Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Act 2008

  • repealed
  • Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Act 2008: repealed, on 26 June 2008, by section 7 of the Summary Offences (Tagging and Graffiti Vandalism) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 43).

Reprint
as at 26 June 2008

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Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Act 2008

Local Act2008 No 2
Date of assent22 April 2008
Commencementsee section 2

  • Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Act 2008: repealed, on 26 June 2008, by section 7 of the Summary Offences (Tagging and Graffiti Vandalism) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 43).

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

  • This Act is the Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Act 2008.

2 Commencement

  • (1) Section 6 comes into force on the day that is 3 months after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

    (2) The rest of this Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

3 Purpose

  • The purpose of this Act is to—

    • (a) control the sale of spray paint in the District; and

    • (b) control graffiti in the District.

4 Application

  • This Act applies to activities in the District of the Manukau City Council.

5 Interpretation

  • In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    authorised person means a person appointed by the Council in accordance with section 9 or a member of the police

    carry includes to have about one's person

    Council means the Manukau City Council

    District means the District of the Manukau City Council

    graffiti implement includes any implement capable of being used to mark graffiti

    mark graffiti includes to deface property in any way

    private property means property other than property of the Crown or a local authority, or an agency or instrument of the Crown or a local authority

    property includes a building, structure, road, paved surface or object of any kind

    public place has the meaning given to it by section 2 of the Summary Offences Act 1981

    sell includes offer for sale

    shop means a building, place, or part of a building or place, where goods are sold by retail, or kept or offered for sale by retail; and—

    • (a) includes—

      • (i) an auction mart; and

      • (ii) a barrow, stall, or other subdivision of a market; but

    • (b) does not include a building, place, or part of a building or place, where the only business carried on is that of selling goods to people who are dealers who buy the goods to sell them again

    spraycan means a container (made of any material or materials) that—

    • (a) contains paint, dye, ink, or some other pigment; and

    • (b) is so designed that the pigment it contains can be propelled from it (whether by a compressed or liquefied gas, or by mechanical means).

Part 2
Sale of spray paint

6 Spraycans in shops to be secured

  • (1) This subsection applies to a spraycan if—

    • (a) it is kept for sale in a part of a shop to which members of the public have access; and

    • (b) it is not—

      • (i) under the physical control of the occupier of the shop, or an agent or employee of the occupier; or

      • (ii) under the physical control of a potential buyer who is being directly supervised by the occupier of the shop, or an agent or employee of the occupier; and

    • (c) the shop is open to the public.

    (2) The occupier of a shop must ensure that every spraycan in the shop to which subsection (1) applies is kept secured so that members of the public cannot obtain possession of it without the help of the occupier, or an agent or employee of the occupier.

    (3) The occupier of a shop who fails or refuses to comply with subsection (2) commits an offence, and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

7 Sale of spraycans to people under 18 prohibited

  • (1) Every person commits an offence who sells a spraycan to a person under the age of 18 years.

    (2) A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

    (3) In any proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) in respect of selling a spraycan to a person (the buyer), it is a defence if the defendant proves that—

    • (a) the defendant is—

      • (i) a Board (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Education Act 1989), or an employee of a Board; or

      • (ii) the governing body of a tertiary education provider (within the meaning of section 159(1) of the Education Act 1989), or an employee of a tertiary education provider; and

    • (b) when the spraycan was sold, the buyer was enrolled at a school or institution managed by the Board or tertiary education provider; and

    • (c) the spraycan was sold to the buyer to enable him or her to undertake the work of his or her course at the school or institution, or to complete an assignment or project for the school or institution.

    (4) In any proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) in respect of selling a spraycan to a person (the buyer), it is a defence if the defendant proves that,—

    • (a) before or at the time of the sale of the spraycan, there was produced to the defendant a document purporting to be an evidence of age document; and

    • (b) the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the document—

      • (i) was in fact an evidence of age document; and

      • (ii) related to the buyer; and

      • (iii) indicated that the buyer was of or over the age of 18 years.

    (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), evidence of age document means a document that—

    • (a) contains—

      • (i) a photograph of the person to whom it is issued; and

      • (ii) information enabling the person's age to be determined; and

    • (b) is—

      • (i) a New Zealand passport; or

      • (ii) an overseas passport; or

      • (iv) a document of the kind described in section 2A(2)(d) of the Sale of Liquor Act 1989.

