CARAVAN PARKS AND CAMPING GROUNDS REGULATIONS 1997 - SCHEDULE 7
CARAVAN PARKS AND CAMPING GROUNDS REGULATIONS 1997 - SCHEDULE 7
[Regs. 17, 23, 34(3)(a), 39(2)(a) and 40(2)(a).]
Division 1 — General provisions
1 . Only one caravan on caravan site
There may be only one
caravan used for habitation on a caravan site at any one time, unless
otherwise specified in this Schedule.
2 . Caravans to be freely movable from sites
A facility is to be
set out so that a caravan situated on any site is able to be moved, either
under its own power or by being towed, as soon as any services attached to it
are disconnected without the caravan or any vehicle towing the caravan,
entering or causing disruption to any other site on the facility.
3 . Tent may be on caravan site
(1) A tent may be on a
caravan site.
(2) A tent may be on a
caravan site where there is a caravan only if the caravan is occupied by a
person or people who are associated with the person or people occupying the
tent.
4 . Limit to number of people on site
(1) No more than 10
people, or such lesser number as is approved, are to camp at a site at any one
time, other than as described in subclause (2).
(2) More than 10
people may camp on a site in a camping ground at the one time if the licence
holder of the facility agrees that the tents of a group of people who are
associated may be pitched together on the site.
[Clause 4 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4917.]
5A . Length of stay at nature based parks
(1) A person cannot be
an occupier at a nature based park for more than 28 nights in total in a
3 month period starting on the first day that the person occupies a site
at the facility.
(2) Subclause (1)
does not apply to the manager of the facility.
(3) Subclause (1)
applies only to stays that commence on or after 1 January 2015.
[Clause 5A inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4727.]
An on‑site
caravan is to have —
[(a) deleted]
(b) a
refrigerator; and
(c) a
stove.
[Clause 5 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4917.]
6 . Part D3 of Building Code “Access for
People with Disabilities” to be complied with
(1) A caravan park is
to comply with Part D3 of the Building Code in as far as the provisions of
that Part can be applied to a caravan park.
(2) For the purpose of
applying Part D3 of the Building Code to a caravan park —
(a) a
reference to a building of “Class 3” is to be taken to be a
reference to a caravan park; and
(b) a
reference in that Part to a “ sole‑occupancy unit ” is to be
taken to be a reference to a park home at the caravan park owned, or under the
control of, the licence holder of the park.
Division 2 — Distances between caravans, camps,
buildings, etc.
7 . Local government or licence holder may
increase minimum distances in particular cases
(1) The distances
specified in this Division are minimum distances only and, if, in a particular
case, the licence holder of a facility or the local government directs in
writing that a distance is to be increased, then the distance is to be
increased as directed.
(2) A local government
may only direct that a distance be increased under subclause (1) in a
respect of a facility which has fire extinguishers.
8 . Position of caravans, annexes and camps
(1) There is to be at
least 3 m between a caravan, annexe or camp on a site in a facility
and —
(a) a
caravan, annexe or camp on any other site; or
(b) any
building on the facility that is not on a site.
(2) There is to be at
least 3 m between any camp described in clause 4(2) and the camp of
any person who is not a member of the group.
(3) There is to be at
least 1 m, or such shorter distance as is approved under
subclause (3a), between any caravan, camp, annexe or other structure or
building and any facility road.
(3a) A shorter
distance may only be approved under subclause (3) if the distance was
shorter than 1 m —
(a) on
1 July 1997; and
(b) at
the commencement of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Amendment
Regulations 2000 .
(4) There is to be at
least 6 m between a caravan, camp, annexe or other structure or building on a
facility and any land reserved or set aside by the Government of the State for
a road unless —
(a) a
shorter distance is approved; or
(b) in
the case of a camp, the local government is satisfied that it is safe to pitch
the camp closer to such land, but a camp is not to be pitched closer than 2.5
m from such land.
(5) There is to be at
least 1 m between the boundary of a facility and a caravan, camp, annexe
or other structure or building on the facility.
[Clause 8 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4917.]
9 . Position of carports, en suites and other
buildings
(1) There is to be at
least 1 m between an open sided building attached to a caravan
and —
(a) any
other caravan, annexe or camp; or
(b) any
other open sided building attached to a caravan on another site.
(2) There is to be at
least 2 m between a building, other than an open sided building, attached to a
caravan and —
(a) any
other caravan, annexe or camp; or
(b) any
other building on another site.
