MAIN ROADS ACT 1930 - SECT 15A
MAIN ROADS ACT 1930 - SECT 15A
15A . Offences relating to damage to plants and litter
(1) A person must not
cut, break, bark, root up or otherwise damage, destroy or remove the whole or
any part of any timber, tree, sapling, shrub, undergrowth, or wildflower in or
on a highway or main road without the prior approval in writing of the
Commissioner except when such action is taken to remove a hazard.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000.
(2) A person must not
deposit any litter on a highway or main road.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000.
[Section 15A inserted: No. 35 of 1972 s. 4;
amended: No. 96 of 1975 s. 13; No. 26 of 2023 s. 15.]
[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 44(2);
amended: No. 26 of 2023 s. 16.]