{"id":"tennant-creek-control-of-public-places-bylaws-1989","name":"TENNANT CREEK (CONTROL OF PUBLIC PLACES) BY-LAWS 1989","slug":"tennant-creek-control-of-public-places-by-laws-1989","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177165,"registerId":"nt-tennant-creek-control-of-public-places-bylaws-1989-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"TENNANT CREEK (CONTROL OF PUBLIC PLACES) BY-LAWS 1989","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nTENNANT CREEK (CONTROL OF PUBLIC PLACES) BY-LAWS 1989\nAs in force at 1 July 2021\nTable of provisions\nPart I Preliminary\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\n3 Application ....................................................................................... 2\n4 Delegation ....................................................................................... 2\n5 Dispensations .................................................................................. 2\n6 Clerk to keep register ...................................................................... 2\nPart II Permits\n7 Grant of permit................................................................................. 3\n8 Action by council where work required to be done .......................... 4\n9 Non-compliance by owner or occupier ............................................ 5\n10 Maintenance of objects, &c.............................................................. 6\n11 Roads, &c., not to be obstructed ..................................................... 6\nPart III Crossings, &c.\n12 Vehicles to use constructed crossings only ..................................... 6\n13 Application to construct crossing ..................................................... 6\n14 Council may require crossing to be made........................................ 7\n15 Alterations to crossing ..................................................................... 7\n16 Repair of crossing............................................................................ 7\n17 Heavy loads prohibited .................................................................... 7\n18 Removal of kerbing.......................................................................... 8\n19 Certain works prohibited .................................................................. 8\n20 Excavations ..................................................................................... 8\n21 Damage to road surface .................................................................. 9\n22 Closure of roads .............................................................................. 9\nPart IV Stallholders\n23 Definitions ........................................................................................ 9\n24 Application for permit ..................................................................... 10\n25 Permits .......................................................................................... 11\n26 Revocation of permit ...................................................................... 11\n27 Obligations of stallholder ............................................................... 12\n\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 ii\nPart V Miscellaneous\n28 Damage to trees, plants, &c. ......................................................... 12\n29 Planting, &c., of trees, &c. ............................................................. 13\n30 Overhanging trees and shrubs ...................................................... 13\n31 Encroachment on public place, &c. ............................................... 13\n32 Erecting or placing buildings and structures .................................. 13\n33 Washing, &c., of vehicles in public place ....................................... 14\n34 Deposit of offensive matter ............................................................ 14\n35 Stacking, &c., of goods on public place ......................................... 15\n36 Safety lights ................................................................................... 15\n37 Musical instruments ....................................................................... 15\n38 Undue noise .................................................................................. 15\n39 Handbills ........................................................................................ 16\n40 Bill sticking ..................................................................................... 16\n41 Advertising hoardings .................................................................... 17\n42 Advertisements on buildings .......................................................... 17\n43 Signboards, &c. ............................................................................. 17\n44 Plan of numbering ......................................................................... 18\n45 Fireworks, &c. ................................................................................ 18\n46 General offences ........................................................................... 19\n47 Camping and sleeping in public places ......................................... 19\n48 Removal of persons from park, garden or reserve ........................ 20\n49 General penalty ............................................................................. 20\n50 By-laws, resolutions, &c., to be construed subject to power .......... 22\nSchedule Fees\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 1 July 2021\n____________________\nTENNANT CREEK (CONTROL OF PUBLIC PLACES) BY-LAWS 1989\nBy-laws under the Local Government Act 2019\nPart I Preliminary\n1 Citation\nThese By-laws may be cited as the Tennant Creek (Control of\nPublic Places) By-laws 1989.\n2 Definitions\nIn these By-laws, unless the contrary intention appears:\napproved crossing means a crossing constructed:\n(a) prior to the commencement of these By-laws, by or with the\napproval of the council; or\n(b) after the commencement of these By-laws, in accordance with\nthese By-laws.\ncarriageway means a carriageway as defined in the Traffic\nAct 1987.\nmotor vehicle includes a motor car, motor carriage, motor cycle,\nmotor lorry, motor omnibus, motor tractor or other vehicle propelled\nwholly or partly by a volatile spirit or by steam, gas, oil or electricity,\na bicycle within the meaning of the Traffic Act 1987, an animal\ndrawn vehicle and a caravan or trailer whether or not attached to\nany of them, but does not include a vehicle used on a railway.\nmunicipality means the municipality of Tennant Creek.\npark, garden or reserve means land, being a public place, which\nis vested in, leased to or under the care, control or management of\nthe council and capable of being used as a park, garden recreation\nground, oval, playing field or reserve.\npermit means a permit granted under by-law 7 and includes a\nrenewal and extension of a permit.\n\nPart I Preliminary\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 2\npublic place means any place within the municipality which is open\nto or used by the public.\nroad means a road as defined in the Act.\n3 Application\nThese By-laws apply to all public places within the municipality.\n4 Delegation\n(1) An officer or employee of the council may, if so determined by the\ncouncil, exercise all or any of the following powers:\n(a) sign, seal, or sign and seal, notices, orders and agreements\nwhich the council is entitled to issue, sign, seal, revoke or\ncancel;\n(b) sign letters, receipts and other documents; and\n(c) do or perform an act, deed or thing necessary, ancillary or\nincidental to the exercise of the functions of the council.\n(2) The council shall make a determination pursuant to clause (1) by\nresolution, and any such determination may be of a general nature\nor for a class or classes of cases or be with respect to a particular\ncase.