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Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002
55AInterfering with authorised hunting on declared public hunting land
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#### 55A Interfering with authorised hunting on declared public hunting land
55A Interfering with authorised hunting on declared public hunting land
> > (1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, engage in any conduct on declared public hunting land—
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> > > (a) that interferes with the hunting of game animals on that land by another person under the authority conferred by a game hunting licence, and
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> > > (b) with the intention of interfering with that hunting.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) A person does not commit an offence under this section if the person has lawful authority to interfere with the hunting carried out by the other person.
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> > (3) An offence under this section cannot be prescribed for the purposes of section 57.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > hunting game animals includes retrieving a game animal.
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> > interfere withincludes prevent or hinder.
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> **s 55A:** Ins 2012 No 52, Sch 1 \[26\].