(a) a person who, under section 7 or 8 , is appointed as an authorised officer; or
(b) a person who, under section 8A , is an authorised officer by virtue of his or her office;
corresponding law means a law of another State or a Territory of Australia dealing with either or both of the following subjects:
(a) the driving of motor vehicles on roads;
(b) the use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads;
deposit, in respect of litter, includes –
(a) drop or throw litter in, on or into a place; and
(b) leave litter in or on a place; and
(c) put litter in such a location that it falls, descends, blows, is washed, percolates or otherwise escapes or is likely to fall, descend, blow, be washed, percolate or otherwise escape into or from a place; and
(d) cause, permit or allow litter to fall, descend, blow, be washed, percolate or otherwise escape into or from a place;
general manager means the general manager of a council appointed under the Local Government Act 1993 ;
infringement notice means an infringement notice served in accordance with Division 3 of Part 3 ;
land means any land, whether publicly or privately owned, and includes any buildings or other structures permanently affixed to the land;
litter includes –
(a) [Section 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2010, s. 4, Applied:21 Dec 2010] any solid or liquid domestic or commercial refuse, debris or rubbish and, without limitation, includes any glass, metal, plastic, cigarette butts, paper, fabric, wood, food, abandoned vehicles, abandoned vehicle parts, abandoned vessel parts and equipment, construction or demolition material, garden remnants and clippings, soil, sand and rocks; and
(b) any other material, substance or thing deposited in or on a place if its size, shape, nature or volume makes the place where it is deposited disorderly or detrimentally affects the proper use of that place –
whether or not the litter has any value when or after being deposited in or on the place;
litter abatement notice means a litter abatement notice served under section 35 ;
registered operator of a motor vehicle or trailer has the meaning assigned to that expression under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 and includes –
(a) the registered operator of the motor vehicle or trailer within the meaning of a corresponding law; and
(b) in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer to which a trade plate or similar device is affixed under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 or under a corresponding law, the person to whom the trade plate or device has been issued; and
(c) in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer for which a short term unregistered vehicle permit or similar permit has been issued under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 or under a corresponding law, the person to whom the permit has been issued;
(a) in the case of a vessel registered in Tasmania, the person who, under the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 , is registered or recorded as its owner under the by-laws governing the registration of vessels of its particular kind; or
small passenger vehicle means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of less than 13 adults, including the driver, that is designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of passengers;
(a) any waters of the territorial sea of Australia that are –
(i) within 3 nautical miles of the baseline by reference to which the territorial limits of Australia are defined for the purposes of international law; and
(ii) adjacent to the State; and
(b) any marine or tidal waters that are on the landward side of that baseline and are adjacent to the State; and
(c) any inland waters of the State, inclusive of those in artificial water storages and artificial water courses;