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LITTER (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993

MADAM: SPEAKER THIS BILL SEEKS TO AMEND THE LITTER ACT 9977 TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE EXISTING PENALTIES, TO INCREASE THE RANGE OF OFFENCES THAT MAY BE DEALT WITH BY ON-THE-SPOT FINES AND TO CREATE AN OFFENCE FOR THE ILLEGAL DUMPING OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE.

THE BILL WILL ALSO ENABLE THE SETTING OF ON-THE-SPOT

PENALTIES BY REGULATION, EXTENDING THE TIME PERIOD

AY, THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE FOR

1E PAYMENT AND A PROVISION TO WITHDRAW ON-THE-SPOT FINES.

THESE AMENDMENTS WILL RECTIFY THE LOW LEVEL OF

EXISTING FINES, STRENGTHEN AN EXISTING PROVISION TO

ENSURE THAT LOADS ARE COVERED AND SECURED DURING

TRANSPORTATION AND DETER ILLEGAL DUMPING OF

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE. .

MADAM SPEAKER, LET ME DETAIL THE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE PROPOSED BILL.

THS CURRENT 25 DOLLAR PENALTY FOR LITTERING HAS

REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE THE ACT COMMENCED IN 1977. I

AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS BILL RECOGNISES THE

DISPARITY OF OUR CURRENT FINES AND WILL SET THEM AT A

LEVEL ON A PAR. WITH THE COSTS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR

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