Western Australian Numbered Acts

MAJOR EVENTS (AERIAL ADVERTISING) ACT 2009 (NO. 20 OF 2009) - SECT 11

11 .         Offence to display unauthorised aerial advertising

        (1)         A person must not display aerial advertising, or cause aerial advertising to be displayed, within sight of a specified venue during the specified time in relation to a specified event being conducted at the venue unless the display is in accordance with —

            (a)         a written authorisation of the event organiser to display, or cause, aerial advertising to be displayed at the event; or

            (b)         a condition specified under section 5(3)(f); or

            (c)         an event order for another specified event at another specified venue.

        Penalty: a fine of $250 000.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who flies an aircraft within sight of a specified venue during the specified time in relation to a specified event being conducted at the venue —

            (a)         in an emergency; or

            (b)         if the aircraft is used for, or in, the provision of emergency services.

        (3)         Proceedings for a contravention of subsection (1) are to be dealt with by a court constituted by a magistrate.