Cats Local Law 2024

Proposed Cats Amendment Local Law 2025

At the Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 16 December 2025, Council endorsed the Cats Amendment Local Law 2025, which was gazetted on 13 February 2026 and will come into operation on 27 February 2026. A copy is available on the City’s website southperth.wa.gov.au/local-laws (External link).

The public comment period has now closed. All feedback received will be analysed and the Cats Amendment Local Law 2025 presented to Council for consideration later this year.

The City of South Perth is seeking public comment on a proposed Cats Amendment Local Law 2025.

At its meeting held 24 June 2024, Council approved advertising the proposed Cats Local Law 2024. After the advertising period closed, Council approved the making of the Cats Local Law 2024, at its 22 October 2024 meeting.

The Cats Local Law 2024 was then provided to the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (JSCDL) on 28 November 2024 for their review. The JSCDL is a joint committee of the Parliament of Western Australia, delegated by Parliament, to scrutinise subsidiary legislation. The City was subsequently advised that a number of drafting errors in the Cats Local law 2024 require amending.

What are the proposed changes to the local law?

1. Within six years, amend the local law as follows:

1. In the clause 1.5 definition of 'prescribed premises', replace 'Cat Regulations 2012' with 'Cat (Uniform Local Provisions) Regulations 2013'.
2. In Clause 2.6(1)(a), the two prescribed conditions should be split into subclauses (1)(a) and (1)(b) respectively. The remaining subclauses should then be re-alphabetised to (1)(c) and (1)(d).
3. In Clause 3.14(1)(d)(i), insert the words 'either the transferee or' inserted after the phrase 'written evidence that.'
4. In Schedule 1, in the item referring to the 'Gentilli Boat Foreshore to Mt Henry Foreshore', replace the phrase 'Gentilli Boat Foreshore' with the phrase ‘Gentilli Boat Ramp Foreshore’.
5. Make all consequential amendments arising from the above amendments.

2. Not enforce the local law to the contrary before it is amended in accordance with undertaking 1.

These amendments do not make any fundamental changes to the local law, they will however ensure that the local law is written in a consistent manner and easy to read for members of the public.

Find out more and get involved

• Read the Frequently asked questions
• View the proposed Cats Amendment Local Law 2025
• Complete an online feedback form. Hard copy feedback forms and copies of the proposed local law are available at the Civic Centre and South Perth and Manning Libraries
• If you don't want to complete an online feedback form, you can make a written submission addressed to:
  Chief Executive Officer, City of South Perth, Cnr Sandgate St and South Tce, South Perth, WA 6151, including your name and postal address so the City can respond to your submission and advise you of the final outcome
• Contact the City on 9474 0777 or use the ask a question tool to get in touch with a member of the project team.

Feedback closed at 4pm on Friday 12 September 2025.

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