NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
ALICE SPRINGS (MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC PLACE) BY-LAWS 2010
As in force at 5 August 2010
Table of provisions
Part 1 Executive and administrative
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Objectives ........................................................................................ 1
3 Enactment and commencement ...................................................... 1
4 Application ....................................................................................... 2
5 Definitions ........................................................................................ 2
6 Registrar .......................................................................................... 3
7 Determinations by Council ............................................................... 4
8 Permits ............................................................................................ 4
9 Register ........................................................................................... 5
Part 2 Activities requiring permit
Part 2.1 Vehicles
10 Definitions ........................................................................................ 5
11 Requirement for permit .................................................................... 6
12 Speed limit ....................................................................................... 6
Part 2.2 Trade and entertainment
13 Sale of goods ................................................................................... 6
14 Stacking goods ................................................................................ 7
15 Outdoor dining ................................................................................. 7
16 Public entertainment ........................................................................ 7
Part 2.3 Stalls
17 Application ....................................................................................... 8
18 Markets ............................................................................................ 8
19 Conducting business from a stall ..................................................... 8
20 Prohibited goods.............................................................................. 8
21 Prohibited conduct ........................................................................... 9
Part 2.4 Advertising and hoardings
22 Distributing commercial material...................................................... 9
23 Placing or affixing promotional material ........................................... 9
24 Promotional material on private premises ..................................... 10
25 Advertising on or adjacent to buildings .......................................... 10
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Part 2.5 Camping
26 No camping ................................................................................... 10
Part 2.6 Council infrastructure
27 Certain works prohibited without permit ......................................... 11
28 Excavating private premises .......................................................... 11
29 Driveways ...................................................................................... 12
30 Prescribed loads and vehicles ....................................................... 12
Part 2.7 Other activities
31 Dangerous waters ......................................................................... 12
32 Applying graffiti .............................................................................. 13
33 Demonstrations and protests ......................................................... 13
34 Projectiles ...................................................................................... 13
35 Aircraft and parachutes ................................................................. 13
36 Fire ................................................................................................ 13
37 Fireworks ....................................................................................... 14
38 Grazing .......................................................................................... 14
39 Planting vegetation ........................................................................ 14
40 Disturbing vegetation ..................................................................... 14
Part 3 Prohibited activities and conduct
Part 3.1 Offences relating to the environment
41 Littering .......................................................................................... 14
42 Removal of graffiti.......................................................................... 15
43 Dumping of goods and materials ................................................... 16
44 Discharge of fluids ......................................................................... 16
45 Washing and repairing of vehicles ................................................. 17
Part 3.2 Offences relating to liquor
46 Definitions ...................................................................................... 17
47 Drinking liquor in a public place ..................................................... 17
48 Opened liquor container in a public place ...................................... 18
49 Power of authorised person ........................................................... 18
Part 3.3 Offensive behaviour
50 Causing nuisance .......................................................................... 18
51 Indecent behaviour ........................................................................ 19
52 Obscene or offensive material ....................................................... 19
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Part 3.4 Offences relating to Council infrastructure
53 Bicycles and skateboards .............................................................. 19
54 Obstructing use ............................................................................. 20
55 Causing damage to road surface................................................... 20
56 Causing damage to property ......................................................... 20
Part 4 Impounding
Part 4.1 Right to impound vehicle
57 Vehicle pound ................................................................................ 21
58 Abandoned vehicles and vehicles at risk ....................................... 21
59 Persistent parking breach .............................................................. 21
60 Notice of impounding ..................................................................... 22
Part 4.2 Release and disposal of vehicle
61 Release fee ................................................................................... 22
62 Release to owner........................................................................... 23
63 Sale or disposal of vehicle ............................................................. 23
64 No claim by owner ......................................................................... 23
Part 4.3 Abandoned items
65 Impounding and disposal ............................................................... 23
Part 5 Enforcement
Part 5.1 Requisitions
66 Works to be carried out ................................................................. 24
67 Council may carry out works.......................................................... 24
68 Overhanging vegetation ................................................................ 25
Part 5.2 Acting contrary to permit
69 Conditions of permit ....................................................................... 25
70 Unreasonable obstruction .............................................................. 26
71 Safety lights ................................................................................... 26
72 Maintenance of signs ..................................................................... 27
Part 5.3 General powers of authorised person
73 Hindering or obstructing ................................................................ 27
74 Authorised person requiring information ........................................ 27
75 Proof of identity.............................................................................. 27
76 False statement in document......................................................... 28
77 Moving on persons ........................................................................ 28
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78 Removal of persons....................................................................... 29
Part 5.4 Contravention and penalties
79 Regulatory offence ........................................................................ 29
80 Service of notices .......................................................................... 29
81 Penalties ........................................................................................ 29
82 Infringement notices ...................................................................... 29
Schedule
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 5 August 2010
ALICE SPRINGS (MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC PLACE) BY-LAWS 2010
By-laws under the Local Government Act 2019
Part 1 Executive and administrative
1 Citation
These By-laws may be cited as the Alice Springs (Management of
Public Places) By-laws 2010.
2 Objectives
The objectives of these By-laws are to provide for:
(a) the peace, order and good government of the municipality;
(b) a safe and healthy environment so that the community within
the municipality can enjoy a quality of life that meets its
expectations;
(c) the safe and fair use and enjoyment of public places;
(d) the protection and enhancement of the amenity and
environment of the municipality;
(e) the fair and reasonable use and enjoyment of private land;
and
(f) the uniform and fair administration of these By-laws.
3 Enactment and commencement
(1) These by-laws were made by special resolution of the Alice Springs
Town Council on the 26th day of July 2010 pursuant to Part 13.1 of
the Local Government Act 2008.
