TOWN OF COTTESLOE
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PARKING AND PARKING
FACILITIES LOCAL LAW 2023
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995
TOWN OF COTTESLOE
PARKING AND PARKING FACILITIES LOCAL LAW 2023
Under the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling it, the
Council of the Town of Cottesloe resolved on 28 February 2023 to make the following local law.
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1.1 Title
This is the Town of Cottesloe Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2023. This local law is subject to
Regulation 2A of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996.
1.2 Commencement
This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date on which it is published in the Government Gazette.
1.3 Purpose and effect
(1) The purpose of this local law is to provide for the regulation, control and management of parking within
the local government.
(2) The effect of this local law is to control parking throughout the local government to ensure the safe, fair
and equitable use of parking facilities under the care and control of the local government.
1.4 Repeal
The Town of Cottesloe Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2009 published in the Government Gazette
on 10 July 2009 is repealed.
1.5 Terms used
In this local law unless the context otherwise requires—
Act means the Local Government Act 1995;
authorised person means a person appointed by the local government under section 9.10 of the Act, to
perform any of the functions of an authorised person under this local law;
authorised vehicle means a vehicle authorised by the local government, CEO, authorised person or by
any written law to park on a thoroughfare or parking facility;
bicycle has the meaning given in the Code;
bicycle lane has the meaning given in the Code;
bicycle path has the meaning given in the Code;
bus has the meaning given in the Code;
bus embayment has the meaning given in the Code;
bus stop has the meaning given in the Code;
bus zone has the meaning given in the Code;
caravan has the meaning given in the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995;
carriageway means—
(a) a portion of a thoroughfare that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic
and includes the shoulders and areas, including embayments at the side or centre of the
carriageway, used for the stopping or parking of vehicles; and
(b) where a thoroughfare has 2 or more of those portions divided by a median strip,—each of those
portions, separately;
centre, in relation to a carriageway, means a line or a series of lines, marks, or other indications—
(a) for a two-way carriageway—placed so as to delineate vehicular traffic travelling in different
directions; or
(b) in the absence of any such lines, marks or other indications—the middle of the main, travelled
portion of the carriageway;
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government;
children's crossing has the meaning given in the Code;
Code means the Road Traffic Code 2000;
commercial vehicle means—
(a) a motor vehicle constructed for the conveyance of goods or merchandise, or for the conveyance
of materials used in any trade, business, industry or work whatsoever, other than—
(i) a trailer or vehicle to which a trailer is attached; or
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(ii) a motor vehicle for the conveyance of passengers, and
(b) includes any motor vehicle that is designed primarily for the carriage of persons, but which has
been fitted or adapted for the conveyance of the goods, merchandise or materials referred to,
and is in fact used for that purpose;
Council means the council of the local government;
detection device means an electronic detection device placed in any position to detect the parking time
of vehicles left on any road, in a parking station or any other public place and includes any
instruments, display panels or transmitting apparatus associated with the device;
disability parking permit has the meaning given in the Local Government (Parking for People with
Disabilities) Regulations 2014;
district means the district of the local government;
driver means any person driving or in control of a vehicle;
edge line, for a carriageway, means a line marked along the carriageway at or near the far left or the far
right of the carriageway;
emergency vehicle has the meaning given in the Code;
employee means an employee of the local government;
footpath has the meaning given in the Code;
GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass) means the maximum loaded weight of a rigid vehicle while driving on the road;
head of a cul-de-sac means the part of a road that is closed at one end and shaped in such a way that it
can be used for vehicles to turn, and includes bulb or hammer-head shaped closed roads;
kerb means any structure, mark, marking or device to delineate or indicate the edge of a road;
loading zone means a parking stall to which a loading zone sign applies;
local government means the Town of Cottesloe;
mail zone has the meaning given in the Code;
median strip has the meaning given in the Code;
metered stall means a parking stall in a metered zone;
metered zone means a road or reserve in respect of which a parking meter regulates the parking of
vehicles;
motorcycle has the meaning given in the Code;
motor vehicle—
(a) means a self-propelled vehicle that is not operated on rails; and
(b) includes a trailer, semi-trailer or caravan while attached to a motor vehicle, but does not include
a power assisted pedal cycle;
no parking area has the meaning given in the Code;
no parking sign means a sign with—
(a) the words 'no parking' in red letters on a white background; or
(b) the letter 'P' within a red annulus and a red diagonal line across it on a white background;
no stopping area has the meaning given in the Code;
no stopping sign means a sign with—
(a) the words 'no stopping' or 'no standing' in red letters on a white background; or
(b) the letter 'S' within a red annulus and a red diagonal line across it on a white background;
occupier has the meaning given to it by the Act;
owner means—
(a) where used in relation to a vehicle licensed under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012, means
the person in whose name the vehicle has been registered under that Act;
(b) where used in relation to any other vehicle, means the person who owns, or is entitled to
possession of that vehicle; and
(c) where used in relation to land, has the meaning given to it by the Act;
park has the meaning given in the Code;
parking area has the meaning given to it by the Code;
parking facilities includes—
(a) land, thoroughfare, reserves, buildings, shelters, parking stations, metered zones, metered
stalls, ticket machine zones, parking stalls and other facilities open to the public generally for
the parking of vehicles with or without charge; and
(b) signs, notices and facilities used in connection with the parking of vehicles;
parking meter means a machine or device that, as a result of a payment by any permitted means,
indicates (without the issue of a ticket) the period during which it is lawful for a vehicle to remain
parked in a facility to which the machine or device relates;
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parking permit or permit, means a parking permit issued under this local law;
parking region means the area to which this local law applies, as described in clause 1.3;
parking stall means a section or part of a road, reserve or parking station that is marked or defined by
painted lines, metallic studs, coloured bricks or pavers or similar devices in a way that indicates where
a vehicle may be parked;
parking station means any land, building or other structure provided for the purpose of accommodating
vehicles with or without charge, but does not include a metered zone or metered stall;
parking ticket means a ticket, whether printed or electronic, that is—
(a) issued from a ticket issuing machine or a ticket issuing device;
(b) authorises the parking of a vehicle in a parking stall or a parking station or part of the parking
station; and
(c) includes the date and time that the authorisation expires, whether or not the payment of a fee
is required;
pay station means a machine or device that, after receipt of the payment of the parking fee in respect of
a vehicle, either—
(a) issues a ticket to activate an exit barrier of the parking station; or
(b) otherwise enables the exit barrier of the parking station to be activated, so as to enable egress
of the vehicle from the parking station;
path has the meaning given in the Code;
pedestrian crossing has the meaning given in the Code;
