{"id":"perth-parking-management-regulations-1999","name":"Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999","slug":"perth-parking-management-regulations-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179258,"registerId":"wa-perth-parking-management-regulations-1999-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nPerth Parking Management Act 1999\n\nPerth Parking Management Regulations 1999\n\nWestern Australia\n\nPerth Parking Management Regulations 1999\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used 1\n\n4. Perth parking management area (Sch. 1 and Act s. 6) 2\n\n5. Circumstances prescribed (Act s. 7(c)) 2\n\n6. Applications for parking bay licence, information etc. prescribed (Act s. 8(2)) 3\n\n7. Parking bay licence fees (Sch. 2) 3\n\n8. Application to vary parking bay licence, information etc. prescribed (Act s. 15(2)) 4\n\n9. Infringement notices, offences prescribed (Sch. 3 and Act s. 19(1)) 4\n\n10. Infringement notices, modified penalties prescribed (Sch. 3) 5\n\n11. Infringement notices, form of (Sch. 4 and Act s. 19(2)) 5\n\n12. Notice of withdrawal of infringement notice, form of (Sch. 5 and Act s. 19(6)) 5\n\nSchedule 1 — Perth parking management area\n\nSchedule 2 — Licence fees\n\nSchedule 3 — Infringement notice offences and modified penalties\n\nSchedule 4 — Form of infringement notice\n\nSchedule 5 — Form of notice of withdrawal of infringement notice\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 16\n\nUncommenced provisions table 19\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nPerth Parking Management Act 1999\n\nPerth Parking Management Regulations 1999\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which section 7 of the *Perth Parking Management Act 1999* comes into operation.\n\n##### 3. Terms used\n\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\nAct means the *Perth Parking Management Act 1999*;\n\n  carriageway has the meaning given to that term in the *Road Traffic Code 2000* regulation 3(1);\n\nfire brigade means a brigade as defined in the *Fire Brigades Act 1942*;\n\nprivate road has the meaning given in the *Land Administration Act 1997* section 3(1);\n\nroad has the meaning given in the *Land Administration Act 1997* section 3(1);\n\nvehicle of a disabled person means a vehicle —\n\n(a) in which a disabled person is either the driver or a passenger; and\n\n(b) which is identified with a disability parking permit as defined in the *Local Government (Parking for People with Disabilities) Regulations 2014* regulation 4.\n\n[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 16 May 2003 p. 1704; 13 Feb 2015 p. 653; SL 2022/51 r. 4.]\n\n##### 4. Perth parking management area (Sch. 1 and Act s. 6)\n\nThe Perth parking management area is the area within the bold dashed line shown as the boundary of the Perth parking management area on the diagrams in Schedule 1.\n\n[Regulation 4 inserted: SL 2022/51 r. 5.]\n\n##### 5. Circumstances prescribed (Act s. 7(c))\n\nFor the purposes of section 7(c) of the Act, a vehicle is parked in prescribed circumstances if —\n\n(a) the vehicle is parked in or on a building, or on land on which there is a building, by or for a permanent resident of the building, and is parked in a space set aside for the use of the resident by the owner of the building;\n\n(b) the vehicle is parked in or on a building, or on land on which there is a building, by or for a person who is visiting a permanent resident of the building, and is parked in a space set aside for the use of such visitors by the owner of the building;\n\n(c) the vehicle is parked in or on a building, or on land on which there is a building, by or for a permanent resident of the building who works from his or her home in the building;\n\n(d) the vehicle is parked in an area provided by the City of Perth for the use of people attending a special event, and a person who attends the event is either the driver of the vehicle or a passenger in it;\n\n(e) the vehicle is parked within King’s Park (being all of the land from time to time known as Reserve No. 1720, classified as class A).\n\n[Regulation 5 amended: SL 2022/51 r. 6.]\n\n##### 6. Applications for parking bay licence, information etc. prescribed (Act s. 8(2))\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 8(2) of the Act, an application by the owner of land or a building for a parking bay licence for the land or building is to include or be accompanied by the following information —\n\n(a) the name and address of the applicant;\n\n(b) the address of the land or building;\n\n(c) an approval under the *Planning and Development Act 2005* indicating the number of parking bays approved and the uses for which they have been approved.\n\n(2) However, if the approval referred to in subregulation (1)(c) was issued before the commencement of these regulations, then, instead of the approval, the application may be accompanied by a statutory declaration that declares that the approval was issued and that indicates the number of parking bays approved and the uses for which they have been approved.\n\n[Regulation 6 amended: Gazette 11 Sep 2012 p. 4348.]\n\n##### 7. Parking bay licence fees (Sch. 2)\n\n(1) The annual fee payable for the issue or renewal of a parking bay licence for the parking facilities described in the second column of an item in Schedule 2 is the fee set out in the third column of the item.