(2) These by-laws have force and effect from the 1st day of
February 2010 or the date that they are notified in the Gazette
whichever is later.
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(3) The Alice Springs (Control of Public Places) By-Laws 1987
(Subordinate Legislation No. 41 of 1987) and the Alice Springs
(Todd Mall) By laws 1992 (Subordinate Legislation No. 1 of 1992)
are repealed.
4 Application
These By-laws apply to all public places within the municipality.
5 Definitions
In these By-laws:
authorised person means either a person appointed by Council
under Division 1 of Part 9.6 of the Local Government Act 2008 or a
member of the Police Force.
bicycle includes a tricycle and any pedal-powered vehicle.
body means an association of members whether or not that
association is incorporated.
driveway means a vehicle driveway connecting private premises to
a road whether or not it passes over a footpath.
footpath means that part of a road in the municipality which has
been made or set apart to be used otherwise than for the passage
or accommodation of vehicles and includes walkways and bicycle
paths.
goods includes food, beverages, wares, merchandise, paintings,
artwork, raffle tickets, tokens, badges and shares.
graffiti means any drawing, figure, inscription, mark, message,
slogan, symbol or object written, painted, drawn, etched, placed or
otherwise made on the exterior of premises or urban infrastructure.
liquor has the same meaning as in the Liquor Act 2019.
municipality means the municipality of Alice Springs.
park, garden or reserve means land, being a public place, which
is vested in, leased or licensed to or under the care, control or
management of Council and capable of being used as a park,
garden recreation ground, oval, playing field or reserve.
premises includes land, buildings and fences.
permit means a permit granted under By-law 8(1).
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private premises means any premises on land which is privately
owned regardless of the purpose for which it is used.
public place includes Todd Mall, the Todd River and any place or
road which the public are allowed to use, whether or not the
thoroughfare or place is on private property, but does not include
the interior of buildings on private land from which trading is lawfully
conducted.
Registrar means the person appointed under By-law 6(1).
Repealed By-laws mean the Alice Springs (Control of Public
Places) By-laws 1987 (Subordinate Legislation No. 41 of 1987) and
the Alice Springs (Todd Mall) By-laws 1992 (Subordinate
Legislation No. 1 of 1992); and
sell, in relation to goods, means offering or exposing goods for
sale, hire or barter.
Territory means the Northern Territory of Australia.
Todd Mall means the Todd Mall declared to be a pedestrian mall
under section 25A of the Control of Roads Act 1953; and
vehicle means a conveyance or carriage, whether or not capable of
self-propulsion or registration under the Motor Vehicles Act 1949,
but does not include:
(a) a bicycle; or
(b) perambulator or a device designed principally for the carriage
of a disabled person.
6 Registrar
(1) Council must appoint an authorised person to be the Registrar for
the purposes of these By-laws.
(2) The Registrar may exercise and perform the powers and functions
of Council under these By-laws other than the power to make a
determination.
(3) A power or function exercised or performed by the Registrar under
clause (1) is deemed to have been exercised or performed by
Council.
(4) The exercise or performance of a power or function by the Registrar
under clause (1) does not prevent the exercise or performance of a
power or function by Council.
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7 Determinations by Council
(1) To facilitate the administration of these By-laws, Council may make
determinations from time to time.
(2) A determination may only be made by resolution of Council.
(3) A determination has force and effect after notice of the passing of
the resolution has been published in a newspaper circulating in the
municipality.
(4) A determination continues to have force and effect until the
determination is varied or revoked by a subsequent determination.
(5) Council may make a determination in respect of the following
matters:
(a) the type and class of permits that may be issued under these
By-laws;
(b) the fee for issue of a type or class of permit under these
By-laws;
(c) the dispensation of a person or class of persons with
compliance with any requirements under these By-laws or any
part of them;
(d) goods or things determined under By-law 20(i);
(e) the maximum weight of a loaded vehicle or the type of vehicle
under By-law 30(1);
(f) a day on which members of the public may discharge
fireworks within the municipality under By-law 34(2);
(g) a vehicle pound under By-law 57; and
(h) a release fee under By-law 61.
8 Permits
(1) A permit may be granted by Council to a person on the application
of that person for an activity in a public place that would otherwise
be unlawful under these By-laws.
(2) An application under clause (1) must be in the approved form
accompanied by the determined fee and such other information as
Council considers relevant and requires to be produced.
(3) On receipt of an application Council may grant or refuse to grant
the permit.
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(4) A permit shall be in such form as the council may approve from
time to time and valid for the period and subject to such conditions
as the Council deems fit and endorses on the permit.
(5) A permit may at any time be revoked by Council as it deems fit.
(6) A permit may not be transferred by the permit holder to another.
(7) A permit granted under either of the Repealed By-laws and being in
force immediately before the commencement of these By-laws
continues in force according to its conditions.
9 Register
The Registrar must cause to be kept a register of determinations,
dispensations and permits made or granted under these By-laws
current at any time for the immediately preceding two years.
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Part 2.1 Vehicles
10 Definitions
In this Part 2.1:
emergency vehicle means a vehicle under the control of:
(a) a member of the Police Force;
(b) an employee or volunteer of a fire brigade;
(c) an officer of an ambulance brigade; or
(d) a person whose use of the vehicle is authorised by an officer
of the Northern Territory Emergency Service, and who is using
it in the course of his or her duty; and
service vehicle means:
(a) a vehicle under the control of an officer of, and used for the
purposes of:
(i) Council;
(ii) a department whose responsibilities for the time being
include highways, the construction and maintenance of
government works, or planning and urban development;
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(iii) a body established by a law of the Northern Territory of
Australia whose responsibilities include the supply of
electricity or the making available of sewerage services
or water supply services within the Territory; or
(iv) a body established by a law of the Commonwealth of
Australia having responsibility to plan, establish,
maintain or operate telecommunications services within
Australia; or
(b) used under arrangements for the regular removal of garbage.
