Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LITTER ACT 2004 - SECT 9B

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person dumps litter at a public place; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     the volume or weight of litter is more than the amount prescribed by regulation; or

              (ii)     the litter is larger than the size prescribed by regulation.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person dumps litter; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     the volume or weight of litter is more than the amount prescribed by regulation; or

              (ii)     the litter is larger than the size prescribed by regulation; and

        (c)     the litter, or part of the litter, escapes, or is likely to escape, into or onto a public place.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.