(3) There is to be at
least 1 m between an open sided double carport and a caravan, annexe,
camp or other structure or building on another site.
(4) There is to be at
least 2 m between a free standing storage shed on a site and a caravan, annexe
or other building or structure on another site.
(5) An open sided
double carport is not to be attached to a caravan if it is to be used by the
occupants of a caravan on another site.
(6) There is no
minimum distance between a caravan, annexe, camp or any other building or
structure and an en suite on the same site.
(7) In this
clause —
open sided double carport means a double carport
that is an open sided building.
[Clause 9 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4918.]
Division 3 — Buildings, fences and hard stands
[ 10. deleted]
(1) Buildings on a
facility, other than a nature based park, may be only of the following
types —
(a)
manager’s house;
(b)
office;
[(c), (d) deleted]
(e)
restaurant;
(f)
shop;
(g)
recreational facilities;
(h) a
building classified as a Class 10a building under the Building Code;
[(i) deleted]
(j) any
other building approved.
(2) A building
referred to in subclause (1) may not be located on a site, unless it
is —
(a) a
building classified as a Class 10a building under the Building Code; and
(b)
approved by the licence holder of the facility and the local government; and
(c) for
the use of the occupier of the site.
(3) A residential
building at a facility, other than a manager’s house, may not be
occupied by the one person, or group of persons, for an aggregate period of
more than 6 months in any consecutive period of 12 months.
(4) Buildings on a
nature based park may be only of the following types —
(a)
manager’s house;
(b) any
of the following buildings classified as a Class 10a building under the
Building Code —
(i)
toilets;
(ii)
an ablution block;
(iii)
washing‑up facilities;
(iv)
a carport or pergola;
(v)
a storage shed;
(c) a
campers’ kitchen, if approved.
(5) A building
referred to in subclause (4)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) or (c) must not be
located on a site.
(6) A carport, pergola
or storage shed may be on the manager’s residence site at a nature based
park but otherwise must not be on a site.
(7)
Subclauses (4), (5) and (6) do not apply to a building on a nature based
park if the building’s construction and location is in accordance with
approval given before 1 January 2015.
[Clause 11 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000;
p. 4918 12 Dec 2014 p. 4727-8.]
(1) A storage
shed —
(a) is
not to exceed 6 m 2 in area and, unless forming part of a carport, 2.1 m
in height; and
(b) is
to be built of light weight portable material.
(2) There must be no
more than one storage shed on a nature based park.
(3) Subclause (2)
does not apply to a storage shed on a nature based park if the shed’s
presence is in accordance with approval given before 1 January 2015.
[Clause 12 inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4728.]
13 . Paved areas and areas under some annexes
(1) Every long stay
site is to have either or both of the following —
(a) a
hard stand for a vehicle other than the caravan;
(b) such
additional amount of space as is approved on the side of the facility road
next to the site for at least one such vehicle to park.
(2) The construction
of —
(a) a
hard stand on a site; and
(b) an
area under an annexe attached to an on‑site caravan; and
(c) an
area under an annexe on a long stay site,
is to be as approved.
(1) A fence on a site
is —
(a) not
to be higher than 1.2 m; and
(b) to
be built of lightweight material or mesh.
(2) A fence on a site
is to be built in accordance with the prior written approval of the licence
holder of the facility.
(3) There is to be no
fence in the set back area prescribed under clause 8(3) between a
facility road and a caravan.
[Clause 14 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4919.]
Division 4 — Roads and parking
15 . Facility roads in facilities other than
nature based parks
(1A) This clause
applies to facilities other than nature based parks.
(1) A facility
entrance road is to be at least 6 m wide.
(2) A facility road
which is a one way road is to be at least 4 m wide, or such shorter distance
as is approved under subclause (3a).
(3) A facility road
which is a 2 way road is to be at least 6 m wide, or such shorter distance as
is approved under subclause (3a).
(3a) A shorter
distance may only be approved under subclause (2) or (3) if the distance
was shorter —
(a) on
1 July 1997; and
(b) at
the commencement of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Amendment
Regulations 2000.
(4) Subject to
subclause (5), a facility road is to be constructed and maintained as is
approved.
(5) A facility road in
a transit park need not be paved or sealed.
[Clause 15 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4919 and 20; 12 Dec 2014 p. 4728.]
