Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
sec.271Unlawfully displaying or disseminating notices or other documents
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sec.271 Unlawfully displaying or disseminating notices or other documents
A person must not display or disseminate a notice or other document in a protected area without the written approval of the chief executive. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person— displaying an official traffic sign in a protected area under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ; or displaying a notice in a protected area under another law of the State or the Commonwealth. This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. In this section— disseminate , a notice or document, includes distribute, drop or leave the notice or document. (sec.271-ssec.1) A person must not display or disseminate a notice or other document in a protected area without the written approval of the chief executive. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.271-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person— displaying an official traffic sign in a protected area under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ; or displaying a notice in a protected area under another law of the State or the Commonwealth. (sec.271-ssec.3) This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge. (sec.271-ssec.4) In this section— disseminate , a notice or document, includes distribute, drop or leave the notice or document.
- (a) displaying an official traffic sign in a protected area under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ; or
- (b) displaying a notice in a protected area under another law of the State or the Commonwealth.