Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not:
(a) tamper with a notice while it is displayed under section 269; or
(b) remove a notice that has been displayed, before the notice has ceased to have effect.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Fault - based offence
(3) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).