people with disabilities parking sign has the meaning given in the Code;
permissive parking sign means a sign inscribed with—
(a) the word 'parking', but excludes a sign inscribed with the words 'no parking'; or
(b) the letter 'P' with any arrow, figure, letter or words in green;
permitted means permitted under this local law or by the local government, the CEO or an authorised
person;
public bus has the meaning given to it in the Code;
public place means any place to which the public has access whether or not that place is on private
property;
reserve means any land—
(a) which belongs to the local government;
(b) of which the local government is the management body under the Land Administration
Act 1997; or
(c) which is an 'otherwise unvested facility' within section 3.53 of the Act;
residential parking permit means a permit of that description issued by the local government under
Part 8;
right of way means a portion of land that is—
(a) shown and marked 'Right of Way' or 'R.O.W', or coloured or marked in any other way to signify
that the portion of land is a right of way, on any plan or diagram deposited with the Registrar
of Titles that is subject to section 167A of the Transfer of Land Act 1893;
(b) shown on a diagram or plan of survey relating to a subdivision that is created as a right of way
and vested in the Crown under section 152 of the Planning and Development Act 2005; or
(c) shown and marked as a right of way on a map or plan deposited with the Registrar of Titles and
transferred to the Crown under the Transfer of Land Act 1893;
but does not include—
(d) a private driveway; or
(e) a right of way created by easement between two parties;
road means a thoroughfare that is open to, or used by, the public;
Schedule means a Schedule to this local law;
shared zone has the meaning given in the Code;
sign includes a traffic sign, inscription, road marking, mark, structure or device on which may be shown
words, numbers, expressions or symbols, that is—
(a) approved by the local government or by the CEO; and
(b) placed on or near a thoroughfare or within a parking station or reserve for the purpose of
prohibiting, regulating, guiding, directing or restricting the parking of vehicles;
special purpose vehicle has the meaning given in the Code;
stop has the meaning given in the Code;
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symbol includes any symbol specified by Australian Standard 1742.11-2016 and any symbol specified
from time to time by Standards Australia for use in the regulation of parking, and any reference to
the wording of any sign in this local law includes a reference to the corresponding symbol;
taxi has the meaning given in the Code;
taxi zone has the meaning given in the Code;
thoroughfare has the meaning given in the Act;
ticket issuing device means a mobile device that, as a result of a payment, issues a parking ticket;
ticket issuing machine means a machine that, as a result of a payment, issues a parking ticket;
ticket issuing machine zone means a parking station, or any other road or reserve, in respect of which
a ticket issuing machine is installed to regulate parking in parking stalls;
traffic island has the meaning given in the Code;
trailer has the meaning given in the Code;
truck means a vehicle that has a load capacity exceeding 1,000 kilograms;
unattended, in relation to a vehicle, means that the driver has left the vehicle and is more than 3 metres
from the closest point of the vehicle;
unexpired parking ticket means a ticket, whether paper or electronic, on which a date and expiry time
is printed or displayed, and that time has not expired;
vehicle has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008;
verge means the portion of a thoroughfare which lies between the boundary of a carriageway and the
adjacent property line but does not include a footpath.
1.6 Application of particular terms
In applying the definitions of no parking area, no stopping area and parking area, an arrow inscribed
on a traffic sign erected at an angle to the boundary of the carriageway is taken to be pointing in the direction
in which it would point if the sign was turned at an angle of less than 90 degrees until parallel with the
boundary.
(1) A reference to a word or expression on a sign includes a reference to a symbol depicting that word or
expression.
(2) Where a term is used but not defined in this local law, and that term is defined in the Road Traffic
(Administration) Act 2008 or in the Code, then unless the context otherwise requires, the term is to have the
meaning given to it in that act or the Code.
(3) A reference to a thoroughfare, road, reserve, parking station, parking facility or parking zone includes a
reference to any part of the thoroughfare, road, reserve, parking station, parking facility or parking zone.
1.7 Application and pre-existing signs
(1) Subject to sub clause (2), this local law applies to the parking region.
(2) This local law does not apply to a parking facility or a parking station that is not occupied by the local
government, unless the local government and the owner or occupier of that facility or station have agreed in
writing that this local law will apply to that facility or station.
(3) The agreement referred to in subclause (2) may be made on such terms and conditions as the parties may
agree.
(4) Where a parking facility or a parking station is identified in Part 3, then the facility or station shall be
deemed to be a parking station to which this local law applies and it shall not be necessary to prove that it is
the subject of an agreement referred to in subclause (2).
(5) A sign that—
(a) was erected by the local government or the Commissioner of Main Roads prior to the coming into
operation of this local law; and
(b) relates to the parking of vehicles within the parking region, shall be deemed for the purposes of this
local law to have been erected by the local government under the authority of this local law.
(6) An inscription or symbol on a sign referred to in subclause (5) operates and has effect according to its tenor,
and where the inscription or symbol relates to the stopping of vehicles, it shall be deemed for the purposes of
this local law to operate and have effect as if it related to the parking of vehicles.
(7) The provisions of Parts (2), (3), (4) and (5) do not apply to a bicycle parked at a bicycle rail or bicycle rack.
1.8 Classes of vehicles
For the purpose of this local law classes of vehicles are—
(a) buses;
(b) commercial vehicles;
(c) motorcycles;
(d) bicycles;
(e) taxis;
(f) tour coaches;
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(g) electric vehicles; and
(h) all other vehicles.
1.9 Part of thoroughfare to which sign applies
Where under this local law the use, driving, stopping, parking or leaving of vehicles in a thoroughfare is
controlled by a sign, the sign is to be read as applying to that part of the thoroughfare which—
(a) is beyond the sign;
(b) is between that sign and the next sign; and
(c) is on that side of the thoroughfare nearest to the sign.
1.10 Powers of the local government
The local government may, by resolution, prohibit or regulate by signs or otherwise, the stopping or parking
of any vehicle or any class of vehicles in any part of the parking region but must do so consistently with the
provisions of this local law.
PART 2—METERED ZONES
2.1 Determination of metered zones
(1) The local government may by resolution constitute, determine and vary and also indicate by signs, metered
spaces and metered zones.
(2) In respect of metered spaces and metered zones the local government may by resolution determine, and
may indicate by signs—
(a) permitted times and conditions of parking depending on and varying with the locality;
(b) classes of vehicles which are permitted to park;
(c) the amount payable for parking; and
(d) the manner of parking.
2.2 Parking fee to be paid
Subject to clause 2.5, a person shall not park a vehicle in a metered space unless the appropriate fee as
indicated by a sign on the parking meter referable to the space is inserted into the parking meter.
2.3 Limitation on parking in metered space
The payment of a fee under clause 2.2 shall entitle a person to park the vehicle in a metered space for the
period shown on the parking meter, but does not authorise the parking of the vehicle during any time when
parking in that space may be prohibited in accordance with this local law.
2.4 No parking when meter is expired
Subject to clause 2.5, a person shall not leave or permit a vehicle to remain parked in a metered space during
the hours when a fee is payable to park the vehicle in the space when the parking meter referable to that space
exhibits the sign 'Expired' or a negative time.
