{"id":"parliamentary-reserve-bylaws-1972","name":"Parliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972","slug":"parliamentary-reserve-by-laws-1972","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179184,"registerId":"wa-parliamentary-reserve-bylaws-1972-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nParks and Reserves Act 1895\n\nParliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972\n\nWestern Australia\n\nParliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Interpretation 1\n\n3. Board may close road or footpath 2\n\n4. Person to keep to roads 2\n\n5. Destruction of flora 2\n\n6. Removal of mulch 2\n\n7. Misconduct 3\n\n8. Camping 3\n\n9. Bill posting 3\n\n10. Explosive, guns, etc. 4\n\n11. Hawking 4\n\n12. Public meetings 4\n\n13. Tents, sheds, booths, etc. 4\n\n14. Toilets 5\n\n15. Application of road laws 5\n\n16. Parking 5\n\n17. Driving on footpaths 6\n\n18. Animals 6\n\n19. Offensive noise 6\n\n20. Removal of persons 6\n\n21. Board may remove certain vehicles, animals etc. 7\n\n22. Interference with Board member, etc. 7\n\n23. Proceedings 7\n\n24. Penalty 7\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 8\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nParks and Reserves Act 1895\n\nParliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese by‑laws may be cited as the *Parliamentary Reserve By‑laws 1972* 1.\n\n##### 2. Interpretation\n\n(1) In these by‑laws unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  footpath means any thoroughfare of a width of less than 4 metres;\n\n  road means any thoroughfare surfaced with bitumen, gravel, concrete, wood, or other hard material, other than a footpath, and includes every part thereof;\n\n  the Board means the Parliamentary Reserve Board constituted under the *Parks and Reserves Act 1895* to control and manage the Reserve;\n\n  the Reserve means the land comprised in Reserve A↑1162;\n\nvehicle has the meaning given in the *Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008* section 4.\n\n(2) These by‑laws are subject to any written law and any law of the Commonwealth about assistance animals as defined in the *Disability Discrimination Act 1992* (Commonwealth) section 9(2).\n\n[By‑law 2 amended: Gazette 8 Oct 2004 p. 4729; 8 Jan 2015 p. 119‑20.]\n\n##### 3. Board may close road or footpath\n\nThe Board may close to any traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, any road or footpath in the Reserve by notice posted on such road or footpath.\n\n##### 4. Person to keep to roads\n\nExcept with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall drive or ride upon or over the Reserve other than along a road or parking area.\n\n##### 5. Destruction of flora\n\n(1) Except with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall —\n\n(a) destroy, injure or remove any tree, shrub, plant or flower or cut, burn or remove any dead or fallen wood;\n\n(b) break up, damage or disfigure the natural surface, any natural feature or any turf;\n\n(c) destroy, damage or interfere with any improvement, fitting or installation; or\n\n(d) break up or damage the surface of any road or footpath,\n\non the Reserve or cause any of those things to be done on the Reserve.\n\n(2) A person shall not deposit or leave any refuse or litter on the Reserve except in a receptacle provided by the Board for that purpose.\n\n##### 6. Removal of mulch\n\nExcept with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall remove from the Reserve or disturb or move —\n\n(a) any leaf mould or other decayed or decaying vegetable lying within the Reserve; or\n\n(b) any article or property which is lying or left within the Reserve and of which he is not —\n\n(i) the owner; or\n\n(ii) legally entitled to possession.\n\n##### 7. Misconduct\n\nNo person shall misconduct himself, on the Reserve —\n\n(a) by singing any obscene song;\n\n(b) by writing or drawing any indecent or obscene word, figure or representation;\n\n(c) by using any profane, indecent or obscene language;\n\n(d) by using or manifesting any threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, whether calculated to lead to a breach of the peace or not;\n\n(e) by molesting or annoying any other person lawfully on the Reserve;\n\n(f) by offending against decency in the nature of his apparel,\n\nor behave in such a manner as may reasonably give offence to other persons lawfully on the Reserve.\n\n##### 8. Camping\n\nNo person shall camp on the Reserve.\n\n##### 9. Bill posting\n\nExcept with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall post, mark, paint or affix any placard, bill, notice, or sign or document of any kind whatever on or to any tree or other natural feature, or any fence, post, gate, wall, flagging, road, or footpath, on the Reserve.\n\n##### 10. Explosive, guns, etc.\n\nExcept with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall —\n\n(a) fire or discharge any firearm;\n\n(b) throw, dislodge or discharge any stone or other missile;\n\n(c) throw or set fire to any fireworks;\n\n(d) kindle, make, light, or maintain any fire other than in a part set aside for that purpose by the Board; or\n\n(e) use any explosive substance of any kind whatever,\n\non the Reserve.\n\n##### 11. Hawking\n\n(1) Except with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall sell or expose for sale or distribute for the purpose of promoting a sale any goods, wares, merchandise, or things, or solicit or gather money on the Reserve or place on the Reserve any chair, seat, or other thing of any kind whatever, for hire.