\n(3) A power or function delegated under this by-law when exercised or\nperformed by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of these By-laws,\nbe deemed to have been exercised or performed by the council.\n(4) A determination under this by-law does not prevent the exercise of\na power or the performance of a function by the council.\n5 Dispensations\nThe council may, at a meeting at which not less than two-thirds of\nthe members are present, by resolution carried by a majority of\nmembers then in office, dispense with compliance by a person with\nany requirements under these By-laws or any part of them.\n6 Clerk to keep register\nThe clerk shall cause to be kept a register of:\n(a) determinations made under by-law 4;\n(b) dispensations granted under by-law 5 or under the Act; and\n\nPart II Permits\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 3\n(c) permits, consents and authorities granted by the council under\nthese By-laws.\nPart II Permits\n7 Grant of permit\n(1) A person shall not, except in accordance with a permit granted by\nthe council pursuant to this by-law:\n(a) cause damage to a public place or any article or thing within a\npublic place;\n(b) conduct a public meeting, entertainment activity, game or\norganized recreation in a public place which, in the opinion of\nthe council or an authorized person, is reasonably likely to\ninterfere with, or prevent, the reasonable requirements of\nother members of the public for use of that place;\n(c) obstruct a public place;\n(d) graze animals in a public place; or\n(e) carry out any activity for which a permit may be granted\npursuant to these By-laws.\n(2) An application for the grant of a permit in accordance with these\nBy-laws shall:\n(a) be in such form as the council may require;\n(b) describe the public place in respect of which the applicant\nseeks the permit;\n(c) contain full details of the applicant and the use to which the\napplicant proposes to put the public place, the activity the\napplicant proposes to carry out and such other details as the\ncouncil may require;\n(d) be delivered to the council not less than 7 days prior to the\ndate on which the applicant proposes to commence the\nactivity for which the permit is sought; and\n(e) be accompanied by the fee specified in the Schedule for the\ntype of permit for which application is made.\n(3) On receipt of an application for a permit the council may grant or\nrefuse to grant the permit.\n\nPart II Permits\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 4\n(4) A permit shall be in such form as the council may determine and\nshall be:\n(a) valid for the period; and\n(b) subject to such conditions,\nas the council thinks fit and endorses on the permit.\n(5) It shall be a condition of a permit that the person to whom it is\ngranted shall reinstate, to the satisfaction of the council, the public\nplace in respect of damage caused in the carrying out of the work\nthe subject of the permit.\n(6) A permit may be revoked by the council.\n(7) A person who:\n(a) contravenes or fails to comply with this by-law or with a\ncondition of a permit; or\n(b) interferes with or in any way obstructs the use of a public\nplace by a person holding a permit or using the public place in\naccordance with a permit,\nis guilty of an offence.\n8 Action by council where work required to be done\n(1) Where the council requires work to be carried out by the owner or\noccupier of land which abuts on a public place, the council or an\nofficer or employee of the council may, by notice in writing served\non that owner or occupier, require that owner or occupier, at the\nexpense of the owner or occupier, to execute such works and do\nsuch things:\n(a) in or of such materials;\n(b) within such periods; and\n(c) in such manner,\nas may be specified in the notice.\n(2) Any work to be executed in pursuance of a notice given pursuant to\nclause (1) shall, if the council so requires, be executed only by\npersons qualified or licensed in respect of the work to be executed.\n(3) The council may carry out work required to be executed by or under\nthe Act or these By-laws under any notice given in accordance with\nclause (1) on default by the person required to execute the work.\n\nPart II Permits\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 5\n(4) Without limiting the generality of the powers conferred upon the\ncouncil, its officers and employees by clauses (1) and (2), the\ncouncil may require the owner or occupier to pay, or enter into a\nbond for payment, to the council of such amount by way of deposit\nas the council thinks fit to provide security against costs which it\nmay incur as a result of the execution of the work.\n(5) A person who fails to comply with a notice under clause (1) is guilty\nof an offence.\n(6) The council may, when serving a notice in accordance with\nclause (1), indicate that it will, if requested, carry out the works\nreferred to in the notice at the expense of the person on whom the\nnotice is served.\n9 Non-compliance by owner or occupier\n(1) Without prejudice to any proceedings which a council may institute\nagainst the owner or occupier of land in respect of an offence,\ncontravention or failing to comply with these By-laws, a condition of\na permit, or a notice served under by-law 8, a council may, by\nnotice in writing, require a person to comply with these By-laws.\n(2) Where the owner or occupier fails to comply with a notice referred\nto in clause (1), the council may carry out such work or take such\naction, and may recover the expense of so doing from the owner or\noccupier as a debt due and payable to the council.\n(3) Where it is a condition of a permit or notice that the applicant\nlodges with the council a deposit or bond and:\n(a) the holder of the permit or notice contravenes or fails to\ncomply with these By-laws or a condition of the permit or\nnotice; and\n(b) the council incurs expense in carrying out work or taking the\naction referred to in clause (2),\nthe council may apply the amount of the deposit or bond to defray\nthose expenses and the balance, if any, shall be paid by the council\nto the holder of the permit or notice.\n(4) Where the amount of the deposit or bond is insufficient to defray the\nexpenses referred to in clause (3) of this by-law, the council may\nrecover the difference from the owner or occupier as a debt due\nand payable to the council.\n\nPart III Crossings, &c.\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 6\n10 Maintenance of objects, &c.\n(1) The holder of a permit who fails to maintain to the council's\nsatisfaction each object, structure, sign or fence in respect of which\na permit has been granted, is guilty of an offence.\n(2) The council may, if it is satisfied that a holder is not adequately\nmaintaining an object, structure, sign or fence in respect of which a\npermit was granted, revoke the permit and by-law 9 shall apply\naccordingly.\n11 Roads, &c., not to be obstructed\nNothing in these By-laws shall be construed so as to allow a person\ncarrying out works in pursuance of a permit to cause unreasonable\nobstruction of a road, channel or drain, or any part of a public place,\nby the deposit of materials or construction of a building or structure\nor by any other means.\nPart III Crossings, &c.\n12 Vehicles to use constructed crossings only\nA person shall not, otherwise than in accordance with a permit,\ndrive or propel a motor vehicle over or across a footpath otherwise\nthan at an approved crossing.\n13 Application to construct crossing\n(1) The owner or occupier of land which abuts on a footpath may apply\nfor a permit to construct a crossing from the land to a carriageway.