11 Requirement for permit
(1) A person must not, without a permit, ride, drive or propel a vehicle
onto or within or cause it to stand within:
(a) Todd Mall; or
(b) any park, garden or reserve.
(2) Clause (1) does not apply where the vehicle is an emergency or
service vehicle.
(3) Clause (1)(a) does not apply where the vehicle is a:
(i) vehicle engaged in the delivery of goods and used in Todd
Mall for that purpose with the permission of an authorised
person; or
(ii) vehicle the presence of which in Todd Mall has been allowed
by an authorised person as appearing to that person to be
warranted by special circumstances.
(4) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
12 Speed limit
(1) A person must not ride, drive or propel a vehicle within Todd Mall or
any park, garden or reserve at a speed exceeding 5 kilometres per
hour.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
Part 2.2 Trade and entertainment
13 Sale of goods
(1) A person must not, without a permit, sell goods in a public place.
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(2) Clause (1) does not apply where:
(a) a person sells at any one time no more than one vehicle in a
public place adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the
person's place of residence; or
(b) Part 2.3 applies.
(3) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(4) For clause 2(a):
(a) vehicle includes a boat; and
(b) the person must not act as agent of the owner of the vehicle.
14 Stacking goods
(1) Subject to Part 2.3, a person must not, without a permit, stack,
store, or expose, or permit the stacking, storing or exposing of
goods, whether or not for sale, in, on or over a public place or
outside a building adjoining a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
15 Outdoor dining
(1) A person must not as part of a business involving the service of
food or drink, without a permit:
(a) provide tables or chairs in a public place for the use by the
customers of that business; or
(b) serve those customers with food or drink in a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) For clause (1), drink includes liquor.
16 Public entertainment
(1) A person must not in a public place, without a permit, perform or
offer entertainment for or in expectation of reward.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
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Part 2.3 Stalls
17 Application
In this Part 2.3, stall means a structure in or from which goods are
offered for sale and includes a tent, motor vehicle, caravan, trailer
or table.
18 Markets
(1) A person or body must not, without a permit, organise or attempt to
organise a market in a public place.
(2) A person or body who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an
offence.
19 Conducting business from a stall
(1) A person must not, without a permit, conduct business from a stall
in a public place.
(2) The permit referred to in clause (1):
(a) must not be granted unless and until the person enters into a
licence agreement in an approved form with Council in respect
of the area that the stall occupies; and
(b) may be granted:
(i) direct to the person; or
(ii) to another person or body responsible for organising a
permitted market in which the person conducts the
business.
(3) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
20 Prohibited goods
(1) A person must not, in the conduct of business from a stall in a
public place, hold or trade at the stall:
(a) obscene or offensive goods or material deemed obscene or
offensive by an authorised person;
(b) counterfeit or other goods or materials where the sale of such
items would breach the intellectual property of a third party;
(c) toy or cap guns;
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(d) real or replica weapons;
(e) dangerous or illegal substances;
(f) fireworks;
(g) goods or materials not complying with relevant or applicable
Australian Standards;
(h) animals of any kind; or
(i) goods or things so determined from time to time.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
21 Prohibited conduct
(1) A person must not, in the conduct of business from a stall in a
public place:
(a) call his goods or cause to make a noise or disturbance likely
to be a nuisance or cause annoyance to a person in the
vicinity of the stall;
(b) deposit or store packages or goods except within the stall;
(c) obstruct the passage of pedestrians or vehicles; or
(d) act in a manner deemed offensive by an authorised person.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
Part 2.4 Advertising and hoardings
22 Distributing commercial material
(1) A person must not, without a permit, distribute in a public place any
handbill, poster, placard, sign, advertising or other printed material,
goods or gift that advertises or promotes a commercial product or
service.
(2) Clause (1) includes causing the material to be distributed.
(3) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
23 Placing or affixing promotional material
(1) A person must not place or affix to or within a public place without a
permit any handbill, poster, placard, sign, advertising or other
printed material.
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(2) Clause (1) includes:
(a) placing or affixing the material to a power pole or sign post
within a public place; and
(b) causing the material to be so placed and affixed.
(3) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
24 Promotional material on private premises
(1) The owner or occupier of private premises must not, without a
permit, erect or permit the use of a building, surface or structure
over or in view of a public place on those premises for placing or
affixing thereon a handbill, poster, placard, sign, advertising or
other printed material having an area greater than 0.5m².
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
25 Advertising on or adjacent to buildings
(1) A person must not, without a permit, affix, paint, carve, engrave or
project, or permit to remain affixed, painted, carved, engraved or
projected, on a building, surface or structure on, over or in view of a
public place any sign or advertisement.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person must not, without a permit, place or caused to be placed
in or on a public place any A-frame, flag or other portable sign
advertising a business conducted adjacent the public place.
(4) A person who contravenes clause (3) is guilty of an offence.
