The purpose of this Act is to—

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

• (b) control graffiti in the District.

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

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(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.

(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

  • (iii) a driver licence issued under the Land Transport Act 1998; or

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

(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.

(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.

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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

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.