Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LITTER ACT 2004 - SECT 7

In this Act:

"litter" includes any solid or liquid waste, whether domestic or commercial, and also includes, for example—

        (a)     any glass, metal, cigarette butt, plastic, paper, fabric, wood, food, abandoned vehicle and vehicle part, construction or demolition material, garden remnants and clippings, soil, sand or rocks; and

        (b)     any material, substance or thing deposited at a place if its size, shape, nature or volume makes the place untidy or adversely affects the proper use of the place.

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).