\n\n(2) However, if a licence fee is paid in instalments with the permission of the CEO under section 11(2) of the Act, the annual fee payable for the licence under subregulation (1) is increased by 5%.\n\n##### 8. Application to vary parking bay licence, information etc. prescribed (Act s. 15(2))\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 15(2) of the Act, an application by a licensee for the variation of a parking bay licence is to include or be accompanied by the following information —\n\n(a) the name and address of the licensee; and\n\n(b) the address of the land or building to which the licence applies; and\n\n(c) particulars of the variation sought; and\n\n(d) the approval referred to in subregulation (2), if required.\n\n(2) If the number of parking bays to be permitted by the varied licence would be greater than the number permitted by the approval under the *Planning and Development Act 2005* that was lodged with the application for the licence or for an earlier variation, the application for variation must be accompanied by a further approval under that Act indicating approval for the increase in the number of parking bays and indicating the uses for which the additional bays have been approved.\n\n[Regulation 8 amended: Gazette 11 Sep 2012 p. 4348.]\n\n##### 9. Infringement notices, offences prescribed (Sch. 3 and Act s. 19(1))\n\nFor the purposes of section 19(1) of the Act, an infringement notice may be given for an offence described in the third column of an item in Schedule 3 that is alleged to have been committed under the provision of the Act specified in the second column of the item.\n\n##### 10. Infringement notices, modified penalties prescribed (Sch. 3)\n\nThe modified penalty for an offence referred to in an item in Schedule 3 is the penalty set out in the fourth column of the item.\n\n##### 11. Infringement notices, form of (Sch. 4 and Act s. 19(2))\n\nFor the purposes of section 19(2) of the Act, the form of an infringement notice is the form set out in Schedule 4.\n\n##### 12. Notice of withdrawal of infringement notice, form of (Sch. 5 and Act s. 19(6))\n\nFor the purposes of section 19(6) of the Act, the form of a notice of withdrawal of an infringement notice is the form set out in Schedule 5.\n\nSchedule 1 — Perth parking management area\n\n[r. 4]\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2022/51 r. 7\n\n![]()\n\n![]()\n\n[Schedule 1 inserted: SL 2022/51 r. 7.]\n\nSchedule 2 — Licence fees\n\n[r. 7]\n\n| **Item** | **Parking facilities** | **Annual licence fee**<br>**$** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | a parking facility that has only 5 parking bays or fewer for the use of vehicles (excluding parking bays of a kind referred to in any of items 2 to 10 and 12 to 14) | nil |\n| 2. | a permit parking area as defined in the *Local Government (Parking for People with Disabilities) Regulations 2014* regulation 4 | nil |\n| 3. | a parking bay in a commercial parking facility leased to a resident of the City of Perth who has no access as a resident of the City to exempt parking facilities of the kind referred to in regulation 5(a) or (c) | nil |\n| 4. | a parking bay clearly identified as being solely for vehicles engaged in unloading or loading goods or passengers | nil |\n| 5. | a parking bay set aside solely for a vehicle being used —<br>(a) to transport patients or blood; or<br>(b) to deliver meals to the aged or infirm or to a hospital; or<br>(c) by a charity to provide frontline services to persons who are vulnerable or in crisis, including, for example, by providing —<br> (i) meals, blankets or clothes; or<br> (ii) transport to medical or welfare services or emergency accommodation | nil |\n| 6. | a parking bay being used for a vehicle that forms part of a display, such as a vehicle offered as a prize in a raffle | nil |\n| 7. | a parking bay set aside for the use of passenger buses during layover periods | nil |\n| 8. | a parking bay used solely for parking an ambulance being used for operational purposes or a vehicle being used for operational purposes by a member of the Police Force or a member of a fire brigade | nil |\n| 9. | a parking bay —<br>(a) used solely for servicing, inspecting, repairing, fuelling or maintaining vehicles; or<br>(b) located on land or in or on a building, used solely for parking a vehicle being used by a person who is servicing, inspecting, repairing or maintaining the land or building | nil |\n| 10. | a parking bay used solely for a vehicle that forms part of the stock of a business of a motor vehicle dealer who holds a licence under the *Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973* | nil |\n| 11. | a facility that has more than 5 parking bays for the use of vehicles (excluding a bay set aside for the exclusive use of vehicles referred to in any of items 2 to 10 and 12 to 14) — |  |\n|  | (a) for each motor cycle bay; | nil |\n|  | (b) for each bay (excluding a bay that is on a carriageway) that is available to the public for use without time constraints; | 1 256.90 |\n|  | (c) for each bay that is on a carriageway; | 1 155.60 |\n|  | (d) for each bay that is available to the public and in which 50% of the vehicles being parked stay for less than 4 hours and at least 90% stay for less than 6 hours; | 