Have you been charged with council offences?
We can help you.
We are a firm of criminal lawyers who can help you if you have been charged with council offences,.
Local Council or local Government have a wide number of charges that they prosecute. They range from charges relating to house improvements, not getting building permits, to dogs being a nuisance.
Often these charges are very minor. Sometimes these are important as they have a large impact where they relate to building works or to a much loved animal.
Please give us a call and we will discuss your issue with you to see if we can help you.
Council charges
- Allow Dog or Cat to Be a Nuisance
- Carry Out Plumbing Work Without Licence or Registration
- Carry Out Work Without a Building Permit
- Dangerous Non-guard Dog Attacks or Bites a Person or Animal – Person in Control
- Destroy, Damage or in Any Way Interfere With Any Works of a Water Corporation
- Dog Found at Large Between Sunrise and Sunset
- Dog Rushes at Person - Person in Control
- Fail to Apply to Register a Dog or Cat
- Fail to Comply With an Improvement Notice
- Fail to Comply With Emergency Order or Building Order
- Fail to Comply With Fire Prevention Notice
- Fail to Comply With Planning Scheme, Permit or Agreement Under s173
- Fail to Restrain Dangerous Dog Off the Owner’s Premises
- Failure to Vote at Any Election Without a Valid and Sufficient Excuse
- Fishing Closures – Contravene a Prohibition
- Non-dangerous Dog Attacks
- Occupier Land Contravenes Planning Scheme
Latest Council Case Studies
Dog Attack – Ringwood
This is a case study on a dog attack in Ringwood involving a husband and wife who each had one dog registered in their names. The case resulted in a financial penalty with no conviction recorded. What was alleged to have occurred? We acted for clients who are husband and …
Failure to Comply With Permit By a Church
Our client is a church group that had been set up in greater Melbourne. The church was established in a partly industrial area, where other businesses also operate. In order to establish the premises, the church applied for and was granted a permit to host regular services and events by …
Failure to Obtain Building Permit – Fine Without Conviction
This is a case study on a council offence related to carrying out building works and the alleged absence of permit to be able to do so. The client was charged in their personal capacity as well as a company that owned the dwelling for the alleged failure to obtain …
