100Camping or setting up camp on public land

100 Camping or setting up camp on public land (1) A person must not camp or set up camp on public land, without an authorisation or the consent of the owner or occupier of the public (2) For this by-law, the following activities are taken to be camping or setting up camp: (a) occupying, between sunset and sunrise, a vehicle used for sleeping; (b) erecting a tent or other shelter used for camping; (c) setting up bedding, camping gear or other equipment used for camping. (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person camps or sets up camp on public land; and

City of Darwin By-laws 2023 54 (b) the person does not have an authorisation or the consent of the owner or occupier of the public land. (5) An authorised person may direct a person who fails to comply with clause (1) to do any of the following: (a) leave the public land; (b) remove any vehicle, tent, shelter, gear or equipment to a place specified by the authorised person. (6) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a direction given under clause (5). Note for clause (6) (7) An offence against clause (6) is an offence of strict liability.