1 155.60 |\n|  | (e) for each other bay | 1 313.40 |\n| 12. | a parking bay for use without charge —<br>(a) located on the site of —<br> (i) a place of public worship of a religious body; or<br> (ii) a school that is formally affiliated with a religious body;<br> and |  |\n|  | (b) set aside during the hours of 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday solely for a vehicle being used by a person who, throughout the period the vehicle is parked in the bay —<br> (i) is employed at the place of public worship or the school; or<br> (ii) does voluntary work at or mainly at the place of public worship or the school; or<br> (iii) visits the place of public worship or the school for religious purposes or in relation to parish affairs of the religious body; or<br> (iv) visits the school for school‑related purposes | nil |\n| 13. | a parking bay for use without charge —<br>(a) located on or adjacent to a park; and<br>(b) set aside during the hours of 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. solely for a vehicle being used by a person or persons who, throughout the period the vehicle is parked in the bay, engages or engage in a recreational activity in the park | nil |\n| 14. | a parking bay located on any of the following roads or private roads — |  |\n|  | (a) Thomas Street | nil |\n|  | (b) Aberdare Road | nil |\n|  | (c) Hospital Avenue | nil |\n|  | (d) Monash Avenue | nil |\n|  | (e) Hampden Road | nil |\n|  | (f) Broadway | nil |\n|  | (g) Princess Road | nil |\n|  | (h) Hackett Drive | nil |\n|  | (i) the part of Mounts Bay Road between Hackett Drive and Winthrop Avenue | nil |\n|  | (j) Stirling Highway | nil |\n\n\n[Schedule 2 amended: Gazette 15 Jun 2001 p. 2976‑7; 17 May 2002 p. 2569; 16 May 2003 p. 1704‑5; 21 May 2004 p. 1713‑14; 10 Jun 2005 p. 2567; 12 May 2006 p. 1788; 12 Jun 2007 p. 2736‑7; 28 Sep 2007 p. 4933; 16 May 2008 p. 1913‑14; 23 Jun 2009 p. 2490; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2660; 1 Apr 2010 p. 1280; 8 Apr 2011 p. 1292; 29 Apr 2011 p. 1535‑6; 1 Jun 2012 p. 2287; 2 Nov 2012 p. 5262-3; 8 Feb 2013 p. 870; 14 Jun 2013 p. 2247; 16 May 2014 p. 1544‑5; 13 Feb 2015 p. 653; 15 May 2015 p. 1729‑30; 13 May 2016 p. 1428; 26 May 2017 p. 2641; 25 May 2018 p. 1642; SL 2021/92 r. 4; SL 2022/51 r. 8; SL 2022/67 r. 4; SL 2023/45 r. 17; SL 2024/60 r. 4; SL 2025/64 r. 12; SL 2025/181 r. 4.]\n\nSchedule 3 — Infringement notice offences and modified penalties\n\n[r. 9, 10]\n\n| **Item** | **Provision of Act** | **Description of offence** | **Modified penalty**<br>**$** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Section 7 | permitting a vehicle to be parked on the land or in or on a building in the Perth parking management area for which no parking bay licence is in force | 500 |\n| 2. | Section 14 | failing to give notice of a change in the ownership of land or a building for which a parking bay licence is in force | 200 |\n| 3. | Section 18(1) | failing to comply with a parking bay licence | 500 |\n| 4. | Section 18(2) | advertising or otherwise indicating that parking is available on land or in or on a building for which a parking bay licence is in force while the licence does not permit parking as advertised or otherwise indicated | 500 |\n| 5. | Section 18(3) | advertising or otherwise indicating that parking is available on land or in or on a building in the Perth parking management area for which no parking bay licence is in force | 500 |\n| 6. | Section 22 | obstructing an inspector in the performance of his or her functions or the exercise of his or her powers under the Act | 500 |\n\n\nSchedule 4 — Form of infringement notice\n\n[r. 11]\n\n*Perth Parking Management Act 1999*\n\n*Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999*\n\nINFRINGEMENT NOTICE\n\nDate of this notice ......../......../........\n\nTo: .........................................................................................................................\n\nof: ..........................................................................................................................\n\nDetails of vehicle (if applicable) ...........................................................................\n\nIt is alleged that on ......../......../........ at ...............................................................\n\nyou committed the following offence —\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\n................................................................................................................................\n\ncontrary to section ................... of the *Perth Parking Management Act 1999*.\n\nThe modified penalty for the alleged offence is $...................\n\nIf you do not wish to have a complaint of the alleged offence heard and determined by a court, you may pay the amount of the modified penalty shown above to the CEO of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure 2 at ............. ........................................ within 28 days after the date of this notice.\n\nName and title of inspector giving this notice ......................................................\n\n......................................................\n\nSignature ......................................................\n\n[Schedule 4 amended: Gazette 28 Feb 2003 p. 678.]