Police Offences Act 1935
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19AA Dangerous junk
[Section 19AA Inserted by No. 71 of 1962, s. 6 ]
(1) *[Section 19AA Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 ][Section 19AA Subsection (1) amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 ][Section 19AA Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ]*A person shall not place or cause to be placed in or upon any public place, dump, tip, or unfenced land, any refrigerator, ice chest, ice box, hot box, chest, trunk, wardrobe, cupboard, or other article having in it a compartment more than 40 litres in size with a door thereto capable of being fastened or of staying shut.
(2) *[Section 19AA Subsection (2) added by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ]*A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.