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
Jon Ross This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Jon Ross. Jon is a Senior Associate at Doogue + George, bringing over 20 years of exclusive criminal defence practice from one of London’s …
Failure to Comply With Permit By a Church
Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of …
Failure to Obtain Building Permit – Fine Without Conviction
Ophelia Hollway This is a real case study by one of our lawyers. The person who is in charge of this area in the firm is Ophelia Hollway. Ophelia is a Senior Associate and LIV Accredited Criminal Law Specialist at Doogue + George. She has defended a wide range of …
