Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
33Offensive advertising on vehicles
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33 Offensive advertising on vehicles
[Section 33 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 41 of 2000, s. 6, Applied:14 Aug 2000] [Section 33 Repealed by No. 60 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013]
(1) In this section –
[Section 33 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2024] advertising means images or words in relation to which a decision-maker may issue a notice that a breach of the advertising code has occurred;
advertising code means –
(a) the document, called the AANA Code of Ethics, published by the Australian Association of National Advertisers ACN 003 179 673, as in force from time to time; or
(b) another document that –
(i) states a code of ethics, or sets standards, for advertising; and
(ii) is prescribed by regulation to be an advertising code for the purposes of this section;
[Section 33 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2024]
[Section 33 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2024] decision-maker means a body, organisation or entity that is the subject of a declaration made under subsection (6) .
(2) The Registrar must serve on the registered operator of a hire and drive vehicle a notice (an offensive advertising notice) if –
(a) [Section 33 Subsection (2) amended by No. 17 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2024] a decision-maker, or an entity that has conducted a review of a determination of a decision-maker, has made a determination that advertising on the vehicle breaches the advertising code; and