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Litter Act 1979

Infringement notices

14A: Entitlement to infringement fees

You could also call this:

"Who keeps the money when you pay a litter fine"

If you get an infringement notice from a Litter Control Officer, the territorial authority can keep the infringement fee you pay. This only happens if the Litter Control Officer who issued the notice was appointed by the territorial authority. The rule about keeping the infringement fee is part of the law, which was changed by the Litter Amendment Act 2006.

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14AEntitlement to infringement fees

  1. A territorial authority may retain the infringement fee received by it for an infringement offence if the infringement notice was issued by a Litter Control Officer appointed by the territorial authority.

Notes
  • Section 14A: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Litter Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 24).