A Canberra Liberals campaign volunteer filmed a senior city ranger after being asked to take down election posters at the weekend.
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The incident happened in Charnwood, where the ranger was inspecting campaign placards that had been attached to public property.
The territory's code of practice for removable signs states that signs are not permitted at locations including roundabouts, median strips, traffic lights or street lights.
Liberals candidate for Ginninderra Jacob Vadakkedathu last night confirmed he had been approached by the ranger and one of his volunteers had attempted to film the officer until he presented his identification.
A Territory and Municipal Services spokesman said the ranger ''felt uncomfortable'' that a mobile phone was being used to film the conversation and asked the volunteer to switch it off.
The spokesman said rangers inspected campaign material in several suburbs at the weekend and impounded 25 Canberra Liberals signs displayed on street lights, trees and median strips.
But he said no signs had to be impounded as a result of the incident in Charnwood.
''The ranger just felt uncomfortable having a mobile phone pulled out with the suggestion the whole conversation be filmed,'' he said.
''The candidate removed the signs so that they did not breach the code of practice.''
Mr Vadakkedathu said the volunteer had started filming the ranger because he did not know who the officer was until he identified himself.
''We were campaigning and all of a sudden a stranger came up to us and said, 'can you remove your signs','' he said. ''We didn't know who it was and it was just for surety.
''He asked us to stop and showed us his ID and we stopped and did as he asked and took the signs down. It's essential to comply with the rules and I accept that.''
Two weeks ago, the Canberra Liberals had 30 campaign signs impounded for breaching the act.
The material had been displayed along roads in Lanyon.
The ACT government charges $112 per sign for their return.
The TAMS spokesman said rangers had spoken to candidates of all parties in the territory elections and preferred to have a conversation rather than impounding signs.
He said the 25 signs impounded at the weekend had been displayed in Belconnen.
But ACT Labor secretary Elias Hallaj said the removal of Canberra Liberals signs was another example of the party's ''blatant breaches'' of territory regulations. ''I'm just really disappointed once again to see these blatant breaches of the rules by the Seselja Liberals,'' he said.