2.5 Suspension of requirement to pay fee
The local government may, from time to time, by a resolution declare that the provisions of clauses 2.2 and
2.4 shall not apply during the periods and days specified in the resolution.
2.6 Vehicles to be within metered space
Subject to subclause (2)—
(1) A person shall not park a vehicle in a metered space in a thoroughfare otherwise than parallel to and
as close to the kerb as practicable and wholly within the space, provided that where a metered space is set
out otherwise than parallel to the kerb the vehicle need only park wholly within the space.
(2) If a vehicle is too long or too wide to fit completely within a single metered space then the person
parking the vehicle shall do so within the minimum number of metered spaces needed to park that vehicle.
(3) A person shall not park a vehicle partly within and partly outside a metered zone.
2.7 Permitted insertions in parking meters
(1) A person shall not insert into a parking meter anything other than the designations of coin or banknote or
such other permitted form of payment indicated by a sign on the parking meter.
(2) The insertion of a coin or banknote into any parking meter or the making of payment in such other form
as may be permitted shall be effected only in accordance with the instructions printed on that particular meter.
2.8 Parking ticket to be clearly visible
A driver of a vehicle left parked in a metered zone which is regulated by a ticket issuing machine shall, on
purchasing a ticket from the machine for a period of parking, place the ticket inside the vehicle in such a
position that the ticket is clearly visible and the expiry time, or time for which the ticket remains valid, is able
to be read by an authorised person examining the ticket from outside the vehicle.
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2.9 One vehicle per metered space
A person must not park or attempt to park a vehicle in a metered stall in which another vehicle is parking or
has parked.
2.10 No parking when hood on meter
Notwithstanding any other provision of this local law and notwithstanding any other sign or notice, a person
shall not park a vehicle in a metered space if the parking meter referable to such metered space has a hood
marked 'No Parking', 'Reserved Parking' or 'Temporary Bus Stand' or equivalent symbols depicting these
purposes except with the permission of the local government or an authorised person.
PART 3—PARKING STALLS AND PARKING STATIONS
3.1 Determination of parking stalls and parking stations
(1) The local government may by resolution constitute, determine and vary—
(a) parking stalls;
(b) parking stations;
(c) permitted time and conditions of parking in parking stalls and parking stations which may vary
within the locality;
(d) permitted classes of vehicles which may park in parking stalls and parking stations;
(e) permitted classes of persons who may park in specified parking stalls or parking stations; and
(f) the manner of parking in parking stalls and parking stations.
(2) Where the local government makes a determination under subsection (1) it shall erect signs to give effect
to the determination.
3.2 Vehicles to be within parking stall on thoroughfare
(1) Subject to subclause (2), (3) and (4), a person shall not stop or park a vehicle within a parking stall unless
the vehicle is—
(a) parallel with the left boundary of the thoroughfare and as close to the kerb as is practicable;
(b) wholly within the parking stall; and
(c) headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on the side of the thoroughfare on which the vehicle
is stopped or parked.
(2) Subject to subclause (3), where a parking stall on a thoroughfare or carriageway is set out otherwise than
parallel to the kerb, then a person must stop or park a vehicle wholly within that stall.
(3) If a vehicle is too long or too wide to fit completely within a single parking stall then the person parking
the vehicle shall do so within the minimum number of parking stalls needed to park that vehicle.
(4) A person shall not park a vehicle partly within and partly outside of a parking stall or area.
3.3 Payment of fee to park in parking station
(1) A person shall not park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked in any parking station during any
period for which a fee is payable unless—
(a) in the case of a parking station having an authorised person on duty, the appropriate fee is paid when
required; or
(b) in the case of a parking station equipped with parking meters, the appropriate fee is inserted in the
meter or the required payment is made in such other form as may be permitted.
3.4 Suspension of parking station restrictions
The local government may by resolution declare that the provisions of clause 3.3 do not apply during periods
on particular days in relation to particular parking stations as specified in such resolution.
3.5 Vehicle not to be removed until fee paid
A person shall not remove a vehicle which has been parked in a parking station until there has been paid the
appropriate fee for the period for which the vehicle has been parked.
3.6 Display of parking tickets
A person who stops or parks a vehicle in a parking station with a ticket issuing machine must, after paying
the appropriate fee for the purchase of a parking ticket—
(a) in the case of a printed parking ticket, ensure that—
(i) an unexpired parking ticket issued by the ticket issuing machine in that parking station is
displayed inside the vehicle; and
(ii) the ticket is clearly visible to, and able to be read by, an authorised person from outside the
vehicle at all times while the vehicle is stopped or parked in that parking station; and
(b) in the case of an electronic parking ticket, ensure that, using the parking app, an electronic parking
ticket has been issued for that vehicle in that parking station.
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3.7 Parking prohibitions and restrictions
(1) A person shall not—
(a) park a vehicle so as to obstruct an entrance to, or an exit from, a parking station or an access way
within a parking station;
(b) except with the permission of the local government or an authorised person, park a vehicle on any
part of a parking station contrary to a sign referable to that part;
(c) permit a vehicle to park on any part of a parking station, if an authorised person directs the driver of
such vehicle to move the vehicle; or
(d) park or attempt to park a vehicle in a parking stall in which another vehicle is parked, however this
does not prevent the parking of a motorcycle and a bicycle together in a stall marked 'M/C', if the
bicycle is parked in accordance with subclause (2).
(2) No person shall park any bicycle—
(a) in a parking stall other than in a stall marked 'M/C'; and
(b) in such stall other than against the kerb.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (1)(b) a person may park a vehicle in a permissive parking
stall or station (except in a parking area for persons with a disability) for twice the length of time allowed,
provided that—
(a) the person's vehicle displays an ACROD permit; and
(b) a person with a disabilities to which that ACROD permit relates is either the driver of, or a passenger,
in the vehicle.
PART 4—PARKING GENERALLY
4.1 Restrictions on parking in particular areas
(1) Subject to subclause (2), a person shall not park a vehicle in a thoroughfare or part of a thoroughfare, or
part of a parking station—
(a) if by a sign it is set apart for the parking of vehicles of a different class;
(b) if by a sign it is set apart for the parking of vehicles by persons of a different class; or
(c) during any period when the parking of vehicles is prohibited by a sign.
(2) This sub-clause applies to a person if—
(a) the person's vehicle displays an ACROD permit;
(b) a disabled person to which the ACROD permit relates is either the driver of the vehicle or a passenger
in the vehicle; and
(c) the person may park a vehicle in a thoroughfare, or a part of a thoroughfare or part of a parking
station, except in a thoroughfare or a part of a thoroughfare or part of a parking station to which a
disabled parking sign relates, for twice the period indicated on the sign.