\n\nSchedule 5 — Form of notice of withdrawal of infringement notice\n\n[r. 12]\n\n*Perth Parking Management Act 1999*\n\n*Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999*\n\nNOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF  \nINFRINGEMENT NOTICE\n\nDate of this notice ......../......../........\n\nTo: .........................................................................................................................\n\nof: ..........................................................................................................................\n\nInfringement notice No. ................. dated ......../......../........ that was issued for\n\nthe alleged offence of ............................................................................................\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\n.................................................................................................................................\n\ncontrary to section ................. of the *Perth Parking Management Act 1999* has been withdrawn.\n\nThe modified penalty of $..........................\n\n- was paid, and a refund is enclosed\n- was not paid and should not be paid\n\n\n(delete as appropriate)\n\nName and title of inspector giving this notice ......................................................\n\n......................................................\n\nSignature ......................................................\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999* | 16 Jul 1999   p. 3227‑34 | 16 Jul 1999 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 16 Jul 1999 p. 3183) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2001* | 15 Jun 2001   p. 2976‑7 | 1 Jul 2001 (see r. 2) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2002* | 17 May 2002 p. 2568‑9 | 1 Jul 2002 (see r. 2) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2003* | 28 Feb 2003 p. 678 | 28 Feb 2003 |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2003* | 16 May 2003 p. 1704‑5 | 16 May 2003 |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2004* | 21 May 2004 p. 1713‑14 | 1 Jul 2004 (see r. 2) |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999* as at 21 Jan 2005** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2005* | 10 Jun 2005 p. 2567 | 1 Jul 2005 (see r. 2) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2006* | 12 May 2006 p. 1788 | 1 Jul 2006 (see r. 2) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2007* | 12 Jun 2007 p. 2736‑7 | 1 Jul 2007 (see r. 2) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2007* | 28 Sep 2007 p. 4933 | 28 Sep 2007 |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2008* | 16 May 2008 p. 1913-14 | r. 1 and 2: 16 May 2008 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2008 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999* as at 12 Sep 2008** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2009* | 23 Jun 2009 p. 2489-90 | r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2009* | 30 Jun 2009 p. 2659-60 | r. 1 and 2: 30 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2010* | 1 Apr 2010 p. 1280 | r. 1 and 2: 1 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2011* | 8 Apr 2011 p. 1291‑2 | r. 1 and 2: 8 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2011* | 29 Apr 2011 p. 1535‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 3: The *Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999* as at 6 Jan 2012** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2012* | 1 Jun 2012 p. 2287 | r. 1 and 2: 1 Jun 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2012* | 11 Sep 2012 p. 4347-9 | r. 1 and 2: 11 Sep 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 12 Sep 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2012* | 2 Nov 2012 p. 5262-3 | r. 1 and 2: 2 Nov 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 3 Nov 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2013* | 8 Feb 2013 p. 869‑70 | r. 1 and 2: 8 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 9 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2013* | 14 Jun 2013 p. 2246-7 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Jun 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2014* | 16 May 2014 p. 1544-5 | r. 1 and 2: 16 May 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 4: The *Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999* as at 15 Aug 2014** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2015* | 13 Feb 2015 p. 652‑3 | r. 1 and 2: 13 Feb 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 14 Feb 2015 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015* | 15 May 2015 p. 1729‑30 | r. 1 and 2: 15 May 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2016* | 13 May 2016 p. 1428 | r. 1 and 2: 13 May 2016 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Transport Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2017* Pt. 4 | 26 May 2017 p. 2639‑45 | 1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Transport Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018* Pt. 3 | 25 May 2018 p. 1640‑7 | 1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Transport Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations (No. 2) 2021* Pt. 2 | SL 2021/92 18 Jun 2021 | 1 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(c)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2022* | SL 