{"id":"wa-local:perth-city-of-city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017","name":"City of Perth Parking Local Law 2017","slug":"city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017","collection":"local_law","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438760,"registerId":"wa-local:perth-city-of-city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017-pdf-1775955060497","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"City of Perth Parking Local Law 2017","content":"!2017048GG!\n1441\nISSN 1448-949X (print) ISSN 2204-4264 (online)\nPRINT POST APPROVED PP665002/00041\nPERTH, TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2017 No. 48 SPECIAL\nPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY KEVIN J. McRAE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER AT 12.30 PM\n© STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA\nWESTERN\nAUSTRALIAN\nGOVERNMENT\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\n_________\nCITY OF PERTH\n———————————\nPARKING LOCAL LAW 2017\n\n\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1443\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF PERTH\nPARKING LOCAL LAW 2017\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Short title\nThis is the City of Perth Parking Local Law 2017.\n1.2 Commencement\nThis local law will come into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the Government\nGazette.\n1.3 Purpose and effect\n(1) The purpose of this local law is to provide for the management and regulation of parking within\nthe district;\n(2) The effect of this local law is to manage parking throughout the district to ensure safe, fair and\nequitable use and access of parking facilities under the care and management of the local\ngovernment.\n1.4 Application\n(1) Except as set out in this clause, this local law applies to the whole of the district.\n(2) This local law does not apply to—\n(a) the approach and departure prohibition areas of all existing and future traffic control signal\ninstallations as determined by the Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia;\n(b) the prohibition areas that apply to all existing and future bridges and subways as determined\nby the Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia; and\n(c) a thoroughfare that comes under the control of the Commissioner of Main Roads Western\nAustralia unless the control of parking and parking facilities on that thoroughfare has been\ndelegated by the Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia to the local government.\n(3) This local law does not apply to a parking station that—\n(a) is not owned, controlled or occupied by the local government; or\n(b) is owned by the local government but is leased to another person,\nunless the local government and the owner or occupier of the parking station have agreed in writing\n(on whatever terms and conditions they think fit) that this local law is to apply to the parking station.\n1.5 Repeal\nThe City of Perth Parking Local Law 2010 published in the Government Gazette on 15 February 2011\nis repealed.\n1.6 Terms used\nIn this local law, unless the context requires otherwise—\nAct means the Local Government Act 1995;\nattended parking station means a parking station attended at times by an officer, agent,\ncontractor or authorised person of the local government;\nauthorised person means a person appointed by the local government under section 9.10 of the\nAct to perform any of the functions of an authorised person under this local law;\nauthorised vehicle means a vehicle authorised by the local government, the CEO, an authorised\nperson or by any written law to stop or park on (or on part of) a thoroughfare or parking\nfacility;\nbicycle has the meaning given in the Code;\nbicycle crossing has the meaning given in the Code;\nbicycle crossing lights has the meaning given in the Code;\nbicycle lane has the meaning given in the Code;\n\n1444 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\nbicycle path has the meaning given in the Code;\nbus has the meaning given in the Code;\nbus embayment has the meaning given in the Code;\nbus lane has the meaning given in the Code;\nbus stop has the meaning given in the Code;\nbus way has the meaning given in the Code;\nbus zone has the meaning given in the Code;\ncaravan means a vehicle that is fitted or designed to allow human habitation and which is\ndrawn by another vehicle, or which is capable of self-propulsion;\ncarriageway has the meaning given in the Code;\ncentre, in relation to a carriageway, has the meaning given in the Code;\nCEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government;\ncharter vehicle means a vehicle holding an omnibus licence issued under the Transport\nCo-ordination Act 1966, but does not include a public bus;\ncharter vehicle zone means a parking bay or parking area designated for use by a charter\nvehicle;\nchildren’s crossing has the meaning given in the Code;\nCode means the Road Traffic Code 2000;\ncommercial vehicle means a motor vehicle that is—\n(a) constructed, adapted or fitted for the conveyance of goods; and\n(b) used primarily for the conveyance of goods,\nbut does not include a vehicle constructed for the conveyance of materials used in any trade,\nbusiness, industry or any other work;\nCouncil means the Council of the local government;\ncross-over means the portion of land which lies between the boundary of a carriageway and the\nadjacent property line that is constructed for the purpose of giving access to the property;\ndisability parking permit has the meaning given in the Local Government (Parking for People\nWith Disabilities) Regulations 2014;\ndistrict means the district of the local government;\ndriver means a person driving or in control of a vehicle;\ndriveway means the portion of land which lies between the boundary of a carriageway and the\nadjacent property line that is constructed for the purpose of giving access to and from the\nproperty, and also includes the term cross-over;\nedge line has the meaning given in the Code;\nelected member means a person who holds the office of a member of the Council;\nelectronic parking detection device means an electronic device placed in a position to detect\nand record the parking time of a vehicle on any road, parking facility, or other public place\nand includes any instrument, display panel or transmitting apparatus associated with the\ndevice;\nemergency vehicle has the meaning given in the Code;\nentrance ticket means a ticket or token issued by an entrance ticket machine;\nentrance ticket machine means a machine—\n(a) installed at an entrance to a parking station (including an attended parking station); and\n(b) from which tickets are issued to vehicles entering that parking station;\nexit ticket means a ticket issued after payment of the fee by a fee collection machine;\nfee collection machine means a machine installed in a parking station which, on the insertion\nof an entrance ticket and payment of the required fee, issues an exit ticket;\nfee paying machine means a ticket issuing machine, fee collection machine or parking meter;\nfee paying zone means where a fee payable is indicated by a sign where the vehicle is stopped or\nparked within the same—\n(a) parking station; or\n(b) section of the road between two intersections or an intersection and head of a cul-de-sac\nas the case may be;\nfire hydrant has the meaning given in the Code;\nfuneral vehicle means a vehicle designed or modified for use in conducting funeral services;\nfootpath has the meaning given in the Code;\nGVM (which stands for “gross vehicle mass”) has the meaning given in the Code;\nhead of a cul-de-sac means the part of a road that is closed at one end and is shaped in such a\nway that it can be used for vehicles to turn, and includes bulb or hammer-head shaped closed\nroads;\nintersection has the meaning given in the Code;\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1445\nkeep clear marking has the meaning given in the Code;\nkerb means any structure, mark, marking or device to delineate or indicate the edge of a\ncarriageway;\nlength of carriageway means the section on the same side of the carriageway, between\nintersections on that side of the carriageway;\nloading dock means a parking facility or parking station owned or operated by the local\ngovernment for the purpose of loading or unloading goods;\nloading zone means—\n(a) a parking facility to which a loading zone sign applies; or\n(b) a parking bay designated by a sign for use by commercial vehicles as a loading zone;\nloading zone sign has the meaning given in the Code;\nlocal government means the City of Perth;\nlocal government property has the meaning given in the Act;\nlow clearance sign means a sign indicating the height clearance restriction (in metres) when\nentering a parking station so as not to allow an oversize vehicle to attempt to pass under the\nobject that is part of the sign;\nmedian strip has the meaning given in the Code;\nmetered space means a section or part of a metered zone that is controlled by a parking meter\nand that is marked or defined in a way that indicates where a vehicle may be parked on\npayment of a fee or charge;\nmetered zone means a road or reserve, or part of a road or reserve, in which a parking meter\nregulates the stopping or parking of vehicles;\nmoney means any legal tender under the Currency Act 1965 (Cth);\nmotorcycle means a motor vehicle that has two wheels but does not include a motor vehicle to\nwhich a side car is attached;\nmotor vehicle means a self-propelled vehicle that is not operated on rails, and includes—\n(a) a trailer, semi-trailer or caravan while attached to a motor vehicle;\n(b) a 2-wheeled motor vehicle with a side car attached to it that is supported by a third\nwheel; or\n(c) a 3-wheeled motor vehicle,\nbut does not include a power assisted pedal cycle;\nnature strip has the meaning given in the Code and includes a verge;\nno parking area has the meaning given in the Code;\nno parking sign has the meaning given in the Code;\nno stopping area has the meaning given in the Code;\nno stopping sign has the meaning given in the Code, extended by the meaning of sign in this\nclause;\nobstruction has the meaning given in the Code;\noccupier has the meaning given in the Act;\none-way carriageway has the meaning given in the Code;\nowner—\n(a) where used in relation to a vehicle licensed under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012,\nhas