Part 2.5 Camping
26 No camping
(1) A person must not in or on a public place between 9 pm on the one
day and 9 am on the following day, without a permit:
(a) camp;
(b) occupy; or
(c) otherwise reside in any:
(i) tent;
(ii) vehicle;
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(iii) caravan; or
(iii) temporary dwelling.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
Part 2.6 Council infrastructure
27 Certain works prohibited without permit
(1) Subject to any other law in force in the Territory, a person must not,
without a permit:
(a) in, over, abutting on or under a public place:
(i) lay pipes, cables or conduits; or
(ii) erect, place or maintain a post, pillar, bridge, crossing,
footway, fixture or structure;
(b) from or from under a public place, dig or remove, or cause to
be dug or removed, turf, sand, clay, soil or other material; or
(c) on a public place, place or erect any matter or thing, whether
or not it causes an obstruction.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
28 Excavating private premises
(1) A person must not, without a permit, carry out excavation on private
premises abutting a public place where that excavation:
(a) encroaches or may encroach on the public place;
(b) is:
(i) more than 300 mm deep; and
(ii) closer to the boundary of a public place than one metre;
or
(c) is such that if the wall of the excavation were to collapse the
excavation or the excavated material would encroach on the
public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
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29 Driveways
(1) This By-law 29 applies where the owner or occupier of private
premises abutting on a footpath or road applies for a permit to
construct a driveway from those premises to a road.
(2) Council may, as a condition of granting the permit, require the
person applying for the permit to pay to Council, or enter into a
bond for payment to Council of, such amount as it thinks fit to
provide security against costs which it may incur as a result of the
execution of the work.
30 Prescribed loads and vehicles
(1) Council may from time to time determine the:
(a) maximum weight of a loaded vehicle to be carried over; or
(b) the type of vehicle to be driven along
any road, bridge or culvert and cause the maximum weight of a
loaded vehicle or type of vehicle so determined to be notified by
notice conspicuously posted at or near each approach to such road,
bridge or culvert.
(2) Where Council determines a maximum weight or type of vehicle
and causes it to be posted under clause (1), a person must not,
without a permit, drive, draw or carry over the road, bridge or
culvert a weight greater than that weight or drive a type of vehicle
different to that type of vehicle along the road, bridge or culvert.
(3) Clause (1) includes permitting the weight to be so driven, drawn or
carried or the vehicle to be so driven.
(4) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
Part 2.7 Other activities
31 Dangerous waters
(1) An authorised person may direct a person to remove themself from
waters within a public place where the authorised person
reasonably believes that it would be dangerous for that person to
remain in those waters.
(2) A person who fails to comply with a direction given under clause (1)
is guilty of an offence.
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32 Applying graffiti
(1) A person must not, without a permit, write, paint, draw, etch, or
otherwise apply graffiti.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
33 Demonstrations and protests
(1) A person must not organise or lead a demonstration or protest in a
public place without a permit.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
34 Projectiles
(1) A person must not, without a permit, launch or fire a rocket or other
projectile from a public space.
(2) Clause (1) does not apply where the rocket or projectile is a
firework and launched or fired on a day determined allowing
members of the public to discharge fireworks within the
municipality.
(3) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
35 Aircraft and parachutes
(1) A person must not, without a permit, cause:
(a) an aircraft to take off from a public place; or
(b) an aircraft or parachute to land in a public place.
(2) Clause (1)(b) does not apply where the aircraft or parachute is
forced to land because of an emergency.
(3) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(4) For clause (1), aircraft includes a glider, ultra-light aircraft, powered
parachute and balloon.
36 Fire
(1) Except in a fireplace designated by Council for that purpose, a
person must not, without a permit, make or assist in making a fire
on a public place.
(2) Clause (1) does not apply where the person has been granted a
permit under By-law 26(1) and makes the fire for the purpose of
cooking or keeping warm.
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(3) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
37 Fireworks
(1) A person must not, without a permit, throw, cast, let off, ignite or fire
a firework of any type in, on or over a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
38 Grazing
(1) A person must not, without a permit, graze or permit to graze an
animal on a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
39 Planting vegetation
(1) A person must not, without a permit, plant a tree, shrub or plant in a
public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
40 Disturbing vegetation
(1) A person must not in a public place, without a permit, cut, break,
remove or disturb a tree, shrub, stem, branch or root of a living tree,
shrub or plant.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
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41 Littering
(1) In this By-law 41:
litter includes:
(a) any solid or liquid domestic or commercial refuse, debris or
rubbish and, without limiting the generality of the above,
includes any glass, metal, cigarette butts, paper, fabric, wood
and food; and
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(b) any other material, substance or thing deposited in a place if
its size, shape, nature or volume makes the place where it is
deposited disorderly or detrimentally affects the proper use of
that place
deposited, in or on a place, whether or not it has any value when or
after being deposited in or on the place; and
rubbish receptacle means a rubbish receptacle that Council or the
custodian of the place causes to be provided for the disposal of
rubbish or a bin or container provided by a person for the purpose
of a rubbish collection authorized by Council.
(2) A person must not deposit litter in or on a public place.
(3) A person who contravenes clause (2) is guilty of an offence.
(4) For clause (2), depositing litter in or on a public place includes:
(a) dropping or throwing litter in, on, into or onto the place;
(b) leaving litter in or on the place;
(c) putting litter in such a location that it falls, descends, blows, is
washed, percolates or otherwise escapes or is likely to fall,
descend, blow, be washed, percolate or otherwise escape into
or onto the place; or
(d) causing, permitting or allowing litter to fall, descend, blow, be
washed, percolate or otherwise escape into or onto the place
but does not include depositing litter in a rubbish receptacle on the
place.
(5) For clause (4)(b), leaving litter in or on the place includes:
(a) being observed by an authorised person moving away from
litter in a public place where the authorised person reasonably
believes that the person has deposited the litter and does not
intend to return to the litter to remove it; and
(b) where an authorised person reasonably believes that a person
has deposited litter in a public place, refusing a direction from
the authorised person to remove the litter and deposit it in a
rubbish receptacle.
