Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

HAWKERS ACT 2003 (NO. 10 OF 2003)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of Act  
   4.      Conduct excluded from Act  
   5.      Dictionary  
   6.      Notes  
   7.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--HAWKING IN PUBLIC PLACES

   8.      Meaning of carrying on business as a hawker  
   9.      Meaning of public place  
   10.     Hawkers not to obstruct or endanger public  
   11.     Unlicensed hawkers limited to 30 minutes standing  
   12.     Licensed hawkers to comply with licence  
   13.     Licensed hawkers to display licence  
   14.     Restriction on hawking near commercial premises  
   15.     Commercial premises—exempt people to comply with exemption  
   16.     Commercial premises—exemption to be displayed  

   PART 3--HAWKERS LICENCES

   17.     Application for licence  
   18.     Decision on application for licence  
   19.     Term of licence  
   20.     Licence not transferable  
   21.     Form of licence  
   22.     Amendment of licence—application by hawker  
   23.     Temporary amendment or suspension of licence—Roads and Public Places  
   24.     Amendment, suspension or cancellation of licence—other grounds  
   25.     Procedure for amendment etc of licence—other grounds  
   26.     Failing to return amended, suspended or cancelled licence  

   PART 4--EXEMPTIONS FOR HAWKING NEAR COMMERCIAL PREMISES

   27.     Circumstances for exemption from s 14 (1)  
   28.     Hawking near commercial premises—giving of exemption  
   29.     Exemption not transferable  
   30.     Amendment of exemption—application by exempt person  
   31.     Hawking near commercial premises—amendment or revocation of  
   32.     Failing to return amended or revoked exemption  

   PART 5--DECISIONS REVIEWABLE BY AAT

   33.     Review of decisions by administrative appeals tribunal  
   34.     Notification of reviewable decisions  

   PART 6--ADMINISTRATION

   35.     Register of licensed hawkers and exempt people  
   36.     Public access to register  
   37.     Licensed hawkers and exempt people to notify change of name and  
   38.     Replacement of licence or exemption  
   39.     Surrender of licence or exemption  
   40.     Authorised people  
   41.     Identity cards  
   42.     Authorised person's power to require name and address  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   43.     False or misleading statements in applications etc  
   44.     Alternative verdict for offence under s 43  
   45.     Determination of fees  
   46.     Approved forms  
   47.     Regulation-making power  

   PART 8--TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS

   48.     Repeal of Hawkers Act 1936  
   49.     Repealed Act—permits to sell at authorised place  
   50.     Repealed Act—consents to sell within 180m of shops  
   51.     Amendment of Roads and Public Places Act—sch 1  
   52.     Regulations modifying pt 8  
   53.     Expiry of pt 8  
           DICTIONARY
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