Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) This section applies to a property inside a controlled area or major event area during the control period.
(2) A person must not display, or permit to be displayed, an advertisement on the property, including on the outside of a building or structure on the property.
Maximum penalty—700 penalty units.
(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if—
(a) the person covers the advertisement during the control period; or
(b) the person has the written approval of the major event organiser to display the advertisement; or
(c) the advertisement is a type of advertisement prescribed by regulation; or
(d) the advertisement—
(i) was displayed before the major event period; and
(ii) was displayed in the course of the person's ordinary activities; and
(iii) does not imply that the advertiser is a sponsor of the major event.
(4) An authorised person may enter on the property to cover or remove an advertisement—
(a) that contravenes this section; or
(b) if subsection (3)(d) applies to the advertisement.
(5) However, an authorised person must not enter onto land where a person lives without the person's consent.
(6) An authorised person must take reasonable steps to prevent damage happening when covering or removing an advertisement.