Unattended Property
Local communities are concerned about safety and amenity issues caused by property left unattended on public footpaths, roads and in parks and reserves.
The Public Spaces Unattended Property Act 2021 (PSUP) creates stronger incentives for owners and others to be responsible for their property left in public spaces such as vehicles, shopping trolleys and bikes.
The PSUP gives Council and other authorities stronger powers to make people remove their belongings from public spaces within a reasonable timeframe or potentially be fined and have to collect their property from a place of temporary storage or care.
Owners who do not attend to their property left in public spaces within a reasonable timeframe will face fines and penalties.
The PSUP helps keep our public spaces safer and more accessible.
For further information please refer to the below documents.
Unattended Vehicles
Vehicles include any item that can be registered under the Roads Act. There are different time periods for registered and unregistered vehicles.
For more information, please download the factsheet(PDF, 2MB) or go to www.olg.nsw.gov.au
Personal Items
Personal Items are items that belong to a household that are left in a public space being either a footpath, park or nature strip. These items include bikes, lounges, mattresses and white goods.
For more information, please download the factsheet(PDF, 3MB) or go to www.olg.nsw.gov.au
Shopping Trolleys
Shared services are items used in the public space for personal use and are owned by companies, items include shopping trolleys.
For more information, please download the factsheet(PDF, 2MB) or go to www.olg.gov.au