54Safe use of lake areas

54 Safe use of lake areas (1) An inspector may direct a person using a lake area, or associated works, to do or not to do something, if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that the direction is necessary to— (a) ensure the safety of a person; or (b) ensure compliance with this Act; or (c) prevent damage to property in the lake area or associated works. (a) the person is given a direction by an inspector under (b) at the time the direction is given, the inspector— (i) produces the inspector’s identity card to the person; and (ii) warns the person that failing to comply with the direction is an offence; and (4) Subsection (2) applies to a person even if complying with the direction is an offence against another provision in this Act.

Safety directions Division 5.4 (5) It is a defence in a prosecution for an offence against this Act if the defendant proves that the defendant was complying with a direction given under subsection (1) at the time the offence was committed. s (5) (see Criminal Code, s 59). (6) If an inspector requires the use of a vehicle or boat under a direction mentioned in subsection (1), the inspector is not liable to pay a fee for the use of the vehicle or boat.