Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PLANNING AMENDMENT ACT 2020 (NO 19 OF 2020) - SECT 10

(1)     Section 16(2)(b)

omit

notices

insert

signs

(2)     Section 16(4)

omit

notice

insert

sign

(3)     Section 16(5) and (6)

omit, insert

    (5)     A sign referred to in subsection (2)(b) must:

    (a)     be placed on, or within a reasonable distance from, each public road frontage of the land; and

    (b)     be clearly legible to a person from a location on the public road nearest to the land.

    (6)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     a sign is placed on land in accordance with this section; and

    (b)     the person intentionally removes the sign; and

    (c)     the removal occurred before the end of the period of exhibition for the proposal.

Maximum penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (7)     Strict liability applies to subsection (6)(a) and (c).