8 Notice to be displayed

  • (1) A notice containing the following words must be displayed in a prominent position in premises from which spraycans are sold:

    IT IS GENERALLY UNLAWFUL TO SELL SPRAYCANS TO PERSONS UNDER 18. PERSONS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE OF AGE WHEN PURCHASING SPRAYCANS.

    (2) The words required to be displayed on a notice under subsection (1) must appear on the notice in legible letters or numerals not less than 15 millimetres in height and of a colour that contrasts with the background colour of the notice.

    (3) Every person commits an offence who, being a seller of spraycans, fails to display a notice in accordance with subsections (1) and (2).

    (4) A person who commits an offence against subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.

9 Appointment and powers of authorised persons

  • (1) The Council may issue a warrant to an officer or any person under section 174 of the Local Government Act 2002 as an authorised person for the purposes of the enforcement of this Part or provisions of this Part specified in the warrant.

    (2) Subject to any conditions specified in the warrant, an authorised person may, as reasonably required for the purposes of enforcing a provision of this Part that the person is authorised to enforce, enter and remain in any premises from which the authorised person reasonably believes spraycans are being or have been sold.

    (3) An authorised person who enters premises under this section may—

    • (a) investigate whether the provisions of this Part that the person is authorised to enforce are being or have been complied with; and

    • (b) take photographs or make films or other recordings in the premises.

    (4) An authorised person may only exercise powers under this section in relation to premises during the usual business hours of the premises.

    (5) An authorised person must, on demand by a person affected by an exercise or proposed exercise of a power under this section, produce for inspection by the affected person, the warrant issued to the authorised person under the Local Government Act 2002.

    (6) Every person commits an offence who,—

    • (a) without reasonable excuse, hinders or obstructs an authorised person in the exercise of powers under this section; or

    • (b) uses abusive, threatening or insulting language to an authorised person.

    (7) A person who commits an offence against subsection (6) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

Part 3
Graffiti offences

10 Graffiti vandalism, tagging, defacing, etc

  • Every person is liable to a community-based sentence (within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Sentencing Act 2002) or a fine not exceeding $2,000, or to both, who writes, draws, paints, sprays, or etches on, or otherwise marks any building, structure, road, tree, property, or other thing—

    • (a) without lawful authority; and

    • (b) without the consent of the occupier or owner or other person in lawful control.

11 Carrying graffiti implement

  • (1) Every person commits an offence who—

    • (a) carries a graffiti implement with the intention of using it to mark graffiti without lawful authority; or

    • (b) carries a graffiti implement of a prescribed class without lawful excuse in a public place or a place in which the person is trespassing or has entered without invitation.

    (2) A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

    (3) For the purposes of this section the following classes of graffiti implement are prescribed:

    • (a) graffiti implements capable of spraying paint or a similar substance:

    • (b) graffiti implements designed or modified to produce a mark that—

      • (i) is not readily removable by wiping or by use of water or detergent; and

      • (ii) is more than 15 millimetres wide:

    • (c) graffiti implements capable of etching glass.

Part 4
Council powers in relation to graffiti

12 Council may remove or obliterate graffiti

  • (1) The Council may enter private property and take any action necessary to remove or obliterate graffiti on the property that is visible from a public place if—

    • (a) a notice under this section was served on the owner or occupier of the property at least ten days prior to the action being taken; and

    • (b) the owner or occupier on whom the notice was served has not objected, in accordance with the notice, to the action being taken.

    (2) A notice served on an owner or occupier under this section must—

    • (a) be in writing; and

    • (b) give particulars of the action proposed to be taken by the Council; and

    • (c) specify the day on which the Council proposes to take the action; and

    • (d) advise the owner or occupier that—

      • (i) the owner or occupier may, prior to the specified day, object to the proposed action by notifying the Council, or a specified agent of the Council, in a manner specified in the notice; and

      • (ii) if such an objection is made, the Council will not take the proposed action.

    (3) In taking action to remove or obliterate graffiti under this section, the Council must—

    • (a) take reasonable steps to consult with the owner or occupier of the property in relation to the manner in which the action is to be taken; and

    • (b) ensure, as far as practicable, that the work is carried out—

      • (i) expeditiously and in such a way as to avoid unnecessary inconvenience or disruption to the owner or occupier of the property; and

      • (ii) with reasonable care and to a reasonable standard.

    (4) Action to be taken by the Council under this section may be taken on the Council's behalf by an employee of the Council or by another person authorised by the Council for that purpose.

    (5) No civil liability attaches to the Council, an employee of the Council, or a person acting under the authority of the Council, for anything done by the Council, employee, or person under this section.

