6Entry of persons and machines into forestry area—the Act, s 92

6 Entry of persons and machines into forestry area—the Act, s 92

6 Entry of persons and machines into forestry area—the Act, s 92

(1) For the Act, section 92(2)(b), (c) and (f), the land manager may, by notice displayed in or at the boundary of a forestry area—

(a) prohibit the entry of persons or machines, or the bringing of machines, into the area specified in the notice, or

(b) determine the maximum speed at which a person may drive or ride a machine in the area.

(2) A prohibition under subsection (1) is in force—

(a) during the period specified in the notice, or

(b) if no period is specified—while the notice is displayed.

(3) A person must not do the following without the written permission of the land manager—

(a) enter a forestry area the person is prohibited from entering by a notice displayed under subsection (1),

(b) drive or ride a machine into a forestry area the machine is prohibited from entering by a notice displayed under subsection (1),

(c) bring a machine into a forestry area the machine is prohibited from being in by a notice displayed under subsection (1),

(d) drive or ride a machine in the forestry area at a speed exceeding the maximum speed determined by a notice displayed under subsection (1).

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) A person who drives a vehicle into, or parks a vehicle in, a forestry area, other than a part of a forestry area to which the Road Transport Act 2013 applies, is guilty of an offence if the vehicle would, if the forestry area were a public road, be required by law—

(a) to be registered and is not registered, or

(b) to have a number-plate and—

(i) does not have a number-plate, or

(ii) the number-plate is covered or obscured.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(5) In this section—

number-plate means a number-plate issued—