Australian Grands Prix Act 1994
40Prohibition of unauthorised advertising
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40 Prohibition of unauthorised advertising
(1) A person who is the owner or occupier or the holder of a lease or licence relating to a building or structure in the declared area in respect of a year must not, during the race period for that year, cause or permit any advertising material to be affixed to or placed on, or to remain on, the building or structure except as authorised or permitted by the Corporation.
(2) The Corporation may obliterate or remove any advertising material on a building or structure in the declared area in contravention of subsection (1).
(3) In exercising its powers under subsection (2), the Corporation must cause as little damage as possible.
S. 40(4) amended by No. 39/2025 s. 11.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to an advertisement by the holder of a lease or licence of premises where a business is carried on if the advertisement complies with the requirements prescribed by the regulations or to any advertising material in a public access area.