Part 9MISCELLANEOUS

PART 9—MISCELLANEOUS 9.1 Authorised person—certificate of appointment An authorised person shall be issued a certificate of his or her appointment in the form determined by the local government. 9.2 Authorised persons No offence under this local law is committed by an authorised person while carrying out his or her duties. 9.3 Necessary power An authorised person has all necessary power for the purpose of performing all duties vested in or imposed on him or her by the Act and this local law. 9.4 Impersonating an authorised person A person who is not an authorised person must not impersonate an authorised person. 9.5 Obstructing of an authorised person A person must not obstruct or hinder an authorised person in the execution of his or her duties. 9.6 Removal of notices A person, other than the driver of the vehicle or a person authorised by the driver of the vehicle, must not remove from the vehicle any notice put on the vehicle by an authorised person. 9.7 Display of signs (1) A person must not without the authorisation of the Council— (a) mark, set up or exhibit a sign purporting to be or resembling a sign marked, set up or exhibited by the local government under this local law; or (b) remove, deface or misuse a sign or property set up by the local government under this local law; or (c) affix a board, sign, placard, notice, cover or other thing to or paint or write on any part of a sign, parking meter, ticket issuing machine or fee collecting machine. 9.8 Use of parking tickets (1) A person must not— (a) park a vehicle in a parking facility which requires a parking ticket if there is displayed in that vehicle so as to be visible from outside the vehicle a parking ticket which has been altered, obliterated or interfered with; (b) produce to an authorised person who accepts payment for parking, a parking ticket which has been defaced, altered, added to, erased, obliterated or interfered with. 9.9 Marking vehicles (1) An authorised person may in a parking area, parking bay or parking facility— (a) mark the face of tyres of a vehicle with chalk or any other non-indelible substance; or (b) record the position of a vehicle; or (c) take a valve stem reading of a vehicle; or (d) record vehicle details and vehicle registration numbers; for a purpose connected with his or her duties or powers. (2) A person must not remove a mark made by an authorised person so that the purpose of affixing the mark is defeated or likely to be defeated. 9.10 Exemption when complying with directions A person who complies with a direction given by a police officer or an authorised person does not commit an offence against this local law while complying with that direction. 9.11 Sign presumed to have been established by the local government A sign marked, erected, set up, established or displayed on or near a road is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, presumed to be a sign marked, set up, erected, established or displayed under the authority of this local law. 9.12 Power of an authorised person (1) An authorised person is hereby authorised by the local government to— (a) carry into effect the provisions of this local law; (b) report to the local government on the working effectiveness and functioning of this local law; (c) make inquiries and investigations concerning any alleged, purported of actual offences against any of the provisions of this local law, with power to interview, question and obtain particulars from person(s) wheresoever living in respect of offences and suspected offences within the parking region; (d) recommend to the local government the institution of prosecutions; and (e) institute and conduct prosecutions as directed by the local government or the CEO, from time to time.