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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 08 Hansard (Tuesday, 3 August 2004) . . Page.. 3382 ..

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Proposed new clauses 13A to 13E

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13A Depositing unsolicited advertising material other than in letterbox

(1) A person commits an offence if—

(a) there is a letterbox at any premises; and

(b) the person deposits unsolicited advertising material at the premises other than in the letterbox.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(c) anything of a size, shape or volume that does not make it possible or appropriate for it to be deposited in the letterbox; or

(d) anything deposited by a person acting with the permission of an owner or occupier of the premises; or

(e) anything else prescribed under the regulations that is deposited in accordance with the regulations.

13B Depositing unsolicited advertising material in letterbox contrary to sign

(1) A person commits an offence if—

(a) there is a letterbox at any premises; and

(b) on or near the letterbox, there is a conspicuous sign that can be easily read to the effect that unsolicited advertising material is not to be deposited in the letterbox; and

(c) the person deposits unsolicited advertising material in the letterbox.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

Examples for par (b) of signs to the effect that unsolicited advertising material is not to be deposited

1 no junk mail

2 no unsolicited material

3 no advertising material

4 no unaddressed mail

5 Australia Post mail only

Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:

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