LOCAL FENCING LAW 2026

Published on Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 12:35:31 PM

Local Government Act 1995
Shire of East Pilbara
Local Fencing Law 2026
23 September 202

The Shire of East Pilbara has adopted “Shire of East Pilbara Fencing Local Law 2026”.

The purpose of this local law is to introduce a discretionary approval mechanism enabling the Shire to consider industrial dividing and boundary fencing that do not comply with clause 2.10(3) and (4) of the Shire of East Pilbara Fencing Local Law 2011.

The effect of this local law is toallow the Shire toapprove existing or proposed industrial dividing and boundary fences that do not meet the current barbed-wire angle or other materials with spiked or jagged projections or setback requirements, subject to an assessment of safety, amenity and land-use impacts.

A copy of the Shire of East Pilbara Fencing Local Law may be obtained from the Shire’s website www.eastpilbara.wa.gov.au or from the Shire offices at Cnr Kalgan and Newman Drives, Newman or 12 Francis Street, Marble Bar, between 8.30am and 4.00pm, Monday to Friday.