\n(2) An application under clause (1) shall describe the situation of the\nland and the proposed position of the crossing, and shall be\naccompanied by such fee or charge as the council may by\nresolution determine and shall include:\n(a) the specifications of the crossing; or\n(b) a request that the council prepare specifications for the\ncrossing and carry out the work.\n(3) The council may require the person carrying out the work of\nconstructing a crossing to pay, or enter into a bond to pay, to the\ncouncil such amount as it thinks fit to provide security against costs\nwhich it may incur as a result of the execution of the work.\n(4) A person shall not carry out any work of constructing a crossing\nbefore obtaining a permit for the proposed work.\n\nPart III Crossings, &c.\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 7\n(5) For the purposes of by-law 12, no crossing hereafter constructed or\ncommenced before a permit has been issued under this By-law\nshall be considered to have been constructed in accordance with\nthese By-laws, notwithstanding that the work may be in conformity\nwith the requirements of the council in relation to the construction of\ncrossings.\n(6) If requested to do so under clause (2)(b), the council may carry out\nor cause to be carried out the work of constructing a crossing, and\nmay make such charges, if any, as it thinks fit in relation to that\nwork, and may recover those charges from the applicant as a debt\ndue and payable to the council.\n14 Council may require crossing to be made\nThe council may serve on the owner or occupier of land which\nabuts on a footpath a notice under by-law 8 requiring a crossing to\nbe constructed or completed.\n15 Alterations to crossing\nWhere, in the opinion of the council, a crossing, whether made\nbefore or after the commencement of these By-laws, is no longer\nadequate for the volume or nature of the traffic passing over it, the\ncouncil may serve a notice under by-law 8 on the owner or occupier\nof the land to which the crossing leads from the carriageway.\n16 Repair of crossing\nWhere, in the opinion of the council, a crossing, whether made\nbefore or after the commencement of these By-laws, is in a state of\ndisrepair or appears to have been damaged as a result of a\ncontravention of by-law 17 or 20, the council may serve a notice\nunder by-law 8 on the owner or occupier of the land to which the\ncrossing leads.\n17 Heavy loads prohibited\n(1) A person shall not, otherwise than in accordance with a permit,\ndrive a vehicle or cause or permit a vehicle to be driven across or to\nstand on or over a crossing, culvert, road kerb or bridge if the\nvehicle is so heavy or of such nature that it causes or is likely to\ncause damage to the paving of the crossing, culvert, road kerb or\nbridge.\n(2) The council may from time to time determine the maximum weight\nof a load to be carried over any bridge or culvert and may cause the\nmaximum weight of a load so determined to be notified by notice\nconspicuously posted at or near each approach to such bridge or\nculvert.\n\nPart III Crossings, &c.\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 8\n(3) A person shall not, unless by written permit of the council, drive,\ndraw or carry, or cause to be driven, drawn or carried, over a bridge\nor culvert a weight greater than that stated in a notice under\nclause (2).\n18 Removal of kerbing\n(1) Where an application is made for a permit to cross a road kerb, the\ncouncil may cause the road kerb to be removed at the place\nindicated in the application or, if it does not approve the place\nindicated in the application, at a place approved by it.\n(2) At the conclusion of the building or other works referred to in the\npermit the council may cause the road kerb to be replaced.\n(3) A person who crosses a road kerb or who removes a road kerb\notherwise than in accordance with a permit is guilty of an offence.\n19 Certain works prohibited\nSubject to any other law in force in the Territory, a person shall not,\nwithout a permit:\n(a) lay pipes, cables or conduits; or\n(b) erect, place or maintain a post, pillar, bridge, footway, fixture\nor structure,\nin, over, abutting on or under a public place, or:\n(c) dig or remove, or cause to be dug or removed, turf, sand, clay,\nsoil or other material from or from beneath a public place; or\n(d) place any matter or thing, whether or not it causes an\nobstruction, on a public place.\n20 Excavations\n(1) A person shall not, without a permit, excavate a trench through or\nunder a road or footpath.\n(2) A person shall not, without a permit, carry out excavation on land\nabutting a public place where that excavation:\n(a) encroaches or may encroach on the public place;\n(b) is:\n(i) more than 300 mm deep; and\n\nPart IV Stallholders\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 9\n(ii) closer to the boundary of a public place than one metre;\nor\n(c) is such that if the wall of the excavation were to collapse the\nexcavation or the excavated material would encroach on the\npublic place.\n21 Damage to road surface\n(1) A person shall not, without a permit, use on a road having a\nmetalled, gravelled, tarred or other prepared surface, a vehicle\nwhich has attached to its wheels chains, metal studs or other metal\nprojection.\n(2) A person shall not use on a road a traction engine, tractor or steam\nwagon having wheels or tracks which have unprotected grooved\nridges, indents, spikes or cross bars of a type likely to cause\ndamage to the surface of the road.\n(3) A person shall not propel, drag or trail in contact with the surface of\na road a sledge, timber or other heavy material or a conveyance or\nthing capable of damaging the road.\n(4) A person shall not spill or cause to be spilt within a public place\nmotor oil or any like substance.\n22 Closure of roads\n(1) The council may, by notice in a newspaper circulating in the\nmunicipality, temporarily close a road or a part of a road vested in it\nfor the purposes of holding a procession, parade, display or public\nentertainment.\n(2) A closure under clause (1) shall not exceed 48 hours.\n(3) A person shall not without the permission of the clerk use a road\nwhilst it is closed under clause (1).\nPart IV Stallholders\n23 Definitions\nIn this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:\ngoods includes food, displays, exhibitions, beverages, wares,\nmerchandise, raffle tickets, tokens, badges, services and shares.\nitinerant vendor means a person who travels either personally or\nby his servants or agents by any means of locomotion (whether by\n\nPart IV Stallholders\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 10\nair, land or water, and whether with or without a vehicle) from place\nto place or from house to house carrying or exposing goods for sale\nby retail but does not include a person who sells goods or exposes\ngoods for sale only from a house, shop, room, store, tent or\nmarquee or other premises.\npackages includes boxes, baskets and packaging.\npermit means a permit granted under by-law 25(1).\nsell, in relation to goods, means offering or exposing goods for sale\nor hire or displaying or publishing an advertisement describing or\npromoting the sale of goods from a stall.\nstall means a structure in or from which goods are offered for sale\nand includes a tent, motor vehicle, caravan, trailer or table.\nstallholder means a person to whom a permit under by-law 25 has\nbeen granted.\n24 Application for permit\n(1) A person shall not, except in accordance with a permit granted by\nthe council under this Part, conduct business from a stall.\n(2) A person may make an application in writing to the council for a\npermit to conduct business from a stall.