\n\n(2) Except with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall, within the Reserve, distribute, sell, carry for sale or distribution, or expose for sale or distribution any printed or written matter.\n\n##### 12. Public meetings\n\nExcept with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall within the Reserve, organise, hold, advertise or take part in any fete, picnic or concert, or engage in public worship, in preaching or in public speaking of any kind whatever or hold or take part in any public meeting or collect money for any purpose.\n\n##### 13. Tents, sheds, booths, etc.\n\n(1) Except with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall erect, place, or maintain any booth, tent, shed, stand, wall, post, rail, fence, swing, chair, or seat or other erection or obstruction of any kind whatever on the Reserve, or make or maintain any enclosure of any part thereof.\n\n(2) No person shall remain in or about any booth, tent, shed, stand, wall, post, rail, fence, swing, chair, or seat or other erection or obstruction that is erected, placed, or maintained, or in or about any enclosure that is made or maintained, contrary to the provisions of sub‑bylaw (1), after being requested to leave it by the Secretary of the Board or any police constable or special constable.\n\n##### 14. Toilets\n\nNo person shall improvise any sanitary convenience or ablution on the Reserve or use or maintain thereon any sanitary convenience or ablution other than such as has been established by the Board.\n\n##### 15. Application of road laws\n\n(1) Every person driving, riding, or in charge of any carriage, motor car, motor cycle, bicycle, tricycle, or other vehicle shall, while in the Reserve, observe and conform in all respect with each road law as defined in the *Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008* section 4.\n\n(2) A person shall not drive a vehicle on a road in the Reserve at a speed in excess of 40 kilometres per hour.\n\n[(3) deleted]\n\n[By‑law 15 amended: Gazette 8 Oct 2004 p. 4729; 8 Jan 2015 p. 120.]\n\n##### 16. Parking\n\n(1) A person in charge of a motor vehicle or any other class of vehicle shall not park that vehicle, or cause or permit it to be parked, within the Reserve —\n\n(a) in any place that is off a carriageway, unless he is a visitor accredited by the Board and the place is within an area set apart by the Board for the parking of vehicles by visitors so accredited;\n\n(b) in any place that is on a carriageway, if the parking of vehicles in that place is prohibited by the Board;\n\n(c) in any place for any period in excess of the time during which a vehicle is permitted by the Board to be parked in that place.\n\n(2) In and for the purposes of this by‑law —\n\ncarriageway means all that portion of a road improved, designed and ordinarily used for vehicular traffic; and includes the shoulders and areas in the road used for the parking of vehicles.\n\n##### 17. Driving on footpaths\n\nNo person shall park, drive, ride, or impel any carriage, motor vehicle, motor cycle, bicycle, tricycle, or other vehicle, or ride or drive any animal along or over any footpath in the Reserve.\n\n##### 18. Animals\n\nExcept with the prior consent in writing of the Board, no person shall ride, drive or lead any animal on the Reserve.\n\n##### 19. Offensive noise\n\nNo person shall, by the use of any wireless, mechanical or other instrument or thing, make or cause to be made any offensive noise in the Reserve.\n\n##### 20. Removal of persons\n\nThe Secretary of the Board or any police constable or special constable may remove from the Reserve any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these by‑laws.\n\n##### 21. Board may remove certain vehicles, animals etc.\n\nThe Board may remove or cause to be removed from the Reserve —\n\n(a) anything that is on, or is placed, erected, used, or maintained on, the Reserve;\n\n(b) a vehicle of any kind whatever that is on, or is parked, driven, ridden, or impelled, on the Reserve; or\n\n(c) any animal that is on, or is ridden, driven, or lead on, the Reserve,\n\ncontrary to any of the provisions of these by‑laws.\n\n##### 22. Interference with Board member, etc.\n\nNo person shall, on the Reserve, obstruct or interfere with any member of the Board, the Secretary of the Board or any police constable or special constable, or refuse to give, upon request, his name and address to any member of the Board, the Secretary of the Board, or any such constable.\n\n##### 23. Proceedings\n\nThe Secretary of the Board may institute proceedings with respect to an offence against these by‑laws.\n\n##### 24. Penalty\n\nAny person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these by‑laws is guilty of an offence and is liable to a penalty of $150.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Parliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Parliamentary Reserve By‑laws 1972* | 28 Jul 1972 p. 2827‑9 | 28 Jul 1972 |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Parliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972* as at 6 Aug 2004** | | |\n| *Parliamentary Reserve Amendment By‑laws 2004* | 8 Oct 2004 p. 4729 | 8 Oct 2004 |\n| *Parliamentary Reserve Amendment By-laws 2014* | 8 Jan 2015 p. 119‑20 | bl. 1 and 2: 8 Jan 2015 (see bl. 2(a));   By-laws other than bl. 1 and 2: 27 Apr 2015 (see bl. 2(b) and *Gazette* 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\ncarriageway 16(2)\n\nfootpath 2\n\nroad 2\n\nthe Board 2\n\nthe Reserve 2\n\nthe Traffic Act 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The by‑laws have been amended since 1972. Notably, the interpretation provision was updated to make the by‑laws subject to Commonwealth law on assistance animals (by‑law 2 amended), and road/traffic provisions were updated (by‑law 15 amended and sub‑by‑law 15(3) deleted). The compilation notes record other amendments and commencement dates that alter application and references."