the meaning given to “responsible person” in the Road Traffic (Administration)\nAct 2008;\n(b) where used in relation to any other vehicle, means the person who owns, or is entitled to\npossession of, the vehicle; and\n(c) where used in relation to land, has the meaning given in the Act;\npark has the meaning given in the Code;\nparking area has the meaning given in the Code;\nparking bay means a section of a parking facility which is marked or defined in any way to\nindicate where a vehicle may stop or park;\nparking bay for people with disabilities has the meaning given to permit parking area in\nthe Local Government (Parking for People with Disabilities) Regulations 2014;\nparking control sign has the meaning given in the Code;\nparking facility includes—\n(a) land, buildings, shelters, parking bays, parking stations and other facilities open to the\npublic generally for the parking of vehicles; and\n(b) signs, notices and facilities used in connection with the parking of vehicles;\nparking meter means a machine or device which, as a result of a payment by any permitted\nmeans, indicates (without the issue of a ticket) the period during which it is lawful for a\nvehicle to remain parked in a metered space to which the machine or device relates;\n\n1446 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\nparking permit means a permit issued by the local government or an authorised person and\nincludes a written or electronic permit;\nparking region means the area to which this local law applies, as described in clause 1.4;\nparking station means any land, building or other structure used predominantly for the\nstopping and parking of vehicles, whether or not a fee is charged, and includes an attended\nparking station but does not include a road or reserve;\nparking ticket means a ticket which is issued from a ticket issuing machine and which\nauthorises the parking of a vehicle;\npath has the meaning given in the Code;\npedestrian crossing has the meaning given in the Code;\npedestrian mall has the meaning given in the Code;\npermissive parking sign has the meaning given in clause 172 of the Code;\npostal vehicle has the meaning given in the Code;\nproperty line means the boundary between the land comprising a road and the land that abuts\nthat road;\npublic bus has the meaning given in the Code;\npublic bus zone means a parking bay designated for use by a public bus;\nreserve means any land—\n(a) which belongs to the local government;\n(b) of which the local government is the management body under the Land Administration\nAct 1997; or\n(c) which is an ‘otherwise unvested facility’ within section 3.53 of the Act;\nroad means a highway, lane, thoroughfare or similar place which the public are allowed to use\nand includes all of the land including the nature strip and paths appurtenant thereto lying\nbetween the property lines abutting the road;\nRoad Traffic Act means the Road Traffic Act 1974;\nSchedule means a schedule to this local law;\nschool zone has the meaning given in the Code;\nschool zone periods has the meaning given in the Code;\nservice vehicle has the meaning given in the Code;\nservice zone means a part of a pedestrian mall designated by a sign for stopping or parking of\nservice vehicles;\nshared zone has the meaning given in the Code;\nsign includes a traffic sign, permissive parking sign, inscription, mark, structure or device\napproved by the local government on which may be shown words, numbers, expressions or\nsymbols for the purpose of prohibiting, regulating, guiding, directing or restricting the\nstopping or parking of vehicles;\nspecial purpose vehicle has the meaning given in the Code and also includes any commercial\nvehicle owned by the local government;\nstop has the meaning given in the Code;\nsymbol includes a symbol specified by Australian Standard 1742.11-1999 and a symbol specified\nfrom time to time by Standards Australia for use in the regulation of parking;\ntaxi has the meaning given in the Code;\ntaxi zone has the meaning given in the Code;\nthoroughfare has the meaning given in the Act;\nticket includes a token;\nticket issuing machine means a machine or device which, as a result of a payment by any\npermitted means, issues a ticket showing the period during which it is lawful to remain\nparked in the area to which the machine or device relates;\nticket machine zone means a parking facility within a fee paying zone in which a ticket issuing\nmachine is installed;\nT-Intersection means an intersection where the end of a road intersects with the continuous side\nof a continuing road;\ntraffic includes the passage of both vehicles and pedestrians;\ntraffic island has the meaning given in the Code;\ntrailer has the meaning given in the Code;\ntransit lane has the meaning given in the Code;\ntruck means a vehicle which has a minimum load capacity of 1,000 kilograms;\ntruck bay means a parking bay designated for use by trucks only;\ntruck lane has the meaning given in the Code;\nunattended, in relation to a vehicle, means where the driver has left the vehicle and is more\nthan 3 meters from the closest point of the vehicle;\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1447\nunexpired parking ticket means a parking ticket on which a date and expiry time is printed\nand the printed time has not expired;\nvehicle has the meaning given in the Code; and\nverge means the portion of a thoroughfare which lies between the boundary of a carriageway and\nthe adjacent property line but does not include a footpath.\n1.7 Interpretation\n(1) For the purposes of the definitions of no parking area, no stopping area and parking area, an\narrow inscribed on a traffic sign erected at an angle to the boundary of the carriageway is taken to be\npointing in the direction in which it would point if the signs were turned at an angle of less than 90\ndegrees until parallel with the boundary.\n(2) A reference to a word or expression on a sign includes a reference to a symbol depicting that word\nor expression.\n(3) Where a term is used but is not defined in the Act or this local law and that term is defined in the\nRoad Traffic Act or the Code then, unless the context requires otherwise, the term is to have the\nmeaning given in the Road Traffic Act or the Code.\n(4) A reference to a thoroughfare, parking station, parking facility, metered zone or reserve\nincludes a reference to any part of the thoroughfare, parking station, parking facility, metered\nzone or reserve.\n1.8 Sign erected by the Commissioner of Main Roads\nA sign that—\n(a) was erected by the Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia prior to the\ncommencement of this local law; and\n(b) relates to the stopping or parking of vehicles,\nis taken to have been erected by the local government under this local law.\n1.9 Application of signs\n(1) Where under this local law the stopping or parking of a vehicle on a road is controlled by a sign,\nthe sign is to apply to that part of the road which—\n(a) lies beyond the sign;\n(b) lies between that sign and the next sign; and\n(c) is on that half of the road nearest to that sign.\n(2) A sign may prohibit or regulate parking or stopping by the use of a symbol.\n(3) An inscription or symbol on a sign operates and has effect according to its tenor, and where the\ninscription or symbol relates to the stopping of vehicles, it is to be taken to operate and have effect as\nif it also related to the parking of vehicles.\n(4) The first three letters of any day of the week when used on a sign indicate that day of the week.\n1.10 Classes of vehicles\nFor the purpose of this local law, vehicles are divided into classes as follows—\n(a) public buses;\n(b) commercial vehicles;\n(c) motorcycles;\n(d) taxis;\n(e) emergency vehicles;\n(f) special purpose vehicles;\n(g) charter vehicles;\n(h) funeral vehicles; and\n(i) all other vehicles.\n1.11 Establishment of parking facilities\nThe local government may establish and vary parking facilities for the purposes of this local law.\n1.12 Permitted payment\nThe local government may authorise a person to pay for parking, in advance or in arrears, by any\nmeans other than or in addition to the insertion of money in a ticket issuing machine or parking\nmeter.\n1.13 Alternative method of payment\n(1) Where a fee to park in a parking facility (Relevant Fee) would otherwise be required, the local\ngovernment may authorise a person to park in the parking facility, without paying the Relevant Fee\nin the usual way, by giving the person (electronically or otherwise) a permit, invoice, ticket or pass\n(alternative method of payment).\n(2) A person who is given an alternative method of payment, and who complies with the terms of the\nalternative method of payment, is exempt from paying the Relevant Fee.\n(3) An alternative method of payment may not be used by any person other than the person to whom\nit was given by the local government.\n\n1448 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\nPART 2—STOPPING AND PARKING GENERALLY\n2.1 Power to prohibit and regulate\nThe local government may by resolution prohibit or regulate, by signs or otherwise, the stopping and\nparking of any vehicle, or of any class of person or vehicle, or both, but is to do so consistently with\nthis local law.\n2.2 Determinations in relation to stopping and parking\n(1) The local government may by resolution determine—\n(a) permitted times and conditions of stopping and parking which may vary with the parking\nregion;\n(b) permitted classes of persons who may stop or park their vehicles;\n(c) permitted classes of vehicles which may stop or park; or\n(d) the manner of stopping or parking.\n(2) Where the local government makes a determination under subclause (1), it—\n(a) must erect one or more signs to give effect to the determination; and\n(b) may vary the determination.