\n(3) An application under clause (2) shall include:\n(a) the name and address of the applicant;\n(b) the type of goods which the applicant intends to sell;\n(c) the proposed location of the stall from which the applicant\nproposes to sell the goods;\n(d) the period for which the permit is required; and\n(e) such other particulars as the council may require.\n(4) An application under clause (1) shall be accompanied by such fee\nfor:\n(a) the application; and\n(b) the period referred to in clause (3)(d),\nas specified in the Schedule.\n\nPart IV Stallholders\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 11\n25 Permits\n(1) The council may, on receipt of an application under by-law 24, grant\nor refuse to grant a permit.\n(2) A permit shall be in such form as the council, by resolution,\ndetermines and:\n(a) shall be valid for a period not exceeding 12 months; and\n(b) may be subject to such conditions,\nas the council thinks fit and endorses on the permit.\n(3) A permit shall be displayed by a stallholder in or on the stall whilst\nthe person is selling goods from the stall.\n(4) A permit is not transferable.\n26 Revocation of permit\n(1) Where:\n(a) a stallholder:\n(i) has been convicted of an indictable offence;\n(ii) has contravened or failed to comply with these By-laws\nor a condition of the stallholder's permit;\n(iii) is conducting business from a stall in such a manner as\nto cause a nuisance or annoyance to a person in the\nvicinity of the stall; or\n(iv) purports to assign or transfer the stallholder's permit; or\n(b) the business from the stall is being conducted by a person\nother than the stallholder,\nthe council may revoke the stallholder's permit.\n(2) Where the council revokes a permit under clause (1), it shall serve\na notice of the revocation on the stallholder or on the person\napparently in charge of the stall, and the revocation of the permit\ntakes effect immediately on service of the notice.\n(3) A stallholder shall return the stallholder's permit to the clerk within\n3 days after the service of the notice referred to in clause (2).\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 12\n27 Obligations of stallholder\n(1) A stallholder shall:\n(a) comply with and not contravene these By-laws or the\nconditions of the stallholder's permit;\n(b) comply with the reasonable directions of the council or an\nauthorized person concerning the location and siting of the\nstallholder's stall;\n(c) maintain the stallholder's stall in good order and condition to\nthe satisfaction of the council or an authorized person;\n(d) display the stallholder's name legibly and conspicuously on\nthe stall; and\n(e) keep the site of the stallholder's stall clean and free from\ngarbage resulting from its operation.\n(2) A stallholder, in conducting business from a stall, shall not:\n(a) sell goods on a day resolved by the council to be a prescribed\nday;\n(b) call the stallholder's goods or cause to make a noise or\ndisturbance likely to be a nuisance or cause annoyance to a\nperson in the vicinity of the stall;\n(c) deposit or store packages or goods except within the\nstallholder's stall;\n(d) obstruct the passage of pedestrians or vehicles; or\n(e) act in an offensive manner in the opinion of a person or an\nauthorized person.\nPart V Miscellaneous\n28 Damage to trees, plants, &c.\n(1) A person shall not, without a permit, interfere with or damage a\ntree, plant, garden or grass strip in a public place or cause to be\ndone anything whereby it may become damaged.\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 13\n(2) A person shall not ride, drive a motor vehicle or lead an animal in a\npublic place in such a manner as to cause or permit it to cause\ndamage to a public place, or any property of the council affixed to a\npublic place or a tree, plant, garden or grass strip planted in a\npublic place.\n29 Planting, &c., of trees, &c.\n(1) Subject to clause (2)(a), a person shall not, without a permit:\n(a) plant a tree, shrub or plant; or\n(b) cut, break, remove or disturb a tree, shrub, stem, branch or\nroot of a living tree, shrub or plant,\nin a public place.\n(2) An application for a permit under clause (1) shall indicate the\nposition where the applicant intends to:\n(a) plant the tree, shrub or plant; or\n(b) cut, break, remove or disturb the tree, shrub or plant or part of\nit.\n30 Overhanging trees and shrubs\n(1) The council may, where it considers that a tree or shrub growing on\nland is causing inconvenience or an obstruction to persons using a\npublic street or footpath or is causing or likely to cause damage to\nan adjacent public place, serve a notice on the owner or occupier of\nthe land to trim or remove the tree or shrub.\n(2) An owner or occupier of land who contravenes or fails to comply\nwith a notice under clause (1) is guilty of an offence.\n31 Encroachment on public place, &c.\nA person shall not, without a permit, erect or place, or cause or\npermit to be erected or placed, a fence, rail, building, stair, steps,\nprojection or other structure that encroaches on a public place.\n32 Erecting or placing buildings and structures\n(1) A person shall not, without a permit, erect or place a building or\nstructure, whether of a temporary or a permanent nature, on a\npublic place.\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 14\n(2) An application for a permit in relation to the erecting or placing of a\nbuilding or structure under clause (1) shall:\n(a) specify the purpose for which the building or structure will be\nused; and\n(b) be accompanied by:\n(i) plans and specifications of the building or structure; and\n(ii) such other details as the council may require.\n33 Washing, &c., of vehicles in public place\n(1) Subject to clause (2), a person shall not:\n(a) wash a motor vehicle; or\n(b) carry out repairs or maintenance work on a motor vehicle,\non, along, in or across a public place, except where the public place\nhas been set aside by the council for the purpose and notified as\nsuch by a sign erected or posted to that effect.\nPenalty: $100.\n(2) Clause (1)(b) does not apply to carrying out a repair for the purpose\nof immediately removing a motor vehicle from a public place.\n34 Deposit of offensive matter\n(1) A person shall not:\n(a) deposit, or permit the deposit of, waste food, peelings, fruit or\nother vegetable matter;\n(b) throw, deposit or discharge an offensive or unwholesome\nmatter or fluid; or\n(c) deposit, or permit the deposit of, garbage or other refuse,\non a public place or other land under the control of the council,\nexcept where it is placed in a container for collection by the council.\n(2) A person shall not spit in a public place.\n(3) A person shall not deposit or discharge, or cause to be deposited or\ndischarged, water or waste matter in a place where it is likely to\nflow or discharge on or into a public place.\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 15\n35 Stacking, &c., of goods on public place\nSubject to Part IV, a person shall not stack, store, or expose, or\npermit the stacking, storing or exposing, whether or not for sale, of\ngoods or merchandise in, on or over a public place or outside a\nbuilding adjoining a public place.\n36 Safety lights\nA person who causes:\n(a) a material or a structure to be deposited or laid on a road; or\n(b) work to be carried out entailing the opening or breaking up of\nthe surface of a road,\nwhether or not authorized by the council, shall, at the person's\nexpense, cause:\n(c) lights of a type and colour and in such number as the council\nconsiders sufficient for the purpose to be placed and retained\nnear the material, structure or work;\n(d) the lights referred to in paragraph (c) to be illuminated from\nsunset to sunrise; and\n(e) the materials, structure or work to be fenced and enclosed to\nprevent damage or inconvenience to other persons,\nuntil the material or structure is removed or the road is restored.