17Vehicle-free periods

17 Vehicle-free periods

17 Vehicle-free periods

(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may designate dates and times during which all vehicles or a class of vehicles must not be on the Trust lands (a vehicle-free period).

(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive may take action under this section by—

(a) displaying a sign on or adjacent to the relevant Trust lands, or

(b) giving public notice, including by publishing a notice on a website maintained by the Trust.

(3) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle into or on the Trust lands during a vehicle-free period.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(4) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (3) for anything done with the permission of the Trust or the Chief Executive.

(5) Without limiting the way in which the Trust or the Chief Executive may give permission, the Trust or the Chief Executive may give permission by—

(a) displaying a sign on or adjacent to the relevant Trust lands, or

(b) public notice, including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust, or

(c) in relation to a function or meeting to be held on the Trust lands—written notice given to the organiser of the function or meeting.

(6) Without limiting section 44, it is a condition of a permission that a person driving or riding a vehicle must comply with reasonable directions given by an authorised person in relation to the vehicle.

(7) The Trust may require payment of a fee of not more than $100 for the opening of a gate during a vehicle-free period to enable a vehicle to exit Trust lands.

(8) An authorised person may receive, for the Trust, the fee determined by the Trust under subsection (7).