2025 Local Law Review - Short Stay Accommodation + Signs Model Local Laws

We’re reviewing our local laws to ensure they remain current, and we’re seeking your feedback.

Section 3.16 the Local Government Act 1995 requires that all local laws must be reviewed within a 15-year period after their commencement to determine if they should remain unchanged, be repealed, or amended. The 15-year period is taken to be from either when the local law commenced or when the last review of the local law was completed.

As part of the Local Government reforms and implementation of the Local Government Amendment Act 2024, the City of Fremantle is now required to review all local laws within a two-year period, prior to 7 December 2026, unless a review occurred within the last 8 years.

At the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 12 March 2025, Council approved to review the City of Fremantle’s local laws by a suitable timeframe. This timeframe takes into consideration changes to principle legislation and other matters which will influence any recommended changes to the local laws. The approved local law review schedule is below:

At the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 26 November 2025, Council approved to review and repeal the Short Stay Accommodation Local Law 2008 and the Local Government Model By-laws (Signs, Hoardings and Billposting), No. 13.

In accordance with section 3.16 of the Local Government Act 1995, the City of Fremantle gives public notice that:

Following adoption by Council, the abovementioned local laws are to come into operation 14 days after their publication in the Government Gazette.

Copies of the abovementioned Local Laws can be viewed on the MySay page for this topic, on the City's website (Public Notices - City of Fremantle), and as hard copies being available for inspection at Walyaup Civic Centre.

The City of Fremantle invite public submissions.

Submit Feedback

The City of Fremantle invite public submissions.

Your feedback will be reviewed and presented to Council when considering if these local laws are amended, repealed or unchanged.

Submissions can be submitted online via the submission form below, or:

• By Mail
  PO Box 807
  Fremantle WA 6959
• In Person
  Walyalup Civic Centre
  151 High Street
  Fremantle WA 6160
• By email – governance@fremantle.wa.gov.au
• Online via the submission form below

A hard copy of the survey can be sent or picked up upon request by emailing the Governance Team via governance@fremantle.wa.gov.au

Submissions close at 5pm AWST on Friday, 30 January 2026.