2022/51 22 Apr 2022 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Apr 2022 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 23 Apr 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Transport Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations (No. 2) 2022* Pt. 2 | SL 2022/67 3 Jun 2022 | 1 Jul 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Transport Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2023* Pt. 5 | SL 2023/45 19 May 2023 | 1 Jul 2023 (see r. 2(c)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2024* | SL 2024/60 1 May 2024 | r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2024 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Transport Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations (No. 2) 2025* Pt. 6 | SL 2025/64 30 Apr 2025 | 1 Jul 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Perth Parking Management Amendment Regulations 2025* | SL 2025/181 29 Oct 2025 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Oct 2025 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Oct 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nUncommenced provisions table\n\nTo view the text of the uncommenced provisions see *Acts as passed* and *Subsidiary legislation as made* on the WA Legislation website.\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Perth Parking Management Act 2024* s. 159 assented to 7 Mar 2024 | | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(c)) |\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\nAct 3\n\ncarriageway 3\n\nfire brigade 3\n\nprivate road 3\n\nroad 3\n\nvehicle of a disabled person 2\n\n© State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nBy Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain within the original purpose of the Perth Parking Management Act 1999: to regulate parking in a defined Perth area via licences, fees, exemptions and enforcement. Subsequent amendments have updated the defined management area, fee amounts, exemptions, administrative detail (forms) and cross‑references to current planning and parking regulations, but they do not expand the law into a materially different policy domain. Changes are iterative and administrative (fees, boundaries, exemptions and procedural requirements) rather than a shift in scope."},"complexity_factors":["Five defined terms in regulation 3 (Act, carriageway, fire brigade, private road, road, vehicle of a disabled person)","Five schedules (geographical boundary, licence fees, infringement offences/penalties, infringement notice form, withdrawal form)","Multiple cross‑references to other Acts/regulations (Planning and Development Act 2005; Road Traffic Code 2000; Land Administration Act 1997; Local Government (Parking for People with Disabilities) Regulations 2014)","Several nil‑fee exemptions and conditional fee categories in Schedule 2, including nested subitems under item 11 and item 12–14 exceptions","Conditional application requirements (reg 6(2) allows a statutory declaration where planning approval predates the regulations)","Enforcement table with specific modified penalties tied to Act sections (Schedule 3) — simple but requires cross‑checking with the Act","Administrative discretion with a small surcharge provision (5% increase where instalments are permitted, reg 7(2))"],"plain_english_summary":"**What these regulations do (mechanically)\n\n- Establish the Perth parking management regime that sits under the Perth Parking Management Act 1999. They: (a) define the geographical boundary of the Perth parking management area (see Schedule 1 and reg 4); (b) set out who must hold a parking bay licence and what information an application must include (regs 6 and 8); (c) fix annual licence fees for different kinds of parking facilities (reg 7 and Schedule 2); (d) prescribe certain parking circumstances that are treated as exempt or specially treated (reg 5); and (e) specify which contraventions can be dealt with by infringement notice, the dollar amount of the modified penalties, and the forms to be used (regs 9–12 and Schedules 3–5).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Landowners and building owners in the Perth parking management area who provide parking (they must hold and comply with a parking bay licence for their land or building) (regs 6, 7, 8, Schedule 2).\n- Licensees (those who hold a parking bay licence) — they must notify changes of ownership and comply with licence conditions (Schedule 3, item 2; reg 18 cross‑referenced via Schedule 3 entries).\n- Operators who advertise parking availability — advertising that is inconsistent with a licence is an offence (Schedule 3, items 4–5).\n- Drivers and users of specific classes of parking (ambulances, buses, persons with disabilities, certain charity or event uses, etc.) — the regulations exempt or set nil fees for many of these categories (reg 5 and Schedule 2 items 1–10, 12–14).\n- Inspectors and the CEO of the administering department — given enforcement, instalment permission and refund/withdrawal powers (regs 7(2), 9–12; Schedules 4–5).\n\n**Why it matters (practical effects and how it works)**\n\n- Licensing and fees: If you operate parking for more than five bays (with exceptions), you need a licence and must pay the annual fee stated for the category of bay in Schedule 2 (reg 7 and Schedule 2). Fees differ by bay type (carriageway bays, off‑street bays, motorcycle bays, bays with particular turnover patterns) (Schedule 2 item 11).