68Removal of certain persons

68 Removal of certain persons

68 Removal of certain persons

(1) An authorised officer may direct a person to leave the Preserve, or any part of the Preserve, if, in the opinion of the authorised officer, the person—

(a) is trespassing, or

(b) is causing a nuisance or inconvenience to any other person in the park, or

(c) has committed an offence under the Act or this Regulation.

(2) A person to whom such a direction is given must comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) An authorised officer may remove from the Preserve, or any part of the Preserve, any person who fails to comply with a direction under this clause and any vehicle, vessel, animal or other property in the possession of the person.

(4) A person who has been given a direction under subclause (1), or who has been removed from the Preserve under subclause (3), must not re-enter the Preserve for a period of 24 hours after the direction was given or after he or she was removed from the Preserve, whichever is later.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(5) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (4) by doing or omitting anything with the consent of the Board and in accordance with any conditions to which that consent is subject.

(6) A person is not guilty of an offence of failing to comply with a direction under this clause unless the person was warned on that occasion that a failure to comply is an offence.

(7) In this clause, authorised officer has the same meaning as it has in section 37B of the Act.