Parking Local Law 2020
228GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021
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228 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021 13.9 Activities which may be prohibited on specified local government property (1) A determination may provide that a person is prohibited from pursuing all or any of the following activities on specified local government property— (a) smoking; or (b) riding a bicycle, skateboard, rollerblades, sandboard or a similar device; or (c) taking, riding or driving a vehicle on the property or a particular class of vehicle; or (d) riding or driving a vehicle of a particular class or any vehicle above a specified speed; or (e) taking or using a boat, or a particular class of boat; or (f) fishing; or (g) the playing or practice of— (i) golf, archery, pistol shooting or rifle shooting; or (ii) a similar activity, specified in the determination, involving the use of a projectile which, (h) the playing or practice of any ball game which may cause detriment to the property or any fauna on the property; or (i) the traversing of land which in the opinion of the local government has environmental value warranting such protection, either absolutely or except by paths provided for that purpose. (2) A determination may specify the extent to which and the manner in which a person is prohibited from pursuing an activity referred to in subclause (1) and, in particular— (a) the days and times during which the activity is prohibited; and (b) that an activity is prohibited on a class of local government property, specified local government property or all local government property; and (c) that an activity is prohibited in respect of a class of vehicles, boats, equipment or things, or all vehicles, boats, equipment or things; and (d) that an activity is prohibited in respect of a class of persons or all persons; and (e) may distinguish between different classes of the activity. 14.1 Authorised person (1) A person must not prevent or obstruct a duly authorised person or employee of the local government from carrying out their duties under this local law. (2) A person on local government property must obey any lawful direction of an authorised person. (3) An authorised person may direct a person to leave local government property where he or she reasonably suspects that the person has contravened a provision of any written law. 14.2 Employees and authorised persons An offence under this local law does not apply to a— (a) local government employee, authorised person or contractor engaged by the local government to undertake the work; or (b) any other person acting under the authority of the local government or a written law. 14.3 Notice of breach Notwithstanding the generality of clause 14.7(1) the local government may give written notice requiring an owner or occupier of any land to make good within the time specified in the notice any breach of this local law. 14.4 Local government may undertake requirements of notice Where a person fails to comply with a notice referred to in clause 14.3, the local government may do the thing specified in the notice and recover from that person, as a debt, the costs incurred in so doing, by action in a court of competent jurisdiction. 14.5 Power of Entry This local law is subject to sections 3.25, 3.27 and Schedules 3.1 and 3.2 of the LG Act and any power of entry exercised by the local government under this local law is subject to Part 3, Division 3 of the LG Act. 14.6 Modified Penalties (1) An offence against any provision of this local law is a prescribed offence for the purposes of section 9.16 (1) of the LG Act. (2) The amount of the modified penalty for a prescribed offence is that specified adjacent to the clause in Schedule 4. (3) The amount appearing in the third column of Schedule 4, Part 4, adjacent to the clause number is the modified penalty payable in respect of that offence if the dog is not a dangerous dog. (4) The amount appearing in the fourth column of Schedule 4, Part 4, adjacent to the clause number is the modified penalty payable in respect of that offence if the dog is a dangerous dog. (5) Unless otherwise specified, the amount of the modified penalty for an offence against any provision of this local law is $100.