Local Government (Highways) Act 1982
106Offences in relation to parking vouchers
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106 Offences in relation to parking vouchers
(1) *[Section 106 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ]*A person shall not interfere with, or remove, a parking voucher that is in or on a vehicle parked in a parking space, unless –
(a) [Section 106 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] he is the registered operator of the vehicle;
(b) he obtained the voucher;
(c) the voucher was obtained on his behalf; or
(d) [Section 106 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] he is acting with the authority of the registered operator of the vehicle or the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the voucher was obtained.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.
(2) *[Section 106 Subsection (2) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ]*A person who, during prescribed hours, displays or causes to be displayed on a vehicle parked in a parking space a document resembling, or purporting to be, a parking voucher and calculated to deceive is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.