\n37 Musical instruments\nA person shall not, without a permit, on a public place or other land\nunder the control of the council:\n(a) ring a bell or use a musical instrument or any means of\namplification or public address for the purpose of announcing\nan auction, public performance, sale, meeting or similar\ngathering; or\n(b) use or permit to be used a musical instrument.\nPenalty: $100.\n38 Undue noise\nA person who, by any means, causes undue noise which causes\ndistress or annoyance to a person by reason of its level or\ncharacter, or the time at which it is made, is guilty of an offence.\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 16\n39 Handbills\nA person shall not, without a permit:\n(a) give out, put or distribute to a person or throw, place, drop or\notherwise deposit a handbill;\n(b) affix or cause to be affixed a poster, placard or similar thing; or\n(c) write on, deface or mark a pavement with writing or pictorial\nrepresentation;\nin or on a public place.\nPenalty: $100.\n40 Bill sticking\n(1) A person shall not, without a permit and the consent of the owner or\noccupier of land adjoining a road or public place, affix or cause to\nbe affixed a poster, bill or other paper to or against a building on\nthat land.\n(2) A person shall not, without a permit, affix or cause to be affixed a\nposter, bill or other paper to or against a power pole or sign post.\n(3) Where a person has in accordance with a permit affixed a poster,\nbill or paper, the person shall:\n(a) ensure that it is preserved in a clean and tidy state;\n(b) remove it if it becomes worn, torn or detached; and\n(c) where the poster, bill or paper relates to a specific event or\nevents, remove the poster, bill or paper and clean the area of\nwaste paper and refuse within 7 days of the event, or the last\nevent, as the case may be.\n(4) Where an authorized person is of the opinion that a poster, bill or\nother paper which has been affixed to or against a building is dirty,\nuntidy, worn, torn or detached, the authorized person may give\nnotice to the owner or occupier of the building, requiring that such\nremedial action as is set out in the notice be taken within the time\nspecified in the notice.\n(5) A person shall not fail to comply with a notice issued under\nclause (4).\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 17\n41 Advertising hoardings\nA person who is the owner or occupier of land adjoining or in view\nof a public place shall not, without a permit:\n(a) erect or permit to be erected; or\n(b) permit the use of,\na building or structure on that land for placing thereon a placard,\nsign or advertisement.\n42 Advertisements on buildings\nA person shall not, without a permit, affix, paint, carve or engrave,\nor permit to remain affixed, painted, carved or engraved, on a\nbuilding or structure or their appurtenances on, over or in view of a\npublic place or land under the care or control of the council a\nplacard, sign, advertisement or fixture unless it relates to the trade,\nbusiness or profession of a person then being carried on,\nconducted or practised within the building or structure.\n43 Signboards, &c.\n(1) Subject to clause (2), a person shall not, without a permit, affix,\nplace, hang or suspend in or over a public place or land under the\ncare or control of the council a signboard, signpost, placard,\nshowbill, showboard, flag, notice or writing.\n(2) A signboard, signpost, placard, showbill, showboard, flag, notice or\nwriting referred to in clause (1) shall be constructed and maintained\nin a condition of security, rigidity and in good repair to the\nsatisfaction of the council.\n(3) Where an authorized person is of the opinion that a signboard,\nsignpost, placard, showbill, showboard, flag, notice or writing is not\nmaintained in a condition of security, rigidity or good repair, the\nauthorized person may give notice to the owner or occupier of the\nland or building on which the signboard, signpost, placard, showbill,\nshowboard, flag, notice or writing is situated, requiring that such\nremedial action as is specified in the notice be taken within the time\nspecified in the notice.\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 18\n44 Plan of numbering\n(1) The council may adopt a plan or system of numbering areas of land\non a road and may, in accordance with that plan or system of\nnumbering:\n(a) affix a number on a house or building or a front gate or fence\non land adjoining a road or such designated part of the road\nas is adopted in its plan or system; or\n(b) by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier of land\nadjoining a road included in the plan or system of numbering\nto affix, in accordance with the terms of the notice, a number\non a house or building or a front gate or fence on the land or\nsuch designated part of the road as is adopted in its plan or\nsystem.\n(2) The council may, from time to time, alter the plan or system of\nnumbering referred to in clause (1) and may:\n(a) replace the number affixed under that clause with a new\nnumber; or\n(b) by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier of land\nadjoining a road to affix, in accordance with the terms of the\nnotice, a new number on a house or building, or a front gate or\nfence on the land or such designated part of the road as is\nadopted in its plan or system.\n(3) A person who has affixed a number under clause (1) and who is\nrequired to replace or affix a number in accordance with clause (2)\nmay obtain the number free of charge from the council.\n(4) An owner or occupier of land shall, within 7 days after the date\nspecified in a notice served on that person by the council under\nclause (1)(b) or (2)(b), affix the number specified in the notice.\n(5) Where an owner or occupier of land fails within the time specified in\nclause (4) to affix a number, the council may, in accordance with\nsection 116 of the Act, enter the land in respect of which a notice\nhas been served under this by-law and affix the required number,\nand the expense of so doing may be recovered from the person on\nwhom the notice was served as a debt due and payable to the\ncouncil.\n45 Fireworks, &c.\n(1) A person shall not throw, cast, let off, ignite, explode or fire a\nfirework of any type in, on or over a public place or make or assist\nin making a bonfire on a public place, or set off a fire, balloon or\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 19\nrocket otherwise than in accordance with a permit issued by the\nChief Inspector pursuant to the Dangerous Goods\nRegulations 1995.\n(2) A person who fails to comply with or contravenes this by-law is\nguilty of an offence.\n46 General offences\n(1) A person shall not drive or propel a motor vehicle onto or over a\npark, garden or reserve.\n(2) A person shall not light or maintain a fire in a public place otherwise\nthan in a designated fireplace or in accordance with a permit.\n(3) A person shall not interfere with, damage, deface or destroy any\nbuilding, structure, fixture, equipment, plant or facility situated in or\non a public place.\n(4) A person shall not, without a permit, pick, pluck or take a bud,\nflower or other part of a tree or shrub in a public place.\n(5) A person shall not wilfully injure or kill an animal or bird or act in a\nmanner intended or reasonably likely to result in injury or death to\nan animal or bird in a public place.\n(6) A person shall not, without a permit, graze or allow to graze in a\npublic place an animal of which the person is the owner or lessee.\n(7) A person shall not swim or bathe in waters within a public place or\nreserve otherwise than in accordance with a permit or with signs\nerected or posted by the council advising that the waters are a\ndesignated swimming area.