42 Removal of graffiti
(1) Where graffiti has been written, painted, drawn, etched, or
otherwise applied to the exterior of private premises open to view
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from a public place, Council may serve on the owner or occupier of
those premises a notice in writing requiring the owner or occupier to
remove the graffiti from public view by:
(a) repainting, restoring, or recovering the surface on which the
graffiti has been applied using the same colours and textures
as existed previously on the surface; or
(b) moving the premises so that the surface on which the graffiti
has been applied is removed from public view
within 14 days of service of the notice.
(2) A person who fails to comply with a notice served under clause (4)
is guilty of an offence.
43 Dumping of goods and materials
(1) A person must not move, unload or deposit any refuse, waste, food,
peelings, fruit or other vegetable matter, goods, materials,
abandoned vehicle parts, construction or demolition material,
garden remnants and clippings, soil sand stone gravel or rock or
any other substance into or onto or in or on a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) Where commercial waste forms the whole or part of that which has
been moved, unloaded or deposited, a person who contravenes
clause (1) is guilty of a further and separate offence.
(4) Where that which has been moved, unloaded or deposited remains
in or on the place for longer than 24 hours, a person who
contravenes clause (1) is guilty of a further and separate offence for
each day or part thereof that it remains in or on the place.
(5) Where commercial waste forms the whole or part of that which
remains in or on the place, a person who contravenes clause (4) is
guilty of a further and separate offence for each day or part thereof
that the whole of that moved, unloaded or deposited remains in or
on the place.
(6) For clauses (3) and (5), commercial waste means any waste,
goods or materials used in connection with the person's
employment, trade or profession.
44 Discharge of fluids
(1) The owner or occupier of premises must not discharge or permit the
discharge or escape of any waste water or other fluid on to any
adjoining land or road so as to cause a nuisance.
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(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) The driver of a motor vehicle must not discharge or permit the
discharge or escape of radiator coolant, coolant flush wastewater,
grease oil and waste water generated from engine degreasing in or
on a public place.
(4) A person who contravenes clause (3) is guilty of an offence.
(5) Clause (3) does not apply where the discharge or escape is for the
purpose of immediately removing a motor vehicle from a public
place.
45 Washing and repairing of vehicles
(1) A person must not wash or carry out repairs or maintenance work
on a motor vehicle in or on a public place except where the public
place has been set aside by Council for those purposes or one or
the other and it is notified as such by a sign erected or posted to
that effect.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) Clause (1) does not apply where the repairs or maintenance work
are for the purpose of immediately removing the motor vehicle from
a public place.
Part 3.2 Offences relating to liquor
46 Definitions
In this Part 3.2:
container includes any cask, flask, bottle or can.
licensed premises means premises licensed under Part Ill of the
Liquor Act 1978, and
restricted area permit means a permit for a public restricted area
granted under section 89A of the Liquor Act 1978.
47 Drinking liquor in a public place
(1) A person must not drink liquor in a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) Clause (1) does not apply where the person drinks liquor within
licensed premises or in accordance with the conditions of a
restricted area permit.
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48 Opened liquor container in a public place
(1) A person must not:
(a) bring onto a public place; or
(b) have in the person's possession or control in a public place
any opened container of liquor.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
49 Power of authorised person
(1) An authorised person having reason to believe that an offence has
been committed against By-laws 47 or 48 may seize any opened
container in the possession of a person whom the authorised
person believes to be contravening those By-laws or one or the
other.
(2) Where an authorised person has seized a container under
clause (1), that person may immediately empty it.
(3) For this By-law 49, an opened container which:
(a) is in the immediate vicinity, or in the possession of any other
person in the immediate vicinity, of the person the member
believes to have committed an offence against By-laws 47
or 48; and
(b) the authorised person has reason to believe is a source of
liquor from which the person is likely to continue to drink on
that or another public place
shall, whether or not owned by or in the possession or control of the
person the authorised person believes to have committed the
offence, be taken to be in the possession of the person.
Part 3.3 Offensive behaviour
50 Causing nuisance
(1) A person must not cause a nuisance to another person by:
(a) urinating or defecating;
(b) spitting;
(c) swearing; or
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(d) asking for alcohol, cigarettes or money
in a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
51 Indecent behaviour
(1) A person must not engage in indecent behaviour in a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) For clause (1), indecent behaviour includes sexual intercourse
and exposing genitalia.
52 Obscene or offensive material
(1) An authorised person may direct a person to remove from view of a
public place any obscene or offensive book or magazine cover,
handbill, poster, placard, sign, advertising or other printed material
which the person owns or over which the person exercises control.
(2) For clause (1), material is obscene or offensive where the material
is obscene or offensive in the opinion of the authorised person.
(3) A person who does not comply with a direction under clause (1) is
guilty of an offence.
Part 3.4 Offences relating to Council infrastructure
53 Bicycles and skateboards
(1) A person must not ride or use a:
(a) bicycle in Todd Mall; or
(b) skateboard in Todd Mall or on any footpath in the Central
Business District.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) For clause (1):
Central Business District means that part of the municipality
bounded by Wills Terrace, Leichhardt Terrace, Stott Terrace and
the Stuart Highway; and
skateboard includes roller skates and roller blades.
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54 Obstructing use
(1) A person must not obstruct or impede the use of a public place or
any part thereof.
(2) Clause (1) does not apply where a person participates in a
demonstration or protest for which a permit has been granted under
By-law 33.
(3) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
55 Causing damage to road surface
(1) A person must not:
(a) propel, drag or trail in contact with the surface of a road a
vehicle, sledge, timber or other heavy material or a
conveyance or thing capable of damaging the road;
(b) use on a road a traction engine, tractor or steam wagon
having wheels or tracks which have unprotected grooved
ridges, indents, spikes or cross bars of a type likely to cause
damage to the surface of the road; or
(c) carry timber, metal, tools, implements, furniture or material
along a road in such a manner as to cause damage to the
road.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
56 Causing damage to property
(1) A person must not interfere with, damage, deface or destroy any
building, structure, fixture, equipment, surface, plant or facility
situated in or on or facing a public place.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) For clause (1), damage includes damage resulting from a person
riding or driving a motor vehicle or riding or leading an animal in a
public place.
