Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No 156
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Chapter 5Part 5.6ASection 146B

146B   Advertising material not to be placed in or on vehicles

(1) Offence
A person must not deposit any advertising material in or on any vehicle.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2) Application of this section
This section applies whether the vehicle is situated in or on a public place or a private place.
(3) Exceptions
This section does not apply to the deposit of:
(a)  any material by a person who is the custodian of the vehicle or is acting with the express consent of the custodian of the vehicle, or
(b)  any material by a person who deposits it in accordance with any regulations made for the purposes of this section or in such circumstances as may be prescribed by any regulations made for the purposes of this section.
(4)  For the purposes of subsection (3) (a), a person is not the custodian of a vehicle parked at a parking station merely because the person is the custodian of the parking station. In this subsection, parking station means a place (such as a car park) provided for the parking of vehicles, and includes a place or place of a class prescribed by the regulations.
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