Major Events (Aerial Advertising) Act 2009 (WA)

Western Australia Major Events (Aerial Advertising) Act 2009 Western Australia Major Events (Aerial Advertising) Act 2009 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 Part 2 — Event order 4. Application for event order or variation of an event order 4 5. Event orders 4 6. Notice of decision to be given 5 7. Review 5 8. Variation order 6 9. When order takes effect 6 10. Refund of fee for application for an event order 6 11. Offence to display unauthorised aerial advertising 7 Part 3 — Civil remedies 12. Injunctions to restrain conduct 9 13. Power to rescind or vary injunctions 10 14. Action for damages 10 Part 4 — Miscellaneous 15. Bringing proceedings 12 16. Liability of officers for offence by body corporate 12 17. Regulations 12 Notes Compilation table 13 Defined terms Western Australia Major Events (Aerial Advertising) Act 2009 An Act to provide for the control of aerial advertising at major events, and for related purposes. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title This is the Major Events (Aerial Advertising) Act 2009.

2. Commencement This Act comes into operation as follows — (a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; (b) the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

3. Terms used In this Act — advertising means bringing to the attention of the public or a section of the public — (a) the availability of goods or services; or (b) the name of a brand of goods or services or a person who provides goods or services; aerial advertising includes — (a) advertising by skywriting or sign‑writing by an aircraft; or (b) advertising on a banner or other sign towed by or attached to an aircraft; or (c) advertising on an aircraft, other than its normal markings or livery identifying the manufacturer of that aircraft; or (d) advertising on — (i) a hang glider, parachute, paraglider or similar device, other than its normal markings; or (ii) a banner or sign attached to a hang glider, parachute, paraglider or similar device; or (e) advertising on a banner or sign attached to a person suspended from a hang glider, parachute, paraglider or similar device; or (f) a laser or digital projection of an advertisement into the sky; aircraft includes an airship, a blimp, a hot‑air balloon, a helicopter or an ultra‑light aircraft; CEO means the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of this Act; event order means an order made under section 5 as amended by any variation order; event organiser, in relation to an event specified in an event order, means the person or body specified in the order as the organiser of the event; specified event means an event specified in an event order; specified time, in relation to an event specified in an event order, means the starting time and the finishing time in respect of each day of the event; specified venue means the place specified in an event order at which an event is to be conducted; variation order means an order made under section 8. [Section 3 amended: No. 9 of 2023 s. 99.]