\n\n- Application and evidence: Licence applications must include applicant details, site address and a planning approval that shows the approved number and uses of bays; where the planning approval predates the regulations, a statutory declaration can be supplied instead (reg 6).\n\n- Variation: If a licence is to be varied to increase the number of bays beyond what the planning approval allows, the licence variation application must include a new planning approval for the increased number of bays (reg 8(2)).\n\n- Exemptions and prescribed circumstances: Several everyday uses are either carved out or treated as \"prescribed circumstances\" so they are not captured in the same way — e.g. residential spaces set aside by building owners for residents or visitors, vehicles used in specific charitable or medical roles, vehicles in King’s Park, and special‑event parking provided by the City of Perth (reg 5; Schedule 2 items 1–10, 12–14).\n\n- Enforcement and penalties: The regulations list specific licence offences that may be dealt with by infringement notice (Schedule 3), give the modified penalty amounts (Schedule 3), and provide the forms for issuing and withdrawing an infringement notice (Schedules 4 and 5). Examples include failing to have a licence, failing to notify change of ownership, failing to comply with a licence and misleading advertising of parking availability (Schedule 3 items 1–5).\n\n**Who pays, who decides, what behaviour changes**\n\n- Who pays: Licence fees are paid by owners/operators of parking facilities (Schedule 2). Many categories attract a nil fee (charity, emergency services, small facilities, certain roads, religious school parking, park‑adjacent parking, etc.). If the CEO allows instalments, the licence holder pays an extra 5% on the annual fee (reg 7(2)).\n\n- Who decides: The CEO (departmental head) has administrative discretion over instalment arrangements and receives payments; inspectors issue infringement notices and carry out enforcement (regs 7(2), 9–12). Planning authorities decide the planning approvals that the regime requires as supporting evidence for licences (reg 6 and reg 8(2)).\n\n- Behaviour changes prompted: Owners must secure and keep licences, provide planning evidence, notify ownership changes, and avoid advertising beyond their licence entitlements. The fee structure and exemptions will shape choices about whether to provide on‑site parking, how many bays to offer, whether to advertise availability and what user groups to prioritise.\n\n**Costs, incentives and trade‑offs (practical and implementation risks)\n\n- Compliance costs: Landowners face administrative costs to prepare applications, provide planning approvals or statutory declarations, and pay annual fees where applicable (regs 6–8, Schedule 2).\n\n- Concentrated vs diffuse effects: Costs are concentrated on owners/operators of parking facilities in the defined Perth area; many small facilities (≤5 bays) and specified public‑interest uses are exempt (Schedule 2). Revenue and regulatory oversight accrue to the administering department.\n\n- Incentives and substitution effects: Higher fees for particular bay types (e.g. off‑street long‑stay bays vs carriageway bays) create incentives for owners to change supply mix (e.g. keep fewer long‑stay public bays, reserve more bays for exempt categories, or shift to private/permit parking). Advertising restrictions may reduce the visibility of privately offered parking that lacks the correct licence (Schedule 3 items 4–5).\n\n- Implementation risk: The regime depends on coordination with planning approvals (Planning and Development Act approvals are evidence for licences) and on active inspection/enforcement capacity (regs 6, 8; Schedule 3). Delays or inconsistent enforcement could create uncertainty for landowners.\n\n- Administrative discretion and small penalties: The CEO has limited discretion (instalment permission) that carries a built‑in revenue effect (5% surcharge) (reg 7(2)); modified penalties are modest (Schedule 3), which may influence decisions about compliance vs risk of ticketing.\n\n**Key cross‑references used by the regulations**\n\n- Perth Parking Management Act 1999 (the parent Act) — the regulations operate in support of the Act (defined as \"Act\" in reg 3).\n- Planning and Development Act 2005 — required planning approvals must be supplied with licence applications and variations (regs 6 and 8).\n- Road Traffic Code 2000 and Land Administration Act 1997 — used to define terms such as \"carriageway\" and \"road\" (reg 3).\n- Local Government (Parking for People with Disabilities) Regulations 2014 — used to define disabled parking permit and permit parking area (reg 3 and Schedule 2 item 2).\n\nReferences: See regs 3–12, Schedules 1–5 (as cited above) for the precise statutory mechanics and categories."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether the scope of the regulations changed from their original intent, as no legislative text was retrievable from the provided source."