Sets the rules for public use of Parramatta Park trust lands: who may enter, where and when vehicles may go, which commercial, recreational and animal activities are banned or need permission, and how fees, conditions and penalties work. The Trust and the Chief Executive (and authorised officers) decide permissions, set conditions and fees, and may enforce directions, removal of items or people, and fines; park users bear the cost of fees, compliance and any penalties.
The Parramatta Park Trust Regulation 2019 is a subordinate instrument that sets out detailed rules for public access to, and the use, management and enforcement of rights on, the trust lands administered by the Parramatta Park Trust. Mechanically the Regulation does the following.
Establishes definitions and the classes of authorised officers, including rangers appointed by the Trust (cl 3; cl 4). It imports other statutory terms by reference, for example liquor, motor vehicle, and certain Commonwealth provisions (cl 3).
Enables the Trust or the Chief Executive to close trust lands or buildings, limit numbers of people on the lands, designate land for specific organised or recreational activities, and to require written permission and conditions for many activities (cl 5; cl 6; cl 7).
Creates a comprehensive permission regime. A wide range of commercial, public and recreational activities are prohibited unless the person has written permission from the Trust or the Chief Executive, and the permission is subject to conditions the Trust or Chief Executive may impose (clauses 17, 20-22, 31-34; clause 36).
Regulates vehicle access, speed and parking on the trust lands, including the power to designate entrances, opening times, vehicle-free periods and to charge fees for opening gates outside normal times (clauses 9-16). The instrument defines vehicle broadly to include bicycles, trailers, apparatus propelled by mechanical or human power, animals being ridden or drawing vehicles, and small vessels (cl 3(1), vehicle definition).
Prescribes behaviour and safety standards on the lands, covering personal conduct, noise, damage to park assets, affixing signs to trees and structures, and entry while intoxicated, with maximum penalties stated (clauses 23-29; clause 26).
Current sections
Direct links to the current provisions in Parramatta Park Trust Regulation 2019.
relevant authority means the Trust, the Chief Executive or an authorised officer.
Note.
Authorised officer is defined in the Act to include a person who is appointed for the time being by the Chief Executive as an authorised officer for the purposes of the provision in which the expression is used. A person may be appointed as an authorised officer generally or for the purposes of specific provisions of the Act or this Regulation.
sign includes a board, post, banner, notice or painted marking, flag or electronic or similar device, whether temporary or permanent.
(c) a trailer or caravan, whether or not it is in the course of being towed,
(d) an apparatus that is propelled by human or mechanical power, or by the wind, and is wholly or partly used for the conveyance of persons or things, other than a wheelchair, pram or stroller,
(e) a motorised wheelchair that is capable of a speed of more than 10 kilometres per hour over level ground,
(f) a vehicle that is being drawn by an animal,
(g) an animal that is being ridden or is drawing a vehicle,
(h) a boat, raft, canoe, ski, barge or other vessel,
but does not include a train or a wheeled toy or a wheeled recreational device (such as rollerblades or a skateboard).
Note.
The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
(2) A reference in this Regulation to the trust lands includes a reference to any part of the trust lands.
(3) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
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Meaning of “authorised officer”
4 Meaning of “authorised officer”
4 Meaning of “authorised officer”
For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of authorised officer in section 3 (1) of the Act, the class of persons consisting of rangers appointed by the Trust is prescribed.
Part 2
Entry onto trust lands
Part 2 Entry onto trust lands
Part 2 Entry onto trust lands
5
Trust lands and buildings may be closed to public
5 Trust lands and buildings may be closed to public
5 Trust lands and buildings may be closed to public
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may—
(a) close the trust lands to the public, or
(b) close any building within the trust lands to the public.
(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive may take action under this clause by means of the display of a sign on or adjacent to the trust lands or building concerned.
(3) A person must not enter (whether on foot, by vehicle or otherwise) the trust lands, or any building within the trust lands, that is fenced off, or locked, or closed to the public by a sign displayed under this clause, except with the written permission of the Trust or the Chief Executive.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Limits on number of person who may enter trust lands
6 Limits on number of person who may enter trust lands
6 Limits on number of person who may enter trust lands
(1) The Trust may limit the number of persons who may enter or remain on the trust lands or any building within the trust lands.
