Appeal an infringement
Appeal an infringement

Appeal an infringement

Appeal an infringement

Appealing a City infringement.
Last updated on: 09 May 2025
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Types of infringements

The City can give out fines for different things, including:
  • Community Safety infringements:
  • animal infringements
  • bushfire infringements
  • litter infringements
  • vehicle/off road infringements
  • parking infringements.
  • Health infringements:
  • environmental protection infringements
  • food infringements
  • asbestos infringements
  • tobacco infringements.
  • Compliance based infringements:
  • Canning Local Laws infringements
  • building infringements
  • planning infringements
  • swimming pool infringements
  • caravan infringements.

Appeals

To appeal a fine, customers need to have the following information:
  • The infringement number on the fine
  • Name and contact details of the offender, including their email address
  • The reason to the appeal fine or request to have the matter heard in Court
  • The offender's residential address
  • Other supporting information such as a statutory declaration.

Vehicle/off road infringements

Please include the make and model of the vehicle in your request.

Community Safety appeal timeframes

For bushfire and off-road vehicle fines, appeals must be made within 21 days from the date of the fine was issued.
For all other Community Safety fines, appeals must be made within 28 days from the date of the fine was issued.

Health and Compliance appeal timeframes

Appeals must be made within 28 days from the date of the fine was issued.

Anonymous requests

Customers need to provide their contact details to appeal a fine This includes their email address and phone number.

Raise a request

  • To appeal a fine, please select the correct option below
  • Let the customer know they will be contacted once the appeal has been reviewed.