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Nature Conservation Act 1992
sec.70Unlawful use of certain words
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### sec.70 Unlawful use of certain words
A person must not use words about an area that is not a protected area in a way that is likely to cause someone else reasonably to believe the area is a protected area.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
A person must not use words about a protected area in a way that is likely to cause someone else reasonably to believe the area is a protected area of a different class.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
However, subsections (1) and (2) do not stop a person using the words ‘national park’ or ‘conservation park’ in referring to the name of—
a zone of a marine park set apart and declared under the Marine Parks Act 1982 ; or
an area declared to be part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cwlth) .
s 70 sub 1994 No. 42 s 15
amd 2003 No. 96 s 20 ; 2013 No. 55 s 145 ; 2016 No. 22 s 23
(sec.70-ssec.1) A person must not use words about an area that is not a protected area in a way that is likely to cause someone else reasonably to believe the area is a protected area. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.70-ssec.2) A person must not use words about a protected area in a way that is likely to cause someone else reasonably to believe the area is a protected area of a different class. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.70-ssec.3) However, subsections (1) and (2) do not stop a person using the words ‘national park’ or ‘conservation park’ in referring to the name of— a zone of a marine park set apart and declared under the Marine Parks Act 1982 ; or an area declared to be part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cwlth) .
- (a) a zone of a marine park set apart and declared under the Marine Parks Act 1982 ; or
- (b) an area declared to be part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cwlth) .