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Part 4 Impounding
Part 4.1 Right to impound vehicle
57 Vehicle pound
In this Part 4, vehicle pound means a yard or other place under
the control of Council which Council determines to be a vehicle
pound for the purposes of these By-laws.
58 Abandoned vehicles and vehicles at risk
(1) Subject to clause (2), an authorised person who reasonably
believes that a vehicle:
(a) has been abandoned: or
(b) is at substantial risk of damage or theft if not immediately
moved
may impound the vehicle and remove it or cause it to be removed
to a vehicle pound.
(2) Clause (1)(a) only applies only to a vehicle which is left without the
authority of Council for a period of not less than 24 hours on a road
or public place or on land owned by, or under the care, control and
management of, Council.
59 Persistent parking breach
(1) Where a person commits a third or subsequent parking offence
within 7 days, an authorised person may impound and remove or
cause to be removed the person's vehicle from the location where
the third or subsequent offence was committed to a vehicle pound.
(2) Clause (2) applies irrespective of:
(a) the location where each of the previous offences was
committed; and
(b) the type of parking offence previously committed.
(3) For clause (1):
parking offence means any offence against Division 7 of Part 12 of
the Australian Road Rules 1999; and
person's vehicle includes a vehicle under the care and control of
the person.
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60 Notice of impounding
(1) Where the name of the owner of the vehicle is known or can be
ascertained, an authorised person must as soon as practicable but
in any event within the prescribed period personally serve on the
owner written notice of the impounding stating the location of the
vehicle pound to which the vehicle has been removed.
(2) Where:
(a) the name of the owner is not known or cannot be ascertained;
or
(b) the owner, if known, cannot be found within the prescribed
period
the authorised person must:
(c) furnish to the Registrar a certificate of the reason the notice
was not served; and
(d) not less than 7 days after the impounding, cause notice of the
impounding to be published in a newspaper circulating in the
municipality.
(3) A certificate under clause (2)(c) is prima facie evidence of the facts
contained therein.
(4) For clause (1), prescribed period means:
(a) where By-law 58 applies, 7 days from the impounding of the
vehicle; and
(b) where By-law 59 applies, 2 business days from the
impounding of the vehicle.
Part 4.2 Release and disposal of vehicle
61 Release fee
(1) Council may determine a fee for the release of any vehicle
impounded under Part 4.1.
(2) The release fee referred to in clause (1) must not exceed an
amount that reasonably represents the cost to Council of
impounding, moving, keeping and releasing the vehicle including
any relevant overheads and indirect costs.
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62 Release to owner
Council must release a vehicle impounded under Part 4.1 to its
owner on payment of:
(a) any release fee determined under By-law 61(1); and
(b) any outstanding penalties for which the owner of the vehicle is
liable under any By-laws applying to the municipality.
63 Sale or disposal of vehicle
(1) Where the owner of a vehicle does not, within 14 days after the
later of:
(a) the service on that person of a notice under By-law 60(1); or
(b) the date of publication of the notices referred to in
By-law 60(2)(c)
take possession of the vehicle by satisfying By-law 62 advertise for
sale and sell the vehicle.
(2) Where, in the opinion of Council, it is not practical or convenient to
sell a vehicle impounded by it, it may dispose of the vehicle in any
manner it deems fit.
64 No claim by owner
Where a vehicle is sold or disposed of under By-law 63:
(a) all previous rights of ownership in and to the vehicle are
deemed to have been extinguished; and
(b) no claim or action may lie against Council or an employee or
contractor of Council in respect of or arising out of the sale of
the vehicle.
Part 4.3 Abandoned items
65 Impounding and disposal
(1) An authorised person may impound and dispose of items found in a
public place which that person reasonably believes to have been
abandoned.
(2) In exercising the powers conferred by clause (1), the authorised
person must, where Council has issued guidelines in relation
thereto, act in accordance with those guidelines.
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Part 5.1 Requisitions
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Part 5 Enforcement
Part 5.1 Requisitions
66 Works to be carried out
(1) Where:
(a) in order to prevent or rectify a breach of these By-laws; or
(b) Council deems it fit that a driveway be:
(i) completed;
(ii) repaired; or
(iii) closed
Council may serve a notice in writing on the owner or occupier of
private premises abutting on a public place or to which a driveway
leads requiring that person to carry out such works and do such
things:
(c) in or of such materials;
(d) within such periods; and
(e) in such manner
as may be specified in the notice.
(2) A person who fails to comply with a notice under clause (1) is guilty
of an offence.
(3) Any work to be carried out in pursuance of a notice under clause (1)
must be executed at the expense of the owner or occupier and, if
Council so requires, only by persons qualified or licensed to carry
out the work.
(4) For clause (1), Council may require the person to pay to Council, or
enter into a bond for payment to Council of, such amount as the
council deems fit to provide security against costs which it may
incur as a result of the execution of the work.
67 Council may carry out works
(1) In:
(a) the event that a person does not comply with a notice given
under By-law 66(1); or
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(b) where By-law 66(1)(a) applies, an emergency
Council may carry out works to the premises as it deems fit to
prevent or rectify a breach of these By-laws or complete, repair or
close a driveway.
(2) Where Council carries out works under clause (1), Council may
claim from the owner or occupier of the premises the cost of
executing the works as a debt due and owing.
(3) The power conferred by clause (1):
(a) includes the power to enter onto the premises to execute the
works; and
(b) is exercisable by Council and its employees, contractors and
agents.