\n(8) A person shall not urinate or defecate in a public place except in\ntoilets provided for that purpose.\n47 Camping and sleeping in public places\n(1) A person shall not:\n(a) camp;\n(b) sleep, including in a motor vehicle or tent; or\n(c) park a motor vehicle or erect a tent for the purpose of camping\nor sleeping,\nin a public place otherwise than:\n(d) in a caravan park or camping area; or\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 20\n(e) in accordance with a permit\n(1A) For the purposes of this by-law, land is taken to be a caravan park\nor camping area (as the case may be) if:\n(a) the land is used for parking of caravans or the erection of tents\nfor the purpose of providing accommodation to members of\nthe public; and\n(b) the owner or occupier of the land receives payment from\nanother person as consideration for permitting the person to\npark or live in a caravan or to erect or live in a tent on the land.\n(2) An authorized person may require a person who:\n(a) is camping or sleeping; or\n(b) has parked a motor vehicle or erected a tent,\nin contravention of clause (1) to do one or both of the following:\n(i) leave the public place; or\n(ii) remove the motor vehicle or tent to a place specified by\nthe authorised person.\n(3) A person shall forthwith comply with any requirement of an\nauthorized person under clause (2).\n(4) An authorised person may, where a person cannot be found within\na reasonable time or where a person does not comply with a\nrequirement under clause (2), obtain the assistance of a member of\nthe Police Force to remove the motor vehicle or tent.\n48 Removal of persons from park, garden or reserve\n(1) The council may remove or cause to be removed by an authorized\nperson from a park, garden or reserve a person who commits a\nbreach of these By-laws and may, by notice in writing served on\nthat person, refuse that person entry to a park, garden or reserve\nfor a period, not exceeding 6 months, specified in the notice.\n(2) A person on whom a notice under clause (1) has been served shall\nnot enter a park, garden or reserve in contravention of the notice.\n49 General penalty\n(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a condition of a\npermit is guilty of an offence.\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 21\n(2) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with these By-laws, a\npermit granted pursuant to these By-laws or a direction lawfully\ngiven pursuant to these By-laws by the council or an authorized\nperson, is guilty of an offence and where no penalty is provided, is\nliable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 and $20 for each\nday during which the offence continues.\n(3) A person who is alleged to have infringed these By-laws and on\nwhom a notice of infringement referred to in clause (5) is served\nmay pay to the council in accordance with this by-law, the fixed\npenalty specified in clause (4) in lieu of the penalty by which the\ninfringement of these By-laws is otherwise punishable.\n(4) For the purpose of this by-law:\n(a) the fixed penalty is $50;\n(b) the form of the notice of infringement shall be as specified in\nclause (5);\n(c) a notice of infringement may be issued by an authorised\nofficer or the clerk in accordance with clause (6);\n(d) payment of a fixed penalty may be made to the clerk or a\nperson authorised in writing by the clerk; and\n(e) payment of a fixed penalty shall be made not later than\n14 days after the date on which the notice is given in order to\navoid prosecution.\n(5) A notice of infringement referred to in clause (3) shall:\n(a) be identified by a serial number;\n(b) be addressed to the person who is alleged to have infringed\nthese By-laws;\n(c) state in general terms the nature of the offence alleged to\nhave been committed;\n(d) state the date, time and place of the alleged offence;\n(e) state in general terms that the person to whom it is addressed\nmay elect not to be dealt with in the manner prescribed in\nsubclause (f) but may have the alleged offence prosecuted in\nthe Local Court where the person:\n(i) desires to contest the question whether the offence\nalleged was in fact committed;\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 22\n(ii) desires to submit to the court any matter in mitigation of\npenalty; or\n(iii) elects for any other reason to have the offence\nprosecuted in the court; and\n(f) state in general terms that the person to whom it is addressed\nmay, if the person does not elect to have the offence\nprosecuted in the Local Court:\n(i) complete the form attached to or written on the notice;\nand\n(ii) on or before such date, being a date not less than\n14 days after the date on which the notice is given and\nwithin such hours as are specified in the notice, deliver\nor cause it to be delivered to the clerk or an officer\nspecified in the notice as a person authorized by the\nclerk to receive the form and sums by way of penalty\ntogether with the sum of $50.\n(6) Where an authorized person informs the clerk that:\n(a) an offence has been committed against these By-laws; and\n(b) no notice has been served on the person who, it is alleged,\nhas infringed these By-laws,\nthe clerk may serve on that person a notice of infringement in\naccordance with clause (5).\n(7) Where:\n(a) in relation to an offence, a notice of infringement has been\nserved under clause (5) or (6); and\n(b) payment of the sum of money by way of penalty and additional\nsum under subclause 5(f)(ii) specified in that notice has not\nbeen made in accordance with that notice,\nthe prosecution for the offence may be commenced against the\nperson alleged to have committed the offence.\n(8) The signature of the clerk shall be judicially noticed for the purpose\nof a prosecution for an offence.\n50 By-laws, resolutions, &c., to be construed subject to power\n(1) These By-laws shall be read and construed subject to the Local\nGovernment Act 2019 and so as not to exceed the powers of the\n\nPart V Miscellaneous\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 23\ncouncil, to the intent that where a by-law would, but for this by-law,\nhave been construed as being in excess of that power it shall\nnevertheless be a valid by-law to the extent to which it is not in\nexcess of that power.\n(2) Where a resolution or motion is passed or determined purportedly\nin pursuance of these By-laws, the resolution, motion or\ndetermination shall be read and construed subject to the Local\nGovernment Act 2019 to the intent that where it would, but for this\nby-law, have been construed as being in excess of authority, it shall\nnevertheless be a valid resolution, motion or determination to the\nextent to which it is not in excess of authority.\n\nSchedule Fee\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 24\nSchedule Fees\nPermit Fee\nAn application for a permit referred to\nin by-law 24 $5\nGranting a permit under by-law 25 As resolved by council\nA permit referred to in by-law 41 or 42 $35\nA permit referred to in by-law 43 $40, or $30 per square metre or part\nof a square metre of the signboard,\nsignpost, placard, flag, notice or\nwriting, whichever is the greater\namount\nA permit referred to in by-law 7(1), 20,\n32 or 46(6) $25\nAny other permit referred to in these\nBy-laws $5\n\nENDNOTES\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 25\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws (SL No. 18, 1989)\nNotified 9 August 1989\nCommenced 9 August 1989\nStatute Law Revision Act 2003 (Act No. 12, 2003)\nAssent date 18 March 2003\nCommenced 18 March 2003\nLocal Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)\nAssent date 14 November 2008\nCommenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)\nLocal Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)\nAssent date 6 April 2016\nCommenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related\nAmendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,\n29 April 2016)\nLocal Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)\nAssent date 13 December 2019\nCommenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,\n30 June 2021)\nAmending Legislation\nStatute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)\nAssent date 19 November 2020\nCommenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)\nAssent date 25 May 2021\nCommenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nTennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 26\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: bl 1, 2, 45 and 50.