Issues such as campers leaving litter, visually polluting the area and impinging on access for users of facilities such as boat ramps, prompted the council to adopt a bylaw in 2011, as allowed for under the Freedom Camping Act 2011.
The council's regulatory and corporate manager, Lee Webster, said the main change to the bylaw was that the council would have the ability, through resolution, to prohibit areas if campers were found to be abusing the rules.
If areas were found to have litter or fires, freedom camping would not be stopped "in the whole" but the area could be further restricted.
His report, to be discussed today, advises the best option available to deal with the adverse effects of the campers is through a bylaw, amended after a round of public consultation.
"Overall, the most appropriate manner of addressing the perceived problem is believed to be a specific bylaw through the Freedom Camping Act, in conjunction with a combination of signage and education.
"The Litter Act will continue to be used where appropriate where specific littering issues are identified."