16A . Facility roads in nature based parks
(1) This clause
applies to nature based parks.
(2) A facility
entrance road is to be at least 6 m wide or a narrower width that is approved.
(3) A facility road
which is a one way road is to be at least 4 m wide or a narrower width
that is approved.
(4) A facility road
which is a 2 way road is to be at least 6 m wide or a narrower width that
is approved.
(5) A local government
may approve of a narrower width under subclause (2), (3) or (4) for a
nature based park only if it is satisfied that the management plan for the
facility adequately deals with traffic access and egress.
(6) A facility road is
to be constructed and maintained as is approved but need not be paved or
sealed.
[Clause 16A inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4728-9.]
(1) A vehicle is not
to be parked on any facility road, other than in accordance with
clause 13(1)(b).
(2) If parking for at
least one vehicle, other than the caravan, is not provided on a site then
parking is to be provided for a vehicle near the site.
[Clause 16 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4919.]
(1) A facility, other
than a nature based park or a transit park, is to have a car park which is
constructed and maintained as is approved.
(2) Part of a car park
may be a grassed area, if approved.
(3) A car park on a
facility is to have at least one parking space per 20 caravan sites on
the facility, and not less than 4 parking spaces in any event.
(4) In calculating how
many parking spaces are required in a car park in a facility, 2 camp sites are
equal to one caravan site.
[Clause 17 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4920.]
Division 5 — Recreational areas
(1) At least 1 / 10 of
the total area of a facility is to be recreational area.
(2) Facility roads are
not included in calculating recreational areas.
(3) Unless the local
government approves otherwise, 2 / 3 of the recreational area of a facility is
to be in the one area.
(4) In a facility,
except a transit park or a nature based park, there is to
be —
(a)
recreational facilities for children which are protected from the weather, and
enclosed as is approved; and
(b) a
building for communal or recreational activities, as is approved.
[Clause 18 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4920.]
Division 6 — Ablution and toilet facilities
19 . Location of toilets and showers
(1) There is to be at
least one toilet and one shower within 90 m of each site on a facility
other than a nature based park.
(2) The location of
toilets and showers in a nature based park is to be as approved.
(3)
Subclauses (1) and (2) apply despite anything else in this Division.
[Clause 19 inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4729.]
20 . Number of showers, toilets and hand basins,
except at transit parks and nature based parks
(1) This clause
applies to all facilities except transit parks and nature based parks.
(2) A facility is to
have at least as many showers, toilets and hand basins as is specified in the
following Table opposite the number of sites the facility has.
(3) Instead of each
600 mm of urinal trough there may be provided —
(a) a
wall hung urinal; or
(b)
with approval, a pedestal toilet.
All caravan parks and camping grounds
(except transit parks and nature based
parks)
showers, toilets and hand basins
|
No. of sites |
Toilets |
No. of showers (each sex) |
No. of hand basins (each sex) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male |
Female | ||||
|
No. of pedestals |
mm of urinal trough |
No. of pedestals | |||
|
1‑10 |
1 |
600 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
[Clause 20 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4920.]
21 . Number of showers, toilets and
hand basins at transit parks
(1) A transit park is
to have at least as many showers, toilets and hand basins as is specified in
the following Table opposite the number of sites the facility has.
(2) A local government
may approve of the use of ablution and toilet facilities located on a property
adjoining a transit park by occupiers of the transit park
if —
(a) the
owner of the property agrees in writing; and
(b) the
ratio of showers, toilets and hand basins is not less than that permitted
under subclause (1).
(3) Instead of each
600 mm of urinal trough there may be provided —
(a) a
wall hung urinal; or
(b) with
approval, a pedestal toilet.
Transit camps
showers, toilets and hand basins
|
No. of sites |
Toilets |
No. of showers (each sex) |
No. of hand basins (each sex ) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male |
Female | ||||
|
No. of pedestals |
mm of urinal trough |
No. of pedestals | |||
|
1‑10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
[Clause 21 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4920.]
22 . Calculation of sites for cl. 20 and 21
In calculating the
number of sites a facility has for the purposes of clauses 20 and
21 —
(a) a
site with an en suite is not included; and
(b) a
site used by a caravan with ablution, toilet and laundry facilities is not
included; and
(c) 2
camp sites are equal to one site.
23 . Number of toilets, showers, hand basins at
nature based parks
(1) A nature based
park is to have at least 2 toilets for every 20 sites, unless otherwise
approved.