68 Overhanging vegetation
(1) Where it deems that a tree, plant or shrub growing on private
premises is causing inconvenience or obstruction to persons using
a public place or is causing or likely to cause damage to a public
place, Council may serve a notice in writing on the owner or
occupier of those premises requiring that person to trim or remove
the tree, plant or shrub.
(2) A person who fails to comply with a notice under clause (1) is guilty
of an offence.
(3) In:
(a) the event that a person does not comply with a notice given
under clause (1); or
(b) an emergency
Council may trim or remove the tree, plant or shrub.
(4) Where clause (3) applies, clauses (2) and (3) of By-law 73 apply
with necessary modifications.
Part 5.2 Acting contrary to permit
69 Conditions of permit
(1) A person who:
(a) fails to comply with; or
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(b) contravenes
a condition of a permit granted to that person is guilty of an offence.
(2) For clause (1), person includes a body.
(3) To avoid doubt:
(a) a separate offence is committed under clause (1) for each
condition not complied with or contravened; and
(b) where an offence would have been committed under these
By-laws had a permit not been granted to the person, that
offence is committed upon an offence being committed under
clause (1).
70 Unreasonable obstruction
Nothing in these By-laws shall be construed so as to allow a person
carrying out works in pursuance of a permit to cause unreasonable
obstruction of a road, channel or drain, or any part of a public place,
by the deposit of materials or construction of a building or structure.
71 Safety lights
(1) A person who causes:
(a) a material or a structure to be deposited or laid on a road; or
(b) work to be carried out entailing the opening or breaking up of
the surface of a road,
whether or not permitted by Council, must, at that person's
expense, cause:
(c) lights of a type and colour and in such number as the council
considers sufficient for the purpose to be placed and retained
near the material, structure or work;
(d) the lights referred to in paragraph (c) to be illuminated from
sunset to sunrise; and
(e) the materials, structure or work to be fenced and enclosed to
prevent damage or inconvenience to other persons until the
material or structure is removed or the work is completed.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
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72 Maintenance of signs
(1) Where a person is granted a permit under By-law 25, that person
must maintain to Council's satisfaction each sign, advertisement,
A-frame or flag.
(2) A person who contravenes clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
Part 5.3 General powers of authorised person
73 Hindering or obstructing
A person who hinders or obstructs:
(a) an authorised person; or
(b) an employee or contractor of Council
in the exercise of powers under these By-laws is guilty of an
offence.
74 Authorised person requiring information
(1) Where an authorised person:
(a) reasonably suspects a person of having committed an offence
against these By-laws; and
(b) informs that person that it is the intention of the authorised
person to caution or prosecute the person in respect of that
offence
the authorised person may require the person to state the person's
name, address and date of birth.
(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide the
information required under clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person who provides false information when required to provide
information under clause (1) is guilty of an offence.
75 Proof of identity
(1) Where an authorised person:
(a) reasonably suspects a person of having committed an offence
against these By-laws; and
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(b) informs the person that it is the intention of the authorised
person to caution or prosecute the person in respect of that
offence
the authorised person may require the person to provide further
evidence of identity of a specified kind.
(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide the
further proof of identity required under clause (1) is guilty of an
offence.
(3) Where a person has reasonable excuse for failing to provide the
further proof of identity required under clause (1) must, within
2 business days, provide the further proof of identity at the office of
Council.
(4) A person to whom clause (3) applies who fails to provide the further
proof of identity within the specified period is guilty of an offence.
76 False statement in document
A person who makes a false statement in a document:
(a) required or permitted under these By-laws; or
(b) required to claim a financial or other benefit from Council
is guilty of an offence.
77 Moving on persons
(1) This By-law 77 applies if there are reasonable grounds for an
authorised person to believe that a person in a public place
(a) is asleep; or
(b) has engaged, or is likely to engage, in conduct involving a
breach of these By-laws.
(2) The authorised person may direct the person to leave the vicinity of
the public place.
(3) The direction may be made subject to the condition that the person
does not return to the vicinity for a stated period not exceeding
6 hours.
(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a direction
under clause (1) (including a condition that the person does not
return to the vicinity for a stated period) is guilty of an offence.
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78 Removal of persons
(1) An authorised person may remove or cause to be removed from a
park, garden or reserve a person who commits a breach of these
By-laws and may, by notice in writing served on the person, refuse
the person entry to a park, garden or reserve for a period, not
exceeding 6 months, specified in the notice.
(2) A person who contravenes a notice under clause (1) is guilty of an
offence.
Part 5.4 Contravention and penalties
79 Regulatory offence
Any offence against these By-laws is a regulatory offence.
80 Service of notices
(1) A notice Council is required or permitted to serve under these
By-laws may be served:
(a) personally on the person to whom it is addressed;
(b) by leaving it for the person at the person's place of residence,
employment or business; or
(c) by posting it, addressed to the person, at the person's last
known place of residence, employment or business.
(2) Where Council serves a notice on a person in the person's capacity
as owner or occupier of premises, it binds successors in title or
successive occupiers (as the case may be).
81 Penalties
A person who is guilty of an offence against these By-laws is liable
to a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units for an individual or
500 penalty units for a body corporate and, in addition, to a penalty
not exceeding 5 penalty units for an individual or 25 penalty units
for a body corporate for each day during which the offence
continues.
82 Infringement notices
(1) Despite by-law 81, as an alternative to prosecution, a person who is
alleged to have contravened or failed to comply with a by-law
specified in column 1 of the Schedule may be served with an
infringement notice under which the person may pay to the Council
a sum (in this By-law 82, a fixed penalty) in lieu of the penalty by
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which the infringement of that By-law is otherwise punishable.
