The Office of Local Government (OLG) is evaluating the effectiveness of the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) (PSUP) laws and their implementation.

The Public Spaces Unattended Property laws commenced on 1 November 2022 and included harsher penalties for owners of shopping trolleys, unregistered cars and trailers, and stray stock animals.

The evaluation will take particular regard to:

• Timeframes and scope of the laws;
• Powers available to authorities and their use;
• The nature and impact of offences and penalties.

Councils, other public land managers, industry stakeholders and members of the public are invited to make a submission by completing the evaluation survey by Friday 13 June 2025.

Feedback received will be considered by OLG to inform the identification of short-term or longer-term improvements or additions to tools, activities, or regulation needed to improve operation of the PSUP laws.

Further information including access to the evaluation survey is available on OLG’s website.

View a copy of the Council circular.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the survey or the effectiveness of the PSUP laws, you can contact OLG’s Sector Policy and Frameworks team on 02 4428 4100 or at [email protected].