Note for this subclause:
Clause 47 applies
if a local government gives approval for a nature based park to have fewer
than 2 toilets for every 20 sites.
(2) A nature based
park is to have at least as many showers and hand basins as is approved.
(3) Subclause (1)
does not apply to a nature based park the licence for which was granted before
1 January 2015 until the licence is transferred or a new licence is
granted in relation to that facility.
[Clause 23 inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4729.]
Each shower is to be
enclosed in a cubicle which has —
(a) an
area for dressing; and
(b) a
lockable door which either opens outwards or can readily be removed from the
outside; and
(c) a
permanently affixed seat, clothes hook and soap holder; and
(d) hot
water (not less than 45°C), unless otherwise approved for a nature based
park; and
(ea)
cold running water; and
(e)
ventilation as is approved.
[Clause 24 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4730.]
(1) Each ablution
block, other than at a transit park or a nature based park, is to have a
babies’ bath which —
(a) has
a capacity of 45 L; and
(b) is
of stainless steel or other suitable material; and
(c) has
a drain plug; and
(d) is
next to at least 0.45 m 2 of waterproof bench, which has a minimum
width of 450 mm; and
(e) has
hot and cold taps connected to a water mixing device which keeps the
temperature of the running water at not more than 38°C.
(2) Where a facility
is to have a baby bath, at least one baby bath is to be located in a facility
in a position and area so that a male or female person in a wheelchair can use
it to bath a baby.
[Clause 25 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4920.]
(1) Each hand basin is
to have —
(a) a
drain plug; and
(b) hot
water (not less than 45°C), unless otherwise approved for a nature based
park; and
(c) cold
running water.
(2) Towel rails or
hooks, and a mirror and shelving is to be provided near hand basins.
(3) A building
containing toilets is to have at least one hand basin, which need not be in
compliance with subclause (1) other than that it has cold running water.
(4) At least one hand
basin is to be located in an ablution block in a facility in a position and
area so that a male or female person in a wheelchair can use it.
[Clause 26 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4730.]
(1) An ablution block
is to have at least one power point, unless otherwise approved for a nature
based park.
(2) Unless otherwise
approved for a nature based park, if an ablution block contains more than 4
hand basins, there is to be at least one power point for —
(a) each
group of 4 hand basins; and
(b) any
number of hand basins remaining less than 4.
(3) At least one power
point is to be located in an ablution block in a facility in a position and
area so that a male or female person in a wheelchair can use it, unless
otherwise approved for a nature based park.
[Clause 27 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4730.]
(1) Each pedestal
toilet is to be enclosed in a cubicle which has —
(a) a
toilet roll dispenser; and
(b) a
coat hook; and
(c)
ventilation as is approved; and
(d) a
lockable door which either opens outwards or can readily be removed from the
outside.
(2) A urinal is to be
attached to the floor or the wall of the building.
(1) Each building on a
facility which contains female toilets is to have at least one approved napkin
disposal unit.
(2) If a building on a
facility contains more than 10 female toilets, there is to be at least one
approved napkin disposal unit for —
(a) each
group of 10 toilets; and
(b) any
number of toilets remaining less than 10.
(3) Each building
containing toilets and any area in a building set aside for changing babies
napkins is to contain an approved napkin disposal unit.
Division 7 — Laundry facilities
(1) A caravan park or
camping ground, other than a nature based park, is to have at least as many
laundry facilities, as described in subclauses (2) and (3), as is
specified in the following Table opposite the number of sites the facility
has.
(2) A laundry facility
where there is access to a supply of electricity is to
comprise —
(a) a
washing machine that is connected to a supply of hot (not less than 45°C)
and cold running water, or which is capable of heating water to that
temperature; and
(b) a
trough with a drain plug and hot (not less than 45°C) and running cold
water; and
(c) at
least 0.3 m 2 of bench space suitable for ironing clothes, with
access to a power point; and
(d) one
electric clothes drier or 60 m of washing line.
(3) A laundry facility
where there is no access to a supply of electricity
comprises —
(a) a
copper and an adequate fuel supply; and
(b) a
trough with a drain plug and hot (not less than 45°C) and cold running
water; and
(c) at
least 0.3 m 2 of bench space suitable for ironing; and
(d) 60 m
of washing line.
(4) A laundry facility
is to have in, or next to it, a slop hopper which is located, installed and
maintained as is approved.