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nbl 26 amd Act No. 8, 2016, s 45\nbl 44 amd Act No. 28, 2008, s 4\nbl 47 amd Act No. 12, 2003, s 17\nbl 49 amd Act No. 8, 2016, s 45\nbl 50 amd Act No. 39, 2019, s 370","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1989 by-laws were made by a single body for a single purpose. The current version splits administration between two agencies — adding electoral oversight via Chapter 8 under the NT Electoral Commission — suggesting the scope has expanded beyond straightforward public place control to include electoral conduct matters."},"complexity_factors":["Split administration between two separate government agencies (Department of Housing and NT Electoral Commission), which can create confusion about who is responsible for what","Long legislative history since 1989 with multiple reprints, meaning the current text may differ significantly from the original","Applies only to a specific geographic area (Tennant Creek), requiring readers to understand jurisdictional boundaries","Limited metadata provided makes it difficult to assess the full scope and detail of the by-laws without reading the full text"],"plain_english_summary":"The Tennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By‑Laws 1989 are local rules setting how public spaces in Tennant Creek may be used, who may use them, and how conduct is managed and enforced. They affect residents, visitors, local enforcement and voters — with electoral rules handled separately by the NT Electoral Commission.\n\nThis updated version took effect 1 July 2021 and carries penalties for breaches, administered mainly by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Community Development."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This reprint incorporates formal amendments and updates to align the by-laws with later Territory Acts and procedural changes (see Endnotes: amendments referencing the Local Government Act 2019, Local Court amendments and other formal revisions). The core substantive scope — regulating use of public places by permits, offences, and enforcement — remains the same. Amendments appear to be alignment and procedural/penalty updates rather than a material expansion of the by-laws’ substantive reach."},"complexity_factors":["Approximately 13 defined terms split across Part I and Part IV (e.g. approved crossing, motor vehicle, park/garden/reserve, goods, stallholder).","Multiple distinct permit regimes (general public‑place permits by-law 7; crossings by-laws 12–18; stallholder permits by-laws 24–27; advertising/signage by-laws 39–43) increasing branching logic.","Frequent cross‑references between by‑laws (e.g. by-law 9 applies where other by‑laws or permit conditions are breached), producing nested conditionality.","Several procedural mechanisms (delegation by-law 4; dispensations by-law 5; register by-law 6) that add administrative layers.","Infringement and prosecution scheme with both fixed‑penalty and court prosecution options (by-law 49) and multiple specified monetary penalties (by-laws 33, 37, 49).","Bond/deposit and cost‑recovery provisions (by-laws 8(4), 9(2), 13(3)) that create financial conditionality and recovery procedures.","Interplay with external statutes and instruments (references to Local Government Act, Traffic Act 1987, Dangerous Goods Regulations 1995) requiring legal context beyond the by‑laws.","Schedule of fees with several different rates and variable charges (e.g. signboard fee by area) adds calculation complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"**What these by-laws do (mechanically)**\n\n- The Tennant Creek (Control of Public Places) By-laws 1989 set out detailed rules for how public places inside the Tennant Creek municipality may be used. The document creates a permit regime, offences and penalties, and enforcement powers for the council and its officers. (see by-law 3; by-law 7; by-law 49)\n\n- Key categories covered: permits for using or altering public places (general activities, excavations and crossings, stallholders, signs and advertising), maintenance and reinstatement obligations, vehicle and crossing controls, restrictions on camping and sleeping, noise and advertising controls, removal of offenders and collection of fees or bonds. (see Parts II–V: by-laws 7–49; Schedule)\n\n- Decision‑makers and paperwork: the council grants, conditions and revokes permits; the council may delegate many of those functions to officers; the clerk keeps registers of delegations, dispensations and permits. The council may also require bonds or deposits as security for works. (by-laws 4–6; 8(4); 13(3))\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Residents and property owners whose land abuts public places (notably where crossings or vegetation issues arise). (by-laws 8, 12–16, 30)\n- Businesses and independent operators using public space (stallholders, itinerant vendors, advertisers, event organisers). (Part IV, by-laws 23–27; by-laws 39–43)\n- Contractors and tradespeople carrying out works in public places (excavations, laying pipes, removing kerbing). (by-laws 13, 19–21)\n- Motorists and vehicle owners (controls on driving over footpaths, weight limits on bridges/culverts, prohibition on damaging road surfaces). (by-laws 12, 17, 21)\n- Members of the public using parks, reserves and other public places (camping, fires, noise, littering). (by-laws 46–48, 33–35)\n\n**Why it matters (purpose claims and mechanical effects)**\n\n- The by-laws aim to regulate safety, protect public infrastructure and manage competing uses of public space by requiring permits, setting conduct rules and creating penalties. The instrument asserts those aims by creating: permit conditions and reinstatement obligations (by-law 7(5)); bonds to secure council costs (by-laws 8(4), 13(3)); and offences for damage or nuisance (multiple clauses, e.g. by-laws 10, 34, 38, 46).\n\n- Mechanically, those aims translate into direct costs and constraints on behaviour: permit fees (Schedule), possible bonds or deposits before work is done (by-laws 8(4), 13(3)), obligations to reinstate or repair (by-law 7(5), 16), and monetary penalties or infringement notices for non‑compliance (by-law 49).\n\n**Costs, incentives and likely behavioural effects**\n\n- Who pays: applicants, stallholders and owners/occupiers bear most direct costs — permit fees (Schedule), bonds or deposits where required (by-laws 8(4), 13(3)), and any costs the council recovers if it carries out default work (by-law 9(2)). Fines or fixed penalties can be imposed on individuals who breach the by-laws (by-law 49).\n\n- Incentives created: operators are encouraged to obtain permits where required to avoid fines and to reduce the risk of having works or signs removed. Owners abutting public places have an incentive to maintain crossings and vegetation to council standard because the council can serve notices and carry out work at owners’ expense (by-laws 8, 15, 16, 30).