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Local Government Act 1993
632Acting contrary to notices erected by councils
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#### 632 Acting contrary to notices erected by councils
632 Acting contrary to notices erected by councils
> > (1) A person who, in a public place within the area of a council, fails to comply with the terms of a notice erected by the council is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> > (2) The terms of any such notice may relate to any one or more of the following—
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> > > (a) the payment of a fee for entry to or the use of the place,
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> > > (b) the taking of a vehicle into the place,
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> > > (b1) the driving, parking or use of a vehicle in the place,
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> > > (c) the taking of any animal or thing into the place,
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> > > (d) the use of any animal or thing in the place,
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> > > (e) the doing of any thing in the place,
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> > > (f) the use of the place or any part of the place.
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> > (2A) However, a notice—
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> > > (a) must not prohibit the drinking of alcohol in any public place, including any public road or car park, and accordingly a sign under section 632A or 644C is not a notice under this section, and
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> > > (b) must not, except as provided by subsection (2B), prohibit or regulate the taking of a vehicle into, or the driving, parking or use of any vehicle in, any public place that is a road or road related area within the meaning of section 4(1) of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018).
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> > Note.
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> > A council may establish alcohol prohibited areas under section 632A (relating to public places such as parks and beaches) and alcohol-free zones under Part 4 of this Chapter (relating to street drinking).
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> > (2B) A notice may prohibit the parking of a vehicle, for the purpose of offering the vehicle for sale, in a public place that is—
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> > > (a) a road or road related area within the meaning of section 4(1) of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018), and
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> > > (b) in the City of Sydney area or other area (or part of an area) prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (3) The terms of a notice referred to in this section may—
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> > > (a) apply generally or be limited in their application by reference to specified exceptions or factors, or
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> > > (b) apply differently according to different factors of a specified kind,
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> > or may do any combination of those things.
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> **s 632:** Am 1994 No 44, Sch 12 (5); 1995 No 79, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2000 No 112, Sch 3 \[23\]–\[25\]; 2005 No 11, Sch 3.19 \[1\]; 2010 No 125, Sch 1 \[3\] \[4\]; 2011 No 49, sec 3 (1) (2); 2013 No 19, Sch 4.37 \[1\].