\n(c) delete the modified penalty of “$200.00” and insert—\n$250.00\nDated 21 September 2022.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Busselton was affixed by authority of a resolution of the Council in the\npresence of—\nGRANT DOUGLAS HENLEY, Mayor.\nNAOMI LOUISE SEARLE, A/Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\nLG402\nCAT ACT 2011\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCity of Kwinana\nCAT AMENDMENT LOCAL LAW 2022\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 Kwinana resolved on 28 September 2022 to make the following\nlocal law.\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1. Citation\nThis local law may be cited as the City of Kwinana Cat Amendment Local Law 2022.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law will come into operation 14 days after publication in the Government Gazette.\n3. Principal Local Law\nThis local law amends the City of Kwinana Cat Local Law 2022 as published in the Government Gazette\non 29 March 2022.\nPART 2—AMENDMENTS\n4. Clause 1.2 amended\nIn clause 1.2—\n(a) delete the definition for “effective control”: and\n(b) insert in the appropriate alphabetical position—\n‘cat prohibited area means an area described in Schedule 2;’.\n5. Clause 2.4 amended\nDelete subclause 2.4(1)(b) and the subclauses following this being renumbered accordingly.\n6. Clause 3.1 replaced\nDelete clause 3.1 and insert—\n‘3.1 Cats in Prohibited Areas\nA cat shall not be in any cat prohibited area unless the owner of the cat has first obtained written\nauthorisation from the local government.’.\n7. Schedule 1 amended\nIn Schedule 1 at item 3 delete “Cat wandering” and insert “Cat in prohibited area without consent”.\n8. Insert Schedule 2\nImmediately following Schedule 1 insert—\nSchedule 2\nCat Prohibited Areas\nAreas where cats are prohibited—\nCommon Name Physical Boundaries Description\nBelgravia Dampland\nReserve\nReserve Number 49702 All bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserve.\nBertram Sanctuary\nReserve\nReserve Number 49067 All bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserve.\nClementi Reserve Reserve Number 41746 All bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserve.\nCordata Wetland Reserve Number 52722 All bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserve.\nHenley Reserve Reserve Number 43072\nand 50531\nAll bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserves.\n\n11 October 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4911\nCommon Name Physical Boundaries Description\n“Living Edge”\nReserve\nReserve Number 53383\nReserve Number 53384\nAll bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserves.\n“Lizard Park”\nReserve\nReserve Number 51852 All bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserve.\nMiller Reserve Reserve Number 25684 All bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserve.\n“Sunrise” Reserve Reserve Number 52361\nReserve Number 52840\nAll bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserves.\nWildflower Reserve Reserve Number 38747\nand Lot 9215 on\nDP55472\nAll bushland and parkland within the\nlisted reserve and lot.\n————\nDated this 6th day of October 2022.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Kwinana was hereunto affixed in the presence of—\nCAROL ADAMS, Mayor.\nWAYNE JACK, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————\nLG501\nBUSH FIRES ACT 1954\nShire of Augusta Margaret River\nFIREBREAK NOTICE 2022-2023\nThe following Notice is hereby given to all owners and/or occupiers of land within the Shire of Augusta\nMargaret River.\nPURSUANT to the powers contained in Section 33 of the Bush Fires Act 1954, you are hereby required\nand therefore ordered by the local government to carry out fire prevention work in accordance with the\nrequirements of this Notice, on or before 30 November 2022, and maintain the requirements up to\nand including 12 May 2023, except for APZs which must be maintained all year round.\nInspections, appointments, education, and compliance\nOwners and occupiers who would like an early inspection by appointment, for reasons including\nbiosecurity, locked gates, and dangerous animals, or for explanation on the requirements of this Notice,\nshould contact Rangers as soon as possible and by no later than 1 November 2022. Where inspections\nby appointment are not requested, Rangers are appointed as Bush Fire Control Officers with the power\nto enter land under the Bush Fires Act 1954 and will be inspecting properties for compliance without\nfurther notice from 1 December 2022.\nPeople who do not comply with this Notice or a Variation to this Notice may be issued with an\ninfringement Notice ($250) or prosecuted with a penalty up to $5,000. The Shire of Augusta Margaret\nRiver may carry out the required work on the land at cost to the owner/occupier.\nRequirements of landowners and occupiers\n1. All landowners/occupiers must carry out fire prevention work in Part A of this Notice.\n2. Owners/occupiers of Residential and Rural/Residential lots 4001m2 and over must comply with the\nrequirements of Part A and Part B.\n3. Owners/occupiers of Rural lots (excluding plantations, vineyards, orchards, and olive groves) must\ncomply with the requirements of Part A and Part C.