Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 (WA)

Western Australia Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 Western Australia Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Meaning of park home 1 5. Meaning of annexe 1 6A. Assistance animals 1 6. Performance of local government functions by authorised persons 1 7. Imposition of conditions on licence 1 Part 2 — Caravanning and camping generally 8. This Part subject to other written law 1 8A. Term used: camp 1 9. Park homes may only be occupied in caravan parks 1 10. Where person may camp 1 11. Camping other than at caravan park or camping ground 1 11A. Camping on private land with local government approval 1 11B. Camping on private land with Ministerial approval 1 12. Number of caravans on lot 1 13. Suitability of land for camping to be considered before approval under r. 11A, 11B or 12(2) given 1 14. Caravan or camp to be maintained 1 15. Mobility of caravans 1 Part 3 — Caravan parks and camping grounds Division 1 — Duties of licence holders 16. Schedules 5 and 6 — licence holder's duty 1 17. Schedule 7 — licence holder's duty 1 18. Compliance with licence conditions 1 19. Other duties of licence holders 1 20. Use of overflow area 1 21. Licence holder to ensure sites allocated and used in accordance with licence 1 Division 2 — Duties of other persons 22. Schedules 5 and 6 — caravan owner's duty 1 23. Schedule 7 — occupier's duty 1 24. Occupier to maintain site 1 25. Control of animals 1 26. Speed limit 1 27. Washing machines 1 Division 3 — Exemptions from some provisions of Schedules 6 and 7 27A. Exemptions from Schedule 6 1 27B. Exemptions from Schedule 7 1 Part 4 — Park homes, annexes, carports, pergolas and storage sheds Division 1 — Certain construction prohibited at facility 28. Park home not to be constructed in caravan park or camping ground 1 29. Annexe, carport, pergola or storage shed may be constructed on site 1 Division 2 — Park homes and annexes 30. Park homes 1 31. Approval of local government for park home 1 32. Park home certificates 1 33. Park homes to be in accordance with Building Code 1 34. Annexes 1 35. Approval of local government for annexe 1 36. Annexe certificate 1 37. Rigid annexe to be in accordance with Building Code 1 38. Change of use of park home or annexe 1 Division 3 — Carports, pergolas and storage sheds 39. Carports and pergolas 1 40. Storage sheds 1 Part 4A — Manufactured homes and attachments 40A. Terms used 1 40B. Manufactured homes and attachments 1 40C. Manufactured home certificates 1 Part 5 — Licensing of caravan parks and camping grounds 41. Types of facilities and licences — Schedule 2 1 42. Licence to be of type referred to in Schedule 2 1 43. Application for licence or renewal — Form 1 1 44. No change to facility as shown on plan, unless approved 1 45. Fee for application for licence or renewal 1 46. Licence — Form 2 1 47. Applications not dealt with within time are taken to be refused 1 48. Overflow areas 1 50. Licence to specify number and types of sites and other conditions 1 51. Calculation of camping sites 1 52. Duration of licence 1 53. Additional fee for renewal after expiry 1 54. Temporary licence 1 55. Transfer of licence 1 Part 6 — Removal of neglected, abandoned, etc. caravans 56. Neglected or abandoned caravans 1 57. Caravans in dangerous condition 1 58. How notice to be given 1 59. Caravans that have been removed 1 60. Notice before sale 1 Part 7 — Infringement notices 61. Offences for which infringement notice may be given 1 62. Modified penalties 1 63. Form of infringement notice — Form 3 1 64. Form of notice of withdrawal of infringement notice — Form 4 1 Part 8 — Miscellaneous 65. Register of occupiers 1 66. Local government register of licences 1 67. Local government to keep copy of approvals and certificates 1 68. Form of identity card for authorised person — Form 5 1 70. Application for exemption, variation or modification from subsidiary legislation 1 71. Application to extend exemption from subsidiary legislation 1 72. Entry under Act s. 20 1 73. Transitional provisions — Schedule 9 1 Schedule 1 — Forms Schedule 2 — Types of facilities and licences Schedule 3 — Fees Schedule 4 — Modified penalties Schedule 5 — Standards for caravans Division 1 — Standards applying to all caravans 1. Caravans not to be attached to each other 1 Division 2 — Standards applying to park homes 2. Park homes to be of one storey 1 3. Park home to have chassis, wheels, tie down points etc. 1 4. Park home stabilised and secured 1 5. Corrosion protection 1 Schedule 6 — Standards for annexes 1. Annexes 1 2. Size of annexes 1 3. Flexible annexes 1 4. Rigid annexes 1 Schedule 7 — Caravan parks and camping grounds Division 1 — General provisions 1. Only one caravan on caravan site 1 2. Caravans to be freely movable from sites 1 3. Tent may be on caravan site 1 4. Limit to number of people on site 1 5A. Length of stay at nature based parks 1 5. On‑site caravans 1 6. Part D3 of Building Code "Access for People with Disabilities" to be complied with 1 Division 2 — Distances between caravans, camps, buildings, etc. 7. Local government or licence holder may increase minimum distances in particular cases 1 8. Position of caravans, annexes and camps 1 9. Position of carports, en suites and other buildings 1 Division 3 — Buildings, fences and hard stands 11. Buildings on facility 1 12. Storage sheds 1 13. Paved areas and areas under some annexes 1 14. Fences 1 Division 4 — Roads and parking 15. Facility roads in facilities other than nature based parks 1 16A. Facility roads in nature based parks 1 16. Parking 1 17. Car parks 1 Division 5 — Recreational areas 18. Recreational areas 1 Division 6 — Ablution and toilet facilities 19. Location of toilets and showers 1 20. Number of showers, toilets and hand basins, except at transit parks and nature based parks 1 21. Number of showers, toilets and hand basins at transit parks 1 22. Calculation of sites for cl. 20 and 21 1 23. Number of toilets, showers, hand basins at nature based parks 1 24. Showers 1 25. Babies bath 1 26. Hand basins 1 27. Power points 1 28. Toilets 1 29. Napkin disposal units 1 Division 7 — Laundry facilities 30. Laundry facilities 1 Division 8 — Washing up facilities for campers 31. Washing up facilities for campers 1 Division 9 — Lighting 32. Lighting 1 Division 10 — Fire fighting equipment 33. Fire hose reels 1 34. Park home parks 1 35. Fire extinguishers 1 36. Fire equipment to be maintained, accessible and ready 1 Division 11 — Electricity 37. Electricity to sites 1 Division 12 — Water supply 38. Terms used 1 39. AS 3500.1 1 40. Tap at transit park and nature based park 1 41. Tap at camping ground 1 42. Potable water for sites 1 43. Long stay sites to have own tap or connection 1 44. Tap within 10 m of short stay sites 1 Division 13 — Waste water, sewage and drainage 45. Term used: AS/NZS 3500.2.2 1 46. Waste water disposal 1 47. Communal chemical soil waste dump point 1 Division 14 — Miscellaneous 48. Cyclone activity 1 49. Rubbish 1 50. Telephones 1 51. Postal service 1 52. Solid fuel fires and appliances 1 Schedule 9 — Transitional provisions Division 1 — Transitional provisions for Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 1. Terms used 1 2. References to provisions of former legislation 1 3. One year to comply with new provisions 1 4. Extension of time within which to comply 1 5. New provisions do not apply where equivalent provision of former legislation is complied with 1 6. Where compliance at commencement, provision continues to apply 1 7. Registration or licence under local law 1 8. Transitional provisions relating to Part 4 1 Division 2 — Transitional provisions for Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Amendment Regulations 2024 9. Definitions 1 10. Camping on private land: existing applications and approvals 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997