\n2.3 Stopping or parking generally\n(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a parking facility—\n(a) if, by a sign, it is set apart for the stopping or parking of vehicles of a different class;\n(b) if, by a sign, it is set apart for the stopping or parking of vehicles by persons of a different\nclass;\n(c) during any period when the stopping or parking of vehicles is prohibited by a sign;\n(d) for more than the maximum time specified by a sign unless—\n(i) clause 6.10, 6.3(1)(a) or 6.3(1)(b) applies; or\n(ii) the vehicle displays a disability parking permit in which case the vehicle may be\nparked (except in a parking area for people with disabilities) in accordance with\nregulation 174(2) of the Code;\n(e) other than wholly within a parking bay or metered space if the parking facility has parking\nbays or metered spaces—unless the vehicle is too wide or long to fit completely within a single\nparking bay or metered space, in which case it must be parked within the minimum number\nof parking bays or metered spaces needed to park it;\n(f) otherwise than in accordance with a sign applying to the place where the vehicle is stopped or\nparked; or\n(g) which is designated by a sign as a loading dock unless a person is actively engaged in loading\nor unloading goods or materials used in any trade, business, industry or other work.\n(2) A person must not stop or park a vehicle—\n(a) in a no stopping area;\n(b) at the side of a carriageway marked with a continuous yellow edged line;\n(c) in an area of a carriageway signed or marked with a keep clear marking;\n(d) in a bay marked “M/C” unless it is a motorcycle;\n(e) in a bus lane or bus way;\n(f) in a transit lane;\n(g) in a truck lane; or\n(h) in a bicycle lane or on a bicycle path,\nunless the person is driving a public bus or a taxi and is immediately dropping off, or picking up,\npassengers.\n(3) A person must not park a vehicle in a no parking area, unless the driver—\n(a) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods;\n(b) does not leave the vehicle unattended; and\n(c) within 2 minutes of stopping, completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers or\ngoods and drives on.\n(4) A person must not stop a motorcycle in a parking bay or metered space unless—\n(a) the bay or space is marked “M/C”; or\n(b) a sign applying to the bay or space is inscribed “M/C”‘.\n(5) If there is no sign referable to a parking bay or metered space marked “M/C”, a person must not\nstop or park a vehicle in the parking bay or metered space for longer than the maximum period\nduring which a vehicle may stop or be parked in any adjacent parking bay or metered space.\n(6) Unless authorised by the local government, a person must not stop or park a vehicle in an area\ndesignated by a sign stating “Authorised Vehicles Excepted”.\n2.4 Parking contrary to consent\n(1) In this clause a reference to land does not include land—\n(a) which belongs to the local government;\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1449\n(b) of which is an “otherwise unvested facility” within section 3.53 of the Act; or\n(c) which is the subject of an agreement referred to in clauses 1.4(3).\n(2) A person must not stop or park a vehicle on land without the consent of the owner or occupier of\nthe land on which the vehicle is stopped or parked.\n(3) Where the owner or occupier of the land, by a sign referable to that land or otherwise, consents to\nthe stopping or parking of vehicles on the land, a person must not stop or park on the land otherwise\nthan in accordance with that consent.\n2.5 School zone\n(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a school zone during a school zone period—\n(a) in a no stopping area;\n(b) at the side of a carriageway marked with a continuous yellow edged line;\n(c) on a road verge;\n(d) on a footpath or pedestrian refuge;\n(e) in a parking bay in which another vehicle is stopped or parked;\n(f) double park as outlined in clause 3.6;\n(g) on or across a driveway as outlined in clause 3.7;\n(h) so that any portion of the vehicle is within 10 metres of the departure side, or within\n20 metres of the approach side, of—\n(i) a bus embayment or a bus zone unless the vehicle is a bus stopped to take up or set\ndown passengers;\n(ii) a pedestrian crossing; or\n(iii) a children’s crossing.\n(2) A person must not stop or park a vehicle on a carriageway in a school zone during a school zone\nperiod so that it obstructs or may obstruct a vehicle on the carriageway.\n2.6 Parking positions\nWhere a sign referring to a parking area is not inscribed with the words “angle parking”, then unless\na sign referring to the parking area indicates, or a mark on the carriageway indicates, that a vehicle\nmust park in a different position—\n(a) where the parking area is adjacent to the boundary of a carriageway, a person stopping or\nparking a vehicle in the parking area must stop or park it as near as practicable to and\nparallel with that boundary; and\n(b) where the parking area is at or near the centre of the carriageway, a person stopping or\nparking a vehicle in the parking area must stop or park it at approximately right angles to\nthe centre of the carriageway.\n2.7 Angle parking\nWhere a sign referring to a parking area is inscribed with the words “angle parking”, a person\nstopping or parking a vehicle in the area must stop or park the vehicle at an angle of approximately\n45 degrees to the centre of the carriageway unless otherwise indicated by the inscription on the sign\nor by a mark on the carriageway.\n2.8 Loading zone\n(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a loading zone unless—\n(a) the vehicle is a commercial vehicle or an authorised vehicle; and\n(b) a person is continuously engaged in loading or unloading goods to or from that vehicle.\n(2) A person must not stop or park a commercial or authorised vehicle in a loading zone for longer\nthan the time indicated on the loading zone sign, or if no time is indicated on the sign for longer than\n30 minutes, unless authorised by an authorised person.\n2.9 Reserves\nA person must not drive, stop or park a vehicle on or over any portion of a reserve other than an area\nspecifically set aside for that purpose, unless the person—\n(a) is an employee of the local government in the course of his or her duties;\n(b) is an authorised person; or\n(c) has obtained the permission of the local government or an authorised person.\n2.10 Occupied parking bays\nA person must not stop or park, or attempt to stop or park, a vehicle in a parking bay or metered\nspace in which another vehicle is stopped or parked.\n2.11 Urgent, essential or official functions\n(1) Where—\n(a) in a parking facility, a sign prohibits the stopping or parking of a vehicle, or permits the\nstopping or parking of a vehicle for a limited time; and\n\n1450 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\n(b) a person needs to carry out a function that is considered by an authorised person to be\nurgent, essential or official in nature and that would be facilitated by stopping or parking a\nvehicle in the parking facility,\nthe person may be permitted, by an authorised person, to stop or park the vehicle in the parking\nfacility for a period that may exceed any applicable limited time.\n(2) Where permission is given under subclause (1), an authorised person may, by a sign, prohibit for\nthe duration of the permission the use by any other vehicle of the portion of the parking facility to\nwhich the permission relates.\n(3) Permission given under subclause (1) may—\n(a) allow the stopping or parking of the vehicle continuously for a specified period or periods,\nbetween specified times or from time to time during a specified period; and\n(b) be revoked or suspended at any time by an authorised person.\n(4) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in respect of which permission has been given under\nsubclause (1) other than in accordance with the terms of the permission.\n2.12 Direction to move vehicle\nA person must not stop or park a vehicle, or allow a vehicle to remain stopped or parked, after being\ndirected by an authorised person or a police officer to move the vehicle.\n2.13 Selling or hiring in a parking facility\nA person must not sell, hire or give away any goods or erect an advertisement in a parking facility\nwithout the written authorisation of an authorised person or the local government.\n2.14 Damage to parking facilities\nA person must not remove, damage, deface, misuse or interfere with any part of a parking facility.\n2.15 Event parking\n(1) For the purposes of this clause, an event means a function or activity characterised by all or any of\nthe following—\n(a) formal organisation and preparation;\n(b) its occurrence is generally advertised or notified in writing to particular persons;\n(c) organisation by or on behalf of a club or a body corporate;\n(d) payment of a fee to attend; and\n(e) systematic recurrence in relation to the day, time and place.\n(2) The local government may, by use of a sign, establish additional parking facilities on a reserve or\nlocal government property, for any period specified on the sign, for the parking of vehicles by persons\nattending an event.\n(3) A person must not stop or park a vehicle on a reserve or local government property established as\na parking facility under subclause (2) during the period for which it is established unless a ticket\npurchased from the local government with respect to the event is displayed inside the vehicle and is\nclearly visible to, and able to be read by, an authorised person from outside the vehicle at all times.\n2.16 Removal and impounding of vehicles\n(1) The impounding of vehicles and other goods is dealt with in Part 3 Division 3 Subdivision 4 of the\nAct and regulation 29 of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996.\n(2) The power of an authorised person to remove and impound any goods that are involved in a\ncontravention that can lead to impounding is dealt with in section 3.39(1) of the Act.\n(3) The power of a person to use reasonable force to exercise the power given by section 3.39(1) of the\nAct is dealt with in section 3.39(2) of the Act.\n(4) The form of the notice referred to in section 3.42 of the Act is set out in Schedule 3.\n2.17 Authorised parking\nA person must not, without the permission of the local government or an authorised person, stop or\npark a vehicle, other than an authorised vehicle, in an area designated by a sign for the parking of an\nauthorised vehicle only.\n2.18 Parking on local government property\nA person must not stop or park a vehicle on or over any portion of a local government property, other\nthan an area specifically set aside for that purpose, unless the person—\n(a) is an authorised person, or\n(b) has obtained the permission of the local government or an authorised person.