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SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 57

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 57

57—Depositing rubbish on land

        (1)         A person who deposits rubbish on land without the consent of the owner or occupier or other lawful authority is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $750.

        (2)         The court by which a person is found guilty of an offence against subsection (1) may, whether or not a fine is imposed, order the person to remove, within the time specified by the court, the rubbish from the land on which it was deposited.

        (3)         If a person makes default in complying with an order under subsection (2)—

            (a)         the person is guilty of an offence and liable to a maximum penalty of $125; and

            (b)         the court may order the person to pay to the owner or occupier of the land the cost of removing the rubbish.

        (4)         In this section—

"land" includes roads, streets and other public places, as well as private land;

"rubbish" includes soil, stone, rubble, animal or vegetable matter and other debris, waste or refuse.