sec.219Unauthorised collection of natural material

sec.219 Unauthorised collection of natural material

A person must not collect natural material in a protected area. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. gathering sticks or branches for firewood, picking flowers for a bouquet, gathering shells for art, stacking rocks into a sculpture Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who— collects natural material under an authority, agreement or exemption under the Act ; or collects natural material in the course of a lawful activity not directed towards the collection, if the collection could not reasonably have been avoided. In this section— natural material means a plant, rock, shell or soil. (sec.219-ssec.1) A person must not collect natural material in a protected area. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. gathering sticks or branches for firewood, picking flowers for a bouquet, gathering shells for art, stacking rocks into a sculpture (sec.219-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who— collects natural material under an authority, agreement or exemption under the Act ; or collects natural material in the course of a lawful activity not directed towards the collection, if the collection could not reasonably have been avoided. (sec.219-ssec.3) In this section— natural material means a plant, rock, shell or soil.

• (a) collects natural material under an authority, agreement or exemption under the Act ; or
• (b) collects natural material in the course of a lawful activity not directed towards the collection, if the collection could not reasonably have been avoided.