(3) A person shall not park a vehicle—
(a) in a no parking area;
(b) in a parking area, except in accordance with the sign associated with the parking area and with this
local law; and
(c) in a stall marked 'M/C' unless it is a motorcycle without a sidecar or a trailer, or it is a bicycle.
(4) A person shall not park a motorcycle without a sidecar or a trailer, or a bicycle in a parking stall unless the
stall is marked 'M/C'.
(5) A person shall not, without the prior permission of the local government, the CEO, or an authorised person,
park a vehicle in an area designated by a sign stating 'Authorised Vehicles Only'.
4.2 Parking a vehicle on a carriageway
(1) A person parking a vehicle on a carriageway shall park it—
(a) in the case of a two-way carriageway, so that it is as near as practicable to and parallel with, the left
boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on the side of the
thoroughfare on which the vehicle is parked;
(b) in the case of a one-way carriageway, so that it is as near as practicable to and parallel with either
boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on the side of the
thoroughfare on which the vehicle is parked;
(c) so that at least 3 metres of the width of the carriageway lies between the vehicle and the opposite
boundary of the carriageway, or any dividing line or median strip, or between the vehicle and a vehicle
parked on the opposite side of the carriageway;
(d) so that the front and the rear of the vehicle respectively is not less than 1 metre from any other vehicle,
except a motorcycle without a trailer, or a bicycle parked in accordance with this local law; and
(e) so that it does not obstruct any vehicle on the carriageway, unless otherwise indicated on a parking
regulation sign or markings on the roadway.
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(2) In this clause, 'continuous dividing line' means—
(a) a single continuous dividing line only;
(b) a single continuous dividing line to the left or right of a broken dividing line; or
(c) two (2) parallel continuous dividing lines.
4.3 When parallel and right-angled parking apply
Where a traffic sign associated with a parking area is not inscribed with the words 'angle parking' (or with an
equivalent symbol depicting this purpose), then unless a sign associated with the parking area indicates, or
marks on the carriageway indicate, that vehicles have to park in a different position, where the parking area
is—
(a) adjacent to the boundary of a carriageway, a person parking a vehicle in the parking area shall park
it as near as practicable to and parallel with that boundary; and
(b) at or near the centre of the carriageway, a person parking a vehicle in that parking area shall park it
at approximate right angles to the centre of the carriageway.
4.4 When angle parking applies
(1) This clause does not apply to—
(a) a passenger vehicle or a commercial vehicle with a mass including any load, of over 3 tonnes; or
(b) a person parking either a motor cycle without a trailer or a bicycle.
(2) Where a sign associated with a parking area is inscribed with the words 'angle parking' (or with an
equivalent symbol depicting this purpose), a person parking a vehicle in the area shall park the vehicle at an
angle of approximately 45 degrees to the centre of the carriageway unless otherwise indicated by the
inscription on the parking sign or by marks on the carriageway.
4.5 General prohibitions on parking
(1) This clause does not apply to—
(a) vehicle parked in a parking stall nor to a bicycle in a bicycle rack;
(b) subclauses (2)(c), (e) and (g) do not apply to a bus which parks in a bus embayment.
(2) Subject to any law relating to intersections with traffic control signals, a person shall not park a vehicle so
that any portion of the vehicle is—
(a) between any other stationary vehicles and the centre of the carriageway;
(b) on or adjacent to a median strip;
(c) obstructing a right of way, private drive, or carriageway, or so close as to deny a vehicle reasonable
access to or egress from the right of way, private drive or carriageway;
(d) alongside or opposite any excavation, works, hoarding, scaffolding or obstruction on the carriageway,
if the vehicle would obstruct traffic;
(e) on or within 10 metres of any portion of a carriageway bounded by a traffic island;
(f) on any footpath or pedestrian crossing;
(g) between the boundaries of a carriageway and any double longitudinal line consisting of two continuous
lines or between a double longitudinal line consisting of a continuous line and a broken or dotted line
and the boundary of a carriageway nearer to the continuous line, unless there is a distance of at least
3 metres clear between the vehicle and the double longitudinal line;
(h) on an intersection, except adjacent to a carriageway boundary that is not broken by an intersecting
carriageway;
(i) within 1 metre of a fire hydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of a fire
hydrant or fire plug;
(j) within 3 metres of a public letter pillar box, unless the vehicle is being used for the purposes of
collecting postal articles from the pillar box;
(k) within 10 metres of the nearer property line of any thoroughfare intersecting the thoroughfare on the
side on which the vehicle is parked; or
(l) within the head of a cul-de-sac, unless a sign or markings on the carriageway indicate otherwise.
(3) A person shall not park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 10 metres of the departure
side of—
(a) a sign inscribed with the words 'Bus Stop' or 'Hail Bus Here' (or with equivalent symbols depicting
these purposes) unless the vehicle is a bus stopped to take up or set down passengers; or
(b) a children's crossing or pedestrian crossing.
(4) A person shall not park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the approach side
of—
(a) a sign inscribed with the words 'Bus Stop' or 'Hail Bus Here' (or with equivalent symbols depicting
these purposes) unless the vehicle is a bus stopped to take up or set down passengers;
(b) a children's crossing or pedestrian crossing.
(5) A person shall not park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of either the approach
side or the departure side of the nearest rail of a railway level crossing.
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4.6 Authorised person may order vehicle on thoroughfare to be moved
The driver of a vehicle shall not park that vehicle on any part of a thoroughfare in contravention of this local
law after an authorised person has directed the driver to move it.
4.7 No movement of vehicles to avoid time limitation
(1) Where the parking of a vehicle in a parking facility is permitted for a limited time, a person shall not move
a vehicle within the parking facility so that the total time of parking exceeds the maximum time allowed for
parking in the parking facility.
(2) Where the parking of a vehicle in a thoroughfare is permitted for a limited time, a person shall not move a
vehicle along that thoroughfare so that the total time of parking exceeds the maximum time permitted, unless
the vehicle has first been removed from the thoroughfare for at least two hours.
4.8 No parking of a vehicle exposed for sale and/or in other circumstances
A person shall not park a vehicle on any portion of a thoroughfare—
(a) for the purpose of exposing it for sale;
(b) if that vehicle is not licensed under the Road Traffic Act 1974;
(c) if that vehicle is a trailer or a caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; or
(d) for the purpose of effecting repairs to it, other than the minimum repairs necessary to enable the
vehicle to be moved to a place other than a thoroughfare.
4.9 Parking on private land
(1) In this clause a reference to 'land' does not include land—
(a) which belongs to the local government;
(b) of which the local government is the management body under the Land Administration Act 1997;
(c) which is an 'otherwise unvested facility' within section 3.53 of the Land Administration Act 1997;
(d) which is the subject of an agreement referred to in clause 1.5(2); or
(e) which is identified in Part 3.
