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Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
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Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
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A person must not use a compressor, generator or similar machine in a protected area, unless the use is authorised under— the written approval of the chief executive; or a regulatory notice for the area. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if— the person uses a generator to operate a device for the treatment of a documented medical condition of the person; and the generator does not emit a noise of more than 65dB(A) when measured 7m from the generator. This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. In this section— dB(A) means decibels measured on the ‘A’ frequency weighting network. documented medical condition , of a person, means a medical condition for which the person has a medical certificate or other document issued by a doctor stating that the person has the condition. (sec.263-ssec.1) A person must not use a compressor, generator or similar machine in a protected area, unless the use is authorised under— the written approval of the chief executive; or a regulatory notice for the area. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.263-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if— the person uses a generator to operate a device for the treatment of a documented medical condition of the person; and the generator does not emit a noise of more than 65dB(A) when measured 7m from the generator. (sec.263-ssec.3) This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. (sec.263-ssec.4) In this section— dB(A) means decibels measured on the ‘A’ frequency weighting network. documented medical condition , of a person, means a medical condition for which the person has a medical certificate or other document issued by a doctor stating that the person has the condition.