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Forestry Act 1959
sec.73EBringing plants into State forest or timber reserve
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### sec.73E Bringing plants into State forest or timber reserve
A person must not bring a plant into a State forest or timber reserve, unless the plant—
is food for the person or the person’s animal; or
is securely stored in or on a vehicle or vessel in a way that ensures no part of the plant is spread or released into the State forest or timber reserve, such as by keeping the plant—
in a cabin of the vehicle or vessel; or
covered at all times.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the person—
is authorised to bring the plant to the place under an authority (such as an agreement, contract, permit, licence or lease) under an Act; or
is acting in the course of performing duties under this Act.
In this section—
plant means—
any member of the plant or fungus kingdom (whether alive, dead, standing or fallen); or
the whole or any part of the flowers, seeds or genetic or reproductive material of a plant or fungus.
s 73E ins 2014 No. 41 s 35
amd 2015 No. 15 s 92
(sec.73E-ssec.1) A person must not bring a plant into a State forest or timber reserve, unless the plant— is food for the person or the person’s animal; or is securely stored in or on a vehicle or vessel in a way that ensures no part of the plant is spread or released into the State forest or timber reserve, such as by keeping the plant— in a cabin of the vehicle or vessel; or covered at all times. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.73E-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person— is authorised to bring the plant to the place under an authority (such as an agreement, contract, permit, licence or lease) under an Act; or is acting in the course of performing duties under this Act.
(sec.73E-ssec.3) In this section— plant means— any member of the plant or fungus kingdom (whether alive, dead, standing or fallen); or the whole or any part of the flowers, seeds or genetic or reproductive material of a plant or fungus.
- (a) is food for the person or the person’s animal; or
- (b) is securely stored in or on a vehicle or vessel in a way that ensures no part of the plant is spread or released into the State forest or timber reserve, such as by keeping the plant— (i) in a cabin of the vehicle or vessel; or (ii) covered at all times.
- (i) in a cabin of the vehicle or vessel; or
- (ii) covered at all times.
- (i) in a cabin of the vehicle or vessel; or
- (ii) covered at all times.
- (a) is authorised to bring the plant to the place under an authority (such as an agreement, contract, permit, licence or lease) under an Act; or
- (b) is acting in the course of performing duties under this Act.
- (a) any member of the plant or fungus kingdom (whether alive, dead, standing or fallen); or
- (b) the whole or any part of the flowers, seeds or genetic or reproductive material of a plant or fungus.