Altered images displayed on Gurwood Street in Wagga Wagga depicted Dutton, former deputy PM Michael McCormack, and billionaire miners Clive Palmer and Gina Rinehart dressed in Nazi-style uniforms and adorned with iron-cross medals.

NSW police said they were notified of the display at about 11.30 am yesterday showing “offensive material”.

After getting legal advice, police said the display did not break laws about prohibited symbols.

NSW Police reported that officers talked to a 69-year-old man at the business. After consulting legal advice, they concluded that the material does not infringe on Section 80.2E concerning prohibited symbols as outlined in the Australian Criminal Code.

Michael McCormack had earlier condemned the display in a Facebook post, saying it had been reported to police.

“This is beyond disgraceful,” he said.

“The Nazis killed six million Jews in the Holocaust. This remains one of the worst mass murders in human history.”

“The Nazis were pure evil. To be depicted as one of them is as insulting as it is vile.”

“I’ve got no comment to make, I just create the art, and obviously some people get upset but my intention is not to upset people, but just to get a message out there.”

The poster was later changed to have a pixelated version of Michael McCormack.

Asked if he would remove the display from his store, Agzarian said the shop-front displays rotated out every couple of days.