Western Australian Current Acts

GRAFFITI VANDALISM ACT 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
           Compilation table