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#### 20 Erection and occupation of structures
20 Erection and occupation of structures
> > (1) A person must not—
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> > > (a) erect, alter, extend or occupy any building in a park, or
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> > > (b) install, use or occupy a moveable dwelling in a park, or
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> > > (c) construct, operate or use any structure, installation, engineering work, plant, equipment, amusement device, fixture or improvement in a park, or
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> > > (d) erect a hoarding or notice, or exhibit any commercial or political advertising matter, sign, bill or poster, in a park.
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> > Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
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> > (2) A person does not commit an offence under this clause for anything done or omitted to be done—
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> > > (a) with the consent of a park authority and in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is subject, or
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> > > (b) if the act or omission occurred in or in relation to a ski resort area in Kosciuszko National Park and was necessary for the carrying out of—
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> > > > (i) development in accordance with a development consent (within the meaning of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203)), or
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> > > > (ii) an activity, whether by or pursuant to an approval of a determining authority, if the determining authority has complied with Part 5 of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), or
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> > > > (iii) a project approved under Part 3A of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), or
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> > > > (iv) State significant infrastructure approved under Division 5.2 of Part 5 of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), or
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> > > (c) if the act or omission occurred in or in relation to a place in Kosciuszko National Park (other than a ski resort area) and was necessary for the carrying out of development in accordance with a development consent that is taken to have been granted to Snowy Hydro Limited under section 41(4) of the [Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-099).
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> > (3) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1)(b) if the person camps in a manner that is not prohibited by clause 12.
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> > (4) In this clause, moveable dwelling means any tent or any caravan or other van or other portable device (whether on wheels or not), used for human habitation.