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Forestry Act 1959
sec.69HAbandoning waste materials or human waste
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### sec.69H Abandoning waste materials or human waste
A person must not abandon waste materials in a State forest or timber reserve.
Maximum penalty—120 penalty units.
building materials, fencing materials, metal or plastic drums, vegetation
A person in a State forest or timber reserve must not—
defecate within the prescribed minimum distance of a dam, lake, watercourse or walking track in the State forest or timber reserve; or
bury human waste within the prescribed minimum distance of—
a dam, lake or watercourse in the State forest or timber reserve; or
an occupied or established camp site; or
a camp site designated by a regulatory notice as a camp site; or
a walking track or other public facility; or
leave human waste unburied.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
Subsection (2) (a) and (b) does not apply if the person is using toilets provided by the chief executive or a plantation operator.
In this section—
prescribed minimum distance means 10m, or a longer distance specified on a regulatory notice that is displayed near the entrance of the State forest or timber reserve.
s 69H ins 2014 No. 41 s 31
amd 2015 No. 15 s 89 (amdt could not be given effect)
(sec.69H-ssec.1) A person must not abandon waste materials in a State forest or timber reserve. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. building materials, fencing materials, metal or plastic drums, vegetation
(sec.69H-ssec.2) A person in a State forest or timber reserve must not— defecate within the prescribed minimum distance of a dam, lake, watercourse or walking track in the State forest or timber reserve; or bury human waste within the prescribed minimum distance of— a dam, lake or watercourse in the State forest or timber reserve; or an occupied or established camp site; or a camp site designated by a regulatory notice as a camp site; or a walking track or other public facility; or leave human waste unburied. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.69H-ssec.3) Subsection (2) (a) and (b) does not apply if the person is using toilets provided by the chief executive or a plantation operator.
(sec.69H-ssec.4) In this section— prescribed minimum distance means 10m, or a longer distance specified on a regulatory notice that is displayed near the entrance of the State forest or timber reserve.
- (a) defecate within the prescribed minimum distance of a dam, lake, watercourse or walking track in the State forest or timber reserve; or
- (b) bury human waste within the prescribed minimum distance of— (i) a dam, lake or watercourse in the State forest or timber reserve; or (ii) an occupied or established camp site; or (iii) a camp site designated by a regulatory notice as a camp site; or (iv) a walking track or other public facility; or
- (i) a dam, lake or watercourse in the State forest or timber reserve; or
- (ii) an occupied or established camp site; or
- (iii) a camp site designated by a regulatory notice as a camp site; or
- (iv) a walking track or other public facility; or
- (c) leave human waste unburied.
- (i) a dam, lake or watercourse in the State forest or timber reserve; or
- (ii) an occupied or established camp site; or
- (iii) a camp site designated by a regulatory notice as a camp site; or
- (iv) a walking track or other public facility; or