\n4. Owners/occupiers of Plantations, Vineyards, Orchards and Olive Groves must comply with the\nrequirements of Part A and Part D or E depending upon the land use.\nVariations to the requirements of this Notice\nWhere compliance with the Firebreak Notice is not practical due to environmental considerations or\nsite-specific constraints such as water course or steep gradients, owners may apply to the Shire of\nAugusta Margaret River for a Variation to the Firebreak Notice. Variations must provide an\nalternative means of meeting the objectives of the Notice, including bushfire risk mitigation and\nproperty access, taking into account site-specific constraints and advantages and not all properties will\nbe able to accommodate Variations.\nApplications must be completed on the approved form, which is available upon request or can be\ndownloaded via the Shire’s website. Applications for a Variation have a $30 fee unless they are\nsubmitted before 1 November 2022 in which case, they are processed free of charge.\n\n4912 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 October 2022\nA. REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO ALL PROPERTIES IN THE DISTRICT OF AUGUSTA\nMARGARET RIVER\n1. Asset Protection Zone (APZ)\nMeans the area of land within 20 metres from the external walls of any habitable building. The fuel\nloading (flammable material) in the APZ is to be reduced and maintained to less than 2 tonnes per\nhectare. Trees must not be closer than 2 metres to a building, and trees must not overhang a building\nwithin 4 metres of the external roof. APZ requirements apply to all properties (excluding vacant\nlots), regardless of size, and must be maintained all year round.\n2. Bushfire Management Plan\nMeans a plan prepared in satisfaction of a development approval or subdivision condition. Properties\nsubject to an approved Bushfire Management Plan must comply with the requirements of their plan in\naddition to the requirements of the Notice.\nPlease note—At the Shire of Augusta Margaret River’s discretion, Variations may recognise alternate\nmethods and requirements for compliance in an approved Bushfire Management Plan.\n3. Driveway/Access way\nMeans the access route from the road to your main dwelling. This should be a minimum of 4 metres\nwide with a minimum 4 metre vertical clearance to allow emergency vehicles to access your property.\n4. Firebreak\nMeans an area of land that has been cleared of all trees, bushes, grasses, and any other object or thing\nwhich may be flammable, leaving a bare surface to a width specified under the requirements in Parts\nA, B, C or D with a 4 metre high vertical clearance. Where a Firebreak is required to be ‘trafficable’\nunder this Notice, it must be a firm, stable surface capable of allowing a 4WD fire appliance to enter,\nexit and turn any corner (10m radius) without reversing. 2 metre wide firebreaks are required around\nall piles of garden refuse and/or wood stacks, fuel and fodder.\n5. Gutters and rooftops\nGutters and rooftops are to be kept free of excessive twigs, leaves and plant material.\nB. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO RESIDENTIAL/RURAL RESIDENTIAL\nLOTS 4001M2 AND OVER—\n1. Firebreak Requirements\n• 3 metre wide trafficable firebreaks within 10 metres of all boundaries.\n2. Grasses slashed/mowed to less than 10cm\n• Vacant/cleared land that is not being actively grazed.\nC. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO RURAL LOTS (EXCLUDING\nPLANTATIONS, VINEYARDS, ORCHARDS AND OLIVE GROVES)—\n1. Firebreak Requirements\n• 3 metre wide trafficable firebreak required within 100 metres of a boundary that abuts a road\nreserve.\n• Where land is actively grazed or maintained to less than 10cm, the firebreak within 100 metres\nof a boundary that abuts a road reserve may be reduced to 2 metres.\n2. Grasses slashed/mowed to less than 10cm\n• Vacant/cleared land that is not being actively grazed.\nD. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO PLANTATIONS—\n1. Firebreak Requirements\n• 10 metre wide mineral earth firebreak around each cell or block—3 metres must be trafficable.\n2. Grasses slashed/mowed to less than 10cm\nE. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO VINEYARDS, ORCHARDS AND OLIVE\nGROVES—\n1. Firebreak Requirements\n• 5 metre wide mineral earth firebreak around each cell or block—3 metres must be trafficable.\n2. Grasses slashed/mowed to less than 10cm\nPlease note—Rangers may exercise discretion where owners and occupiers have engaged with the Shire\nand can demonstrate that they have taken active steps to comply with this Notice.\n———————————\n\n11 October 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4913\nLG502\nBUSH FIRES ACT 1954\nShire of Wongan-Ballidu\nFIREBREAK NOTICE\nEach year, from the 13th of October until the 31st of March, you are required to ensure your property\nmeets fire break compliance standards. The Shire of Wongan-Ballidu will be patrolling locales within\nthe Shire to ensure all properties meet the requirements as per the following notice—\nFire Break Notice\nPursuant to the powers contained in section 33 of the Bush Fires Act 1954, you are hereby required on\nor before the 13th day of October, to plough, scarify, cultivate, spray or otherwise clear and thereafter\nmaintain free of all inflammable material until the 31st day of March firebreaks in the following\ndimensions on the land owned or occupied by you.