Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 (SA)

South Australia Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 An Act to regulate local nuisance and littering; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation Part 2—Objects and application of Act 4 Objects of Act 5 Interaction with other Acts 6 Territorial and extra-territorial application of Act Part 3—Administration Division 1—Councils 7 Functions of councils 8 Annual reports by councils Division 2—Administering bodies 9 Administering bodies 10 Delegation 11 Periodic reports by administering bodies Division 3—Authorised officers 12 Authorised officers 13 Identity cards 14 Powers of authorised officers 15 Limit of area of authorised officers appointed by councils 16 Provisions relating to seizure Part 4—Offences Division 1—Local nuisance 17 Meaning of local nuisance 18 Causing local nuisance 19 Exemptions from application of section 18 20 Person must cease local nuisance if asked 21 Regulations for purposes of Division Division 2—Litter control 22 Disposing of litter 23 Bill posting 24 Litterer must remove litter if asked 25 Citizen's notification Division 3—Miscellaneous 26 Liability of vehicle owners 27 Defence of due diligence 28 Alternative finding 29 Notification to EPA of serious or material environmental harm Part 5—Nuisance abatement notices and litter abatement notices 30 Nuisance and litter abatement notices 31 Action on non‑compliance with notice 32 Appeals Part 6—Civil remedies and penalties 33 Civil remedies 34 Minister or council may recover civil penalty in respect of contravention Part 7—Miscellaneous 35 Constitution of the Environment, Resources and Development Court 36 Delegation by Minister 37 Service of notices or other documents 38 Immunity 39 Protection from liability 40 Statutory declarations 41 False or misleading information 42 Confidentiality 43 Offences 44 Offences and Environment, Resources and Development Court 45 Orders in respect of contraventions 46 Offences by bodies corporate 47 Continuing offences 48 Recovery of administrative and technical costs associated with contraventions 49 Assessment of reasonable costs and expenses 50 Evidentiary provisions 51 Regulations Schedule 1—Meaning of local nuisance (section 17) Part 1—Interpretation 1 Interpretation Part 2—Things that are local nuisance 2 Declared agents (section 17(1)(a)) 3 Unsightly conditions on premises (section 17(1)(c)) 4 Things declared to constitute local nuisance (section 17(1)(e)) Part 3—Things that are not local nuisance 5 Things that are not local nuisance Schedule 2—Transitional provisions Part 5—Transitional provisions 8 Continuation of by‑laws under section 240 of the Local Government Act 1999 relating to bill‑posting 9 Continuation of orders made under section 254 of the Local Government Act 1999 Legislative history