Restricted Premises Enforcement Policy - Parramatta City Council

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Draft Restricted Premises PolicyTABLE OF CONTENTS1.0 Introduction___________________________________________________ 31.1 Background_________________________________________________ 31.2 Purpose____________________________________________________ 41.3 Objectives __________________________________________________ 51.4. Parramatta City Council Guiding Principles ________________________ 52.0 CRITERIA FOR RESPONSE _____________________________________ 52.1 Principles for Response _______________________________________ 52.2 Factors for Response _________________________________________ 63.0 REQUIREMENTS______________________________________________ 73.1 Enforcement Activities ________________________________________ 73.2 Hierarchy for Response _______________________________________ 74.0 MANAGING COMPLAINTS _____________________________________ 104.1 Access to Information ________________________________________ 104.2 Customer Request Management System (CRMS)__________________ 104.3 Staff Conducting Inspections __________________________________ 104.4 Matters for Consideration _____________________________________ 114.5 Inspection Records __________________________________________ 114.6 Reporting _________________________________________________ 114.7 Authorisations ______________________________________________ 114.8 Fees _____________________________________________________ 125.0 LEGAL PROCESS ____________________________________________ 135.1 Civil Proceedings ___________________________________________ 135.2 Prosecution Procedures ______________________________________ 135.3 Penalty Infringement Notices __________________________________ 135.4 Grievances ________________________________________________ 135.5 Privacy ___________________________________________________ 145.6 Audit and Probity____________________________________________ 146.0 OTHER MATTERS____________________________________________ 146.1 Review Period______________________________________________ 14Parramatta City Council 2
Draft Restricted Premises Policy1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1 BackgroundThis Policy applies to Brothels and Related sex use premises and should be read inconjunction with the Parramatta City Council’s Enforcement Policy.This Policy has been prepared to facilitate an effective and consistent approach toenforcement of controls on Brothels and Related sex use premises under the lawsrelating to operation of those premises.This Policy will help align enforcement actions across all arms of Council, namelythe Regulatory Services Unit and the Development Services Unit, as they monitorand regulate business activities and premises within the Parramatta localgovernment area.This Policy applies to all Council’s activities relating to Brothels and Related sex usepremises and it sets out the process on how incidents will be escalated between theenforcement arms of Council.1.2 DefinitionsIn this Policy:Brothel means premises:(a)(b)(c)habitually used for the purposes of prostitution, orthat have been used for the purposes of prostitution and are likely to be usedagain for that purpose, orthat have been expressly or implicitly:(i)(ii)advertised (whether by advertisements in or on the premises,newspapers, directories or the internet or by other means), orrepresented,as being used for the purposes of prostitution, and that are likely to be used forthe purposes of prostitution (and premises may constitute a Brothel even thoughused by only one prostitute for the purposes of prostitution).Enforcement Fee means the fee charged by Council in connection with theinspections of premises that are undertaken for the purposes of taking enforcementaction as a result of any non compliance with development consent or offence underany laws relating to the use and occupation of the premises or both..Monitoring Fee means the fee charged by Council in connection with theinspections of premises that are undertaken for the purposes of assessingcompliance with development consent or any laws relating to the use andoccupation of the premises or both.High Risk Premises means any premises that Council staff consider have a highrisk of non compliance with development consent or any laws relating to the use andParramatta City Council 3
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