Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
sec.240Safe use of vehicles by reference to Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995
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sec.240 Safe use of vehicles by reference to Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995
This section applies in relation to an act or omission that, if done or made on a road, would contravene either of the following provisions of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (each a road use provision )— section 83 (1) , other than an act or omission mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of the penalty for that section; section 84 (2) . A person commits an offence against this section if the person does the act or makes the omission in a protected area, whether or not on a road in the area. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person can not be punished for an offence against this section for an act or omission in relation to a road use provision if the person has already been punished for an offence against the road use provision for the same act or omission. This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. (sec.240-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to an act or omission that, if done or made on a road, would contravene either of the following provisions of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (each a road use provision )— section 83 (1) , other than an act or omission mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of the penalty for that section; section 84 (2) . (sec.240-ssec.2) A person commits an offence against this section if the person does the act or makes the omission in a protected area, whether or not on a road in the area. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.240-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person can not be punished for an offence against this section for an act or omission in relation to a road use provision if the person has already been punished for an offence against the road use provision for the same act or omission. (sec.240-ssec.4) This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge.
- (a) section 83 (1) , other than an act or omission mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of the penalty for that section;
- (b) section 84 (2) .