24HNotice of shopping trolley collection days

24H Notice of shopping trolley collection days (1) The director-general may give a retailer a notice (a collection day notice) of the director-general’s intention to remove shopping trolleys left in places outside a shopping centre precinct. Note For how documents may be served, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.5. (2) A collection day notice must state the following: (a) the date the notice is given; (b) the day (the collection day) that the removal of shopping trolleys will take place, being a day not less than 2 days after the date the notice is given; (c) the area (the collection area) from where trolleys will be removed; (d) if a trolley is found in a place outside a shopping centre precinct in a collection area on a collection day, the trolley may— (i) be removed to a retention area; and (ii) only be collected by the retailer from the retention area if the retailer pays all fees, charges and other amounts payable under this Act; (e) it is an offence against section 24G if the retailer fails to keep a trolley identified as belonging to the retailer under section 24F (1) within the retailer’s shopping centre precinct; (f) the maximum penalty for the offence; (g) how the retailer may contact an authorised person, including, for example, by giving a telephone number.

Part 4A Shopping trolleys Section 24I page 44 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