Ipswich City Council's Local Laws are listed below, click on the titles for further information including current, amending and previous versions and any subordinate local laws.
| # | Name | Status | Last Amended |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administration | Other | 1 July 2025 |
| 3 | Commercial Licensing | Other | 1 July 2025 |
| 4 | Permits | Other | 1 November 2019 |
| 5 | Parking | Other | 1 July 2025 |
| 6 | Animal Management | Other | 1 July 2025 |
| 7 | Local Government Controlled Areas and Roads | Other | 1 November 2019 |
| 8 | Nuisances and Community Health and Safety | Other | 1 July 2025 |
| 49 | Protection of Important Vegetation (formally Vegetation Management) | Other | 1 November 2019 |
Latest Local Law Review News
Consistency review with new planning scheme (Ipswich City Plan 2025)
In preparing for the implementation of the new planning scheme, a consistency review was completed to see what, if any, key changes may need to be made to council’s local laws to ensure that regulatory functions are not impacted. The amended laws were adopted by Council and commenced on 1 July 2025 to align with the commencement of the Ipswich City Plan 2025. You can read all about the review on council’s Shape Your Ipswich
Strategic Regulation Project
Council have identified the need to undertake a comprehensive review of our current local laws. With this review comes the opportunity to take a holistic view of regulation and how, as a council and a city, we can truly strive for the community vision of a city of opportunity for all. The Strategic Regulation Project will take place between January 2025 to early 2027, and involves community consultation at certain points within 3 key steps:
- Step 1 involves updating our Compliance and Enforcement Policy to be more holistic on what council’s position on regulation is.
- Step 2 involves council focusing internally to update our process for making local laws ensuring a more contemporary approach.
- Step 3 involves creating a new suite of local laws to replace our existing ones.
For further information on the project and to find out how to be involved, please head to Shape Your Ipswich.
Ipswich City Council respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners, the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul people of the Yugara/Yagara Language Group, as custodians of the land and waters we share. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, as the keepers of the traditions, customs, cultures and stories of proud peoples.