(5) The entry
threshold and door types and widths in a laundry facility are to be in
accordance with AS 1428.1—1993 “General requirements for
access — Buildings” and the benches are to be in
accordance with AS 1428.2 — 1992 “Enhanced and
additional requirements —Buildings and facilities”.
Table of laundry facilities
|
No. of sites |
No. of laundry facilities |
|
Up to 60 |
1 per 20 sites |
|
61‑120 |
1 per 30 sites |
|
Over 120 sites |
1 per 50 sites |
[Clause 30 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4730.]
Division 8 — Washing up facilities for campers
31 . Washing up facilities for campers
(1) A camping ground
is to have at least one trough for the washing of utensils used for cooking
and eating for each 20 camp sites, unless otherwise approved for a nature
based park.
(2) There is to be at
least one washing up trough within 90 m of each camping site, unless otherwise
approved for a nature based park.
(3) Each trough is to
be of stainless steel and to have —
(a) a
drain plug; and
(b) hot
water (not less than 45°C), unless otherwise approved for a nature based
park; and
(ca)
cold running water; and
(c) a
capacity of at least 45 L; and
(d) next
to it, at least 0.5 m 2 of waterproof bench.
[Clause 31 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4730-1.]
(1) Each ablution
block and each building containing a toilet is to be lit at night so that
light of an intensity of not less than 100 lumens per square metre radiates
throughout the building.
(2) A building
containing a laundry facility is to be lit at night so that light of an
intensity of not less than 160 lumens per square metre radiates throughout the
building.
(3) The grounds of a
caravan park or camping ground are to be lit at night so that occupants have
sufficient visibility to go to and return from the nearest ablution block, and
the nearest building containing a toilet, in safety.
(4)
Subclauses (1), (2) and (3) apply to a nature based park unless otherwise
approved but the local government is not to give its approval unless it is
satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable for a power source for
lighting to be provided at the facility.
[Clause 32 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4731.]
Division 10 — Fire fighting equipment
(1) Unless
clause 35 applies, or the facility is a park home park to which
clause 34 applies, every site, caravan, camp, building and other
structure in a facility is to be within reach of the nozzle end of a fire hose
when the hose is fitted to the reel and laid to avoid any obstructions or
other physical barriers.
(2) A fire hose in a
facility is to be on a fire reel which is to be installed in accordance with
the requirements of —
(a) AS
1221‑1991 “Fire Hose Reels”; and
(b) AS
2441.1‑1988 “Installation of Fire Hose Reels”.
If a park home park
serviced by a fire brigade constituted under a written law of the State has a
water supply, which in the opinion of the officer in charge of that brigade,
is adequate for fire fighting then a fire hydrant is to be installed in the
park home park to the satisfaction of that officer.
(1) Where a local
government is of the opinion that a facility’s water supply is not
adequate to operate fire hoses effectively, the facility is to have fire
extinguishers, in accordance with this clause.
(2) Fire extinguishers
in a facility are to be in accordance with the requirements of AS
2444‑1995 “Portable fire extinguishers —Selection and
location”.
(3) A facility, other
than a nature based park, is to have at least one extinguisher for every 6
sites.
(4) A facility, other
than a nature based park, is to have an extinguisher not more than 30 m from
each site, located in a central position in an area accessible to all persons
in the facility.
(5) A nature based
park is to have at least one extinguisher in an area accessible to all persons
in the facility.
[Clause 35 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4731.]
36 . Fire equipment to be maintained, accessible
and ready
(1) Fire equipment at
a facility is to be accessible and ready for use at all times.
(2) Fire equipment at
a facility is to be maintained in accordance with the requirements of Part 1
or 2, as is appropriate, of AS 1851 “Maintenance of Fire Protection
Equipment”.
(1) All caravan sites
at a facility are to be supplied with electricity, unless the local government
has exempted a facility from this requirement.
(2) All long stay
sites are to have a separate meter to record the electricity, if any, supplied
to that site.
In this
Division —
potable water means drinking water within the
meaning of the “Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality in Australia
1987” published for the National Health and Medical Research Council and
the Australian Water Resources Council by the Australian Government Publishing
Service, Canberra;
tap means a tap which is connected to a supply of
water.
[Clause 38 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4731.]
AS 3500.1—1992
“National plumbing and drainage code, Part 1: Water Supply” is to
be complied with at a facility with respect to any supply of potable water.
