Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
sec.237Number plate identification requirements for vehicles
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sec.237 Number plate identification requirements for vehicles
A person must not drive or ride a vehicle in a protected area if— a required number plate for the vehicle is not attached to the vehicle; or any writing that identifies the vehicle on a required number plate for the vehicle is not clearly legible. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person has a reasonable excuse. This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. In this section— required number plate , for a vehicle, means a number plate required to be attached to the vehicle under a vehicle registration Act to operate the vehicle on a road. (sec.237-ssec.1) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle in a protected area if— a required number plate for the vehicle is not attached to the vehicle; or any writing that identifies the vehicle on a required number plate for the vehicle is not clearly legible. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.237-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.237-ssec.3) This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. (sec.237-ssec.4) In this section— required number plate , for a vehicle, means a number plate required to be attached to the vehicle under a vehicle registration Act to operate the vehicle on a road.
- (a) a required number plate for the vehicle is not attached to the vehicle; or
- (b) any writing that identifies the vehicle on a required number plate for the vehicle is not clearly legible.