FAQs

The Local Government Property Local Law includes City owned buildings such as Bayswater Waves, The Rise, Maylands and Embelton Golf Courses, as well as various jetties, bridges, community centres, clubhouses and toilet blocks.

Actives such as smoking, taking or riding a vehicle, taking or riding a bicycle, skateboard, rollerblades, sandboard, boat, undertaking golf, archery, pistol shooting, ball games, model aircraft and riding an animal.

Yes, the City can issue a number of fines and infringements, which are listed as part of Schedule 1 - Prescribed Offences contained in the back of the local law. 

Permits may be issued for activities on local government property such as:

• Hiring of local government property
• Erecting a structure for public amusement
• Teaching, coaching or training any person
• Planting any plant or sowing any seeds
• Charging any person for entry unless the charge is for entry to land or building is hired by a voluntary non-profit organisation 
• Lighting a fire except in a facility provided for that purpose and in accordance with the Bushfires Act 1954 and other local laws.

The Local Government Property Local Law addresses anti-social behaviour where the behaviour may interfere with others and is likely to interfere with the enjoyment of a person who might use the property, or is likely to interfere with the amenity of adjoining residential properties, 

The local laws also include a clause addressing where behaviour may be detrimental to a local government property such as removing items from a local government property such as a rock, a plant or a seat provided for the use of any person and destroying, defacing or damaging anything on the local government property.