40 . Tap at transit park and nature based park
There is to be a
centrally located tap at a transit park and a nature based park for use by all
occupiers, unless otherwise approved.
[Clause 40 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000
p. 4920.]
There is to be at
least one tap within 30 m of each camping site at a camping ground.
(1) A supply of
potable water of at least 300 L per day, or such lesser amount as is approved
under subclause (2), is to be available for use by each site at a
facility.
(2) The local
government may, with the written approval of the Chief Health Officer (within
the meaning of the Public Health Act 2016 section 4(1)), approve of a
lesser quantity of water than that specified in subclause (1) being
available at a facility.
[Clause 42 amended: Gazette 10 Jan 2017
p. 177.]
43 . Long stay sites to have own tap or connection
Subject to
clause 42, there is to be a tap or water connection point with a supply
of potable water at every long stay site.
44 . Tap within 10 m of short stay sites
There is to be a tap
connected to a supply of potable water within at least 10 m of every short
stay site on a facility, unless otherwise approved.
Division 13 — Waste water, sewage and drainage
45. Term used: AS/NZS 3500.2.2
In this
division —
AS/NZS 3500.2.2 means AS/NZS 3500.2.2: 1996
“National Plumbing and Drainage. Sanitary plumbing and
drainage —Acceptable solutions.”.
(1)
Each —
(a)
caravan site at a facility is to be no more than 10 m; and
(b) camp
site at a facility is to be no more than 30 m,
from a sullage waste
water dump point which is in accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS
3500.2.2, or the facility is to utilize other approved means of dealing with
sullage.
(2) A long stay site
with a caravan which has ablution, toilet or laundry facilities is to have a
sewage connection point which is in accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS
3500.2.2.
[Clause 46 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4732.]
47 . Communal chemical soil waste dump point
(1) Subclause (2)
applies to all facilities except —
(a) park
home parks; and
(b)
transit parks; and
(c)
nature based parks that have at least 2 toilets for every 20 sites.
(2) There is to be a
communal chemical soil waste dump point that is —
(a) in
accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS 3500.2.2; and
(b)
connected to an approved waste water disposal system; and
(c)
readily accessible to all occupiers at the facility.
(3) Subclause (2)
does not apply to a nature based park the licence for which was granted before
1 January 2015 until the licence is transferred or a new licence is
granted in relation to that facility.
[Clause 47 inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4732.]
(1) If a facility is
in an area in a cyclonic region each caravan, annexe or other building or
structure on a site is to be made safe, and in particular is to be tied down
using anchor points, as approved, capable of securing the caravan, annexe or
other building or structure in winds at design wind speed for that area,
during any cyclonic activity or while there is warning of possible impending
cyclonic activity.
(2) The requirement in
subclause (1) for the use of anchor points applies to a nature based park
unless otherwise approved but the local government is not to give its approval
unless it is satisfied, having regard to the facility’s risk management
strategy, that anchor points are not necessary.
[Clause 48 amended: Gazette 25 Aug 2000 p. 4919;
12 Dec 2014 p. 4732.]
(1) There is to be at
least one rubbish bin with a capacity of not less than 80 L within 90 m of
each site, other than sites at nature based parks or transit parks.
(2) Rubbish bins at
nature based parks and transit parks are to be provided as is approved.
(3) Rubbish bins at
facilities are to be water and vermin proof.
(4) Rubbish bins are
to be emptied, and the rubbish removed from the facility, as is necessary but
at least once a week.
(5) Rubbish bins at
facilities are to be in a clean and hygienic condition.
[Clause 49 amended:
Gazette 25 Aug 2000 p. 4920.]
(1) There is to be at
least one telephone available at all times for the use of occupiers at a
facility, unless otherwise approved.
(2) Each long stay
site and each site with a park home is to have all connections necessary to
install a telephone on the site, unless otherwise approved.
If mail is delivered
to a facility by Australia Post —
(a) the
occupiers of each long stay site are to have a lockable mail box; and
(b)
there is to be a suitable central area which is open at least 2 hours a
day from Monday to Friday from which mail can be collected.
52 . Solid fuel fires and appliances
(1) A caravan, other
than a park home, is not to contain any solid fuel appliance.
(2) A solid fuel fire
is to be lit at a facility only in a place set aside by the licence holder of
the facility for that purpose.
[Schedule 8 deleted: Gazette 12 Dec 2014 p. 4732.]