\nPART 3—STOPPING AND PARKING ON ROADS AND OTHER AREAS\n3.1 Stopping or parking on a carriageway\nSubject to clauses 2.3, 2.6 and 2.7, a person stopping or parking a vehicle on a carriageway must stop\nor park it—\n(a) in the case of a two-way carriageway—so that it is as near as practicable to, and parallel\nwith, the left boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of\ntraffic on the side of the road on which the vehicle is stopped or parked;\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1451\n(b) in the case of a one-way carriageway—so that it is as near as practicable to, and parallel with\neither boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on\nthe side of the road on which the vehicle is stopped or parked;\n(c) so that at least 3 metres of the width of the carriageway lies between the vehicle and the\nopposite boundary of the carriageway, or between the vehicle and a vehicle stopped or parked\non the opposite side of the carriageway;\n(d) so that it is more than 1.2 metres from any other vehicle, except a motorcycle without a\ntrailer stopped or parked in accordance with this local law; and\n(e) so that it does not obstruct any vehicle on the carriageway.\n3.2 Median strips and traffic islands\nA person must not stop or park a vehicle, trailer or caravan (other than a bicycle or an animal) so that\nany portion of the vehicle, trailer or caravan is on a traffic island or median strip unless the person\nstops or parks in an area to which a parking control sign applies and the person is permitted to stop\nor park at that place under this local law.\n3.3 Verge\n(1) A person must not—\n(a) stop or park a bus, or a trailer or caravan unattached to a motor vehicle, so that any portion\nof it is on a verge; or\n(b) stop or park a vehicle so that any portion of it is on a verge during any period when the\nstopping or parking of a vehicle on the verge is prohibited by a sign adjacent and referable to\nthat verge.\n(2) Subject to subclause (1), a person must not stop or park a vehicle so that any portion of it is on the\nverge unless he or she is the owner or occupier of the premises adjacent to that verge or is a person\nauthorised by the occupier of those premises.\n3.4 Prohibited parking of vehicles\nA person must not park a vehicle on any portion of a road or within a parking station—\n(a) for the purpose of exposing the vehicle for sale;\n(b) if the vehicle is not licensed under the Road Traffic Act or a corresponding law of another\nState or Territory or of the Commonwealth;\n(c) if the vehicle is a trailer or caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; or\n(d) for the purpose of effecting repairs to it, other than the minimum repairs necessary to enable\nthe vehicle to be moved to a place other than the road or parking station.\n3.5 Obstructions generally\n(1) This clause does not apply to a vehicle stopped or parked in a parking bay or metered space.\n(2) Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subclause (3) do not apply to a vehicle stopped or parked in a bus\nembayment.\n(3) A person must not stop or park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is—\n(a) on a road and causes an obstruction on the road—unless it is a public bus stopping in a bus\nzone;\n(b) obstructing an entrance, exit, carriageway, passage or thoroughfare in a parking facility;\n(c) on an intersection, subject to paragraphs (d) and (e);\n(d) on a carriageway within 20 metres from the nearest point of an intersecting carriageway at\nan intersection with traffic-control signals—unless the vehicle stops or parks at a place on a\nlength of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the vehicle is\notherwise permitted to stop or park at that place under this local law;\n(e) on a carriageway within 10 metres of the prolongation of the nearest edge of any intersecting\ncarriageway (without traffic-control signals) intersecting that carriageway on the side on\nwhich the vehicle is stopped or parked—unless the vehicle stops or parks—\n(i) at a place on a carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies or the\nvehicle is otherwise permitted to stop or park at that place under this local law; or\n(ii) if the intersection is a T-intersection along the continuous side of the continuing road at\nthe intersection;\n(f) on or over a footpath, pedestrian crossing, children’s crossing or a place for pedestrians;\n(g) alongside or opposite an excavation, work, hoarding, scaffolding or obstruction on the\ncarriageway—if the vehicle would obstruct traffic;\n(h) on a bridge or other elevated structure or within a tunnel or underpass—unless permitted to\ndo so by a sign;\n(i) between the boundaries of a carriageway and any double longitudinal line consisting of\n2 continuous lines;\n(j) between a double longitudinal line consisting of a continuous line and a broken or dotted line\nand the boundary of a carriageway nearer to the continuous line—unless there is a distance\nof at least 3 metres clear between the vehicle and the double longitudinal line; or\n(k) within the head of a cul-de-sac.\n\n1452 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\n3.6 Double parking\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), a person must not stop or park a vehicle on a road so that any portion of\nthe vehicle is between any other stationary vehicle and the centre of the carriageway of that road.\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to—\n(a) a person who parks a motorcycle in a bay marked “M/C”; or\n(b) a person who stops or parks a vehicle in a parking bay or metered space abreast of or\nalongside another vehicle.\n3.7 Driveways\nA person must not stop or park a vehicle on or across a driveway or other way of access for a vehicle\ntravelling to or from land adjacent to a road or thoroughfare—unless the person is immediately\ndropping off or picking up passengers.\n3.8 Parking near fire hydrant or post box\nA person must not stop or park a vehicle, otherwise than in a marked bay, on a road so that any\nportion of the vehicle is—\n(a) within 1 metre of a fire hydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of\na fire hydrant or fire plug; or\n(b) within 3 metres of a public post box unless the vehicle is a postal vehicle.\n3.9 Bus stops, pedestrian, children and train crossings\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), a person must not stop or park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle\nis within 10 metres of the departure side, or within 20 metres of the approach side, of—\n(a) a bus embayment or a bus zone unless the vehicle is a bus stopped to take up or set down\npassengers;\n(b) a pedestrian crossing;\n(c) a children’s crossing; or\n(d) the nearest rail of a railway level crossing.\n(2) Subject to subclause (3), a person must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is\nwithin 3 metres of the departure side, or within 10 metres of the approach side of—\n(a) a pedestrian crossing that is not at an intersection; or\n(b) a bicycle crossing, equipped with bicycle crossing lights, that is not at an intersection.\n(3) Subclause (1) does not apply if—\n(a) the vehicle is stopped or parked in a marked bay;\n(b) the driver of the vehicle is prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his or her\ncontrol; or\n(c) it is necessary for the driver of the vehicle to stop to avoid an accident.\n3.10 Movement of vehicles to avoid time limitation\n(1) Where stopping or parking on a length of carriageway is permitted for a limited time, a person\nmust not move a vehicle along, or return to, that length of carriageway so that the total time of\nparking the vehicle exceeds the maximum time permitted—unless the vehicle has first been removed\nfrom the length of carriageway for at least 1 hour.\n(2) Where the parking of vehicles in a parking station is permitted for a limited time, a person must\nnot move a vehicle within that parking station so that the total time of parking the vehicle exceeds\nthe maximum time allowed for parking in that parking station.\n3.11 Pedestrian malls\nA person must not stop or park a vehicle in a pedestrian mall unless the vehicle—\n(a) is, and is being used as, an emergency vehicle;\n(b) is, and is being used as, a special purpose vehicle;\n(c) is stopped or parked in accordance with a written authorisation by the local government or an\nauthorised person; or\n(d) is a service vehicle which—\n(i) is in a service zone;\n(ii) is in the pedestrian mall during a period when service vehicles are permitted;\n(iii) is continuously being loaded or unloaded; and\n(iv) is stopped or parked for a continuous period of less than 30 minutes or otherwise in\naccordance with a sign that applies to the service zone.\n3.12 Public bus zones\n(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle, other than a public bus, in a public bus zone.\n(2) Unless otherwise stated on a sign, a public bus must not stop or park in a bus embayment unless\nactively engaged in picking up or setting down passengers.\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1453\n3.13 Charter vehicle zones\n(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle, other than a charter vehicle, in a charter vehicle zone.\n(2) A charter vehicle must not stop or park in a charter vehicle zone except to pick up or set down\npassengers, for no more than—\n(a) 15 minutes—if the charter vehicle has 12 or more seats including the driver; or\n(b) 5 minutes—if the charter vehicle has less than 12 seats including the driver.\n(3) If subclause (2)(b) applies, a person driving the charter vehicle must not leave the charter vehicle\nunattended while it is in a charter vehicle zone.\n3.14 Stopping in a taxi zone\n(1) A person must not stop a vehicle in a taxi zone, unless the person is driving a taxi.\n(2) A person driving a taxi must not leave the taxi unattended while it is in a taxi zone.\n3.15 Construction site vehicle parking\n(1) In this clause, unless the context otherwise requires—\nbuilder has the meaning given in the Building Regulations 2012;\nconstruction site means any land subject to development;\nconstruction site vehicle means a vehicle connected to an approved work zone;\ndaily fee means the daily fee determined by the local government;\ndevelopment means the demolition, erection, construction, alteration of or addition to any\nbuilding or structure on land or the carrying out on land of any excavation or other works;\neligible person means an owner or occupier of a construction site or a builder carrying out work\non a construction site;\nestablishment fee means the fee determined by the local government; and\nwork zone means a road or part of a road, whether or not marked as a metered space, parking\nbay or ticket machine zone, which is set aside by the local government by the use of a sign, for\na period specified on the sign, for the stopping or parking of construction site vehicles.