Part 14MISCELLANEOUS

PART 14—MISCELLANEOUS Division 1—Authorised person 14.1 Authorised person to be obeyed A person in or on local government property or a public place— (a) must obey any lawful direction of an authorised person; and (b) must not in any way obstruct or hinder an authorised person in the execution of his or her duties. 14.2 Persons may be directed to leave local government property or a public place An authorised person may direct a person to leave local government property or a public place where he or she reasonably suspects that the person has contravened a provision of this local law. Division 2—Notices 14.3 Liability for damage to local government property or a public place (1) Where a person unlawfully damages local government property or a public place, the local government may by notice in writing to that person require that person within the time specified in the notice to, at the option of the local government, pay the costs of— (a) reinstating the property to the state it was in prior to the occurrence of the damage; or (b) replacing that property. (2) On a failure to comply with a notice issued under clause 14.3(1), the local government may recover the costs referred to in the notice as a debt due to it. 14.4 Notice to redirect or repair sprinklers Where a lawn or garden is being watered with a sprinkler, which is on the lawn or the garden, in a manner which causes or may cause an inconvenience or obstruction to any person using a thoroughfare, the local government or an authorised person may give a notice to the owner or the occupier of the land abutting the lawn or the garden requiring the owner or the occupier or both to move or alter the direction of the sprinkler or other watering equipment. 14.5 Notice to remove thing unlawfully placed on thoroughfare Where anything is placed on a thoroughfare contrary to this local law, the local government or an authorised person may give a notice to— (a) the owner or the occupier of the property which abuts that portion of the thoroughfare where the thing has been placed; or (b) such other person who may be responsible for the thing being so placed, requiring the relevant person to remove the thing. 14.6 Notice to repair damage to thoroughfare Where any portion of a thoroughfare has been damaged, the local government or an authorised person may by notice to the person who caused the damage order the person to repair or replace that portion of the thoroughfare. 14.7 Hazardous plants (1) Where a plant in a garden creates or may create a hazard for any person using a thoroughfare, the local government may give a notice to the owner or the occupier of the land abutting the garden to remove, cut, move or otherwise deal with that plant so as to remove that hazard. (2) Clause 14.7(1) does not apply where the plant was planted by the local government. PART 15—ENFORCEMENT Division 1—Notices given under this local law 15.1 Offence to fail to comply with a notice A person who fails to comply with a notice given to him or her under this local law commits an offence.