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Speed signs across the country have been vandalised to read ‘No’ ahead of this Saturday’s Voice to Parliament referendum, sparking warnings from authorities.

Dozens of signs alerting drivers of a 110 km/h speed limit along the Pacific Highway and M1 between Hornsby and Newcastle were defaced with black tape on Sunday to read ‘NO’.

Signs were also vandalised in the same way in both South Australia and Victoria leading to authorities to warn of severe fines or even jail time for those caught tampering with road signs.

In NSW, the maximum punishment is a fine of $2200, while in South Australia a perpetrator can face a fine of up to $5000 or a year imprisonment. 

Dozens of speed signs along both the Pacific Highway and M1 between Hornsby and Newcastle have been defaced on Sunday to read ‘NO’ instead of 110 (pictured) 

The secretary for Transport for NSW, Josh Murray, stated the importance of speed limit signs in keeping motorists and roads safe.

‘Defacing road safety signage is potentially dangerous and is an offence that will not be tolerated, with offenders facing fines of up to $2200,’ Mr Murray wrote in a statement.

‘Speed limits are in place to help keep motorists safe and damaging road signage is irresponsible and dangerous, especially at a time when families are travelling home at the end of the school holiday period.

‘Transport for NSW has already assigned a crew to repair the signs as soon as possible.’

He urged anyone with information or dash cam footage of the vandalism being undertaken to come forward to NSW Police, who are aware of the incidents.

Similar signs were vandalised in South Australia and Victoria in the lead up to the Voice to parliament referendum on Saturday (pictured)

Images of similar incidents in South Australia and Victoria were posted to social media last week, showing dozens of signs vandalised.

The state’s Department for Infrastructure and Transport said it was taking the issue ‘very seriously’ in a statement to the ABC

‘Defacing road infrastructure is a criminal offence, which carries a maximum penalty of $5,000 or one-year imprisonment.

‘Road signs and infrastructure are very important for driver safety and we are taking this issue very seriously.’

Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk

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