Local Government Property and Public Places Local Law 2016
2666GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 26 May 2017
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2666 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 26 May 2017 beach means the area of the sea adjoining the district for a distance of 200 metres seawards from the low-water mark at ordinary spring tides to either the toe of the sand dune or the commencement of vegetation or a man-made structure; boat means any structure or vessel whether motorised or not and made or used to travel to or float on water or travel under water, excluding— (a) personal watercraft; and (b) bathing appliances; Building Act means the Building Act 2011 (WA); Building Code Australia means the Building Code of Australia which is volumes 1 and 2, as amended from time to time, of the National Construction Code series published by, or on behalf of, the Australian Building Codes Board; camera device means an apparatus for taking photographs or moving pictures and includes a mobile phone when used for this purpose; carriageway has the meaning given to it in the Road Traffic Code 2000; change room means a room designated for the changing of clothes and may include showers, toilets and hand washing basins; charitable organisation means an institution, association, club, society or body whether incorporated or not, the objects of which are of a charitable, benevolent, religious, cultural, educational, recreational, sporting or other similar nature and from which no member receives any pecuniary profit except where the member is an employee or the profit is an honorarium; Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government; closed thoroughfare means a thoroughfare wholly or partially closed by the local government under sections 3.50 or 3.50A of the Act; commencement day means the day on which this local law commences under clause 1.2; Commissioner of Main Roads WA means the person appointed under section 7 of the Main Roads Act 1930 (WA) to be the Commissioner; Competition Principles Agreement means the Competition Principles Agreement executed by each State and Territory of the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth of Australia on 11 April 1995; Council means the council of the local government; crossing means a crossing giving access from a public thoroughfare to— (a) private land; or (b) a private thoroughfare serving private land; determination means a determination made under clause 2.1; detrimental to the property includes— (a) removing any thing from the local government property such as a rock, plant, fixture, fitting, chattel, equipment or furniture provided for the use, enjoyment or safety of any person; (b) destroying, defacing or damaging a building or any thing on the local government property, such as a plant, fixture, chattel, equipment or furniture provided for the use, enjoyment or safety of any person; and (c) causing environmental harm or nuisance on the local government property; development approval means an approval issued under the local government’s planning scheme; display home sign means a portable sign erected and displayed to advertise that a display home is open for inspection; district means the district of the local government; drunk has the meaning provided in the Liquor Control Act 1988; election advertising means any sign or advertisement which encourages persons to vote for a candidate, political party or referenda or matter relating to any federal, state or local government election; election date means the date on which a federal, state or local government election is held; fauna means any animal indigenous to or which periodically migrates to any State or Territory of the Commonwealth or the territorial waters of the Commonwealth and includes, in relation to any such animal— (a) any class of animal or individual members; (b) the eggs or larvae; or (c) the carcass, skin, plumage or fur; Firearms Act means the Firearms Act 1973 (WA); fishing means to use any line, lure, rod, pot or other method for the purposes of catching marine life; flora means all vascular plants other than plants recognised as weeds; Food Act means the Food Act 2008 (WA);