\n(2) An eligible person seeking to establish a work zone adjacent to a construction site may apply in\nwriting to the local government, which may approve or refuse the application.\n(3) Where the local government approves an application, it is to give the applicant a written notice\nspecifying—\n(a) the number and location of work zones the applicant may use;\n(b) the times during which the stopping or parking of construction site vehicles is permitted in\nthe work zone;\n(c) the period for which the approval is valid;\n(d) any conditions to which the approval of the local government is subject; and\n(e) the amount of the establishment fee.\n(4) The local government is to set aside a work zone in accordance with the notice referred to in\nsubclause (3) within 14 days from the date of payment of the establishment fee.\n(5) An eligible person must, in addition to the establishment fee, pay to the local government a daily\nfee for each day that a work zone is set aside.\n(6) The daily fee is payable monthly in advance.\n(7) Where the local government has approved an application to establish a work zone adjacent to a\nconstruction site, the local government may cancel its approval by written notice to the applicant if—\n(a) the applicant, or any person authorised by the applicant to use the work zone, stops or parks\na vehicle other than in accordance with—\n(i) a condition specified in the notice issued to the applicant under subclause (3); or\n(ii) a sign applicable to the work zone;\n(b) the applicant fails to pay the daily fee as required under subclause (5); or\n(c) the local government or an authorised person requires access to or near the place where the\nwork zone is situated, for the purposes of carrying out works in or near that place.\n(8) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a work zone unless the vehicle is—\n(a) a construction site vehicle; or\n(b) permitted to stop in the work zone in accordance with this local law.\n3.16 Parking in a shared zone\nA person must not stop or park a vehicle in a shared zone unless the vehicle—\n(a) stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign\napplies and the vehicle is permitted to stop at that place under this local law;\n(b) stops in a parking bay and the vehicle is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this local\nlaw;\n\n1454 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\n(c) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; or\n(d) is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste.\n3.17 Stopping on a carriageway—heavy and long vehicles\n(1) A person must not park a vehicle or any combination of vehicles that, together with any projection\non, or load carried by, the vehicle or combination of vehicles, is more than 7.5 metres in length or\nexceeds a GVM of 4.5 tonnes—\n(a) on a carriageway in a built-up area, for any period exceeding one hour, unless engaged in the\npicking up or setting down of goods; or\n(b) on a carriageway outside a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the carriageway or in a\ntruck bay.\n(2) Nothing in this clause detracts from any limitation or condition imposed by any other provision of\nthis local law or sign relating to the parking or stopping of vehicles.\nPART 4—FEE PAYING ZONES\n4.1 Payment of fees\n(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a metered space or a ticket machine zone unless the\nappropriate fee as indicated by a sign—\n(a) on the parking meter referable to the space—in the case of a metered space; or\n(b) on the ticket issuing machine referable to the zone for each parking bay—in the case of a\nticket machine zone,\nis paid by any form of permitted payment at the fee paying machine.\n(2) Subject to the provisions of this Part 4, the payment of the fee referred to in subclause (1) entitles\na person to stop or park a vehicle in—\n(a) a metered space for the period shown on a sign referable to the space; or\n(b) a ticket machine zone for the period shown on the parking ticket,\nbut does not authorise the parking of the vehicle during any time when stopping or parking in that\nspace or zone is prohibited under this local law.\n4.2 Payment for parking\nA person must not insert into a fee paying machine anything other than the designations of coin or\nbanknote or other form of permitted payment indicated by a sign on the fee paying machine and only\nin accordance with the instructions printed on the fee paying machine.\n4.3 Operations of fee paying machines\nA person must not operate a fee paying machine except in accordance with the operating instruction\nappearing on the fee paying machine.\n4.4 Expired meter, parking limit\nUnless authorised by the local government, a person must not leave a vehicle, or permit a vehicle to\nremain stopped or parked, in a metered space—\n(a) during the hours when a fee is payable to stop or park a vehicle in the space when the\nparking meter referable to that space exhibits the sign ‘Expired’, a negative time or a series of\nred flashing lights; or\n(b) for longer than the maximum period stated on the sign referable to that space during which\ncontinuous stopping or parking is permitted.\n4.5 Display of parking tickets and parking limits\n(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a fee paying zone during the period in which stopping\nor parking is permitted only on the purchase of a parking ticket—\n(a) unless an unexpired parking ticket issued by a ticket issuing machine in that fee paying zone\nis displayed inside the vehicle; and\n(b) the ticket is clearly visible to, and able to be read by, an authorised person from outside the\nvehicle at all times while that vehicle is stopped or parked in that fee paying zone.\n(2) Unless subclause (3) applies, where in a fee paying zone more than one parking ticket is displayed\nbearing the same date and time of issue, the period for each ticket is to be aggregated and the tickets\nare to be taken not to have expired until the expiry of—\n(a) the aggregate of those periods; or\n(b) the maximum period of time a vehicle is permitted to park in the fee paying zone,\nwhichever occurs first.\n(3) Where a trailer is attached to a vehicle—\n(a) a parking ticket must be purchased for each occupied parking bay as permitted under this\nlocal law; and\n(b) each parking ticket must be displayed inside the vehicle in accordance with subclause (1)(a)\nand (b).\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1455\n4.6 Reserved fee paying zones\nUnless authorised by the local government, a person must not leave a vehicle, or permit a vehicle to\nremain stopped or parked, in a metered space, or fee paying zone if the parking meter or ticket\nmachine is hooded with a covering bearing—\n(a) the words “No Parking”, “Reserved Parking”, “Temporary Bus Stop” or with an equivalent\nsymbol depicting one of these purposes; or\n(b) other words or symbols that indicate parking is not permitted within the space or fee paying\nzone.\n4.7 Parking restrictions in fee paying zones\n(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a fee paying zone—\n(a) except during the period stated on a sign referrable to the fee paying zone during which\nstopping or parking is permitted; or\n(b) for longer than the maximum period permitted for continuous parking of a vehicle in the fee\npaying zone, as stated on a sign referable to the fee paying zone.\n4.8 Use of counterfeit or altered parking tickets\nA person must not—\n(a) park a vehicle in a parking facility which requires a parking ticket, if there is displayed in\nthat vehicle so as to be visible from outside the vehicle, a parking ticket which has been\ncounterfeited, altered, obliterated or interfered with; or\n(b) produce to an authorised person who accepts payment for parking, a parking ticket which has\nbeen counterfeited, altered, obliterated or interfered with.\nPART 5—PARKING STATIONS\n5.1 Restrictions on entering a parking station\nA person must not enter a parking station without first obtaining the authorisation of an authorised\nperson (if one is on duty) or an entrance ticket or parking ticket unless—\n(a) permitted by a sign applicable to that parking station; or\n(b) the person entering the parking station is—\n(i) employed at the parking station and is in the course of his or her functions;\n(ii) a police officer and is in the course of his or her functions; or\n(iii) the driver of, or a passenger in, a vehicle stopped or parked in that station.\n5.2 Stopping or parking in a parking station\nA person must not stop or park a vehicle in—\n(a) an attended parking station—unless the appropriate fee as indicated by a sign is paid when\ndemanded;\n(b) a parking station with a ticket issuing machine—unless the appropriate fee as indicated by a\nsign on the ticket issuing machine is inserted into the machine, or by any other form of\npermitted payment, and the person complies with the relevant provisions of Part 4 of this\nlocal law; or\n(c) a parking station with a fee collection machine—unless the appropriate fee as indicated by a\nsign is inserted into the machine, or by any other form of permitted payment, and the ticket\nis validated immediately prior to departure.\n5.3 No entrance ticket\nWhere no entrance ticket is produced by the driver of a vehicle which is being removed from a parking\nstation, the appropriate fee is to be calculated as if the vehicle had entered the parking station when\nit opened for operation on the day the vehicle was parked in the parking station.\n5.4 Removal of vehicles\n(1) A person must not remove a vehicle which has been stopped or parked in a parking station until—\n(a) the appropriate fee for the period for which the vehicle has been stopped or parked has been\npaid; or\n(b) the local government has issued a notice stating the fee.\n(2) Where a notice has been issued under subclause (1)(b), the fee must be paid within 3 working days\nfrom the time of issue of the notice.\n5.5 Maximum parking period in parking stations\nWhere the stopping or parking of vehicles in a parking station is permitted for a limited time, a\nperson must not stop or park a vehicle in the parking station for a period exceeding the maximum\ntime permitted—unless the vehicle has first been removed from the parking station for at least\n1 hour.