Jabiru Town Development (Stallholders) By-laws 1983 (NT)

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

JABIRU TOWN DEVELOPMENT (STALLHOLDERS) by-laws 1983

As in force at 18 December 1985

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This reprint shows the By-laws as in force at 18 December 1985.  Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

Jabiru Town Development (Stallholders) By-laws 1983

By-laws under the Jabiru Town Development Act 1978

1Citation

These By-laws may be cited as the Jabiru Town Development (Stallholders) By-laws 1983.

2Definitions

In these By-laws, unless the contrary intention appears:

authorized officer means an officer or employee of the Authority authorized for the purpose of these By-laws.

permit means a permit issued under by-law 6 to sell goods from a stall.

public street has the meaning ascribed to it in the Traffic Act 1987.

stall means a temporary structure in or on which goods are offered for sale by retail, and includes a tent, vehicle or caravan.

stallholder means a person issued with a permit under by-law 6 to sell goods from a stall.

town area of Jabiru means the area administered by the Authority.

Town Manager means the person employed by the Authority as Town Manager of Jabiru, and includes a person authorized by the Authority to act in his place.

3Stallholders to obtain permit

A person shall not sell goods from a stall in the town area of Jabiru except in accordance with a permit and these By-laws.

4Application for permit
  • (1)

    A person may apply to the Town Manager for a permit and the application shall state:

    • (a)

      the name and business address of the applicant;

    • (b)

      the type of goods which the applicant intends to sell;

    • (c)

      the proposed location of the stall; and

    • (d)

      the period for which the permit is required.

  • (2)

    An application under clause (1) shall be accompanied:

    • (a)

      by the fee prescribed by the Authority; and

    • (b)

      in the case of the first application for a permit, by a certificate signed by 2 reputable inhabitants of the Territory certifying that the applicant is of good character and is a fit and proper person to hold a permit.

    5Grant or refusal to grant permit

    The Authority shall consider an application for a permit and may:

    • (a)

      grant the application; or

    • (b)

      refuse to grant the application.

    6Issue of permit
  • (1)

    Where the Authority grants a permit it shall issue the permit in accordance with the form in the Schedule.

  • (2)

    A permit under clause (1) shall be valid for the period, not exceeding 3 years, indicated in the permit.

  • (3)

    A permit under clause (1) may be subject to conditions in relation to:

    • (a)

      the goods that may be sold from the stall;

    • (b)

      the days and hours during which goods may be sold;

    • (c)

      the siting of the stall; and

    • (d)

      the standards in relation to health or hygiene to be observed by the stallholder.

  • (4)

    A permit is not transferable.

7Revocation of permit
  • (1)

    Subject to clause (2), the Authority may revoke a permit where the stallholder:

    • (a)

      has become bankrupt, applied to take the benefit of a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors or has compounded with his creditors;

    • (b)

      has been convicted of an indictable offence;

    • (c)

      has contravened or failed to comply with a condition of his permit or these By-laws;

    • (d)

      is conducting his business in such a manner as to cause a nuisance or annoyance to persons in the neighbourhood of the stall; or

    • (e)

      has purported to assign or transfer his permit or is not personally carrying on the business for which the permit was granted.

  • (2)

    Where under clause (1), the Authority revokes a permit:

    • (a)

      it shall serve on the stallholder a notice that the permit has been revoked and that the revocation takes effect after 14 days from the date of the notice; and

    • (b)

      the stallholder shall return the permit, and his badge or card under by-law 8, to the Town Manager within 30 days of the date of the notice under paragraph (a).

    8Badges or cards
  • (1)

    The Authority shall issue to a stallholder a badge or card for which the stallholder shall pay the sum of $2.

  • (2)

    A stallholder shall display his badge or card whilst selling goods from his stall.

  • (2A)

    An offence of contravening or failing to comply with a provision of, or a notice under, clause (2) is a regulatory offence.

  • (3)

    A person shall not display a stallholder’s badge or card unless he is the holder of a permit.

9Rules of conduct
  • (1)

    A stallholder whilst offering goods for sale from his stall shall:

    • (a)

      carry his permit and upon demand by an authorized officer or a member of the Police Force produce it for inspection by the authorized officer or the member;

    • (b)

      have his name legibly and conspicuously displayed on his stall; and

    • (c)

      at all times maintain his stall in good order and condition.

  • (2)

    A stallholder shall not:

    • (a)

      conduct a stall between the hours of sunset and sunrise the next day, or on a Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday without obtaining the consent of the Authority;

    • (b)

      place his stall within a distance of 200 metres of a shop or permanent place of business that has for sale any goods, wares or merchandise of the type offered for sale by the stallholder;

    • (c)

      call his wares or cause or make an outcry, noise or disturbance likely to be a nuisance or cause annoyance to a person in that vicinity;

    • (d)

      deposit or store a box or basket under his vehicle or upon an adjacent roadway or footpath, whilst conducting his stall;

    • (e)

      obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles on a public street, whilst conducting his stall; or

    • (f)

      act in an offensive manner, whilst conducting his stall.

    10Parking

    A stallholder shall not sell goods from a stall on private property unless there is adequate provision on the private property for the parking of his customers’ vehicles.

11Conduct of stall for charity, &c.

Notwithstanding these By-laws, the Authority may grant to a person, without fee, a licence to conduct a stall in a public street or on land for the period specified in such licence where such stall is conducted solely for the purpose of raising money for a religious, sporting or charitable organization or on behalf of any other organization which, in the opinion of the Authority, has objects for the benefit of the community.

12Penalty

A person who contravenes or fails to comply with these By-laws or a condition of a permit granted to him is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:          $400 and a daily penalty of $40 for each day during which the offence continues.

ScheduleStallholders (Jabiru) By-laws

regulation 6

STALLHOLDER’S PERMIT

No.         

...............................................…………………………………………………........

(Name)

of....................................………………………………………………...................

(Address)

is hereby permitted to sell.................………………………………………............

(Type of goods)

from a stall erected or placed at ....................……............................................ in the town area of Jabiru, subject to the following conditions .……………………………………....................................................................................................................................................................………………………...………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...................

This permit shall remain in force until and including ...........……………......., 19...

Dated this                  day of                 , 19  .

...............................

Town Manager

ENDNOTES
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    KEY

Key to abbreviations

 

amd = amended od = order

app = appendix om = omitted

bl = by-law pt = Part

ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

cl = clause rem = remainder

div = Division renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

f = forms s = section

Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

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    LIST OF LEGISLATION

Jabiru Town Development (Stallholders) By-laws (SL No. 8, 1983)

Notified

18 February 1983

Commenced

18 February 1983

Criminal Law (Regulatory Offences) Act 1983 (Act No. 68, 1983)

Assent date

28 November 1983

Commenced

1 January 1984 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Code Act 1983 (Act No. 47, 1983), Gaz G46, 18 November 1983, p 11 and Gaz G8, 26 February 1986, p 5)

  • 3

    GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr: 1 and 2.

  • 4

    LIST OF AMENDMENTS

bl 8                    amd Act No. 68, 1983, s 138

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