Interference with garbage receptacles
28 Interference with garbage receptacles
A person other than:
(a) the occupier of the premises for which an approved garbage receptacle is provided; or
an exempt person,
must not, without reasonable cause, touch, use, remove, mark or otherwise interfere with an approved garbage receptacle.
Penalty: $3 000.
(2) A person who damages or causes an approved garbage receptacle or a garbage receptacle owned by or under the control of the council to be damaged commits an offence.
Penalty: $3 000.
An offence against clause (2) is a regulatory offence.
(4) A person who is found guilty of an offence against clause (2) is liable to the council for the costs of the repair to or replacement of the receptacle.
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