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Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901
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#### 5 Leaving gate open
5 Leaving gate open
> > (1) A person who enters into or upon the inclosed lands of any other person and wilfully or negligently leaves open, removes or disables a gate is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.
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> > (2) A person who enters into or upon any road lawfully inclosed within the lands of any other person through a gate (not being a public gate within the meaning of the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033)) and wilfully or negligently leaves open, removes or disables the gate is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > gate includes a cattle grid or any moveable thing used to inclose land including a slip panel or moveable fence.
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> **s 5:** Am 1939 No 9, sec 2 (c); 1964 No 14, sec 2 (b); 1987 No 39, Sch 1 (3); 1989 No 199, Sch 1 (3); 1993 No 33, Sch 1; 1993 No 47, Sch 1. Subst 2019 No 15, Sch 2\[5\].