    (6) Nothing in this section imposes a duty on the Council to remove or obliterate graffiti.

Part 5
Infringement offences

13 Infringement offences

  • (1) In this Act, infringement offence means an offence specified in Schedule 1.

    (2) Where any person is alleged to have committed an infringement offence, that person may either—

    • (a) be proceeded against summarily for the offence; or

    • (b) be served with an infringement notice as provided in section 14.

14 Infringement notices

  • (1) An infringement notice may be served on a person if a member of the police, or an authorised person in the case of an infringement under section 8(3)—

    • (a) observes a person committing an infringement offence; or

    • (b) has reasonable cause to believe that an infringement offence is being or has been committed by that person.

    (2) An infringement notice may be served—

    • (a) by a member of the police, or an authorised person in the case of an infringement under section 8(3) (not necessarily the person who issued the notice), personally delivering it (or a copy of it) to the person alleged to have committed the infringement offence; or

    • (b) by post addressed to that person's last known place of residence or business.

    (3) For the purposes of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, an infringement notice sent to a person under subsection (2)(b) must be treated as having been served on the person when it was posted.

    (4) An infringement notice must be in the form prescribed in Schedule 2, and must contain the following particulars:

    • (a) details of the alleged infringement offence sufficient to inform fairly a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged offence:

    • (b) the amount of the infringement fee specified for that offence in Schedule 1:

    • (c) the time within which the infringement fee must be paid:

    • (d) the address of the place at which the infringement fee must be paid:

    • (e) a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957:

    • (f) a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing:

    • (g) a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice neither pays the infringement fee nor requests a hearing:

    • (h) any other particulars as are prescribed.

    (5) If an infringement notice has been issued under this section—

    • (a) proceedings in respect of the offence to which the notice relates may be commenced in accordance with section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, and

    • (b) the provisions of that section apply with all necessary modifications.

Part 6
Powers of police

15 Arrest

  • Any member of the police, and all persons whom he or she calls to his or her assistance, may arrest and take into custody without a warrant any person whom he or she has good cause to suspect of having committed an offence against section 10 or 11(1) of this Act.

Schedule 1
Infringement offences and fees

s 13

SectionBrief description of offenceInfringement
fee ($)
8(3)Failing to display a notice$100

Schedule 2
Infringement notice

s 14

(Issued under authority of section 14 of the Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Act 2008)

Infringement notice No: .............Date of notice: ...................................................................

All queries and correspondence regarding this infringement notice must be directed to (insert address).

This notice is issued to—

Name: ...........................

Address: ...........................

This notice is issued by

(name and number of member of police issuing the notice).

OR

(name of authorised person, for MANUKAU CITY COUNCIL)

DETAILS OF ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OFFENCE(S)

The member of the police

OR

The authorised person

issuing this notice has reasonable cause to believe that on (insert day and date) at (insert details of place) you committed the following infringement offence:

  • You failed to display a notice containing the following words, in legible letters or numerals not less than 15 millimetres in height and of a colour that contrasts with the background colour of the notice, in a prominent position in premises from which spraycans are sold:

    IT IS GENERALLY UNLAWFUL TO SELL SPRAYCANS TO PERSONS UNDER 18. PERSONS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE OF AGE WHEN PURCHASING SPRAYCANS.

  • * The infringement notice may specify 1 or more infringement offences.

    The infringement fee/s payable in respect of the infringement offence/s described above is/are (insert fee for offence or offences).

    Infringement fees are payable within 28 days after (earliest date notice delivered personally or posted).

    Infringement fees are payable at (address where fees payable). This notice, or a copy of it, should be presented or forwarded when making payment. Cheques or money orders should be made out to the New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one) and should be crossed or marked “NOT TRANSFERABLE” or “ACCOUNT PAYEE ONLY”. If this notice sets out more than 1 infringement offence, the total amount of the infringement fees payable is $.............

IMPORTANT: Please read the summary of rights printed on the following pages.

SUMMARY OF RIGHTS

1.

  • This notice sets out 1 or more alleged infringement offences. If this notice sets out more than 1 alleged infringement offence, each offence that is identified by a number is a separate infringement offence. You may decide what to do in respect of each alleged offence individually, and may act in the same way in respect of all alleged offences or in different ways in respect of different alleged offences, as set out below.

Payments

2.

  • If you pay the infringement fee within 28 days of the issue of this notice, no further action will be taken. Payment may be made at the places indicated on the front of this notice.

Defences

3.

