Community consultation for the Local Laws review is now CLOSED.

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Local laws make our community a safer and more harmonious place to live. They promote health and safety, reduce environmental impacts, and foster general stability in our community.

Livingstone Shire Council officers have completed a full review of our shire's previous local laws. Council is proposing thirteen revised local laws and two new local laws to more closely align with the needs of our growing community.

The key outcome of the review is to ensure that the local laws are contemporary and relevant to the Livingstone Shire and simplified in a way that makes them easily understood.

The review of Livingstone Shire's local laws has focused on the following:

• Changing the structure of the local laws
• Making them simpler and easier to understand
• Correcting errors in the existing local laws
• Removing and updating maps and references
• Repealing Local Law 7 – Aerodromes and other subordinate laws
• Introducing new Local Law No. 7 – Accommodation Facilities
• Introducing new Local Law No. 15 – Vegetation Management

The process for developing and reviewing local laws is governed by the Local Government Act 2009. The Queensland Government through a state interest check process have reviewed and provided comment on the proposed local laws and they are now ready for public review and feedback.

Each of the folders below contains a draft of the proposed Local Law and a document that explains the changes from the previous Local Law. These files will open in a separate window so that you may continue to refer to them as you complete your online submission.