Meaning of amenity impact
24BA Meaning of amenity impact
For this Act, a person causes an amenity impact if—
the person deposits litter at an open private place; and
the depositing of the litter has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse impact on the amenity, use or enjoyment of an entity’s adjoining land.
Example
A person’s yard contains numerous vehicles in a deteriorated state that have been left undisturbed for a significant period. There is no indication that the person is carrying out repair or other work on the vehicles and the surrounding area is overgrown and neglected. The yard is unsightly and significantly affects the neighbours’ enjoyment of their land.
For subsection (1), in deciding whether an amenity impact is significant, regard must be had to the nature, quantity and volume of the litter and the length of time of the impact.
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