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was available for analysis — the source URL returned only an error/redirect page","Cannot assess regulatory complexity, cross-references, definitions, or enforcement mechanisms without the actual text","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation content could be retrieved.**\n\nThe link provided for the Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999 no longer works — the page has been taken down or moved as part of a website upgrade by the Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office.\n\n**What this means for you:** No analysis of the actual rules, rights, or obligations contained in these regulations is possible from this source. If you need to understand how Perth's parking management rules affect you (for example, parking fees, permits, or enforcement in the Perth CBD), you should:\n- Visit the Western Australian legislation website directly at **legislation.wa.gov.au**\n- Use the search menu to find the *Perth Parking Management Regulations 1999*\n- Or contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office Helpdesk for assistance"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose of managing parking bay licensing in the Perth CBD. While there have been numerous amendments (26+ since 1999), these primarily update fee amounts, refine exemption categories, and adjust administrative procedures. The 2022 amendment inserted the geographic boundary definition (Schedule 1) and refined exemption circumstances, but this represents clarification and operational detail rather than scope expansion. The core regulatory mechanism—licensing parking bays with exemptions for residential and special-use parking—has remained consistent since inception."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to other WA legislation (Road Traffic Code 2000, Fire Brigades Act 1942, Land Administration Act 1997, Planning and Development Act 2005, Local Government (Parking for People with Disabilities) Regulations 2014, Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973)","14 distinct categories of parking bay exemptions in Schedule 2 with varying fee structures and conditions","Nested conditional logic in Schedule 2, Item 11 (different fee rates based on bay location, time constraints, and vehicle type)","Temporal restrictions on exemptions (e.g., Schedule 2, Items 12-13 specify hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for religious/school and park parking)","Geographic boundary definition relies on diagrammatic maps in Schedule 1 rather than textual description","Dual commencement mechanisms (regulations commence with section 7 of the Act, but individual amendments have staggered commencement dates per the compilation table)","Requirement for statutory declarations as alternative documentary evidence in regulation 6(2)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set up a licensing system for parking spaces in Perth's central business district (the \"Perth parking management area\"). If you own land or a building with parking bays in this zone, you generally need a licence from the government and must pay an annual fee for each parking bay.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Property owners and developers** in central Perth who provide parking (offices, shopping centres, apartment buildings with visitor parking, etc.)\n*   **Businesses** operating parking facilities\n*   **Motorists** who park in the area (indirectly, through enforcement)\n*   **Inspectors** who issue fines (infringement notices) for breaches\n\n**Key rules:**\n\n*   **Licence required:** You cannot let people park on your land or in your building in the management area without a licence (with some exceptions).\n*   **Fees:** Most parking bays attract an annual fee (currently around $1,155–$1,313 per bay depending on type), but many categories are exempt — including residential visitor parking, disability permit areas, loading zones, emergency vehicles, motorcycle bays, and certain religious or school parking.\n*   **Exemptions:** Parking for residents, their visitors, people working from home, and special event parking don't count toward the licence requirement (these are \"prescribed circumstances\" that exempt you from needing a licence for those specific bays).\n*   **Fines:** There are fixed penalty infringement notices (on-the-spot fines) for offences like operating without a licence, failing to notify the government of a change in property ownership, or advertising parking that isn't licensed. Fines range from $200 to $500.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is essentially a **congestion and land-use management tool**. By charging for commercial parking bays, the government discourages excessive car parking in the city centre, encourages use of public transport, and generates revenue. It also ensures the government knows exactly how much parking is available in the CBD for planning purposes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/perth-parking-management-regulations-1999","history":"/api/acts/perth-parking-management-regulations-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/perth-parking-management-regulations-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/perth-parking-management-regulations-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/perth-parking-management-regulations-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/perth-parking-management-regulations-1999/documents"}}