Part 4BEHAVIOUR ON ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

PART 4—BEHAVIOUR ON ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 4.1 Behaviour which interferes with others A person must not in or on any local government property behave in a manner which— (a) is likely to interfere with the enjoyment of a person who might use the property; or (b) interferes with the enjoyment of a person using the property. 4.2 Behaviour detrimental to property (1) A person must not behave in or on local government property in a way which is or might be detrimental to the property. (2) In subclause (1)— “detrimental to the property” includes— (a) removing any thing from the local government property including a rock, a plant or a seat provided for the use of any person; and (b) destroying, defacing or damaging any thing on the local government property, including a plant, a seat provided for the use of any person or a building. 4.3 Taking or injuring any fauna (1) A person must not take, injure or kill or attempt to take, injure or kill any fauna which is on or above any local government property, unless that person is authorized under a written law to do so. “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 member; (b) the eggs or larvae; or (c) the carcass, skin, plumage or fur. 4.4 Intoxicated persons not to enter local government property A person must not enter or remain on local government property while under the influence of liquor or a prohibited drug. 4.5 No prohibited drugs A person must not take a prohibited drug on to, or consume or use a prohibited drug on, local government property. 4.6 Signs (1) A local government may erect a sign on local government property specifying any conditions of use which apply to that property. (2) A person must comply with a sign erected under subclause (1). (3) A condition of use specified on a sign erected under subclause (1) is— (a) not to be inconsistent with any provision of this local law or any determination; and (b) to be for the purpose of giving notice of the effect of a provision of this local law. 4.7 Authorised person to be obeyed A person on local government property must obey any lawful direction of an authorized person and must not in any way obstruct or hinder an authorized person in the execution of her or his duties. 4.8 Persons may be directed to leave local government property An authorized person may direct a person to leave local government property where she or he reasonably suspects that the person has contravened a provision of any written law. 4.9 Disposal of lost property An article left on any local government property, and not claimed within a period of 3 months, may be disposed of by the local government in any manner it thinks fit. 4.10 Liability for damage to local government property (1) Where a person unlawfully damages local government property, the local government may by notice in writing to that person require that person within the time required in the notice to, at the option of the local government, pay the costs of— (a) reinstating the property to the state it was in prior to the occurrence of the damage; or (b) replacing that property. (2) Unless there is proof to the contrary, a person is to be taken to have damaged local government property within subclause (1) where— (a) a vehicle or a boat caused the damage, the person was the person responsible, at the time the damage occurred, for the control of the vehicle or a boat; or