Explore the following current Community Local Law clauses that relate to public conduct and behaviour.

56.1. For the purposes of this clause, Council may at any time prescribe all or part of any Municipal Place to be a place where the consumption or possession of Liquor is prohibited or regulated including limited to certain times of the day, certain days of the year, defined public holiday periods, special events or particular places.

56.2. A Person must not, at any time:

56.2.1. on a Road;

56.2.2. in any Motor Vehicle within any Municipal Place other than a Road;

56.2.3. any part of the municipal district prescribed by Council under sub clause 56.1;

56.2.4. in any Municipal Place

consume any Liquor or have in his or her possession or control any Liquor other than Liquor in a container with an unbroken seal.

56.3. Sub clause 56.2 does not apply to a Person:

56.3.1. participating in a Festival or Special Event in respect of which Council has granted a Permit for persons to consume Liquor or to have in their possession or control Liquor other than Liquor in a container with an unbroken seal; or

56.3.2. In a Municipal Place and acting in accordance with a Council prescription under sub-clause 56.1;

56.3.3. On a premises that is licensed under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998.

56.4. If a Person contravenes sub clause 56.2, a member of Victoria Police or an Authorised Officer or Delegated Officer may direct the person to do all or any of the following:

56.4.1. Cease consuming liquor;

56.4.2. Leave the Municipal Place; and

56.4.3. Dispose of the contents of the container.

56.5. A Person must comply with a direction given under sub clause 56.4.

56.6. If a Person does not comply with a direction given under clause 56.4, an Authorised Officer may confiscate any unsealed container of liquor associated with the contravention.

57.1. The Council may by resolution, or as a condition of a permit, declare any part of a Road, Reserve, or Municipal Place free of glass containers, and that declaration may be unconditional or limited to certain times of the day, certain days of the year, defined public holiday periods, special events or particular places.

57.2. Where the declaration is by resolution, the Council must erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, appropriate signage indicating the boundaries days and times of those areas that are declared free of glass containers.

57.3. A Person must not, without Council authorisation, bring into, provide or use any glass container in any area that is declared free of glass containers by the Council.

58.1. The Council may by resolution, or as a condition of a permit, declare any part of a Road, Reserve, or Municipal Place to be a Smoke Free Area, and that declaration may be unconditional or limited to certain times of the day, certain days of the year, defined public holiday periods, special events or particular places.

58.2. Where the declaration is by resolution, the Council must erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, appropriate signage indicating the boundaries and/or days and times of those areas that are declared Smoke Free Areas.

58.3. A Person must not smoke in, or on, any Municipal Place, or part of a Municipal Place, that has been declared to be a Smoke Free Area and has appropriate Smoke Free Area signage erected.

A Person must not, while in a Municipal Place, behave in a manner that endangers others or unreasonably interferes with the quiet enjoyment of the Municipal Place by any other Person.

61.1. A Person must not, unless authorised by the Council for the purpose, do the following in, or on, a Municipal Place:

61.1.1. destroy, damage, deface or interfere with the Municipal Place;

61.1.2. construct an opening or gate in a fence on the boundary of Council property;

61.1.3. remove, destroy, damage, deface or interfere with, or allow to be removed, destroyed, damaged or interfered with, the Municipal Place or thing in or on or attached to the Municipal Place;

61.1.4. act contrary to any sign, public notice or published information in relation to the Municipal Place;

61.1.5. destroy, deface, damage, remove, plant or interfere with any tree, gardenbed or plant in, or on, the Municipal Place, other than for the purposes of maintaining grass on a nature strip or in accordance with a permit for cultivation of a nature strip garden issued under Clause 12;

61.1.6. do or omit to do anything which causes any natural or other material to escape or otherwise be conveyed onto a Road and thereby become a hazard; or

61.1.7. cause any damage to any Council assets in, or on, the Municipal Place as a result of a failure as an owner or occupier of any land to adequately maintain, or to rectify any faults within a reasonable time, in drainage systems, utility supply systems or any other matter for which the owner or occupier of the land is responsible for maintaining.