\n\n- Compliance burden and opportunity cost: small businesses and itinerant vendors face administrative and financial compliance costs (application forms, display and renewal of permits, potential for permit revocation (by-law 26)). Some activities are permitted only with owner consent (e.g. bill sticking, by-law 40), which can restrict ad hoc public‑facing activity.\n\n- Effects on private enterprise and speech: the by-laws place pre‑conditions on using public space for commerce (stall permits, by-laws 24–27) and limit certain promotional activities (handbills, bill sticking, musical amplification) unless permitted (by-laws 37–40). These are regulatory constraints on how businesses advertise and trade in public spaces.\n\n- Discretion and administrative risk: the council has broad discretion to attach conditions to permits, revoke permits, grant dispensations and delegate functions to officers (by-laws 4, 5, 7(4),(6), 25(2)). That discretion creates implementation risk (variation in outcomes, administrative decision‑making burden) and potential uncertainty for applicants about what will be approved and on what terms.\n\n**Trade‑offs and implementation mechanics**\n\n- Trade‑off: public order, safety and infrastructure protection versus ease of access to public space for commerce, speech and informal use. The by-laws prioritise management and protection (notice powers, bonds, reinstatement obligations) and accept enforcement costs borne by council staff and, ultimately, ratepayers.\n\n- Enforcement and remedies: council officers and authorized persons issue notices, revoke permits and can have police assist in removing tents or vehicles where persons refuse to comply (by-laws 8, 9, 47(4)). The infringement notice scheme offers a fixed penalty ($50) as an alternative to prosecution (by-law 49(3)–(6)); criminal prosecution remains available for persistent or serious breaches (49(2)).\n\n**Concentrated benefits and diffuse costs (where supported by the text)**\n\n- Concentrated benefits: permit holders who obtain exclusive or managed access to parts of public space (market stall sites, advertising sites) gain a predictable right to trade or advertise subject to conditions (by-law 25). The council can capture fees and bonds (Schedule; by-laws 8(4), 13(3)).\n\n- Diffuse costs: the administrative compliance burden, plus the need for some owners to undertake works and meet reinstatement obligations, are dispersed across many private individuals and businesses who use or abut public places.\n\n**Selected specific operational rules and penalties (examples and citations)**\n\n- General permit requirement for many activities in public places (by-law 7).\n- Stallholder permits valid up to 12 months, non‑transferable, must be displayed, and are revocable for listed reasons (by-laws 25–26).\n- Vehicles must use approved crossings; council may require or remove kerbing and require repair (by-laws 12–18).\n- Weight limits for bridges/culverts may be posted; driving over limits requires written permit (by-law 17).\n- Advertising, handbills and signboards are regulated and usually require permits; specific fees are in the Schedule (by-laws 39–43; Schedule).\n- Camping, sleeping and parking for camping are prohibited in public places except in caravan parks or with a permit; authorised persons can require removal and may use police assistance (by-law 47).\n- Fixed penalty for many by-law infringements: $50; criminal penalties up to $200 plus $20 per day where no specific penalty is provided; several clauses specify $100 penalties for particular offences (by-law 49; by-laws 33, 37).\n\n**Bottom line (practical effects)**\n\n- The by-laws create a comprehensive local regulatory regime that channels public‑space activity through permits, fees, bonds and conditions, enforces maintenance and reinstatement by private parties who affect public infrastructure, and limits certain forms of advertising, noise and camping unless expressly permitted. That creates predictable administrative pathways for permitted activities but also imposes compliance costs, administrative discretion and enforcement responsibilities on both the council and users of public spaces. (See by‑laws 4–9, 12–27, 33–49, Schedule.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to maintain its original scope as local government by-laws controlling public places in Tennant Creek. While there have been amendments over time (updating references to the Local Government Act 2019, Local Court changes, and minor revisions), the core purpose remains consistent with the 1989 intent: regulating use of public spaces, permits, and local nuisance matters. No significant scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Moderate length (50 by-laws across 5 Parts) but relatively straightforward structure","Cross-referencing between by-laws (e.g., by-law 8 notices referenced in by-laws 9, 14, 15, 16)","Multiple permit systems with different fees and conditions (general permits Part II, crossings Part III, stallholders Part IV)","Nested conditions in by-law 47 (camping restrictions with exceptions for caravan parks defined in subsection 1A)","Some overlapping offences (e.g., by-law 39 handbills vs by-law 40 bill sticking vs by-law 43 signboards)","Penalty provisions with alternative enforcement mechanisms (court prosecution vs fixed penalty notices in by-law 49)","Delegation and dispensation powers requiring specific council resolutions (two-thirds majority for dispensations)"],"plain_english_summary":"These are local council rules for Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory that control how people use public spaces like streets, parks, and footpaths.\n\n**What it covers:**\n- **Permits**: You need council permission to do things like hold public meetings, graze animals, dig up roads, or put structures in public areas. Permits come with conditions and fees.\n- **Driveways and crossings**: Rules about building and maintaining vehicle crossings over footpaths, including who pays for repairs and weight limits for heavy vehicles.\n- **Market stalls**: Special permits for people selling goods from stalls, with rules about where they can set up, how long permits last (up to 12 months), and standards for cleanliness and behaviour.\n- **General behaviour**: Bans on camping or sleeping in public places (unless in designated areas), washing cars on streets, making excessive noise, littering, damaging trees, setting off fireworks, and posting bills or signs without permission.\n- **Advertising**: Strict controls on signs, posters, and advertisements in public view.\n- **Enforcement**: The council can issue fines (up to $200, or $50 fixed penalty for some offences), require people to leave parks, do work at the owner's expense if they don't comply with notices, and even involve police to remove illegal campers.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Residents and property owners (especially those wanting to build driveways or maintain trees)\n- Businesses and event organisers wanting to use public spaces\n- Market stallholders and street vendors\n- Anyone using public parks, streets, or facilities in Tennant Creek\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese by-laws keep public spaces safe, clean, and accessible for everyone. They balance community use with individual activities—letting people hold events or run businesses in public areas, but with council oversight to prevent obstruction, damage, or nuisance. The rules also give the council power to act quickly when someone breaks the rules, including issuing on-the-spot fines and banning people from parks for up to six months."},"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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