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Marine Parks Regulation 2017
sec.159Unlawfully feeding native animals
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### sec.159 Unlawfully feeding native animals
A person must not feed a native animal in a marine park if a regulatory notice prohibits the feeding of the animal.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to—
an authorised person performing a function or exercising a power under the Act ; or
a person who feeds a native animal under an authority that authorises the feeding.
(sec.159-ssec.1) A person must not feed a native animal in a marine park if a regulatory notice prohibits the feeding of the animal. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.159-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— an authorised person performing a function or exercising a power under the Act ; or a person who feeds a native animal under an authority that authorises the feeding.
- (a) an authorised person performing a function or exercising a power under the Act ; or
- (b) a person who feeds a native animal under an authority that authorises the feeding.