NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
CROWN LANDS (RECREATION RESERVE) REGULATIONS 1938
As in force at 1 October 1985
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
3 Meetings of Trustees ....................................................................... 1
4 Affixing of seal ................................................................................. 1
5 Trustees to report to Minister ........................................................... 2
6 Trustees to keep accounts............................................................... 2
7 Expenditure on improvements ......................................................... 2
8 Closing of reserve at certain times .................................................. 2
9 Power to charge for admission ........................................................ 3
10 Fences ............................................................................................. 3
11 Unauthorized erections prohibited ................................................... 3
12 Erections to be kept in repair ........................................................... 3
13 Reserve to be kept clean ................................................................. 3
14 Service of notices ............................................................................ 3
15 Power of trustee to remove offensive persons................................. 4
16 Damage to seats, trees or other property prohibited ....................... 4
17 Fires or nuisances prohibited........................................................... 4
18 Trespassing in certain parts prohibited ............................................ 5
19 Camping prohibited ......................................................................... 5
20 Playing of games prohibited in certain parts .................................... 5
21 Unauthorized meetings prohibited ................................................... 5
22 Erection of tents or poles prohibited ................................................ 5
23 Sale of articles prohibited ................................................................ 5
24 Grazing of stock............................................................................... 5
25 Persons reasonably suspected to give name and address.............. 6
26 Penalty ............................................................................................ 6
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 1 October 1985
CROWN LANDS (RECREATION RESERVE) REGULATIONS 1938
Regulations under the Crown Lands Act 1992
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Crown Lands (Recreation
Reserve) Regulations 1938.
2 Definitions
In this Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
meeting includes agricultural or pastoral show, exhibition, athletic
sports, race meeting or other entertainment.
reserve means any lands reserved for the recreation or
amusement of the public or for any other public purpose.
the Ordinance means the Crown Lands Ordinance 1931-1935.
trustees means trustees appointed under section 103C of the
Ordinance.
3 Meetings of Trustees
The Trustees of any reserve shall once at least in each period of
4 months meet together for the despatch of business affecting such
reserve and shall regulate their meetings and proceedings as they
think fit and for this purpose 2 trustees shall constitute a quorum,
unless or until all the trustees otherwise determine.
4 Affixing of seal
The seal of the trustees of any reserve shall not be affixed to any
instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the trustees
and in the presence of at least 2 trustees who shall sign every
instrument to which the seal shall be so affixed in their presence.
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5 Trustees to report to Minister
The trustees of any reserve shall, at such times as the Minister
directs, report to the Minister upon the management of the reserve
and upon such matters in connection therewith as the Minister
specifies.
6 Trustees to keep accounts
The trustees of any reserve shall keep books of account showing all
revenue received from or in connection with the reserve and all
moneys expended in the maintenance of or otherwise in connection
with the reserve and shall permit any person authorized by the
Administrator to inspect such books and to audit the accounts
relating to the reserve.
7 Expenditure on improvements
(1) The trustees of any reserve shall expend in and about the
improving of the reserve and the buildings thereon or the
repayment of principal or interest in connection with moneys
borrowed for building on or improving the reserve or otherwise in
relation thereto, such sums of money as they deem necessary.
(2) Within one month after the end of the financial year ending on
30 June the trustees of a reserve shall furnish to the Minister an
audited statement of their receipts and expenditure for that financial
year.
8 Closing of reserve at certain times
A reserve shall be open to the public on all days except:
(a) a day or portion of a day on or during which the Administrator,
by notice published in the Gazette, declares that the reserve
shall not be open to the public; and
(b) a day or portion of a day on or during which the trustees, by
notice of the Gazette, declare that the reserve shall not be
open to the public;
Provided:
(i) that the days the trustees may direct the reserve shall
not be open to the public shall not exceed 28 in any
one year; and
(ii) that the trustees may not at any time direct that the
reserve shall not be open to the public on more
consecutive days than 3.
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9 Power to charge for admission
(1) The trustees of any reserve may, on any day or portion of a day on
or during which the reserve is not open to the public, make a
charge, approved by the Administrator, for admission to the reserve
while it is not so open, and may exclude any person who does not
pay the amount charged.
(2) The trustees of any reserve may grant to any person the exclusive
right to occupy and use for a meeting the reserve or any portion
thereof on any day or portion of a day on or during which the
reserve is not open to the public on such terms as the trustees think
fit, and the person to whom the right is granted may make a charge,
approved by the Administrator, for admission to the reserve during
such time as the person continues to have the right, and may
exclude any person who does not pay the amount charged.
10 Fences
The trustees of any reserve shall erect such fence or fences on or
on the boundary of the reserve as the Administrator, after
consultation with the trustees, directs.
11 Unauthorized erections prohibited
The trustees of any reserve shall not, without the consent in writing
of the Administrator, erect any building or other erection on the
reserve or make any structural alteration to any building or other
erection on the reserve.
12 Erections to be kept in repair
The trustees of any reserve shall keep all buildings, erections,
fixtures, fences and other improvements on the reserve in good and
tenantable repair.
