Western Australian Numbered Acts

GRAFFITI VANDALISM ACT 2016 (NO. 16 OF 2016)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  

   PART 2 -- Graffiti offences  

   4.      Terms used  
   5.      Damaging property by graffiti  
   6.      Possessing thing with intent to apply graffiti  
   7.      Selling graffiti implement to child  
   8.      Costs of cleaning graffiti  
   9.      Application of Sentencing Act 1995  
   10.     Conditions to attach to community orders  
   11.     Immunity when removing graffiti  
   12.     Immunity for owners of property when individuals enter property to remove graffiti  
   13.     Forfeiture of property  

   PART 3 -- Local government powers  

           Division 1 -- Application  

   14.     Terms used  
   15.     Application  
   16.     Delegation by local government  
   17.     Delegation by CEO of local government  

           Division 2 -- Notices  

   18.     Notice requiring removal of graffiti  
   19.     Additional powers when notice is given  

           Division 3 -- Objection to a notice  

   20.     Affected person  
   21.     Advice of objection and review rights  
   22.     Objection may be lodged  
   23.     Review of decision to give notice  
   24.     Suspension of effect of notice  
   25.     Local government graffiti powers on land not local government property  

           Division 4 -- Powers of entry  

   26.     Application of Division  
   27.     General procedure for entering property  
   28.     Notice of entry  
   29.     Entry under warrant  
   30.     Purpose of entry to be given on request  

           Division 5 -- Protection from liability  

   31.     Certain persons protected from liability for wrongdoing  

   PART 4 -- Review  

   32.     Review of Act  

   PART 5 -- Public Transport Authority Act 2003 amended  

   33.     Act amended  
   34.     Section 58 amended  
   35.     Section 64A amended  

   PART 6 -- Consequential amendments  

           Division 1 -- The Criminal Code amended  

   36.     Act amended  
   37.     Part IV Chapter XXIV deleted  
   38.     Section 446 deleted  
   39.     Section 557G deleted  

           Division 2 -- Local Government Act 1995 amended  

   40.     Act amended  
   41.     Schedule 3.1 amended  
   42.     Schedule 3.2 amended  

           Division 3 -- Young Offenders Act 1994 amended  

   43.     Act amended  
   44.     Section 46 amended  
           Defined terms  
           
[Assented to 11 July 2016]