Litter Act 1979 (New Zealand)

The Litter Act 1979 is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament. This Act is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.

Litter Act 1979
New Zealand Parliament
Long title An Act to make better provision for the abatement and control of litter
Legislative history
Passed	1979
Status: Current legislation

See also

• Litter in New Zealand

The Litter Act was established to make better provision for the abatement and control of litter. The Act is a basic mechanism for local government to prevent littering.

The functions of the Act include:

• establishing enforcement officers and litter wardens who may issue fines and abatement notices for litter offences
• allowing territorial authorities to force the removal of litter
• allowing public authorities to make by-laws pursuant to the provisions of the Act.

This Act is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.

References

• "The Litter Act 1979". Reprinted Statutes of New Zealand. Reprinted as on 1 July 1998. Volume 38. p 704.
• Statutory Functions and Responsibilities of New Zealand Public Service Departments. pp 134, 137, 224 & 321. Google
• Natalie Jones and Geert van Calster. "Waste Regulation". Emma Lees and Jorge E. Viñuales (eds). Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Law. Oxford University Press. 2019. p 607 at p 610.
• Morag McDowell and Duncan Webb. The New Zealand Legal System: Structures, Processes and Legal Theory. Third Edition. LexisNexis Butterworths. Wellington. 2002. p 257.
• William C Hodge. Doyle and Hodge: Criminal Procedure in New Zealand. Third Edition. The Law Book Company Limited. Sydney. 1991. p 7.
• J E Burrows. News Media Law in New Zealand. Oxford University Press. Third Edition. 1990. p 395.
• Butterworths Current Law, 27 October 1987, p 561, number 1449
• Bulletin of Legal Developments. 1980. p 105.
• Marty Sharpe, "The fine for littering has been $400 since 1979: Proposal seeks harsher penalty", Stuff, 21 April 2021
• Georgina Campbell, "Wellington moves to crackdown on unwanted junk mail", NZ Herald, 12 June 2020
• Alice Angeloni, "Illegal dumping: Gisborne councillors come up with plan to cut fly-tipping", RNZ, 27 April 2021
• Diane McCarthy, "Council to hand out fines for litter", SunLive, 5 April 2023

External links

• Litter Act 1979 – text of the Act