Major Events Act 2009
39Prohibition of certain advertising on buildings and structures
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39 Prohibition of certain advertising on buildings and structures
39 Prohibition of certain advertising on buildings and structures
(1) For the purposes of this section, a Ministerial order may prescribe a site as an advertising controlled site for a major event.
(2) An advertising controlled site must be—
(a) in a major event area for the major event, or
(b) in an area within 500m of a major event area for the major event.
(3) Notice of the advertising controlled site must be published in a way the Minister considers appropriate to bring the notice to the attention of persons who may be affected by the prescription of the site as an advertising controlled site.
(4) Except as authorised or permitted by the responsible authority for the major event, a person who is the owner or occupier or the holder of a lease or licence relating to a building or structure that is (or is part of) an advertising controlled site must not, while the land is an advertising controlled site—
(a) cause or permit any advertising material to be fixed to or placed on the building or structure, or
(b) fail to ensure that any advertising material already fixed to or placed on a building or structure is covered, obliterated or removed.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of an individual—250 penalty units, or
(b) in the case of a corporation—500 penalty units.
(5) A person authorised by the responsible authority for the major event for the purposes of this subsection may cover, obliterate or remove any advertising material that is on a building or structure in contravention of subsection (4).
(6) A person authorised under subsection (5) may enter—
(a) an advertising controlled site to undertake the covering, obliteration or removal referred to in that subsection, and
(b) other adjacent premises, if necessary to undertake that covering, obliteration or removal.
(7) A person is not entitled under this section to enter a part of premises used only for residential purposes, except with the consent of the occupier of the part.