(2) A person shall not park a vehicle on land without the consent of the owner or occupier of the land on which
the vehicle is parked.
(3) Where the owner or occupier of the land, by a sign referable to that land or otherwise, consents to the
parking of vehicles of a specified class or classes on the land for a limited period, a person shall not park a
vehicle on the land otherwise than in accordance with the consent.
4.10 Parking on reserves
No person other than an employee of the local government in the course of his or her duties, or a person
authorised by the local government, shall drive or park a vehicle upon or over any portion of a reserve other
than upon an area specifically set aside for that purpose.
4.11 Suspension of parking limitations for urgent, essential or official duties
(1) Where by a sign the parking of vehicles is permitted for a limited time on a portion of a thoroughfare or
parking facility, the local government, the CEO or an authorised person may, subject to the Code, permit a
person to park a vehicle in that portion of the thoroughfare or parking facility for longer than the permitted
time in order that the person may carry out urgent, essential or official duties.
(2) Where permission is granted under subclause (1), the local government, the CEO or an authorised person
may prohibit the use by any other vehicle of that portion of the thoroughfare or parking facility to which the
permission relates, for the duration of that permission.
PART 5—PARKING AND STOPPING GENERALLY
5.1 No stopping signs, no parking signs and continuous yellow edge line
(1) A person shall not stop on a length of carriageway or in an area to which a 'no stopping' sign applies.
(2) A person shall not stop a vehicle on a length of carriageway or in an area to which a 'no parking' sign
applies, unless the vehicle is—
(a) dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods;
(b) not left unattended; and
(c) completes the dropping off or picking up of passengers or goods within two minutes of stopping, then
drives on.
(3) A person shall not stop a vehicle at the side of a carriageway marked with a continuous yellow edge line.
PART 6—STOPPING IN ZONES FOR PARTICULAR VEHICLES
6.1 Stopping a vehicle in a loading zone
A person shall not stop a vehicle in a loading zone unless it is—
(a) a commercial vehicle, or an authorised vehicle and a person is continuously engaged in loading or
unloading goods to or from that vehicle; or
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(b) in accordance with the sign associated with the loading zone, and in any event shall not remain in
that loading zone for—
(c) longer than a time indicated on the 'loading zone' sign; or
(d) longer than 30 minutes (if no time is indicated on the sign).
6.2 Stopping a vehicle in a taxi zone or a bus zone
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle in a taxi zone unless the vehicle is identified as a taxi.
(2) A person shall not stop in a bus zone unless the vehicle is a public bus, or a bus of a type that is permitted
to stop in accordance with the sign applying to the bus zone.
6.3 Stopping a vehicle in a mail zone
A person shall not stop a vehicle in a mail zone unless the vehicle is identified as a postal vehicle.
6.4 Other limitations for vehicles in zones
A person shall not stop a vehicle in a zone to which a traffic sign applies if stopping the vehicle would be
contrary to any limitation in respect to classes of persons or vehicles, or specific activities allowed, as indicated
by additional wording on a traffic sign that applies to the zone.
PART 7—OTHER AREAS WHERE STOPPING IS RESTRICTED
7.1 Stopping a vehicle in a shared zone
A person shall not stop a vehicle in a shared zone unless—
(a) the vehicle stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign
applies and the vehicle is permitted to stop at that place under this local law;
(b) the vehicle stops in a parking bay and the vehicle is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this
local law;
(c) the vehicle is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; or
(d) the vehicle is engaged in door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or
garbage.
7.2 Double parking of vehicles
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is between any other stopped vehicle
and the centre of the carriageway.
(2) This clause does not apply to—
(a) a vehicle stopped in traffic; or
(b) a driver angle parking on the side of the carriageway, or in a median strip parking area, in accordance
with this local law.
7.3 Stopping a vehicle near an obstruction
A person shall not stop a vehicle on a carriageway near an obstruction on the carriageway in a position that
further obstructs traffic.
7.4 Stopping a vehicle on a bridge, in a tunnel, or similar structure
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle on a bridge, causeway, ramp or similar structure unless—
(a) the carriageway is at least as wide as the structure as it is on each of the approaches and a traffic sign
does not prohibit stopping or parking of a vehicle; or
(b) the person stops a vehicle on a length of carriageway or in an area to which a parking control sign
applies, and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
(2) A person shall not stop a vehicle in a tunnel or underpass unless—
(a) the carriageway is at least as wide in the tunnel or underpass as it is on each of the approaches and
a traffic sign does not prohibit stopping or parking; or
(b) the vehicle stops at a bus stop, or in a bus zone or parking area marked on the carriageway, for the
purpose of setting down or taking up passengers.
7.5 Stopping a vehicle on crests, curves, etc.
(1) Subject to subclause (2), a person shall not stop a vehicle on, or partly on, a carriageway in any position
where it is not visible to the driver of an overtaking vehicle from a distance of 50 metres within a built-up
area, and from a distance of 150 metres outside a built-up area.
(2) A person may stop a vehicle on a crest or curve on a carriageway that is not in a built-up area if the vehicle
stops at a place on the carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the vehicle is
permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
7.6 Stopping a vehicle near a fire hydrant etc.
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within one metre of a fire hydrant or
fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of a fire hydrant or fire plug, unless—
(a) the vehicle is a public bus and stops in a bus zone or at a bus stop and the driver does not leave the
vehicle unattended; or
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(b) the vehicle is a taxi and stops in a taxi zone and the driver does not leave the vehicle unattended.
(2) In this clause a driver leaves the vehicle 'unattended' if the driver is over three metres from the closest
point of the vehicle.
7.7 Stopping a vehicle at or near a bus stop
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the approach side
of a bus stop, or within 10 metres of the departure side of a bus stop, unless—
(a) the vehicle is a public bus stopped to take up or set down passengers; or
(b) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign
applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
(2) In this clause—
(a) distances are measured in the direction in which the driver is driving; and
(b) a trailer attached to a public bus is deemed to be a part of the public bus.
7.8 Stopping a vehicle on a path, median strip, or traffic island
The driver of a vehicle (other than a bicycle or an animal) shall not stop so that any portion of the vehicle is
on a path, median strip, or traffic island unless the driver stops in an area to which a parking control sign
applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
7.9 Stopping a vehicle on a verge
(1) A person shall not—
(a) stop a vehicle (other than a bicycle);
(b) stop a commercial vehicle, or bus, trailer or caravan unattached to a vehicle; or
(c) stop a vehicle during any period when the stopping of vehicles on that verge is prohibited by a sign
adjacent and referable to that verge, so that any portion of the vehicle is on a verge.
(2) Subclause (1)(a) does not apply to the person if he or she is the owner or occupier of the premises adjacent
to that verge, or is a person authorised by the occupier of those premises to stop the vehicle so that any portion
of it is on the verge.
