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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.113Application of pt 3
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### sec.113 Application of pt 3
This part applies to an offence against a relevant offence provision if the offence is a vehicle littering or illegal dumping offence.
An offence against a relevant offence provision is a vehicle littering or illegal dumping offence if—
the offence is committed by a person who is, or becomes, an occupant of a vehicle that is associated with the commission of the offence; and
under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 , an offence against the relevant offence provision is prescribed to be an offence to which that Act applies.
A vehicle is associated with the commission of an offence against a relevant offence provision if, for example, the person who committed the offence—
was in the vehicle when the offence was committed; or
was leaving or had just left the vehicle when the offence was committed; or
used the vehicle to transport waste to the place where the offence was committed; or
committed the offence near the vehicle before entering the vehicle.
Despite subsection (1) , this part does not apply to a vehicle littering or illegal dumping offence if—
the vehicle associated with the commission of the offence was a public passenger vehicle being used to transport members of the public; and
the offence was committed by a person other than the driver of the vehicle.
In this section—
relevant offence provision means the general littering provision or the illegal dumping of waste provision.
(sec.113-ssec.1) This part applies to an offence against a relevant offence provision if the offence is a vehicle littering or illegal dumping offence.
(sec.113-ssec.2) An offence against a relevant offence provision is a vehicle littering or illegal dumping offence if— the offence is committed by a person who is, or becomes, an occupant of a vehicle that is associated with the commission of the offence; and under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 , an offence against the relevant offence provision is prescribed to be an offence to which that Act applies.
(sec.113-ssec.3) A vehicle is associated with the commission of an offence against a relevant offence provision if, for example, the person who committed the offence— was in the vehicle when the offence was committed; or was leaving or had just left the vehicle when the offence was committed; or used the vehicle to transport waste to the place where the offence was committed; or committed the offence near the vehicle before entering the vehicle.
(sec.113-ssec.4) Despite subsection (1) , this part does not apply to a vehicle littering or illegal dumping offence if— the vehicle associated with the commission of the offence was a public passenger vehicle being used to transport members of the public; and the offence was committed by a person other than the driver of the vehicle.
(sec.113-ssec.5) In this section— relevant offence provision means the general littering provision or the illegal dumping of waste provision.
- (a) the offence is committed by a person who is, or becomes, an occupant of a vehicle that is associated with the commission of the offence; and
- (b) under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 , an offence against the relevant offence provision is prescribed to be an offence to which that Act applies.
- (a) was in the vehicle when the offence was committed; or
- (b) was leaving or had just left the vehicle when the offence was committed; or
- (c) used the vehicle to transport waste to the place where the offence was committed; or
- (d) committed the offence near the vehicle before entering the vehicle.
- (a) the vehicle associated with the commission of the offence was a public passenger vehicle being used to transport members of the public; and
- (b) the offence was committed by a person other than the driver of the vehicle.