Local Government Property and Public Places Local Law 2016
2668GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 26 May 2017
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2668 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 26 May 2017 portable sign means a free standing portable advertising sign not permanently attached to a structure or fixed to the ground or pavement, and includes a ‘A’ frame sign; premises for the purposes of clauses 2.8(1)(a) and 4.6 means a building, stadium or similar structure which is local government property, but not an open space such as a park or a playing field; prohibited drug has the meaning given to it in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 (WA); promotional activity means the advertising of, promotion of, or raising of funds for, a particular group, product or service; public interest sign means an advertising sign for an event that is open to the public to attend at no cost and is of significant interest to persons within, and visitors to, the district, and which is being held on local government property or in a public place, but does not include election advertising; public place includes a thoroughfare or place which the public are allowed to use, whether or not the thoroughfare or place is on private property, but does not include— (a) premises on private property from which trading is lawfully conducted under a written law; or (b) local government property; Regulations means the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996 (WA); retailer means a proprietor of a shop in respect of which shopping trolleys are provided for the use of customers of the shop; seafood business means a business selling seafood of which 80% of the seafood that is to be sold was caught in the waters of the district; seafood sign means an advertising sign for a seafood business; shopping trolley means a container or receptacle on wheels provided by a retailer to enable a person to transport goods; smoke has the meaning given to it in the Tobacco Products Control Act 2006 (WA); solicit in relation to money, means actively seeking or calling for a donation from another person, but does not include a non-verbal invitation by a holder of a permit approved under clause 10.3 to place a donation in a receptacle within the permitted area; street entertaining means any form of theatrical, artistic, musical, audio or visual performance and includes busking; street market means a collection of stalls, stands and displays on local government property or a public place for the purposes of selling goods, wares, merchandise, produce or services, or carrying out any other transaction; street numbering means a number or numbers with or without an alphabetical suffix assigned to identify the street address of a property; street tree means any tree or tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its upper part, planted or self-sown in the street, of an appropriate species and in an appropriate location for the purpose of contributing to the streetscape; synthetic grass refers to artificial fibres made to look like natural grass; surf lifesaving club means a surf lifesaving club affiliated with Surf Life Saving Western Australia Inc.; thoroughfare has the meaning given to it by the Act, but does not include a private thoroughfare which is not under the management or control of the local government; tobacco product has the meaning given to it in the Tobacco Products Control Act 2006 (WA); trader means a person who carries on trading; trading means— (a) the selling or hiring of, the offering for sale or hire of, or the soliciting of orders for, goods or services in a public place or on local government property; (b) displaying goods in a public place or local government property for the purpose of— (i) offering them for sale or hire; (ii) inviting offers for their sale or hire; (iii) soliciting orders for them; or (iv) carrying out any other transaction in relation to them, and includes the setting up of a stall, or the conducting of a business at a stall; Tree Protection Zone has the meaning given in “AS 4970-2009 Protection of trees on development sites” as amended from time to time; vehicle includes— (a) every conveyance and every object capable of being propelled or drawn on wheels, tracks or otherwise, including an off-road vehicle; and (b) an animal being ridden or driven; but excludes— (c) a wheelchair or any device designed for use by physically impaired person on a footpath; (d) a pram, a stroller or a similar device;