(3) Subclause (1)(b) does not apply to a commercial vehicle when it is being loaded or unloaded with reasonable
expedition with goods, merchandise or materials collected from or delivered to the premises adjacent to the
portion of the verge on which the commercial vehicle is parked, provided no obstruction is caused to the
passage of any vehicle or person using a carriageway or a path.
7.10 Obstructing access to and from a path, driveway, etc.
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is in front of a path, in a position that
obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians to or from that path, unless—
(a) the person driving a vehicle is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or
(b) the person driving a vehicle stops in a parking stall and the vehicle is permitted to stop in the parking
stall under this local law.
(2) A person shall not stop a vehicle on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles travelling to or
from adjacent land, unless—
(a) the person driving the vehicle is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or
(b) the person driving the vehicle stops in a parking stall and the vehicle is permitted to stop in the
parking stall under this local law.
7.11 Stopping a vehicle near a letter box
A person shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within three metres of a public letter box,
unless the driver—
(a) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or mail; or
(b) stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and
the vehicle is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.
7.12 Stopping heavy and long vehicles on a carriageway
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle or any combination of vehicles that, together with any projection on, or
load carried by, the vehicle or combination of vehicles, is 7.5 metres or more in length, or exceeds a GVM of
4.5 tonnes—
(a) on a carriageway in a built-up area for any period exceeding one hour, unless engaged in the picking
up or setting down of goods; or
(b) on a carriageway outside a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the carriageway, or in a truck bay
or other area set aside for the stopping or parking of goods vehicles.
(2) Nothing in this clause mitigates the limitations or condition imposed by any other clause or by any local
law or traffic sign relating to the parking or stopping of vehicles.
7.13 Stopping a vehicle on a carriageway with a bicycle parking sign
A person shall not stop a vehicle (other than a bicycle) on a length of carriageway to which a 'bicycle parking'
sign applies, unless the person is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.
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7.14 Stopping a vehicle on a carriageway with motor cycle parking sign
A person shall not stop a vehicle on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a 'motor cycle parking'
sign applies, or an area marked 'M/C' unless—
(a) the vehicle is a motor cycle; or
(b) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.
7.15 Stopping in a parking stall for people with disabilities
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle in a parking area for people with disabilities unless—
(a) the vehicle displays a current ACROD permit; and
(b) the ACROD permit is valid for either the driver or the passenger in that vehicle.
(2) In this clause a 'parking area for people with disabilities' is a length or area—
(a) to which a 'permissive parking' sign displaying a people with disabilities symbol applies;
(b) to which a 'people with disabilities parking' sign applies;
(c) indicated by a 'people with disabilities road marking' that consists of, or includes, a people with
disabilities symbol; or
(d) set aside within a parking region as a 'parking stall for use of a disabled person' under the Local
Government (Parking for Disabled Persons) Regulations 1988.
PART 8—PARKING PERMITS
8.1 Parking Permit Policy
(1) The Council, by resolution, shall adopt policies in respect of—
(a) residential and visitor parking permits for owners and occupiers of land within the district; and
(b) other cases of parking permits, if any, determined under clause 8.2.
(2) The Council, by resolution, may amend the policies adopted under subclause (1).
(3) The local government must give local public notice of the adoption or amendment of the policies under
subclause (1) and make a copy of the policies available on the local government's website.
8.2 Parking Permits
(1) Subject to the relevant policy adopted under clause 8.1, a person may only apply for a parking permit to
park a vehicle on a thoroughfare, in a parking zone, or other form of parking facility.
(2) An application for a permit shall—
(a) provide the information required by the form; and
(b) be accompanied by the payment of any fee determined by the local government.
(3) The CEO or an authorised person may in respect of an application for a permit for the purpose of subclause
(1)—
(a) approve it;
(b) approve it subject to such conditions the CEO or an authorised person considers appropriate; or
(c) refuse to approve it and provide reasons to the applicant for the refusal.
(4) Where the CEO or an authorised person makes a decision under subclause (3)(a) or (3)(b), it shall issue a
permit in the form determined by it to the person who applied for the permit.
8.3 Validity of a Permit
A parking permit ceases to be valid on—
(a) the expiry of any time or period specified on the permit;
(b) the holder of the permit ceasing to be an eligible person;
(c) the cancellation of the permit under section 8.4; and
(d) the replacement of the permit by a new permit under section 8.5.
8.4 Cancellation of a Permit
(1) A parking permit may be cancelled by the CEO or an authorised person if the permit holder has not
complied with—
(a) a condition of the permit; or
(b) a provision of any written law which may relate to the activity regulated by the permit.
(2) The CEO or authorised person shall give written notice by serving a notice on the eligible person to whom
the permit was issued.
(3) After fourteen days of serving the notice referred to in subclause (2), the CEO or authorised person may
cancel the permit.
(4) If a permit is cancelled, the permit holder—
(a) must in the case of a written permit, return the permit to the local government as soon as practicable;
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(b) is taken to have fortified any fees paid in respect of the permit.
8.5 Replacement of a Permit
The CEO or an authorised person may issue a replacement permit where an application is made and is
accompanied by supporting documentation and the appropriate fee, if any, determined and imposed by the
local government under the Act.
8.6 Exemption for Permit Holders
(1) The holder of a valid parking permit is exempt from a prohibition against the stopping or parking of vehicles
on any part of a road for more than a specified period.
(2) The exemption under sub clause (1) applies only—
(a) to the part of the road specified in the permit;
(b) where the permit specifies a particular vehicle to the vehicle specified in the permit;
(c) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit; and
(d) if the permit, if printed, is displayed in the vehicle and is clearly visible to, and able to be read by, an
authorised person from outside the vehicle at all times while that vehicle remains stopped or parked
in the area to which the permit relates.
8.7 Objection and Appeal Rights
A person adversely affected by a decision relating to a permit made under this Part, including a decision to
refuse to approve an application for a permit or to cancel a permit, may be entitled to object or appeal against
the decision under Part 9, Division 1 of the Act.
8.8 Terms used
For the purposes of this part of the local law—
eligible person means a person who is eligible to be issued with and use a parking permit under the
policies adopted by Council under clause 8.1(1).
8.9 Temporary Parking Permits
The CEO or an authorised person may, whether upon payment of a fee or not, issue a written temporary
parking permit which allows a specific vehicle to park.
PART 9—MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Powers of an authorised person
(1) An authorised person may, for a purpose connected with their functions—
(a) mark the tyres of a vehicle parked in a parking facility with chalk or other non-indelible substance;
(b) take a valve stem reading of a vehicle;
(c) record a vehicle registration number;
(d) photograph a vehicle or anything in or on it; or
(e) affix to a vehicle any notice.
(2) A person shall not remove a mark made by an authorised person so that the purpose of affixing the mark
is defeated or likely to be defeated.
