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Nature Conservation Act 2014
260Offence—enter closed reserve
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260 Offence—enter closed reserve (a) a closed reserve declaration is in force for a reserve; and
(b) the person enters, or remains in, the reserve in contravention of the declaration. (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that the defendant— (a) took reasonable steps to ensure that the contravention did not happen; or (b) had no reasonable grounds for suspecting that a closed reserve declaration was in force for the reserve. (4) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is a conservation officer exercising a function under this Act.