23Closing of parts of lake for certain events

23 Closing of parts of lake for certain events (1) The Minister may declare one or both of the following: (a) that part of a lake is a closed area for the period stated in the declaration; and (b) that an entity is authorised to conduct a stated event in the closed area during the stated period. Note Entity includes an unincorporated body (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). (2) A declaration is a notifiable instrument. (3) The Minister must give additional public notice of a declaration. Note Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). The requirement in s (3) is in addition to the requirement for notification on the legislation register as a notifiable instrument. (a) the person enters the closed area during the period stated in the declaration; and (b) if subsection (1) (b) applies—the entry is not authorised by the entity authorised by the declaration. (5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (6) In this section: event means a regatta, exhibition, sporting contest or other display.