61.2. An Authorised Officer or Delegated Officer may remove and impound anything that is in or on a Municipal Place in contravention of this Clause.

61.3. A Person who holds an Asset Protection Permit and is acting in accordance with its purpose, scope and conditions is exempt from this provision.

64.1. A Person must not, while in a Municipal Reserve, behave in a manner that unreasonably impacts the well-being of or endangers others, or unreasonably interferes with the quiet enjoyment of the Municipal Reserve by any other Person. Penalty: 15 Penalty Units

64.2. A Person must not, while in a Municipal Reserve:

64.2.1. destroy, damage or interfere with any Council property;

64.2.2. act in any manner likely to cause damage to property or the environment;

64.2.3. use any children's playground equipment except for the purpose it is provided;

64.2.4. act contrary to any sign erected in the reserve;

64.2.5. feed any bird or native fauna;

64.2.6. abandon any Animal or bird;

64.2.7. destroy, damage, injure or interfere with any flora or any fauna; 64.2.8. carry or use any firearm unless authorised or licensed to do so;

64.2.9. light a fire or permit any fire to remain alight except in:

64.2.9.1. a barbecue provided by the Council; or

64.2.9.2. a portable liquid petroleum gas barbecue;

64.2.10. play any games with a hard ball except in an area set aside for that purpose; or

64.2.11. damage or interfere with the landform, flora, fauna, ground cover, soil or waterways of any area marked by signage as “protected natural environment”.

64.3. A person employed, contracted or authorised by Council for a specific purpose in a Municipal Reserve is exempt from this Clause so far as it applies to that purpose.

74.1. A Person must not, while in a Municipal Building, behave in a manner that endangers others or unreasonably interferes with the quiet enjoyment of the Municipal Building by any other Person.

74.2. A Person must not, while in a Municipal Building:

74.2.1. use indecent, insulting, offensive or abusive language; or

74.2.2. behave in an indecent, offensive, insulting or riotous manner.

74.3. Unless authorised by the Council or an Authorised Officer or Delegated Officer, a Person must not in a Municipal Building:

74.3.1. destroy, damage, interfere with or deface the Municipal Building;

74.3.2. destroy, damage, interfere with or deface anything located at, on or in the Municipal Building;

74.3.3. remove any object which is owned by the Council from the Municipal Building;

74.3.4. act in a manner contrary to any restriction or prohibition contained in the inscription on a sign at, on or in the Municipal Building;

74.3.5. deposit any litter, except in receptacle provided for that purpose;

74.3.6. except for a child under the age of six (6) years in the care of a responsible person, and for a carer providing assistance to a person with a disability, enter or use any dressing room, shower, convenience or other area in a Municipal Building which has been appropriated for Persons of the opposite gender;

74.3.7. sell any goods or services;

74.3.8. erect, affix, place or leave any advertisement;

74.3.9. erect, operate or cause to be erected or operated any amusement;

74.3.10. obstruct, hinder or interfere with any member of staff of Council in the performance of his or her duties;

74.3.11. act contrary to any lawful direction of an Authorised Officer or Delegated Officer or member of Council staff, including, without limitation, a direction to leave the Municipal Building, whether or not a fee for admission has been paid;

74.3.12. use or interfere with any life-saving or emergency device, unless using the device in an emergency, or participating in an instruction approved by the Council or an Authorised Officer or Delegated Officer;

74.3.13. organise any function or Event;

74.3.14. bring any Animal into, or allow any Animal under his or her control to remain in, a Municipal Building, except for Assistance Animals;

74.3.15. bring any Vehicle into a Municipal Building, except for:

74.3.15.1. a pram or pusher being used by a child; or

74.3.15.2. a wheelchair or motor scooter being used by a physically disabled person; or

74.3.16. bring into a Municipal Building any substance, liquid or powder which may: 74.3.16.1. be dangerous or injurious to health;

74.3.16.2. have the potential to foul, pollute or soil any part of the Municipal Building; or

74.3.16.3. cause discomfort to any person

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