The Litter Act makes it an offence to place household or trade refuse in street litter bins. It places responsibility for litter being thrown from any vehicle on the owner of that vehicle regardless of who actually committed the offence, the driver or the passenger in that vehicle. Council spends thousands of dollars cleaning up litter which, ultimately, is paid by the ratepayers. We all have the responsibility of keeping our municipality clean and tidy. The effects of littering do not stop with appearance.
Litter can block drains and cause minor flooding.
Litter pollutes creeks and rivers, posing a hazard to health and killing wildlife. It is also an offence to place an advertising leaflet on a vehicle. Parking Parking restrictions are designed for the benefit and safety of all road users, including pedestrians. It is important to realise that an offence committed, such as illegally parking a vehicle near a school crossing, places the lives of other people at risk. Parking of a vehicle on a nature strip adjacent to a property line is subject to the issue of a penalty infringement.