\n5.6 Entering and exiting parking facilities\nA person must not, in a vehicle, enter or exit a parking facility other than through an authorised\nentry or exit designated as such by a sign.\n\n1456 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\n5.7 Parking restrictions for vehicles with multiple occupants\n(1) The local government in respect of any period or time may, by the use of a sign, set aside a parking\nstation where entry is prohibited by vehicles other than vehicles carrying, in addition to the driver, at\nleast one other person.\n(2) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a parking station which has been set aside under\nsubclause (1) at the time or within the period specified under subclause (1) unless the vehicle is\ncarrying at least one other person.\n(3) A person must not enter a parking station which has been set aside under subclause (1) at the\ntime or within the period specified under subclause (1) unless that person is the driver of, or\npassenger in, a vehicle carrying at least one other person.\n(4) The local government may determine the fee payable, and the manner of payment, for the parking\nof a vehicle in a parking station which has been set aside under subclause (1).\n5.8 Locking of parking stations\nAt the expiration of the hours of operation of a parking station, whether or not any vehicle remains\nparked in the parking station, an authorised person may lock the parking station or otherwise\nprevent the movement of any vehicle within, to or from the parking station.\n5.9 Behaviour in a parking station\n(1) A person must not remain in a parking station after having been required to leave by a police\nofficer or an authorised person.\n(2) A person must not loiter in a parking station.\n5.10 Low clearance signs\nA person must not drive a vehicle past a low clearance sign if the vehicle, or any part of the vehicle\nconnected to it or any load carried by the vehicle, is higher than the height (in metres) indicated by\nthe sign.\nPART 6—PARKING PERMITS\n6.1 Classes and application for parking permit\n(1) The local government may determine classes of parking permits and the eligibility criteria for each\nclass of parking permit.\n(2) An application for a parking permit must—\n(a) be made in the form, if any, required by the local government;\n(b) provide the information or documents that are required by the local government or an\nauthorised person; and\n(c) accompanied by the appropriate fee, if any, imposed by the local government.\n6.2 Issue of parking permit\nAn authorised person—\n(a) may approve an application made under clause 6.1(2) for a parking permit of a class\ndetermined under clause 6.1(1), subject to any conditions specified by the authorised person;\nand\n(b) must, where an application is approved, issue the applicant with a parking permit.\n6.3 Exemption for permit holders\n(1) The holder of a valid parking permit is exempt from—\n(a) a prohibition against the stopping or parking of vehicles on any part of a road for more than a\nspecified period; and\n(b) the requirement to have a parking ticket when parking a vehicle on any part of a road or\nmetered zone where the maximum period during which continuous parking or stopping of a\nvehicle is permitted (as stated on the sign referable to the part of the road or metered zone)\nexceeds 30 minutes.\n(2) The exemption under subclause (1) applies only—\n(a) to the part of a road, or to the metered spaces or parking bays, specified in the permit;\n(b) where the permit specifies a particular vehicle, to the vehicle specified in the permit;\n(c) if the permit is displayed in the vehicle and is clearly visible to, and able to be read by, an\nauthorised person from outside the vehicle at all times while that vehicle remains stopped or\nparked in the area to which the permit relates; and\n(d) if the permit is valid.\n(3) The exemption under subclause (1) does not apply during any period in which the stopping or\nparking of vehicles is prohibited on the road, or the part of the road, specified in the permit.\n6.4 Validity of a permit\nA parking permit ceases to be valid on—\n(a) the expiration of any time or period specified in the permit;\n(b) the holder of the permit ceasing to be eligible;\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1457\n(c) the revocation of the permit under clause 6.6; or\n(d) the replacement of the permit by a new permit issued under clause 6.8.\n6.5 Use of counterfeit or altered parking permit\nA person must not—\n(a) use or display in a vehicle, a parking permit that has in any way been counterfeited, altered,\nobliterated or interfered with; or\n(b) produce to an authorised person who accepts payment for parking, a parking permit which\nhas been counterfeited, altered, obliterated or interfered with.\n6.6 Revoking a permit\n(1) An authorised person may, at any time, revoke a parking permit which has been issued under\nclause 6.2, if the permit holder breaches any of the conditions for its use or when the permit holder\nceases to satisfy the eligibility criteria for that class of parking permit.\n(2) A revocation under clause 6.6(1) is not effected until written notice of the revocation is provided to\nthe permit holder.\n6.7 Removal of a permit from vehicle\nThe holder of a parking permit which has been revoked must, immediately after being given notice of\nthe revocation, or immediately after the permit otherwise ceases to be valid, permanently remove the\npermit from the vehicle in which it is displayed or to which it is affixed and return it to the local\ngovernment.\n6.8 Replacement of permit\nAn authorised person may issue a replacement permit where an application is made and is\naccompanied by supporting documentation and the appropriate fee, if any, imposed by the local\ngovernment.\n6.9 Elected member parking permit\n(1) An authorised person may issue to any elected member a parking permit (referred to in this clause\nas an Elected Member Parking Permit) and may vary or revoke the Elected Member Parking\nPermit at any time.\n(2) The holder of an Elected Member Parking Permit is exempt from those clauses of this local law\nthat are specified in the permit.\n(3) The exemption conferred by subclause (2) applies only—\n(a) if the Elected Member Parking Permit is displayed inside the vehicle and is clearly visible to,\nand able to be read by, an authorised person from outside the vehicle at all times;\n(b) if the Elected Member Parking Permit is valid; and\n(c) if the holder of the Elected Member Parking Permit is performing his or her functions as a\nelected member.\n(4) An Elected Member Parking Permit ceases to be valid—\n(a) when the holder ceases to be an elected member;\n(b) after the specified expiry date; or\n(c) when revoked by an authorised person.\nand must be returned to the local government by the elected member on the occurrence of any of these\nevents.\n6.10 Parking facilities where permit required\n(1) Where in relation to a parking facility, the local government has determined, under\nclause 2.2(1)(b), that only permitted classes of persons may stop or park their vehicles or, under\nclause 2.2(1)(c), that only permitted classes of vehicles may stop or park, an authorised person—\n(a) may issue a written permit to a person within the permitted class, or to a person in respect of\na vehicle of the permitted class; and\n(b) may vary or revoke the permit at any time.\n(2) Where a written permit has been issued under subclause (1), a person must not stop or park a\nvehicle in a parking facility unless—\n(a) the permit is displayed inside the vehicle and is clearly visible to, and able to be read by, an\nauthorised person from outside the vehicle at all times;\n(b) the permit remains valid; and\n(c) the person’s permitted class, or the vehicle’s permitted class, as specified in the permit is also\nspecified on the sign which relates to the parking facility.\nPART 7—MISCELLANEOUS\n7.1 Authorised person certificate of appointment\nThe requirement for an authorised person to be given the appropriate certificate of his or her\nappointment is dealt with in section 9.10(2) of the Act.\n\n1458 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\n7.2 Authorised persons\nNo offence under this local law is committed by an authorised person while carrying out his or her\nfunctions.\n7.3 Power of an authorised person\n(1) An authorised person has all necessary power to perform his or her functions under this local law.\n(2) An authorised person may—\n(a) carry into effect the provisions of this local law;\n(b) report to the local government on the working effectiveness of this local law;\n(c) recommend to the CEO the institution of prosecutions; and\n(d) institute and conduct prosecutions as directed by the CEO.\n7.4 Impersonating an authorised person\nA person who is not an authorised person must not impersonate or assume the functions of an\nauthorised person.\n7.5 Obstructing of an authorised person\nA person must not obstruct or hinder an authorised person in the execution of his or her duties.\n7.6 Removal of notices\nA person, other than the driver of the vehicle or a person acting under the direction of the driver of\nthe vehicle, must not remove from the vehicle any notice put on the vehicle by an authorised person.\n7.7 Display of signs\nA person must not, without the authorisation of the local government or an authorised person—\n(a) mark, set up or exhibit a sign purporting to be, or resembling, a sign marked, set up or\nexhibited by the local government under this local law;\n(b) remove, deface or misuse a sign or property set up by the local government under this local\nlaw; or\n(c) affix a board, sign, placard, notice, cover or other thing to, or paint or write on, any part of a\nsign or fee paying machine.\n7.8 Marking tyres and valve stem readings\n(1) An authorised person may—\n(a) mark the tyres of a vehicle parked in a parking facility with chalk or any other non-indelible\nsubstance;\n(b) take a valve stem reading of a vehicle; or\n(c) record vehicle registration numbers,\nfor a purpose connected with his or her functions.\n(2) A person must not remove a mark made by an authorised person so that the purpose of affixing\nthe mark is defeated or likely to be defeated.\n7.9 Exemption when complying with directions\nA person who complies with a direction given by a police officer or an authorised person does not\ncommit an offence against this local law while complying with that direction.