\nTownsite Properties\n1.1 All land zoned Residential; Rural Townsite and Commercial are required to reduce all annual grass\nand herbage to a height of not more than 75mm.\nRural Residential and Industrial Properties\n1.2 All land of less than 1 hectare (10,000 square metres) and zoned under the Town Planning Scheme\nas Rural Residential and Industrial are required to have all annual grass and herbage slashed or\nmowed to a height of not more than 100mm and construct a clear earth firebreak of not less than 2\nmetres in width immediately surrounding all buildings and/or haystacks situated on the land.\nRural Properties\n1.3 All land greater than 1 hectare (10,000 square metres) are required to construct a clear earth\nfirebreak of not less than 3 metres in width immediately inside all external boundaries and\nimmediately surrounding all buildings and/or haystacks situated on the land, and to reduce all\nannual grass and herbage to a height of not more than 100mm within 15 metres surrounding any\nbuilding.\nRestricted Burning Period 13 October 2022 to 14 November 2022\nPlease contact your local Fire Captain for burning permits\nProhibited Burning Period 15 November 2022 to 13 February 2023\nNo burning allowed, no permits will be issued\nRestricted Burning Period 14 February 2023 to 31 March 2023\nPlease contact your local Fire Captain for burning permits\nSHOULD YOU REQUIRE YOUR PROPERTY MOWED/SLASHED AHEAD OF THE\nFIREBAN SEASON, PLEASE CONTACT—\nWongan Hills Golf Club—Ben Milton 0427 994 554 (Large Blocks only)\nBallidu Fire Brigade—Jarrod Hood 0428 247 930\nThe above local emergency contacts should NOT be contacted in an emergency situation.\nCall 000 to report all emergencies.\nMARINE/MARITIME\nMA401\nWESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARINE ACT 1982\nNAVIGABLE WATERS REGULATIONS 1958\nWATER SKI AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT\nWellington Dam\nShire of Collie\nPursuant to regulation 48A(1) and 50A of the Navigable Waters Regulations 1958, I cancel Notice\nMA407 and MA404 published in the Government Gazette on 28 February 2014.\nThis notice is valid from the date of publication.\nPETER BEATTIE, A/ Director Waterways Safety Management, and\ndelegate of the Chief Executive Officer, Department of Transport.\n———————————\n\n4914 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 October 2022\nMA402\nWESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARINE ACT 1982\nCLOSURE OF NAVIGABLE WATERS ORDER—MOTORISED VESSELS\nWellington Dam\nShire of Collie\nPursuant to section 66 of the Western Australian Marine Act 1982, I cancel Notice MA401 published in\nthe Government Gazette on 14 September 2018, Notice MA401 as published in the Government Gazette\non 22 February 2019, Notice MA408 as published in the Government Gazette on 28 February 2014 and\nclose the waters to motorised vessels within the following area—\nLOCATION: All waters of Wellington Dam except for the gazetted closed waters all vessels area\nadjacent to the Wellington Dam wall.\nConditions of closure—\n(i) This closure does not apply to Western Australian Government Vessels or vessels fitted\nwith an engine capacity of 6 horsepower or less.\n(ii) All motorised vessels are not permitted within those waters of Wellington Dam on the\nwestern side of Potters Gorge within 100m of the shoreline and south of a line running\nthrough 33°23.317′S, 115°58.917′E and 33°23.257′S, 115°59.097′E and north of a line\nrunning through 33°23.424′S, 115°59.163′E and 33°23.483′S, 115°58.983′E (adjacent the\nPotters Gorge boat ramp). All coordinates based on GDA94.\nThis notice is valid from the date of publication.\nMARK BRIANT, Navigational Safety and Moorings Manager\nand authorised person, Department of Transport.\n———————————\nMA403\nWESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARINE ACT 1982\nSPEED RESTRICTION AREA—5 KNOTS\nWellington Dam\nShire of Collie\nDepartment of Transport,\nFremantle WA, 11 October 2022.\nActing pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 67 of the Western Australian Marine Act 1982, I\nhereby cancel Notice MA402 as published in the Government Gazette on 28 February 2014.\nThis notice is valid from the date of publication.\nPETER BEATTIE, A/ Director Waterways Safety Management,\nand delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, Department of Transport.\nPREMIER AND CABINET\nPR401\nINTERPRETATION ACT 1984\nMINISTERIAL ACTING ARRANGEMENTS\nIt is hereby notified for public information that the Governor, in accordance with section 12(c) of the\nInterpretation Act 1984, has approved the following temporary appointment—\nHon S. F. McGurk MLA to act temporarily in the office of Minister for Water; Forestry; Youth in\nthe absence of the Hon D. J. Kelly MLA for the period 11 to 14 October 2022 (both dates inclusive).\nE. ROPER, Director General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet.\n\n11 October 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4915\nREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nRG401\nREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS ACT 1993\nAPPOINTMENTS\nIt is hereby notified for general information that the Minister for Regional Development has approved\nthe following appointments in accordance with Part 3 of the Regional Development Commissions\nAct 1993—\nPilbara Development Commission\nBoard of Management\nRe-appointment of Mr Timothy Larkin as Chair for a term expiring 31 December 2022.