25Sporting, recreational and other activities

#### 25 Sporting, recreational and other activities 25 Sporting, recreational and other activities > > (1) A person must not in a park— > > > > > (a) organise, conduct or take part in any sporting activity that forms part of an organised competition or tournament, or > > > > > (b) organise, attend or participate in any concert, public meeting, function, demonstration, group activity or gathering (a prohibited event) involving more than 40 persons or such other number of persons as is stated in a plan of management for the park, or stated in a notice erected in the park or given to a park user, whichever is the lesser, or > > > > > (c) organise, attend or engage in any manoeuvre (whether of a military, naval, aerial nature or otherwise), any course of training or any similar activity, or > > > > > (d) organise or engage in any activity or recreational pursuit that involves risking the safety of the person or the safety of other persons or damaging the environment. > > > > Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. > > > (2) Without limiting the generality of subclause (1)(d), the activities and recreational pursuits to which that paragraph applies include abseiling, base jumping, bungy jumping, rock climbing, parachuting, canyoning, white water boating, paragliding, parasailing and hang gliding. However, the activities and recreational pursuits to which subclause (1)(d) applies do not include caving and cave diving. > > > (3) A person does not commit an offence under this clause— > > > > > (a) for anything done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park authority and in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is subject, or > > > > > (b) if a plan of management for a park makes provision for the undertaking of an activity in the park, the person undertakes the activity in the park in accordance with the plan of management. > > > (4) Despite subclause (3)(b), a person must not undertake an activity in a park if a notice erected in the park or given to the person prohibits the undertaking of the activity. > > > > Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. > > > (5) In this clause— > > > > organise includes possessing or leaving in a park equipment related to a sporting activity, prohibited event, manoeuvre, course of training, activity or recreational pursuit. > > > > Examples— > > > > sound and audio visual equipment, generators, marquees and temporary fencing > > **cl 25:** Am 2025 (329), Sch 1\[26\]–\[29\].