Local Laws

Local Law No. 15

The purpose of this Local Law is to:

1. provide for the peace, order and good government of the municipal district of the City of Ballarat
2. provide a safe and healthy environment, in which the residents of the municipality enjoy a quality of life that meets the general expectations of the community
3. control and regulate emissions to the air in order to improve the amenity, environment and quality of life in the municipality
4. ensure that the public can properly use and enjoy public reserves by regulating activities and behaviour in public reserves
5. prohibit, regulate and control the consumption of alcohol in designated areas within the municipality
6. manage, regulate and control the different uses to which roads, Council land and footpaths can be put to ensure that there is a proper balance between private uses and the need to maintain freedom of movement for the public
7. manage, regulate and control the keeping of animals and birds

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Local Law No. 12 - Saleyards

The purpose of this Local Law is to:

1. provide for the administration and management of the Ballarat Livestock Selling Centre
2. assist in the documentation of procedures and the expectations of saleyard users such that accreditation to NSQA can be achieved
3. enable the Council to collect fees from vendors selling stock in the saleyards and to prescribe the level of those fees
4. enable the Council to prescribe the days and hours during each day on which sales can be held at the saleyards
5. protect Council assets and facilities at the saleyards
6. promote and enforce appropriate adherence to occupational health and safety practices at the saleyards
7. control and prevent behaviour which is a nuisance, or which may be detrimental to health and safety
8. control the use of dogs at the saleyards
9. regulate smoking and the consumption of alcohol at the saleyards
10. provide for the administration of Councils powers and functions
11. control the quality of livestock products through the fair and reasonable treatment of animals and the application of adequate animal husbandry practices.

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Local Law No. 14 - Meeting Procedure

The purpose of this Local Law is to:

1. provide for the election of the Mayor
2. regulate the use of the common seal
3. prohibit unauthorised use of the common seal or any device resembling the common seal
4. provide for the procedures governing the conduct of Council meetings and Special Committee Meetings

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