\n7.10 Special purpose and emergency vehicles\nNotwithstanding anything to the contrary in this local law, the driver of a special purpose vehicle or\nan emergency vehicle may, only in the course of his or her functions and when it is expedient and safe\nto do so, stop or park the vehicle in any place at any time.\n7.11 Interfere with or damage local government property\nA person must not interfere with, damage or obstruct the operation of any electronic parking\ndetection device or instrument in a parking station, carriageway or any other place.\nPART 8—OFFENCES AND MODIFIED PENALTIES\n8.1 Offences\n(1) A person who fails to do anything required to be done under this local law, or who does anything\nwhich 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 $300 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 continues.\n(3) An offence against a provision of this local law is a prescribed offence for the purposes of section\n9.16(1) of the Act.\n8.2 Form of notices\nFor the purposes of this local law—\n(a) the form of the infringement notice referred to in section 9.17 of the Act, which incorporates\nthe notice referred to in section 9.13 of the Act, is that of Form 1 in Schedule 1; and\n(b) the form of the notice referred to in section 9.20 of the Act is that of Form 2 in Schedule 1.\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1459\n8.3 Modified penalty\n(1) Subject to subclauses 8.3(3) and (4), a person who does not contest an allegation that he or she has\ncommitted an offence against this local law may, within the time specified in the notice, pay the\npenalty payable for the particular offence.\n(2) The amount appearing in the final column of the table in Schedule 2 directly opposite an offence\ndescribed in that Schedule is prescribed for the purposes of section 9.17 of the Act as the modified\npenalty for that offence.\n(3) If it appears to the local government that an alleged offence cannot be adequately punished by the\npayment of the modified penalty, the local government may refrain from accepting the modified\npenalty and may in lieu take proceedings against the alleged offender in an appropriate Court.\n(4) Where the time period within which a person may stop or park a vehicle on a road is controlled by\na sign and a person commits an offence under this local law by stopping or parking a vehicle for a\ntime period which exceeds that shown on the sign—\n(a) the amount of the modified penalty is to be the amount referred to in Schedule 2 where the\ntime period during which the vehicle was stopped or parked in excess of the time period\nshown on the sign was not greater than that shown on the sign; and\n(b) the amount of the modified penalty is to be payable again in respect of each successive time\nperiod during which the vehicle continues to be parked or stopped in excess of the time period\nshown on the sign, to a maximum of $500 on the amount of modified penalties payable for\neach offence.\n————\nSCHEDULE 1—FORM 1\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF PERTH PARKING LOCAL LAW 2017\nINFRINGEMENT NOTICE\nSerial No ......................................\nDate .......... / .......... / ..........\nTo:[1] ..............................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\nof:[2] ................................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\nIt is alleged that on .......... / .......... / .......... at\n[3] ..............................................................................................................................................................\nat[4] ..............................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\nin respect of vehicle—\nmake: ....................................................... ;\nmodel: ...................................................... ;\nregistration: ............................................. ,\nyou committed the following offence—\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\ncontrary to clause ............... of the City of Perth Parking Local Law 2017.\nThe modified penalty for the offence is $ ....................\nIf you do not wish to have a complaint of the alleged offence heard and determined by a court, the\namount of the modified penalty must be paid to the CEO of the local government at [5] .........................\n........................... within a period of 28 days after the giving of this notice.\nUnless within 28 days after being served with this notice—\n(a) you pay the modified penalty; or\n(b) you—\n(i) inform the Chief Executive Officer or an authorised officer of the local government as to\nthe identity and address of the person who was the driver or person in charge of the\nabove vehicle at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed; or\n(ii) satisfy the Chief Executive Officer that the above vehicle had been stolen or unlawfully\ntaken, or was being unlawfully used, at the time the offence is alleged to have been\ncommitted,\nyou will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be deemed to have committed the above\noffence and court proceedings may be instituted against you.\nIf you take no action this matter may be registered with the Fines Enforcement Registry after which\nyour driver’s licence may be suspended; your vehicle licence may be suspended or cancelled; your\ndetails may be published on a website; your vehicle may be immobilised or have its number plates\nremoved; and your property may be seized and sold. If the matter is registered with the Registry\nadditional costs will also be payable.\n\n1460 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\nIf the above address is not your current address, or if you change your address, it is important that\nyou advise us immediately. Failure to do so may result in your driver’s licence or any vehicle licence\nyou hold being suspended without your knowledge.\n[6] .............................................................\n[7] .............................................................\nInsert—\n(1) Name of owner or “the owner”\n(2) Address of owner (not required if owner not named)\n(3) Time of alleged offence\n(4) Location of alleged offence\n(5) Place where modified penalty may be paid\n(6) Signature of authorised person\n(7) Identification number of the authorised person giving notice\n————\nSCHEDULE 1—FORM 2\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF PERTH PARKING LOCAL LAW 2017\nWITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE\nSerial No ...............................\nDate .......... / .......... / ..........\nTo: [1] ...........................................................................................................................................................\nof: [2] ...............................................................................................................................................................\nInfringement Notice No. ......................................................................... dated .......... / .......... / ..........\nin respect of vehicle—\nmake: ....................................................................... ;\nmodel: ...................................................................... ;\nregistration: .............................................................. ,\nfor the alleged offence of ................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\nhas been withdrawn.\nThe modified penalty of $ ......................................\n* has been paid and a refund is enclosed.\n* has not been paid and should not be paid.\n* delete as appropriate.\n[3] .....................................................................................\n[4] ...................................................................................................................................................................\nInsert—\n(1) Name of alleged offender to whom infringement notice was given or “the owner”.\n(2) Address of alleged offender.\n(3) Signature of authorised person\n(4) Identification number of authorised person giving notice\n————\nSCHEDULE 2\nCITY OF PERTH PARKING LOCAL LAW 2017\nMODIFIED PENALTIES\n[Clause 8.3]\nItem No. Offence Clauses Modified Penalty\n1 2.3(1)(a) $120\n2 2.3(1)(b) $120\n3 2.3(1)(c) $200\n4 2.3(1)(d) $60\n5 2.3(1)(e) $60\n6 2.3(1)(f) $60\n7 2.3(1)(g) $100\n8 2.3(2)(a) $200\n9 2.3(2)(b) $200\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1461\nItem No. Offence Clauses Modified Penalty\n10 2.3(2)(c) $200\n11 2.3(2)(d) $75\n12 2.3(2)(e) $200\n13 2.3(2)(f) $200\n14 2.3(2)(g) $200\n15 2.3(2)(h) $200\n16 2.3(3) $75\n17 2.3(4)(a) $75\n18 2.3(4)(b) $75\n19 2.3(5) $60\n20 2.3(6) $100\n21 2.4(2) $100\n22 2.4(3) $100\n23 2.5(1)(a) $225\n24 2.5(1)(b) $225\n25 2.5(1)(c) $100\n26 2.5(1)(d) $225\n27 2.5(1)(e) $85\n28 2.5(1)(f) $225\n29 2.5(1)(g) $225\n30 2.5(1)(h)(i) $225\n31 2.5(1)(h)(ii) $225\n32 2.5(1)(h)(iii) $225\n33 2.5(2) $225\n34 2.6(a) $60\n35 2.6(b) $60\n36 2.7 $60\n37 2.8(1)(a) $100\n38 2.8(1)(b) $60\n39 2.8(2) $60\n40 2.9 $100\n41 2.10 $60\n42 2.11(4) $75\n43 2.12 $100\n44 2.13 $200\n45 2.14 $200\n46 2.15(3) $60\n47 2.17 $100\n48 2.18 $100\n49 3.1(a) $100\n50 3.1(b) $100\n51 3.1(c) $60\n52 3.1(d) $60\n53 3.1(e) $200\n54 3.2 $75\n55 3.3(1)(a) $75\n56 3.3(1)(b) $75\n57 3.4(a) $75\n58 3.4(b) $75\n59 3.4(c) $75\n60 3.4(d) $75\n61 3.5(3)(a) $200\n62 3.5(3)(b) $200\n63 3.5(3)(c) $200\n\n1462 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\nItem No. Offence Clauses Modified Penalty\n64 3.5(3)(d) $200\n65 3.5(3)(e) $200\n66 3.5(3)(f) $200\n67 3.5(3)(g) $100\n68 3.5(3)(h) $200\n69 3.5(3)(i) $100\n70 3.5(3)(j) $100\n71 3.5(3)(k) $200\n72 3.6(1) $200\n73 3.7 $200\n74 3.8(a) $200\n75 3.8(b) $60\n76 3.9(1)(a) $200\n77 3.9(1)(b) $200\n78 3.9(1)(c) $200\n79 3.9(1)(d) $200\n80 3.9(2)(a) $200\n81 3.9(2)(b) $200\n82 3.10(1) $60\n83 3.10(2) $60\n84 3.11(d)(i) $60\n85 3.11(d)(ii) $100\n86 3.11(d)(iii) $60\n87 3.11(d)(iv) $60\n88 3.12(1) $200\n89 3.12(2) $100\n90 3.13(1) $120\n91 3.13(2)(a) $100\n92 3.13(2)(b) $100\n93 3.13(3) $100\n94 3.14(1) $120\n95 3.14(2) $100\n96 3.15(8) $100\n97 3.16(a) $100\n98 3.16(b) $100\n99 3.16(c) $60\n100 3.16(d) $60\n101 3.17(1)(a) $60\n102 3.17(1)(b) $60\n103 4.1(1)(a) $60\n104 4.1(1)(b) $60\n105 4.1(2)(a) $60\n106 4.1(2)(b) $60\n107 4.2 $100\n108 4.3 $100\n109 4.4(a) $60\n110 4.4(b) $60\n111 4.5(1)(a) $60\n112 4.5(1)(b) $60\n113 4.6 $100\n114 4.7(1)(a) $60\n115 4.7(1)(b) $60\n116 4.8(a) $500\n117 4.8(b) $500\n\n28 February 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1463\nItem No. Offence Clauses Modified Penalty\n118 5.1 $100\n119 5.2(a) $100\n120 5.2(b) $60\n121 5.2(c) $60\n122 5.4(1)(a) $200\n123 5.4(2) $100\n124 5.5 $60\n125 5.6 $100\n126 5.7(2) $60\n127 5.7(3) $60\n128 5.9(1) $100\n129 5.9(2) $100\n130 5.10 $200\n131 6.5(a) $500\n132 6.5(b) $500\n133 6.7 $60\n134 6.10(2)(a) $100\n135 6.10(2)(b) $100\n136 6.10(2)(c) $100\n137 7.4 $100\n138 7.5 $100\n139 7.6 $100\n140 7.7(a) $100\n141 7.7(b) $100\n142 7.7(c ) $100\n143 7.8(2) $100\n144 7.11 $500\n————\nSCHEDULE 3—FORM 1\nNOTIFICATION OF IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLE\nDate......./......./.......