Litter Act 2004
20Request to remove litter
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20 Request to remove litter (1) This section applies if an authorised person or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that litter in a public place has been deposited by a person in contravention of this Act. (2) The authorised person or police officer may ask the person to remove the litter from the public place.
Part 4 Enforcement Division 4.3 Dealing with litter Section 21 page 24 Litter Act 2004 Effective: 26/12/25 R15 26/12/25 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (3) The person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with the request. Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units. (4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.