Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Road Management Act 2004 - SECT 69

Person must remove structure, device, hoarding, advertisement, sign or bill if requested to do so

69. Person must remove structure, device, hoarding, advertisement, sign or
bill if requested to do so



(1) A person must remove any structure, device, hoarding, advertisement, sign
or bill placed by that person in contravention of section 66 if requested to
do so by an authorised officer.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(1A) A person must, if requested to do so by an authorised officer, remove any
advertisement, sign or bill, or any structure, device or hoarding for the
exhibition of an advertisement, sign or bill, placed by the person at any time
before the commencement of section 66 on or over a road or on road
infrastructure or road-related infrastructure in contravention of any
provision made by or under any Act in force at that time.

(2) If a request under subsection (1) or (1A) is not complied with, an
authorised officer may-

   (a)  remove and sell the structure, device, hoarding, advertisement, sign
        or bill and apply the proceeds of the sale towards the reimbursement
        of expenses incurred in connection with the removal or sale; or

   (b)  obliterate the structure, device, hoarding, advertisement, sign or
        bill.