Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
sec.266General misconduct
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sec.266 General misconduct
A person in a protected area must not, without a reasonable excuse— be disorderly or create a disturbance in the area; or do anything that interferes, or is likely to interfere, with the health or safety of the person or someone else in the area. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. Subsection (1) (b) does not apply to conduct to the extent to which the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 applies to the conduct. A person must not restrict access to a part of a protected area or a barbecue, table or other facility in a protected area unless the person— has a protected area authority or commercial activity agreement authorising the person to restrict the access; or has the written approval of the chief executive; or has a reasonable excuse. cordoning off, claiming to have an exclusive right to use Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. (sec.266-ssec.1) A person in a protected area must not, without a reasonable excuse— be disorderly or create a disturbance in the area; or do anything that interferes, or is likely to interfere, with the health or safety of the person or someone else in the area. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.266-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply to conduct to the extent to which the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 applies to the conduct. (sec.266-ssec.3) A person must not restrict access to a part of a protected area or a barbecue, table or other facility in a protected area unless the person— has a protected area authority or commercial activity agreement authorising the person to restrict the access; or has the written approval of the chief executive; or has a reasonable excuse. cordoning off, claiming to have an exclusive right to use Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.266-ssec.4) This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge.
- (a) be disorderly or create a disturbance in the area; or
- (b) do anything that interferes, or is likely to interfere, with the health or safety of the person or someone else in the area.
- (a) has a protected area authority or commercial activity agreement authorising the person to restrict the access; or
- (b) has the written approval of the chief executive; or
- (c) has a reasonable excuse.