Prescribed office
9A Prescribed office
Where opposite a public authority specified in column 1 of the table to this regulation, an office of that public authority is specified in column 2 of that table, that office is a prescribed office for the purposes of section 26(2)(d).
Table
Column 1 Public authorities | Column 2 Prescribed offices |
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[1. deleted] | |
2. Department for Youth, Sport and Recreation 2 | Manager of camps; Camps officer; Warden; Relieving warden; Groundsman. |
3. Rottnest Island Authority under the Rottnest Island Authority Act 1987 | A person designated under subsection (1)(a) of section 28 of that Act to be a ranger, or appointed under subsection (1)(b) of that section to be an honorary ranger for Rottnest Island. |
4. Department of Parks and Wildlife | A person designated under the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006 section 39 as an inspector |
[Regulation 9A inserted: Gazette 13 Aug 1982 p. 3154; amended: Gazette 30 May 1988 p. 1847; 7 Apr 1989 p. 1035; 11 Jan 2013 p. 44; 19 Jun 2015 p. 2097.]
10. Offence of adding to, or altering infringement notices
A person, not being an authorised officer, shall not make any endorsement on, or alteration to, an infringement notice.
Penalty: a fine of $400.
[Regulation 10 erratum: Gazette 17 Jul 1981 p. 2888; amended: Gazette 11 Jan 2013 p. 45.]
11. Forms
The several forms set out in Schedule 2 are prescribed for the respective purposes for which forms are required by sections 26 and 30.
Schedule 1 — Litter creating public risk
[r. 2]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 11 Jan 2013 p. 45.]
Item | Category of litter |
|---|---|
1. | Animal carcass or animal body part (other than as cooked food) |
2. | Pill, capsule or tablet, or a blister pack that contains or is designed to contain a pill, capsule or tablet |
3. | Container, whether empty or not, that is labelled or marked with any of the following warnings — POISON DANGEROUS POISON CONTROLLED DRUG KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARD BURNS SKIN AND THROAT |
4. | Container, whether empty or not, that is labelled or marked with any of the following warnings — TOXIC TOXIC GAS RADIATION BIO‑HAZARD EXPLOSIVES CHEMICAL HAZARD FLAMMABLE GAS FLAMMABLE LIQUID FLAMMABLE SOLID OXIDISING GAS |
INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE CORROSIVE DANGEROUS GOODS | |
5. | Unexploded firework or flare or live ammunition |
6. | Broken glass, or sharp‑edged metal or earthenware |
7. | Motor vehicle body or motor vehicle part |
8. | Refrigerator or freezer with door attached |
9. | Lit cigarette |
10. | Hypodermic needle or syringe, whether or not attached to each other |
11. | Tyre |
12. | Battery |
[Schedule 1 inserted: Gazette 11 Jan 2013 p. 45‑6.]
Schedule 1A — Prescribed offences and modified penalties
[r. 9]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 11 Jan 2013 p. 46.]
Item | Section or regulation | Offence | Penalty — Individual ($) | Penalty — Body corporate ($) |
1. | s. 23 | Littering creating public risk ................. |
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2. | s. 23 | Littering — any other litter ........................... |
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3. | s. 24 | Breaking glass, metal or earthenware ........... |
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4. | s. 24A(1) | Bill posting ................ | 200 | 500 |
5. | s. 24A(2) | Bill posting on vehicle ....................... |
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6. | r. 6 | Depositing domestic or commercial waste in public litter receptacle .................. |
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7. | r. 8 | Transporting load inadequately secured.. |
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[Schedule 1A inserted: Gazette 11 Jan 2013 p. 46.]
Schedule 2
Form 1
Western Australia
LITTER INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
Litter Act 1979 Section 30(1)
No. ........................................
Date ......................................
M ............................................................................................................................
Surname (block letters) Other names in full
ADDRESS .............................................................................................................
Number and street Town or suburb
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Postcode
It is alleged that at ................................. a.m./p.m. on the .....................................
day of ................................. 20.............. in the area of ..........................................
you committed the offence indicated hereunder by a cross (x).
Section or regulation | Offence | Modified penalty | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | Body corporate | |||
❒ | s. 23 | Littering creating public risk ................. |
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[Description of litter deposited] ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... | ||||
❒ | s. 23 | Littering — any other litter ........................... |
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❒ | s. 24 | Breaking glass, metal or earthenware ........... |
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❒ | s. 24A(1) | Bill posting ................ | 200 | 500 |
❒ | s. 24A(2) | Bill posting on vehicle ....................... |
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❒ | r. 6 | Depositing domestic or commercial waste in public litter receptacle .................. |
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❒ | r. 8 | Transporting load inadequately secured . |
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If you do not wish to have a complaint of this offence heard and determined by a court, you may pay to an officer at the place specified on the reverse side of this form, within a period of 28 days after the date of service of this notice, the modified penalty set out in this notice.
.......................................................
Authorised Officer
[Form 1 inserted: Gazette 19 Jul 1996 p. 3460-1; amended: Gazette 8 Nov 1996 p. 6218; 9 Jan 2004 p. 89-90; 28 May 2004 p. 1836; 11 Jan 2013 p. 46‑7.]
Form 2
Western Australia
WITHDRAWAL OF LITTER INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
Litter Act 1979 Section 30(4)
No.
Date / /
M ............................................................................................................................
Surname (block letters) Other names in full
ADDRESS .............................................................................................................
Number and street Town or suburb
...................................
Postcode
Litter Infringement Notice No. ....................................... Dated ......../........./........ for the alleged offence of ....................................................................................... with penalty of ................................. is hereby withdrawn.
* No further action will be taken.
* It is proposed to institute court proceedings for the alleged offence.
* Strike out that which is not applicable.
Appointed by ....................................................................
(relevant public authority)
to withdraw infringement notices.
In the event of payment having been made you are entitled to a refund.
[Form 2 amended: Gazette 20 Nov 1981 p. 4779.]
Form 3
Western Australia
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORISED OFFICER
LITTER ACT 1979
This is to certify that ............................................................................... whose signature appears below is an authorised officer under the Litter Act 1979 and is entrusted under that Act with the following area of jurisdiction ..........................
..................................................................... | ............................. |
Signature of CEO as defined in the Environmental Protection Act 1986 section 3(1) | Date |
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Signature of authorised officer | Date |
The authorised officer has the duties and powers conferred by the Litter Act 1979.
The penalty for failing to comply with a lawful requisition by an authorised officer or giving false or misleading information in response to a lawful requisition by an authorised officer is a maximum fine of $1 000.
[Form 3 inserted: Gazette 7 Aug 2015 p. 3199‑200.]
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