Local Law Permits

Under the Local Government Act, municipal councils in Victoria are empowered to make their own local laws. Before 1989 these were known as by-laws.

Stonnington has embraced all of its controls under one Local Law document, divided into parts and clauses.

Breaches are prosecutable as summary criminal offences at the Magistrates Court and any guilty finding may be recorded as a conviction (formal record), at the discretion of the magistrate.

The Local Law includes controls over certain building-related activities to regulate their impact on local amenity. The  Building Control Services unit administers these and allied functions under the Road Management Act.  Permits and consents are required for the following:

• Hoardings, barricades and temporary awnings over roads;
• Building work outside of regular hours;
• Vehicle crossings;
• Road openings;
• Works zones and parking for builders;
• Skips on roads;
• Cranes on roads;
• Road openings and pipe tappings;
• Occupation and closing of roads during work;
• Building work which may lead to damage to roads

  Pre application checklist

Application form for recurrent work