“14A Entitlement to infringement fees

• A territorial authority may retain the infringement fee received by it for an infringement offence if the infringement notice was issued by a Litter Control Officer appointed by the territorial authority.”

• “(1) Every person commits an offence and is liable, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $20,000, who deposits any litter or, having deposited any litter, leaves it—

  • “(a) in or on a public place; or

  • “(b) in or on private land without the consent of its occupier.

• “(1A) Subsection (1) is subject to subsection (2).”

“19A Strict liability for certain offences

• “(1) In prosecuting an offence against a provision of this Act (other than an offence against section 16 or 17(1)(a)), the prosecution does not need to prove that the defendant intentionally committed the offence.

  “(2) This section is for the avoidance of doubt.

“19B Defences to strict liability offences

• “(1) It is a defence in any prosecution referred to in section 19A if the defendant proves—

  • “(a) that the act or omission of the defendant was due to an event—

    • “(i) beyond the defendant's control (including natural disaster, mechanical failure, and sabotage); and

    • “(ii) that could not reasonably have been foreseen or provided against by the defendant; or

  • “(b) that—

    • “(i) the act or omission of the defendant was taken or occurred in an emergency and was reasonably necessary for—

      • “(A) protecting the safety and welfare of a person; or

      • “(B) preventing serious damage to property; and

    • “(ii) after the emergency, the defendant took all reasonable steps to remove the litter or, as the case may be, comply with any notice or requirement in relation to the litter.

  “(2) The defences set out in this section are the only defences available to a defendant.”