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213SInterfering with parking ticket
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213S Interfering with parking ticket A person commits an offence if— (a) the person removes, changes, damages, defaces or otherwise interferes with a parking ticket that is in or on a vehicle; and (b) the vehicle is parked in a ticket parking area; and (c) the person is not— (i) the driver of the vehicle; or (ii) the responsible person for the vehicle.
Division 12.12A Signs attached to vehicles parked in designated place Division 12.12A Signs attached to vehicles parked in designated place 213SA Vehicle parked in designated place must not have sign attached (1) A driver must not park a vehicle in a designated place if a sign displaying advertising or electoral matter is attached to the vehicle. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle being used by or for the Territory. (3) The Minister may, for subsection (1), declare— (a) a road or public unleased land to be a designated place if satisfied that making the declaration is in the interests of road safety; and (b) matter that is or is not advertising. (4) A declaration is— (a) for subsection (3) (a)—a notifiable instrument; and (b) for subsection (3) (b)—a disallowable instrument. advertising— (a) means any matter declared to be advertising under subsection (3) (b); but (i) any matter declared not to be advertising under subsection (3) (b); or (ii) a bumper sticker displayed in or on the vehicle; or (iii) advertising indicating that the vehicle is for sale.
Other road rules about stopping and parking Division 12.13 designated place means a place declared under subsection (3) (a). electoral matter— (a) means any matter that is intended, or is likely, to affect voting in an ACT, Commonwealth or State election or referendum; and (b) includes any matter that contains an express or implied reference to— (i) an ACT, Commonwealth or State election or referendum; or (ii) any matter on which electors are required to vote in an ACT, Commonwealth or State election or referendum; but Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). (c) does not include electoral matter on a bumper sticker displayed in or on a vehicle. public unleased land—see the Public Unleased Land Act 2013, section 8. sign means a board, device, plate or screen. Division 12.13 Other road rules about stopping and parking