Power to make by-laws
275 Power to make by-laws
(1) Subject to this Part, a council may make by-laws for the good governance of its area.
The regulations may:
(a) prescribe the subject matter that falls within the ambit of a council's power to make by-laws; or
(b) exclude subject matter from the ambit of a council's power to make by-laws.
A by-law may be of general or limited application.
A by-law binds the Territory and all its instrumentalities.
(5) A by-law may impose a penalty, not exceeding 100 penalty units for an individual or 500 penalty units for a body corporate, for contravention of the by-law.
(6) A by-law may also provide for a daily penalty, not exceeding 5 penalty units for an individual or 25 penalty units for a body corporate, for each day a contravention of the by-law continues.
This provision refers to the regulations (The regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Alice Springs (Animal Management) By-Laws 2008 · Regulation
- Alice Springs (Aquatic and Leisure Centre) By-Laws 2011 · Regulation
- Alice Springs (Council Meetings and Procedures) By-Laws 1987 · Regulation
33 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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