Fines for rubbish dumping and littering

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Rubbish dumping and littering fine amounts

The fine for a first offence is $100 and up to $400 for a subsequent offence within a 365-day period.

Read fee table.
Infringement	First offence	Second or subsequent offence within one year
Litter, of more than 1L and less than or equal to 20L, left in a public space, or on private land without the occupier's consent*	$150	$400
Litter, of more than 20L and less than or equal to 120L, left in a public space, or on private land without the occupier's consent**	$250	$400
Hazardous litter or offensive litter left in a public space, or on private land without the occupier's consent	$400	$400
Litter, of less than or equal to 1L, left in a public space, or on private land, without the occupier's consent	$100	$400
Litter, of less than or equal to 1L, left in a public space, or on private land, without the occupier's consent	$100	$400
Litter, of more than 120L, left in a public space, or on private land without the occupier's consent	$400	$400

*20L is the approximate maximum capacity of two standard supermarket bags in normal conditions.
**120L is the approximate maximum capacity of a standard mobile garbage bin in normal conditions.

Hazardous litter refers to broken glass, barbed wire, jagged metal, medicines, hazardous waste.
Offensive waste refers to rotting food, animal remains, faeces and discarded nappies.

You should know

We issue rubbish dumping and littering fines for:

dumping rubbish illegally
throwing litter from vehicles
material falling off trailers.

For more information, see sections 13 and 14 of the Litter Act 1979. We can also prosecute under the Litter Act 1979 for more serious offences.

The maximum penalty, if convicted, is $30,000.

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