  • You have a complete defence against proceedings if the infringement fee was paid to the New Zealand Police/ Manukau City Council (delete one) at any of the places for payment shown on the front page of this notice or within 28 days after you were served with a reminder notice. Note that late payment or payment at any other place will not be a defence.

Further Action

4.

  • If you wish to

    • (a) raise any matter relating to the alleged offence for consideration by the New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one); or

    • (b) deny liability for the offence and request a court hearing (refer to paragraphs 5 and 9 below); or

    • (c) admit liability for the offence, but wish to have a District Court consider written submissions as to penalty or otherwise (refer to paragraphs 6 and 9 below),

    you should write to the New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one) at the address shown on the front page of this notice. Any such letter should be personally signed.

5.

  • You have a right to a court hearing. If you deny liability for the offence and request a hearing, the New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one) will serve you with a notice of hearing setting out the place and time at which the matter will be heard by the Court (unless the New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one) decide not to start court proceedings).

    Note that if the Court finds you guilty of the offence, costs will be imposed in addition to any penalty.

6.

  • If you admit the offence but want the Court to consider your submissions as to penalty or otherwise, you should, in your letter—

    • (a) ask for a hearing; and

    • (b) admit the offence; and

    • (c) set out the written submissions you wish to be considered by the Court.

    The New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one) will then file your letter with the Court (unless they decide not to commence court proceedings). There is no provision for an oral hearing before the Court if you follow this course of action.

    Note that costs will be imposed in addition to any penalty.

Non-payment of fee

7.

  • If you do not pay the infringement fee and do not request a hearing within 28 days after the issue of this notice, you will be served with a reminder notice (unless the New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one) decide otherwise).

8.

  • If you do not pay the infringement fee and do not request a hearing within 28 days after being served with the reminder notice, the New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one) may file the reminder notice in the Court and you will become liable to pay costs in addition to the infringement fee, under section 21(5) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

Queries/Correspondence

9.

  • When writing or making payment, please include

    • (a) the date of the infringement; and

    • (b) the infringement notice number; and

    • (c) the identifying number of the alleged offence and the course of action you are taking in respect of it; and

    • (d) your address for replies.

    Note

    Full details of your rights and obligations are in section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

    All queries and all correspondence regarding this infringement notice must be directed to the New Zealand Police/Manukau City Council (delete one) at the address for correspondence shown.

Contents

  • 1General

  • 2Status of reprints

  • 3How reprints are prepared

  • 4Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

  • 5List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)

Notes
1 General

  • This is a reprint of the Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Act 2008. The reprint incorporates all the amendments to the Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Act 2008 as at 26 June 2008, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.

    Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that have yet to come into force or that contain relevant transitional or savings provisions are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order.

2 Status of reprints

  • Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint.

    This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the principal enactment and its amendments are contained.

3 How reprints are prepared

  • A number of editorial conventions are followed in the preparation of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not included in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted. For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/legislation/reprints.shtml or Part 8 of the Tables of Acts and Ordinances and Statutory Regulations, and Deemed Regulations in Force.

4 Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

  • Section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set out in sections 17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted.

    A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January 2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also been made since 1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legislation reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint.

    In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under the authority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant, in the preparation of this reprint:

    • •omission of unnecessary referential words (such as “of this section” and “of this Act”)

    • •typeface and type size (Times Roman, generally in 11.5 point)

    • •layout of provisions, including:

      • •indentation

      • •position of section headings (eg, the number and heading now appear above the section)

    • •format of definitions (eg, the defined term now appears in bold type, without quotation marks)

    • •format of dates (eg, a date formerly expressed as “the 1st day of January 1999” is now expressed as “1 January 1999”)

    • •position of the date of assent (it now appears on the front page of each Act)

    • •punctuation (eg, colons are not used after definitions)

    • •Parts numbered with roman numerals are replaced with arabic numerals, and all cross-references are changed accordingly

    • •case and appearance of letters and words, including:

      • •format of headings (eg, headings where each word formerly appeared with an initial capital letter followed by small capital letters are amended so that the heading appears in bold, with only the first word (and any proper nouns) appearing with an initial capital letter)

      • •small capital letters in section and subsection references are now capital letters

    • •schedules are renumbered (eg, Schedule 1 replaces First Schedule), and all cross-references are changed accordingly

    • •running heads (the information that appears at the top of each page)

    • •format of two-column schedules of consequential amendments, and schedules of repeals (eg, they are rearranged into alphabetical order, rather than chronological).

5 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)

  • Summary Offences (Tagging and Graffiti Vandalism) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 43): section 7