Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
sec.210Food to be kept from animals
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sec.210 Food to be kept from animals
A person in a protected area must ensure food in the person’s possession or under the person’s control is kept— in a way that prevents animals that are dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person from gaining access to the food; and if a regulatory notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person is— consuming or preparing food for human consumption; or disposing of food lawfully; or giving food to an animal lawfully brought into a protected area under the Act . This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. (sec.210-ssec.1) A person in a protected area must ensure food in the person’s possession or under the person’s control is kept— in a way that prevents animals that are dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person from gaining access to the food; and if a regulatory notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.210-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person is— consuming or preparing food for human consumption; or disposing of food lawfully; or giving food to an animal lawfully brought into a protected area under the Act . (sec.210-ssec.3) This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge.
- (a) in a way that prevents animals that are dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person from gaining access to the food; and
- (b) if a regulatory notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way.
- (a) consuming or preparing food for human consumption; or
- (b) disposing of food lawfully; or
- (c) giving food to an animal lawfully brought into a protected area under the Act .