LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MANUFACTURED HOME ESTATES, CARAVAN PARKS, CAMPING GROUNDS AND MOVEABLE DWELLINGS) REGULATION 2005 - REG 73
Conditions of approval to operate caravan park or camping ground
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MANUFACTURED HOME ESTATES, CARAVAN PARKS, CAMPING GROUNDS AND MOVEABLE DWELLINGS) REGULATION 2005 - REG 73
Conditions of approval to operate caravan park or camping ground
73 Conditions of approval to operate caravan park or camping ground
(1) An
approval to operate a caravan park or camping ground is subject to the
following conditions--
(a) the caravan park or camping ground must be
designed, constructed, maintained and operated--
(i) in accordance with the
relevant requirements of Subdivisions 1-8 of Division 3, or
(ii) in the case
of a primitive camping ground, in accordance with the relevant requirements of
Subdivision 9 of Division 3,
(b) a person must not be permitted to stay in a
moveable dwelling that occupies a short-term site or camp site for a total of
more than 150 days in any 12 month period, unless the moveable vehicle is a
holiday van and the person is the owner of that holiday van,
(c) the owner of
a holiday van that occupies a short-term site or camp site must not be
permitted to stay in the holiday van for a total of more than 180 days in any
12 month period,
(d) a person must not be permitted to stay in a moveable
dwelling in a primitive camping ground for a total of more than 50 days in any
12 month period.
(2) For the purposes of this clause, only overnight stays
are to be counted in calculating the number of days a person spends in a
moveable dwelling.
(3) This clause does not apply to the operation of a
caravan park or camping ground for a period of not more than 6 weeks if the
caravan park or camping ground is being operated solely in connection with the
use of the land for a sporting, recreational or cultural event.
(4) An owner,
manager, operator or caretaker of a caravan park or camping ground may
authorise a person to stay in the caravan park or camping ground for a longer
period than that specified in subclause (1) (up to a maximum period of 2
years) if the owner, manager, operator or caretaker is reasonably satisfied
that the person has been displaced because of a bush fire.
(5) Subclauses
(1)(b), (c) and (d) and (2) do not apply to the following--
(a) a resident
owner, manager, operator or caretaker of the caravan park or camping ground,
(b) a person who is authorised under subclause (4) for the caravan park or
camping ground.
Note : The council may also impose conditions on the grant of
an approval under section 94 of the Act.
