Council by-laws are local laws established by councils to deal with issues specific to the relevant council area and to manage the convenience, comfort and safety of the community.
The City of Burnside has seven by-laws that specifically address issues identified as requiring Council management and resourcing.
The Local Government Act 1999 provides that the Council is required to review its by-laws every seven years.
Part of the review process is to seek feedback on these by-laws from our community.
A review of Council's by-laws was conducted in mid 2025, including a community engagement process seeking community feedback on proposed changes from 27 May 2025 to 20 June 2025.
At their meeting on 19 August 2025, Council resolved to make By-laws No. 1 - 7. These new By-laws will come into effect on 28 December 2025 and can be found on engage.burnside
The current operating by-laws can be found here.
