20Removal of unauthorised devices

20 Removal of unauthorised devices (1) This section applies if a person installs or displays a sign, signal, marking, structure or other device in contravention of section 19. (2) The road transport authority, a police officer, or an authorised person— (a) may direct the person, orally or in writing, to remove the device within a stated reasonable time; or (b) may remove the device. (3) If the person is given a direction under subsection (2) (a), the person must comply with the direction. (4) If the road transport authority, a police officer, or an authorised person removes the device— (a) the person’s liability under section 19 or subsection (3) is not affected; and (b) the road transport authority may recover the cost of removing the device as a debt payable by the person to the Territory. (5) A certificate given by or on behalf of the road transport authority, and stating that a stated amount is the cost of removing the device under subsection (2) (b), is evidence of the facts so stated.

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