(3) No offence under this local law is committed by an authorised person while carrying out their functions.
9.2 Impersonating an authorised person
A person who is not an authorised person shall not impersonate or purport to exercise the functions of an
authorised person.
9.3 Use of fee paying machines
(1) A person shall not insert into a fee paying machine anything other than the designations of coin or bank
note or other form of permitted payment indicated by a sign on the fee paying machine.
(2) A person shall not operate a fee paying machine except in accordance with the operating instructions on
the fee paying machine.
9.4 Removal of notices on vehicle
A person, other than the driver of the vehicle or a person acting under the direction of the driver of the vehicle,
shall not remove from the vehicle any notice put on the vehicle by an authorised person.
9.5 Unauthorised signs and defacing of signs
A person shall not without the authority of the local government—
(a) mark, set up or exhibit a sign purporting to be or resembling a sign marked, set up or exhibited by the
local government under this local law;
(b) remove, deface or misuse a sign or property, set up or exhibited by the local government under this
local law or attempt to do any such act; or
(c) affix a board, sign, placard, notice or other thing to or paint or write upon any part of a sign set up or
exhibited by the local government under this local law.
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9.6 Interfere with or damage Council property
(1) A person shall not interfere with, damage or obstruct the operation of any electronic parking detection
device or instrument in any parking station, carriageway or in any other place.
(2) A person shall not interfere with damage or obstruct the operation of any display panels or transmitting
equipment in relation to parking detection devices or instruments operated by the local government.
9.7 Signs must be complied with
An inscription or symbol on a sign operates and has effect according to its tenor and a person contravening
the direction on a sign commits an offence under this local law.
9.8 General provisions about signs
(1) A sign marked, erected, set up, established or displayed on or near a thoroughfare is, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary presumed to be a sign marked, erected, set up, established or displayed under the
authority of this local law.
(2) The first three letters of any day of the week when used on a sign indicate that day of the week.
9.9 Special purpose and emergency vehicles
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this local law, the driver of—
(a) a special purpose vehicle may, only in the course of its duties and when it is expedient and safe to do
so, stop, or park in any place, at any time; and
(b) an emergency vehicle may, in the course of its duties, and when it is expedient and safe to do so, or
where it is expedient and safe to do so, stop, or park the vehicle at any place, at any time.
9.10 Vehicles not to obstruct a public place
(1) A person shall not leave a vehicle, or any part of a vehicle, in a public place so that it obstructs the use of
any part of that public place without the permission of the local government or unless authorised under any
written law.
(2) A person will not contravene subclause (1) where the vehicle is left for a period not exceeding 24 hours.
9.11 Name, address and date of birth to be given on demand
(1) An authorised person or a member of the police force who finds a person committing, or who on reasonable
grounds suspects a person of having committed a breach of the provisions of these local laws, may demand
from that person their name, place of abode and date of birth.
(2) If a person without lawful excuse refuses to state his or her name, place of abode and date of birth or who
states a false name, place of abode and date of birth, commits an offence.
9.12 Causing or attempting to cause damage to council property
A person shall not cause or attempt to cause damage to the property of the local government in any way.
9.13 Hindrance of authorised person
A person shall not in any way obstruct or hinder an authorised person in the execution of his or her duties.
PART 10—PENALTIES
10.1 Offences and penalties
(1) Any person who fails to do anything required or directed to be done under this local law, or who does
anything which is prohibited under this local law, commits an offence.
(2) An offence against any provision of this local law is a prescribed offence for the purposes of section 9.16(1)
of the Act.
(3) Any person who commits an offence under this local law shall be liable, upon conviction, to a penalty not
less than $500 and not exceeding $5,000, and if the offence is of a continuing nature shall be liable to an
additional penalty not exceeding $500 for each day, or part of a day, during which the offence has continued.
(4) The amounts listed in Schedule 1 indicate the modified penalties for each offence and its relevant clause.
10.2 Averment on complaint as to clause 1.5(2) agreement
An averment on a complaint that this local law applies to a parking facility or a parking station under an
agreement referred to in clause 1.5(2), shall be sufficient proof that this local law applies to that facility or
station, unless there is proof to the contrary that such an agreement does not exist.
10.3 Form of notices
(1) For the purposes of section 9.17(1) of the Act, an Infringement Notice issued under this local law shall be
in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 2.
(2) For the purposes of section 9.20(1) of the Act, a Withdrawal of Infringement notice issued under this local
law shall be in the form of Form 2 in Schedule 2.
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First Schedule
PRESCRIBED OFFENCES
Town of Cottesloe Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2023
Item
No.
Clause No. Nature of Offence
Modified
Penalty
$
1 2.2 Failure to pay fee for metered space 100
2 2.3 Parking in excess of period shown on metered space 100
3 2.4 Parking when meter has expired 100
4 2.6(1) Failure to park wholly within metered space 100
5 2.6(3) Parking outside metered zone 100
6 2.7 Non-permitted insertion in parking meter 200
7 2.8 Failure to display ticket clearly in metered zone 100
8 2.9 Parking or attempting to park a vehicle in a metered space occupied
by another vehicle
100
9 2.10 Parking contrary to a meter hood 100
10 3.2 Failure to park wholly within parking stall 100
11 3.2(1)(c) Parking contrary to direction of movement of traffic 100
12 3.2(4) Failure to park wholly within parking area 100
13 3.3 Failure to pay parking station fee 100
14 3.5 Leaving without paying parking station fee 100
15 3.6 Failure to display ticket clearly in parking station 100
16 3.7(1)(a) Causing obstruction in parking station 200
17 3.7(1)(b) Parking contrary to sign in parking station 100
18 3.7(1)(c) Parking in a parking station contrary to the direction of an authorised
person
100
19 3.7(1)(d) Parking or attempting to park a vehicle in a parking stall occupied by
another vehicle
100
20 4.1(1)(a) Parking wrong class of vehicle 100
21 4.1(1)(b) Parking by persons of a different class 100
22 4.1(1)(c) Parking during prohibited period 150
23 4.1(3)(a) Parking in no parking area 150
24 4.1(3)(b) Failure to park in accordance with sign 100
25 4.1(3)(c) Parking vehicle in motor cycle only area 100
26 4.1(4) Parking motor cycle in stall not marked 'M/C' 100
27 4.1(5) Parking without permission in an area designated for 'Authorised
Vehicles Only'
150
28 4.2(1)(a) Failure to park on the left of two-way carriageway 150
29 4.2(1)(b) Failure to park on boundary of one-way carriageway 150
30 4.2(1)(a) or
4.2(1)(b)
Parking against the flow of traffic 150
31 4.2(1)(c) Parking when distance from farther boundary less than 3 metres 150
32 4.2(1)(d) Parking closer than 1 metre from another vehicle 100
33 4.2(1)(e) Causing obstruction 200
34 4.3(b) Failure to park at approximate right angle 100
35 4.4(2) Failure to park at an appropriate angle 100
36 4.5(2)(a) and
7.2
Double parking 200
37 4.5(2)(b) Parking on or adjacent to a median strip 150
38 4.5(2)(c) Denying access to private drive or right of way 200
39 4.5(2)(d) Parking beside excavation or obstruction so as to obstruct traffic 200
40 4.5(2)(e) Parking within 10 metres of traffic island 200
41 4.5(2)(f) Parking on footpath/pedestrian crossing 200
42 4.5(2)(g) Parking contrary to continuous line markings 200
43 4.5(2)(h) Parking on intersection 200
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Item
No.
