sec.228Complying with direction to leave camp site

sec.228 Complying with direction to leave camp site

This section applies to a person camping at a camp site in a protected area, and anyone camping with the person, if a conservation officer reasonably believes that the person, or anyone camping with the person— has left camping equipment at the site for 30 days or more; or is causing the degradation of the natural condition of any part of the protected area with the presence of camping equipment; or is camping in a way that is causing a health or safety risk. The conservation officer may give the person a written direction stating the person, and anyone camping with the person, must do 1 or more of the following— leave the camp site; remove their possessions and camping equipment from the site; not return, for a stated period, to camp at the site or at a stated camping area. The direction must— state the reason why the direction is given; and include a warning that it is an offence to fail to comply with the direction. The conservation officer’s failure to comply with subsection (3) does not affect the validity of the direction. A person to whom a direction applies under subsection (2) must comply with the direction. Maximum penalty for subsection (5) —80 penalty units. (sec.228-ssec.1) This section applies to a person camping at a camp site in a protected area, and anyone camping with the person, if a conservation officer reasonably believes that the person, or anyone camping with the person— has left camping equipment at the site for 30 days or more; or is causing the degradation of the natural condition of any part of the protected area with the presence of camping equipment; or is camping in a way that is causing a health or safety risk. (sec.228-ssec.2) The conservation officer may give the person a written direction stating the person, and anyone camping with the person, must do 1 or more of the following— leave the camp site; remove their possessions and camping equipment from the site; not return, for a stated period, to camp at the site or at a stated camping area. (sec.228-ssec.3) The direction must— state the reason why the direction is given; and include a warning that it is an offence to fail to comply with the direction. (sec.228-ssec.4) The conservation officer’s failure to comply with subsection (3) does not affect the validity of the direction. (sec.228-ssec.5) A person to whom a direction applies under subsection (2) must comply with the direction. Maximum penalty for subsection (5) —80 penalty units.

• (a) has left camping equipment at the site for 30 days or more; or
• (b) is causing the degradation of the natural condition of any part of the protected area with the presence of camping equipment; or
• (c) is camping in a way that is causing a health or safety risk.
• (a) leave the camp site;
• (b) remove their possessions and camping equipment from the site;