\nAppointment of Mr Brett Ellacott as Deputy Chair for a term expiring 30 June 2025.\nHon. ALANNAH MacTIERNAN, MLC, Minister for Regional Development.\nPUBLIC NOTICES\nZZ401\nTRUSTEES ACT 1962\nDECEASED ESTATES\nNotice to Creditors and Claimants\nPatricia Ann Petty, late of 82 Oakmont Avenue, Meadow Springs in the State of Western Australia,\ndeceased.\nCreditors and other persons having claims (to which Section 63 of the Trustees Act 1962, relates) in\nrespect of the estate of Patricia Ann Petty, deceased, who died on 28 May 2022 at Acacia Living, 82\nOakmont Avenue, Meadow Springs in the said State are required by the executor Allan John Claydon\nto send particulars of their claims to Peel Legal Barristers & Solicitors of PO Box 1995, Mandurah, WA\n6210 by the date one month following the publication of this notice after which date the executors may\nconvey or distribute the assets having regard only to the claims of which he has then had notice.\n———————————\nZZ402\nTRUSTEES ACT 1962\nDECEASED ESTATES\nNotice to Creditors and Claimants\nTerrence Gooch Warr, late of 30 Third Avenue, Mandurah in the State of Western Australia, deceased.\nCreditors and other persons having claims (to which Section 63 of the Trustees Act 1962, relates) in\nrespect of the estate of Terrence Gooch Warr, deceased, who died on the 7th day of April 2022 at Peel\nHealth Campus, Greenfields in the said State are required by the administrator Bradley Terrence Warr\nto send particulars of their claims to Peel Legal Barristers & Solicitors of PO Box 1995, Mandurah, WA\n6210 by the date one month following the publication of this notice after which date the administrator\nmay convey or distribute the assets having regard only to the claims of which he has then had notice.\n———————————","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment stays within the original scope of the Cat Local Law. It refines the existing cat control framework by replacing a general 'effective control' provision with specific prohibited areas. The scope has not expanded beyond local cat management."},"complexity_factors":["Very short amendment (only 8 clauses plus a schedule)","Simple structure: preliminary matters, then specific amendments","Only one new defined term ('cat prohibited area')","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Straightforward substitution amendments (delete X, insert Y)","Single schedule with simple table format listing 10 reserves by name and reserve number"],"plain_english_summary":"This local law prohibits cats from entering ten specified bushland and parkland reserves in the City of Kwinana and makes written council approval required for any exception. It replaces the old wandering offence language and removes obsolete control rules.\n\nIt affects local cat owners (who may be fined if pets enter those reserves without permission) and the council, which must manage authorisations—aiming to protect native wildlife in sensitive areas."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The amendment creates a new, place‑based prohibition by listing specific reserves where cats are banned unless authorised (cl.3.1; Schedule 2). That shifts regulatory reach from general cat controls in the principal local law to targeted restrictions on named bushland and parkland, increasing obligations on owners whose animals might enter those areas and vesting the local government with authorisation discretion."},"complexity_factors":["Introduces a new defined term and removes an existing one: deletes definition of \"effective control\" and adds \"cat prohibited area\" (cl.1.2).","Creates a location‑based offence requiring prior written authorisation from the local government (replacement cl.3.1).","Adds a new schedule listing multiple reserves where the prohibition applies (Schedule 2) — geographic specificity raises compliance/avoidance checks.","Deletes and renumbers existing subclauses (cl.2.4 amendment) — minor drafting complexity for cross‑references with the principal local law.","Imposes administrative discretion: local government decides on written authorisations but the amendment does not set procedural criteria or fees (cl.3.1, Sch.2).","Alters offence wording in Schedule 1 (item 3) to match the new prohibited‑area regime, affecting enforcement and penalty application."],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment designates specific bushland and parkland reserves as \"cat prohibited areas\" and makes it an offence for a cat to be in those areas unless the owner first gets written authorisation from the local government (cl.3.1; Schedule 2). The City presents this as protecting listed reserves; mechanically, it shifts compliance costs onto cat owners (keep cats away or secure permission), creates an administrative authorisation process, and focuses enforcement on the named reserves."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022","history":"/api/acts/city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/city-of-kwinana-cat-amendment-local-law-2022/documents"}}