Bush Fire Brigades Amendment Local Law
346GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 February 2022
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346 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 February 2022 (2) Nothing in this local law is to be construed as preventing the access necessary by persons empowered to do so under a written law. 5.2 Only specified gender to use entry of toilet block or change room (1) Where a sign on a toilet block or change room specifies that a particular entry of the toilet block or change room is to be used by— (a) females—then a person of the male gender shall not use that entry of the toilet block or change room; (b) males—then a person of the female gender shall not use that entry of the toilet block or change room; or (c) families—then, where the toilet block or change room is being used by a family, only an immediate member of that family may use that entry of the toilet block or change room. (2) Subclause (1)(a) and (b) does not apply to a child, when accompanied by a parent, guardian or caregiver, where the child is— (a) under the age of 8 years; or (b) otherwise permitted by an authorised person to use the relevant entry. 5.3 Use of shower or bath facilities A person may use a shower or bath facility in change rooms only on conditions that— (a) the facilities shall be used by the person only for the purpose of cleansing, bathing and washing themselves; and (b) the facilities shall not be used for the purpose of laundering of clothing or washing of other articles. ACTIVITIES IN THOROUGHFARES 6.1 General prohibitions A person shall not— (a) plant, or allow to remain, in a thoroughfare a plant that is or may become an obstruction to a reasonable sight line for a driver of any vehicle negotiating or using the thoroughfare; (b) damage a lawn or a garden, or remove any plant or part of a plant from a lawn or a garden, in a thoroughfare unless— (i) the person is the owner or the occupier of the lot abutting that portion of the thoroughfare and the lawn or the garden or the particular plant has not been installed or planted by the local government; or (ii) the person is acting under the authority of a written law; (c) damage, or remove a street tree, or part of a street tree, irrespective of whether it was planted by the owner or occupier of the lot abutting the thoroughfare or by the local government, unless— (i) the damage to, or removal of, the street tree is authorised by an authorised person in writing; or (ii) the person is acting under authority of written law; (d) except as permitted by this local law place, or allow to be planted, placed or remain, on a thoroughfare any thing (except water) that— (i) obstructs the thoroughfare; or (ii) results in a hazard for any person using the thoroughfare; (e) unless at the direction of an authorised person, damage, remove or interfere with any part of a thoroughfare, or any structure erected on a thoroughfare, by the local government or a person acting under the authority of a written law; or (f) play or participate in any game or sport so as to cause danger to any person or thing or unreasonably impede the movement of vehicles or persons on a thoroughfare. 6.2 Activities allowed with a licence (1) A person shall not without a licence— (a) dig or otherwise create a trench through or under a kerb or footpath; (b) throw, place or deposit any thing on a verge except for removal by the local government under a bulk rubbish collection, and then only in accordance with the terms and conditions and during the period of time advertised in connection with that collection by the local government; (c) cause any obstruction to a vehicle or a person using a thoroughfare; (d) cause any obstruction to a water channel or a water course in a thoroughfare; (e) throw, place or drain offensive, noxious or dangerous fluid onto a thoroughfare; (f) damage a thoroughfare; (g) fell or damage any street tree; (h) fell any tree onto a thoroughfare;