Local Laws Overview

On 7 May 2015, Noosa Shire Council adopted a new suite of local laws. These new laws incorporate the State Government’s model local laws and a number of subordinate local laws which provide more detailed provisions specifically tailored for the Noosa Shire.

The new Noosa local laws came into effect on 1 July 2015.

Local laws help to regulate a range of activities to ensure the good governance, health and safety of communities in the shire and address issues such as:

• parking
• keeping animals
• approvals for activities
• short stay letting and home hosted accommodation
• neighbourhood nuisances (e.g. noise, illegal dumping, graffiti)
• bathing reserves
• dog off-leash areas
• abandoned vehicles
• advertising devices

Website Notices for Local Laws

• 26 September 2025(PDF, 193KB) (Parking)
• 21 October 2021(PDF, 191KB) (Short stay letting and home hosted accommodation)
• 28 February 2020(PDF, 519KB) (Advertising devices)
• 16 August 2018(PDF, 102KB) (various amendments)
• 15 March 2018(PDF, 257KB) (Waste management)

Subordinate Local Law No. 5 (Parking) 2015

Amendments to the Subordinate Local Law No. 5 (Parking) 2015 to increase penalties for Schedule 2 minor traffic offences came into effect on 26 September 2025. View the public notice(PDF, 193KB) for the making of this legislation. 

Short Stay Letting and Home Hosted Accommodation Local Law - commenced 1 February 2022

View the public notice(PDF, 191KB) for the Short Stay Letting and Home Hosted Accommodation Local Law. Find out more about the Short Stay Letting and Home Hosted Accommodation Local Law.

Advertising Devices - Local Law (signage)

The new Local Law requirements for Advertising Devices (signage) came into effect on 28 February 2020 for temporary signs. With the commencement of the Noosa Plan 2020 on 31 July 2020, the local law requirements now apply to both temporary and permanent signs. Find out more about the Advertising Devices requirements.

Local Laws Register

Local Law	Subordinate Local Law	Repealed Local Law
Local Law No.1(PDF, 8MB) (Administration) 2015	Subordinate Local Law No 1(PDF, 2MB) (Administration) 2015	Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2011
Local Law No.2(PDF, 1MB) (Animal Management) 2015	Subordinate Local Law No 2(PDF, 3MB) (Animal Management) 2015	Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2011
Local Law No.3(PDF, 842KB) (Community &Environmental Management) 2015	Subordinate Local Law No 3(PDF, 1MB) (Community & Environmental Management) 2015	Local Law No. 3 (Community Health and Environmental Management) 2011
Local Law No.4(PDF, 1MB) (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities, & Roads) 2015	Subordinate Local Law No 4(PDF, 1MB) (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities& Roads) 2015	Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities & Roads) 2011
Local Law No.5(PDF, 602KB) (Parking) 2015	Subordinate Local Law No 5(PDF, 6MB) (Parking) 2015	Local Law No.5 (Parking) 2011
Local Law No.6(PDF, 932KB) (Bathing Reserves) 2015	Subordinate Local Law No 6(PDF, 2MB) (Bathing Reserves) 2015	Local Law No. 6 (Bathing Reserves) 2011
Local Law No.7(PDF, 5MB) (Waste Management) 2018

In order to repeal each local law, Noosa Council, on 4 June 2015, made the Noosa Shire Council (Repealing) Local Law (No. 1) 2015.

As part of the Local Law making process the new Noosa local laws and the subordinate local laws have been reviewed to ensure that they do not contain significant anti-competitive provisions.