Schedule 1 Shops Exempt from Provisions of
Shop Trading Reform Act 1996 (38/1996)

The following shops are exempt from the proposal to enforce closure on all Sundays throughout the municipal district of the City of Greater Bendigo (provided they employ less than 20 EFT employees):
Booksellers' and newsagents shops
Bread shops
Chemists' shops
Confectionery and pastry shops
Dressmakers' shops
Drycleaners' shops
Eating houses and restaurants shops
Fish and oysters' shops
Flower shops and retail plant nurseries
Fruit and vegetable shops
Hairdressers' shops
Hardware shops
Paint shops
Petrol shops
Pet shops, including shops for the sale of aviary and cage birds or aquarium fish
Photographers' shops
Saddlery shops
Shoe repairers' shops
Shops for the sale of boats, caravans or other trailers or spare parts or accessories
Shops for the sale of foodstuff and groceries
Shops for the sale of motor car spare parts or accessories
Shops for the sale of old goods being furniture, plate, china, statuettes and other curiosities and odds and ends of an artistic or antiquarian interest
Shops for the sale of records, cassettes, tapes or video cassettes
Shops for the sale of swimming pools, swimming pool equipment or supplies for swimming pools
Shops for the sale of works of art or handicraft
Souvenir shops
Sporting goods shops located at sporting venues for the sale of goods appropriate for use at these venues
Stamp and coin shops
Tailors' shops
Undertakers' establishments

The poll is conducted under Section 111A of the Local Government Act 1989 (11/1989), itself an amendment contained in the Shop Reform Act.
It is the result of a petition from ratepayers, is determined by a simple majority of valid votes (provided valid votes total greater than one-third of total enrolment) and the result is binding on Council.

 
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