24INotice to remove individual shopping trolley

24I Notice to remove individual shopping trolley (1) This section applies if a retailer’s shopping trolley is found in a place outside the retailer’s shopping centre precinct by an authorised person or police officer. (2) This section does not apply if the retailer identified on the shopping trolley has been given a collection day notice and the trolley is found on a collection day in a collection area. (3) An authorised person or police officer may give the retailer a notice (a removal notice) to remove the shopping trolley from the removal notice location. (4) A removal notice must state the following: (a) the time and date the notice is given; (b) the place where the shopping trolley was found; (c) that the trolley must be removed from the removal notice location within 24 hours after the time the notice is given; (d) if the trolley is not removed from the removal notice location within 24 hours after the time the notice is given, 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;

Shopping trolleys Part 4A Section 24J R15 26/12/25 Litter Act 2004 Effective: 26/12/25 page 45 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (g) how the retailer may contact an authorised person, including, for example, by giving a telephone number. (5) The removal notice must be given by— (a) securely attaching the notice, addressed to the retailer, to the shopping trolley in a conspicuous position; and (b) calling the contact telephone number stated on the trolley and giving the information in the notice to the retailer. (6) For subsection (5) (b), information in the removal notice is taken to have been given to the retailer if— (a) the information is given to— (i) a person who answers the telephone call; or (ii) a telephone answering or recording device; or (b) a reasonable attempt was made to give the information to the retailer by telephone. (7) A removal notice given in the way mentioned in subsection (5) is taken to have been given to the retailer at the time and date the telephone call is made.