632Acting contrary to notices erected by councils

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.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) The terms of any such notice may relate to any one or more of the following—

(a) the payment of a fee for entry to or the use of the place,

(b) the taking of a vehicle into the place,

(b1) the driving, parking or use of a vehicle in the place,

(c) the taking of any animal or thing into the place,

(d) the use of any animal or thing in the place,

(e) the doing of any thing in the place,

(f) the use of the place or any part of the place.

(2A) However, a notice—

(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

(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.

Note.

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).

(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—

(a) a road or road related area within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Road Transport Act 2013, and

(b) in the City of Sydney area or other area (or part of an area) prescribed by the regulations.

(3) The terms of a notice referred to in this section may—