The City is required to review a Local Law every eight years. During a review, the community is invited to provide feedback to the City about the Local Law. This ensures the community contributes and is involved in the local law making process.
The City will consider all the feedback from the community and present a report to Council.
Council will then consider the report at a meeting and determine if the Local Laws are to be repealed, amended or retained.
In 2023 the City sought community feedback to gain a deeper understanding of new and emerging issues related to the Control of Cats Local Law. You can find a summary of the community feedback on the Local Law in Focus - Control of Cats Local Law page.
Information gathered through the initiative will help inform the formal Local Law review process. The City is also hosting a series of community briefing sessions on the Keeping and Control of Cats Local Law 1999. Please register your interest to participate when lodging a submission.
Yes, if Council resolves to amend the Local Law/s, the City will draft an amendment, which will be advertised for six weeks, and available for public comment. The amendment, and any community feedback will then be considered by the City and presented in a report to Council for their consideration.