Clause No. Nature of Offence
Modified
Penalty
$
44 4.5(2)(i) Parking within 1 metre of fire hydrant or fire plug 200
45 4.5(2)(j) Parking within 3 metres of public letter box 200
46 4.5(2)(k) Parking within 10 metres of intersection 200
47 4.2(2)(l) Parking within the head of a cul-de-sac 200
48 4.5(3)(a) or
(b)
Parking vehicle within 10 metres of departure side of bus stop,
children's crossing or pedestrian crossing
200
49 4.5(4)(a) or
(b)
Parking vehicle within 20 metres of approach side of bus stop,
children's crossing or pedestrian crossing
200
50 4.5(5) Parking vehicle within 20 metres of approach side or departure side
of railway level crossing
200
51 4.6 Parking contrary to direction of Authorised Person 100
52 4.7 Moving vehicle to avoid time limitation 200
53 4.8(1) Parking on thoroughfare for purpose of sale 100
54 4.8(2) Parking unlicensed vehicle in thoroughfare 100
55 4.8(3) Parking a trailer/caravan on a thoroughfare 100
56 4.8(4) Parking on thoroughfare for purpose of repairs 100
57 4.9(1) or (2) Parking on land that is not a parking facility without consent 100
58 4.9(3) Parking on land not in accordance with consent 100
59 4.10 Driving or parking on reserve 150
60 5.1(1) Stopping contrary to a 'no stopping' sign 200
61 5.1(2) Parking contrary to a 'no parking' sign 150
62 5.1(3) Stopping within continuous yellow lines 200
63 6.1 Stopping unlawfully in a loading zone 150
64 6.2 Stopping unlawfully in a taxi zone or bus zone 150
65 6.3 Stopping unlawfully in a mail zone 100
66 6.4 Stopping in a zone contrary to a sign 100
67 7.1 Stopping in a shared zone 100
68 7.3 Stopping near an obstruction 200
69 7.4 Stopping on a bridge or tunnel 200
70 7.5 Stopping on crests/curves etc. 200
71 7.6 Stopping near fire hydrant 200
72 7.7 Stopping near bus stop 200
73 7.8 Stopping on path, median strip or traffic island 200
74 7.9 Stopping on verge 100
75 7.10 Obstructing path, a driveway etc. 200
76 7.11 Stopping near letter box 100
77 7.12 Stopping heavy or long vehicles on carriageway 200
78 7.13 Stopping in bicycle parking area 100
79 7.14 Stopping in motorcycle parking area 100
80 7.15 Stopping in disabled parking area 500
81 8.6(d) Failure to display valid permit correctly in permit area 100
82 9.1(2) Removing mark made by an Authorised Person 100
83 9.2 Impersonating an authorised person 500
84 9.4 Removal of notices on vehicle 500
85 9.5 Unauthorised signs and defacing of signs 500
86 9.6(1) Interfere with or damage electronic detection device 200
87 9.6(2) Interfere with or damage any display panels or transmitting
equipment
100
88 9.10 Leaving a vehicle to obstruct a public place 200
89 9.11 Name, address and date of birth to be given on demand 100
90 9.12 Causing or attempting to cause damage to Council property 500
31 March 2023 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 675
91 9.13 Hindrance of an authorised person 200
92 All other offences not specified 100
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Second Schedule
FORM 1—INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
Town of Cottesloe Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2023
TOWN OF COTTESLOE
PARKING AND PARKING FACILITIES LOCAL LAW 2023
FORM 1—INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
PARKING INFRINGEMENT: [INSERT]
To: [owner of the vehicle] Address: [INSERT]
It is alleged that at:
On the:
Location:
Your vehicle was involved in the commission of an offence contrary to clause [INSERT] of the Town of Cottesloe
Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2023.
Make:
Model:
Registration:
Nature of Offence:
Clause No.
Officer:
Signature:
Modified Penalty:
Date payment due:
If you do not wish to have a complaint of the alleged offence heard and determined by a Court, you may pay
the modified penalty specified in this infringement notice within 28 days after the giving of this notice.
If you do not pay the modified penalty within 28 days after the giving of this notice, you will, in the absence of
proof to the contrary, be deemed to have committed the offence unless, within 28 days of the giving of this
notice—
(a) you inform the chief executive officer, or another authorised officer, of the local government as to the
identity and address of the person who was the driver or person in charge of the vehicle at the time
the offence is alleged to have been committed; or
(b) you satisfy the chief executive officer that the vehicle had been stolen, or was being unlawfully used,
at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed.
PAYMENT may be made to the Town of Cottesloe either by online at www.cottesloe.wa.gov.au or posting or
delivering (business hours 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday) this infringement notice and the penalty
amount to—
Town of Cottesloe, 109 Broome Street, COTTESLOE WA 6011
ENQUIRIES: Telephone 9285 5000 / Email town@cottesloe.wa.gov.au
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31 March 2023 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 677
Second Schedule
FORM 2—WITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
Town of Cottesloe Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2023
TOWN OF COTTESLOE
PARKING AND PARKING FACILITIES LOCAL LAW 2023
WITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
Serial No:
Date
To: [INSERT]
ADDRESS: [INSERT]
INFRINGEMENT No: [insert] dated [INSERT]
in respect of vehicle—
make: [INSERT]
model: [INSERT]
registration: [INSERT]
for the alleged offence of: [INSERT]
has been withdrawn.
The modified penalty of $[INSERT]
*has been paid and a refund is enclosed.
*has not been paid and should not be paid.
(*delete as appropriate).
Signature of authorised person [INSERT]
Name and title of authorised person giving notice [INSERT]
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Second Schedule
DEEMED PARKING STATIONS
Town of Cottesloe Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2023
Number 7 Car Park, at Lot 50, No.7 Station Street, Cottesloe
Number 11 Car Park, at Lot 35, No.11 Station Street, Cottesloe
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Dated 28 February 2023.
The Common Seal of the Town of Cottesloe was affixed by authority of resolution of the Council in the
presence of—
Cr LORRAINE YOUNG, Mayor.
Mr MATTHEW SCOTT, Chief Executive Officer.