(2) For the purposes of this By-law 82:
(a) the sum specified in column 3 of the Schedule is the fixed
penalty payable under an infringement notice for an
infringement of the By-law specified opposite in column 1, and
generally described opposite in column 2, of the Schedule;
(b) an infringement notice is to be in a determined form and
include:
(i) the name of the alleged offender;
(ii) in general terms, the nature of the offence alleged to
have been committed;
(iii) the date, time and place of the alleged offence;
(iv) the amount of the fixed penalty; and
(c) the period within which, and the place where, the fixed penalty
may be paid.
(d) an infringement notice may be issued and served by an
authorised person; and
(e) the fixed penalty specified in an infringement notice is to be
paid to Council within 14 days of the date on which the
infringement notice is served on the alleged offender.
(3) An infringement notice is to also contain the statements to the
effect:
(a) that the alleged offender may expiate the offence and avoid
enforcement action under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery)
Act 2001) (in this By-law 82, the Act) if that person pays the
fixed penalty to Council within 14 days of service of the
infringement notice;
(b) that if the alleged offender pays the fixed penalty within the
period specified in the infringement notice, Council will take no
further action in relation to the offence;
(c) that the alleged offender may, if he or she so wishes, be dealt
with a court of competent jurisdiction by electing under
section 21 of the Act to have the matter dealt with by a court
instead of under that Act by completing a statement of election
and serving it on Council:
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(i) at any time before a courtesy letter under the Act is
served on the alleged offender; or
(ii) if a courtesy letter is served on the alleged offender,
before the due date specified in that letter;
(d) that if the alleged offender does not pay the fixed penalty
within the period specified in the infringement notice and does
not within that period serve on Council a statement of election
under the Act:
(i) the Act will apply and the alleged offender may be
served with a courtesy letter in accordance with that Act
requiring payment of the fixed penalty together with the
costs in respect of the issue of that letter; and
(ii) if the alleged offender does not make the payment as
required by a courtesy letter, enforcement action may be
taken against him or her under the Act which, after due
process, may result in the suspension of the alleged
offender's licence to drive, the seizure of property, the
deduction of wages or salary, the registration of a
statutory charge on land, a community work order or
imprisonment if a community work order is breached;
(4) An infringement notice is to also contain a statement of election
under the Act that includes the information required by
regulation 7(1) of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery)
Regulations 2001.
(5) A fixed penalty may be expressed by way of penalty units including
fractions of a penalty unit.
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Schedule
by-law 82(1)
and (2)(a)
FIXED PENALTIES
Column 1
By-law
Column 2
General Description of Offence
Column 3
Penalty units
11(4) Riding or driving vehicle without permit 1
12(2) Exceeding speed limit 4
13(3) Selling goods without permit 2
14(2) Stacking goods without permit 1
15(3) Providing foods or drinks without permit 2
18(2) Organising market without permit 5
19(3) Conducting business from stall without
permit
2
20(3) Trading prohibited goods 3
21(2) Engaging in prohibited conduct 2
22(3) Distributing commercial material without
permit
2
23(3) Placing or affixing promotional material
without permit
2
24(3) Placing or affixing promotional material
above certain size on private premises
without permit
2
25(2) Advertising on buildings without permit 2
25(4) Placing portable sign on public place
without permit
2
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26(2) Camping with out permit 2
27(2) Carrying out prohibited works without
permit
5
28(2) Excavating private premises without
permit
3
30(4) Exceeding prescribed maximum weight
or driving vehicle other than prescribed
without permit
5
31(2) Refusing a direction to leave dangerous
waters
1
32(2) Applying graffiti without permit 10
33(2) Organising or leading a demonstration or
protest without permit
1
34(3) Firing projectile without permit 10
35(3) Taking off or landing aircraft or
parachutes
5
36(3) Making fire without permit 2
37(2) Letting off fireworks without permit 10
38(2) Grazing without permit 1
39(2) Planting vegetation without permit 1
40(2) Disturbing vegetation without permit 5
41(3) Depositing litter 3
42(2) Failing to comply with notice to remove
graffiti
1
43(2) Dumping goods and material 5
43(3) Dumping goods and materials containing
commercial waster
500
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43(4) Failing to remove dumped goods and
materials
5 per day
43(5) Failing to remove dumped goods and
materials containing commercial wast
100 per day
44(2) Discharging fluids 2
44(4) Discharging vehicle fluids 2
45(2) Washing and repairing vehicles 1
47(2) Drinking liquor 3
48(2) Possessing opened liquor container 3
50(2) Causing nuisance 2
51(2) Behaving indecently 3
52(1) Failing to comply with direction to
remove obscene or offensive material
from public view
3
53(2) Riding or using bicycle or skateboard 1
54(2) Obstructing or impeding public use 2
56(2) Causing damage to road surface 3
56(2) Causing damage to property 5
66(2) Failing to comply with notice to carry out
work
3
68(2) Failing to comply with notice to trim or
remove tree, shrub or plant
1
69(1) Failing to comply with or contravene
condition of permit
2
71(2) Failing to provide safety lights 5
72(2) Failing to maintain sign 1
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73(1) Hindering or obstructing authorised
person
4
74(2) Failing to provide required information 4
74(3) Providing false information 5
75(2) Failing to provide evidence of identity
without reasonable excuse
4
75(4) Failing to provided evidence of identity
within prescribed time
4
76 Providing false statement in document 5
77(4) Failing to comply with direction to leave
public place
5
78(2) Contravening notice not to enter park,
garden or reserve
5
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Alice Springs (Management of Public Places) By-laws 2010 (SL No. 18, 2010)
Notified 5 August 2010
Commenced 5 August 2010
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: bl 1, 3, 5, 46, 59 and 82.