Project Update
We thank the community for providing feedback on the draft By-laws. At its meeting on 27 August 2024 Council endorsed the 2024 By-laws, following consultation with the community. The majority of feedback received, both positive and negative, centred on questions and clarity regarding gender inclusivity in public conveniences. Feedback also included suggestions for improving the placement of a-frame signs, and support for residential waste collection and compliance among other matters. The consultation report can be found here.
As of 5 January 2025 the 2024 By-laws will come into effect. City of Adelaide By-laws can be found here.
The City of Adelaide (CoA) is committed to ensuring our By-laws reflect the needs and expectations of our community and asked for feedback on the proposed draft By-laws.
By engaging with the community, we aim to gather valuable insights and perspectives that will help shape the final versions of these By-laws, ensuring they are fair, effective, and beneficial for all city users, residents and businesses within the City of Adelaide. Community feedback is crucial in this process, as it will inform our decisions and help us maintain a vibrant, safe, and well-regulated city.
By-laws are designed to provide good rule and governance and assist council in providing a convenient, safe, comfortable and inclusive space for its community.
Council’s authority to make a By-law is derived from Section 246 of the Local Government Act 1999 (SA) which requires the review and formal adoption of the By-laws. It is also a legislated requirement that Council reviews (and if necessary, revises) its By-laws every seven years.
The By-laws have now been reviewed and some changes proposed. No new By-laws were created. The vast majority of the proposed changes are minor in nature and are a result of legislative, interpretive or grammatical factors.
The proposed draft By-laws were presented to Council on Tuesday 11 June 2024, the report and attachments can be found here.
Please see below for our proposed By-laws changes:
- By-law No. 1 - Permits and Penalties
- By-law No. 2 - Moveable Signs
- By-law No. 3 - Local Government Land
- By-law No. 4 - Roads
- By-law No. 5 - Waste Management
- By-law No. 6 - Rundle Mall
- By-law No. 7 - Dogs
- By-law No. 8 - Cats
- By-law No. 9 - Lodging Houses
Click here for a summary of the proposed changes.
Click here to view our current By-laws.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for further information.
All written submissions received during the consultation were duly considered and presented to Council in the form of a report in a Council Meeting.
