259Conservator may close reserve

259 Conservator may close reserve (a) the conservator reasonably believes that public access to a reserve may— (i) endanger public safety; or (ii) interfere with the management of the reserve; or (b) an area of a reserve is to be used as part of a cultural resource (2) The conservator may declare (a closed reserve declaration) that— (a) access to a reserve is restricted to stated people or a stated class of people; or (b) public access to a reserve is prohibited. (3) A closed reserve declaration is a notifiable instrument. (4) If the conservator makes a closed reserve declaration, the conservator (a) give additional public notice about the declaration; and (b) display a notice about the declaration in a conspicuous place at Note Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). The requirement in s (4) is in addition to the requirement for notification on the legislation register as a notifiable instrument. (5) A closed reserve declaration may commence on a day or at a time earlier than its notification day.