13 Reserve to be kept clean
The trustees of any reserve shall keep the reserve clean, tidy and
free from debris, dry herbage, rubbish and other unsightly or
offensive matter.
14 Service of notices
Any notice or document addressed to the trustees of any reserve in
their corporate name and delivered to or served on or posted to the
address of any of the trustees of the reserve shall be deemed to
have been delivered to or served on or posted to the trustees.
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15 Power of trustee to remove offensive persons
Any trustee of a reserve or any servant of the trustee thereof may
remove from the reserve any person, who in the reserve:
(a) is intoxicated;
(b) behaves in an offensive, abusive or indecent manner; or
(c) uses indecent, profane, obscene or insulting language.
16 Damage to seats, trees or other property prohibited
Any person who:
(a) without lawful excuse (proof whereof shall lie upon him)
interferes with, damages or destroys any tree, shrub, flower,
plant, grass, notice, placard, seat, gate, post, fence, tank, tap,
pipe, building or other erection upon or bounding a reserve or
any property of the Commonwealth or the trustees in a
reserve; or
(b) without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie upon him) cuts
or makes any name, letter or mark on or affixes any bill,
paper, document or notice to any tree, seat, gate, post, fence,
building or other erection in a reserve or otherwise defaces
any such tree, seat, gate post, fence, building or other
erection,
shall be guilty of an offence.
17 Fires or nuisances prohibited
Any person who:
(a) lights any fire in any reserve except in a place specially
provided therefor in the reserve by the trustees thereof;
(b) leaves any paper, fruit peel, litter, waste food or refuse of any
kind in any reserve except in a place specially provided
therefor by the trustees thereof;
(c) without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie upon him)
plays upon any instrument or discharges firearms or fireworks
in a reserve; or
(d) brings any dog into a reserve, unless the dog is held by a
chain or cord,
shall be guilty of an offence.
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18 Trespassing in certain parts prohibited
Any person who, without lawful excuse (proof whereof shall lie upon
him),:
(a) enters or goes upon any portion of a reserve as to which any
notice is posted or exhibited that admittance is prohibited; or
(b) takes any vehicle or rides any horse into any portion of a
reserve except a portion specially provided in the reserve by
the trustees thereof,
shall be guilty of an offence.
19 Camping prohibited
Any person who, without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie
upon him), camps on a reserve shall be guilty of an offence.
20 Playing of games prohibited in certain parts
A person shall not play or take part in any game of cricket or
football or any other game or athletic sports in a reserve, except in
such portions thereof as the trustees set apart for the purpose, and
except on such conditions as the trustees direct.
21 Unauthorized meetings prohibited
A person shall not, without the permission in writing of the trustees
(proof whereof shall lie upon him), hold or take part in any public
assembly or meeting of any kind, or preach at or address any such
public assembly or meeting in a reserve.
22 Erection of tents or poles prohibited
A person shall not, without the consent in writing of the trustees
(proof whereof shall lie upon him), erect tents, booths, stalls, posts
or poles on a reserve.
23 Sale of articles prohibited
A person shall not, without the consent in writing of the trustees
(proof whereof shall lie upon him), offer any article for sale in a
reserve.
24 Grazing of stock
A person shall not, without the consent in writing of the trustees
(proof whereof shall lie upon him), allow any horse, mare, gelding,
colt, filly, ass, mule, bull, cow, ox, heifer, steer, calf, sheep, ram,
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ewe, lamb, goat, pig, or camel to graze in any reserve, or take into
or permit any such animal to enter any such reserve for the purpose
of grazing.
25 Persons reasonably suspected to give name and address
(1) A member of the Police Force or any person thereto authorized in
writing by the trustees of any reserve may require any person
reasonably suspected of having committed or being about to
commit an offence against these Regulations to give his name in
full and place of abode.
(2) Any person who, after being so required and on production of the
necessary authority, refuses or fails to give his real name or place
of abode shall be guilty of an offence.
26 Penalty
Any person who commits an offence against or contravenes any
provision of these Regulations shall be liable to a penalty not
exceeding $20.
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Crown Lands (Recreation Reserve) Regulations (SL No. –, 1938)
Notified 21 April 1938
Commenced 21 April 1938 (Cth Gaz, 21 April 1938)
Amendment of the Crown Lands (Recreation Reserve) Regulations (SL No. 5, 1965)
Notified 12 May 1965
Commenced 12 May 1965
Amendment of the Crown Lands (Recreation Reserve) Regulations (SL No. 10, 1965)
Notified 23 June 1965
Commenced 23 June 1965
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973)
Assent date 11 December 1973
Commenced 11 December 1973
Statute Law Revision Act 1985 (Act No. 49, 1985)
Assent date 1 October 1985
Commenced 1 October 1985
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1.
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4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 2 amd Act No. 49, 1985, s 3(6)
rr 3 – 4 amd Act No. 87, 1973, s 11
r 7 amd No. 5, 1965; Act No. 87, 1973, s 11
r 8 amd Act No. 87, 1973, s 11
r 26 amd Act No. 87, 1973, s 11