\nTo: [1]...............................................................................................................................................................\nof: [2]................................................................................................................................................................\nDepartment of Transport records indicate that you are the registered owner of the vehicle detailed\nbelow and notice is hereby given that the vehicle has been impounded in accordance with the\nprovisions of the Local Government Act 1995.\nVehicle Registration No: [3] ..........................................................................................................................\nImpounded from: [4] ......................................................................................................................................\nBetween: ....................................................................... and .........................................................................\nDate: [5].................................................................. Time [6].......................................................\nThe vehicle has been taken to a secure facility at the following address—\n[7].....................................................................................................................................................................\n..........................................................................................................................................................................\nand is available for release, after payment has been processed (see below), between the following\nhours—\nMonday to Friday—\n[8]................................................................\nPrior to the release of the vehicle all necessary payments must be paid, in full, at the Customer\nService Centre, Ground Floor, Council House, 27 St George’s Terrace, PERTH, which is open from\n8.30am until 5.00pm Monday—Friday (excluding Public Holidays) or in such alternative location as\nmay be directed by an authorised person. Payments can be made by either cash or cheque and\nEFTPOS facilities are also available.\nThe following documentation is required before payment can be accepted and release of the vehicle is\npermitted—\nCurrent Vehicle Registration Document.\nDrivers licence or other legal form of identification.\nPayment receipt (required for vehicle release at secure facility).\n\n1464 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 28 February 2017\nIT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL PAYMENTS ARE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE\nRELEASE OF THE VEHICLE.\nIf you have an inquiry in regards to this notice (or monies owing to date), please call Compliance\nParking Services between 9:00am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays).\nCosts: Vehicle impound fee: [9]............................\nAdditional days storage fee or part thereof [10]..........................\n1. Subject to clause 2 below, if your vehicle is not collected within two (2) months after the date of\nthis notice the City may either;\n(a) under section 3.46 of the Local Government Act 1995 refuse to allow the vehicle to be collected\nuntil the City’s costs of removing and keeping the vehicle have been paid to the City; or\n(b) under section 3.47 of the Local Government Act 1995 sell or otherwise dispose of the vehicle\nand credit the money received from that sale or disposal to the City’s trust fund except to the\nextent required to meet the cost and expenses incurred by the City in the removing,\nimpounding and selling of the vehicle.\n2. If the local government has made a declaration that in accordance with 3.40A (4) of the Local\nGovernment Act 1995 the vehicle is an abandoned wreck then the vehicle may be disposed of\nwithin 7 days of that declaration being made.\nIf you are convicted of an offence against this Local Law, section 3.48 of the Local Government\nAct 1995 allows the City to recover from you its outstanding expenses incurred in the removing,\nimpounding and selling of the vehicle.\nTake note: Unless all fees are paid for and the vehicle collected within two months from the date of\nimpounding, the City of Perth may sell the subject vehicle.\n[1] Name of owner.\n[2] Address of owner.\n[3] Vehicle registration number.\n[4] Street name (location where vehicle impounded from).\n[5] Date vehicle impounded.\n[6] Time vehicle impounded.\n[7] Address of secure location vehicle impounded to.\n[8] Hours of business.\n[9] Cost of vehicle impound fee.\n[10] Cost of additional days storage fee.\n————\nDated this 21st day of February 2017.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Perth was affixed by authority of a a resolution of the Council in the\npresence of—\nMs LISA-M. SCAFFIDI, The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor.\nMr MARTIN MILEHAM, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a standard replacement local law that updates the 2010 version. The scope remains focused on parking management within the City of Perth district. While comprehensive (covering permits, enforcement, payment systems, and special zones), it does not appear to have expanded beyond the traditional remit of a local government parking law. The inclusion of construction site parking permits and event parking reflects modern city management needs but represents evolution within the original scope rather than scope creep into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to external legislation (Road Traffic Code 2000, Local Government Act 1995, Transport Co-ordination Act 1966, etc.) – approximately 40+ terms are defined by reference to other laws rather than defined within the document itself","Dense definition section (clause 1.6) with 70+ defined terms including nested definitions (e.g., 'owner' has three different meanings depending on context)","Multiple conditional exceptions throughout – many prohibitions contain 'unless' clauses creating layered permissions (e.g., clause 2.3 has 7 sub-clauses each with multiple exceptions)","Geographic and temporal variability – rules change based on school zone periods, metered vs non-metered zones, built-up vs non-built-up areas, and specific signage","Dual penalty structure – distinguishes between maximum court penalties ($300-$5,000) and modified penalties (Schedule 2 with 144 specific fine amounts ranging from $60 to $500)","Specialised permit systems with varying conditions – six different permit types mentioned (general parking permits, elected member permits, construction site permits, event parking, alternative payment methods, and urgent/official function permissions)","Mechanical/technical provisions – detailed rules for ticket machines, fee collection machines, entrance/exit tickets, and electronic parking detection devices","Nested jurisdictional exclusions – clause 1.4 excludes Main Roads Western Australia controlled areas, signal installations, bridges, and privately operated parking stations unless specifically agreed"],"plain_english_summary":"This law is the City of Perth’s parking rulebook for the CBD and nearby areas, governing where, when, and how vehicles (including bikes and buses) may park, and empowering the City to issue permits, charge fees, and enforce rules.\n\nIt affects drivers, businesses, special operators (taxis, buses, disability permit holders), and the City itself — balancing shopper access, long‑term parking, deliveries, safety and emergency access by regulating parking, permits and penalties."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the City of Perth Parking Local Law 2010 and replaces it with the 2017 regime (clause 1.5). It continues to apply district‑wide but specifies exclusions where Main Roads controls thoroughfares and where parking stations are privately controlled unless a written agreement brings them in (clause 1.4). The replacement re-states and re-organises obligations, fee and permit powers, and enforcement procedures (clauses 1.4, 1.5, 2.2, Parts 4–6, Part 8)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive definitions and cross-references to the Road Traffic Code and other Acts (clause 1.6–1.7) increasing interpretive complexity","Broad delegated discretion to the local government and authorised persons to set signs, times, fees, permits and special zones (clauses 2.1–2.2, 6.1–6.3, 7.3)","Multiple, sign-dependent rules that vary by location and time (clauses 1.9, 2.2, Part 3 and Part 4)","Layered payment and exemption mechanisms including alternative payment and permit systems (clauses 1.12–1.13, Part 4, Part 6)","Detailed enforcement and sanction regime with court penalties, modified penalties and schedules (Part 8, Schedule 2)","Operational enforcement powers (marking tyres, valve readings, locking stations, impoundment procedures) that create practical compliance burdens (clauses 5.8, 7.8, 2.16, Schedule 3)","Numerous specific prohibitions and narrowly framed exceptions (Parts 2–5) requiring granular factual application"],"plain_english_summary":"This local law sets the City of Perth’s rules for where, when and how vehicles may stop or park across the district, creates permit and fee systems for parking stations and meter/ticket zones, and authorises enforcement (including removal/impounding and infringement notices). It affects drivers, owners, permit-holders, event and construction organisers and businesses that use or manage parking. Drivers pay fees and modified penalties; the local government and its authorised persons decide signs, permit classes, fees and exemptions (see clauses 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 4.1, 6.1–6.3, 8.1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017","history":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/city-of-perth-parking-local-law-2017/documents"}}