New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MANUFACTURED HOME ESTATES, CARAVAN PARKS, CAMPING GROUNDS AND MOVEABLE DWELLINGS) REGULATION 2005 - REG 73

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) Subclauses (1) (b), (c) and (d) and (2) do not apply to a resident owner, manager, operator or caretaker of 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.