Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

URBAN SERVICES (APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL CODE) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (NO 1 OF 2003) - REG 8

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    (4)     A person must not remove, alter, damage or deface a compliance indicator attached to an appliance.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (5)     Subregulation (4) does not apply to a person who has a reasonable excuse for removing, altering, damaging or defacing the compliance indicator.

Example of reasonable excuse

removing a compliance indicator to use the appliance as scrap

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).

(6)     An offence against this regulation is a strict liability offence.

Part 3     Road Transport (General) Regulations 2000