},"complexity_factors":["Widespread use of a \"prior consent in writing\" requirement for many activities creates administrative discretion and a single permit pathway (see by‑laws 4,5,6,9–13,18,10,11).","Multiple short prohibitions covering conduct, noise, litter, fires, bill‑posting, vending and structures — many offence types but straightforward wording (by‑laws 5,7–14,19).","Cross‑references to external statutes increase interpretive complexity: Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 (vehicle, road laws) and Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (assistance animals) (by‑law 2,15).","Enforcement roles split between the Board/Secretary and police, with powers to remove persons/effects and to institute proceedings (by‑laws 20–23), creating operational coordination points.","Defined technical distinctions (footpath vs road, carriageway) affect which rules apply to users and drivers (by‑laws 2,16(2),17).","Compilation history and amendments (noted in the compilation table and marginal notes) require checking historical changes for precise current scope (see notes and by‑law amendment annotations)."],"plain_english_summary":"These by‑laws give the Parliamentary Reserve Board power to control and manage public use of Reserve A1162: it can close roads or footpaths, forbid activities (for example camping, hawking, public meetings, fires, posting bills, riding animals), and require prior written consent for many actions. \n\nEnforcement tools are removal of people or items, prosecution by the Secretary, and a fixed penalty of $150; traffic in the Reserve must follow road laws and a 40 km/h limit (by‑laws 3,4,5,11,12,15,20,21,23,24)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible as no legislative text was retrievable. The page content consists entirely of a website error message, not the Parliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was available for analysis — the source page returned a 404-style error message","Cannot assess complexity without access to the actual by-laws","The only content retrieved was a standard website error notice and an Acknowledgement of Country statement"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation could be analysed.**\n\nThe link provided does not lead to the actual text of the *Parliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972* (Western Australia). Instead, the page returns an error message explaining that the URL is no longer available due to system and security upgrades on the Western Australian legislation website.\n\n**What this means for you:** No legal content was retrievable, so no meaningful summary of rights, obligations, or impacts can be provided. If you need to read this legislation, you should:\n- Visit the [Western Australian legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search directly for \"Parliamentary Reserve By-laws 1972\"\n- Contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office Helpdesk as suggested on the error page\n- Try searching via SCALEplus or AustLII as alternative sources"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose: regulating conduct in the Parliamentary Reserve. 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You also can't take away leaf mulch or anything that isn't yours.\n*   **Behave yourself:** No obscene songs, indecent language, threatening behaviour, or \"offending against decency\" by what you wear. Basically, don't be a nuisance.\n*   **No camping, fires, or fireworks** without Board approval.\n*   **No guns, explosives, or throwing stones.**\n*   **No selling stuff (hawking)** or posting bills/signs without permission.\n*   **No public meetings, preaching, concerts, or collecting money** without Board approval.\n*   **No tents, booths, or temporary structures** without permission.\n*   **Speed limit:** 40 km/h on roads.\n*   **Parking rules:** Only park where allowed; accredited visitors get specific spots.\n*   **No vehicles on footpaths** (defined as paths under 4 metres wide).\n*   **No animals** (riding, driving, or leading them) without permission.\n*   **No offensive noise** from radios or other devices.\n*   **Use proper toilets** — no improvised ones.\n\n**Enforcement:**\n\n*   The Board's Secretary or police can **remove rule-breakers** from the Reserve.\n*   The Board can **tow vehicles**, remove animals, or dismantle illegal structures.\n*   Breaking any by-law carries a **$150 fine**.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese rules keep the Parliamentary Reserve — likely grounds near Parliament House — safe, clean, and orderly. They balance public access with the need to protect the environment and ensure the area isn't misused for unauthorised commercial activity, protests, or dangerous behaviour. Most activities require **prior written consent from the Board**, giving the managers tight control over what happens on the site."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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