Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

LITTER ACT 1977 (REPEALED) - SECT 7B

    (1)         A person shall not place in or on a motor vehicle in a public place an unsolicited leaflet, handbill or other document publicising or promoting a product, service, event, cause or belief, or otherwise conveying a message or information.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a document—

        (a)     placed in or on a motor vehicle in accordance with a law of the Territory; or

        (b)     containing a message—

              (i)     of a personal nature; and

              (ii)     directed only to the owner, or the driver or rider, of a particular motor vehicle.

    (3)         A leaflet, handbill or other document placed in or on a motor vehicle in a public place shall be presumed to be unsolicited unless the contrary is proved.