(2) The Trust may take action under this clause by means of a direction or the display of a sign on or adjacent to the trust lands or building concerned.
(3) A person must not enter or remain on the trust lands, or any building within the trust lands, in contravention of a direction given or sign displayed under this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Trust lands may be used for designated purposes
7 Trust lands may be used for designated purposes
7 Trust lands may be used for designated purposes
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may designate any trust lands or any building within trust lands (a designated space) for use for the purpose of—
(a) an organised sporting activity, or
(b) an organised entertainment, or
(c) an organised ceremony or other event, or
(d) any other organised activity.
(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive may take action under this clause by means of a direction or the display of a sign on or adjacent to the trust lands or building concerned.
(3) A person may, with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) use a designated space for the purpose for which it is designated, and
(b) designate points on the perimeter of the designated space as entrances for persons attending the organised activity, entertainment, ceremony or event concerned by a sign displayed adjacent to those points, and
(c) prevent people from entering the designated space other than through those entrances, and
(d) prevent people from entering the designated space without paying a fee approved by the Trust or the Chief Executive.
(4) The use of the trust lands in accordance with a permission granted under this clause is not a contravention of clause 17.
(5) The Trust or the Chief Executive may also designate the trust lands, or any building within trust lands, as lands that may be used for specified activities (such as fishing or riding pedal-cars or similar devices) that are not organised activities by a sign displayed on or near the land concerned.
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Removal of certain persons from trust lands
8 Removal of certain persons from trust lands
8 Removal of certain persons from trust lands
(1) A person who does any of the following on the trust lands must leave the trust lands if directed to do so by a relevant authority—
(a) trespasses,
(b) causes inconvenience to any person,
(c) contravenes this Regulation.
(2) A direction given under this clause may specify any one or more of the following—
(a) the part of the trust lands to which the direction relates,
(b) the period within which the person must leave the trust lands concerned,
(c) the period during which the person must not return to the trust lands concerned.
(3) In specifying a period under subclause (2) (b) or (c), a relevant authority must take into consideration the seriousness and persistence of the conduct concerned.
(4) A person who fails to comply with a direction given under this clause may be removed from the trust lands by a relevant authority.
(5) A person who leaves or is removed from the trust lands under this clause must remove any equipment, vehicle or animal (whether alive or dead), or any other item belonging to or associated with the person, from the trust lands.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(6) A person must not remain on, enter or return to the trust lands in contravention of a direction given under this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
cl 8: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.28[2] [3].
Part 3
Use of vehicles on trust lands
Part 3 Use of vehicles on trust lands
Part 3 Use of vehicles on trust lands
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Trust may prohibit and regulate entry of vehicles
9 Trust may prohibit and regulate entry of vehicles
9 Trust may prohibit and regulate entry of vehicles
(1) The Trust may do any one or more of the following—
(a) prohibit the entry of vehicles to the trust lands,
(b) regulate or otherwise control the entry of any vehicle to the trust lands,
(c) refuse to admit any vehicle to the trust lands.
(2) The Trust may take action under this clause by means of a direction or the display of a sign.
(3) A person must not do anything in contravention of a direction given or sign displayed under this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Vehicles may enter only at designated points
10 Vehicles may enter only at designated points
10 Vehicles may enter only at designated points
(1) The Trust may designate a point on the perimeter of the trust lands as an entrance to the trust lands for any vehicle by a sign displayed adjacent to that point.
(2) A person must not drive or ride any vehicle onto the trust lands other than at a point designated in accordance with this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Vehicles may enter only while gates are open
11 Vehicles may enter only while gates are open
11 Vehicles may enter only while gates are open
(1) The Trust may designate the times during which a point of entrance to the trust lands is open to vehicles (the gate opening times)—
(a) by a sign displayed adjacent to that point, or
(b) by public notice, including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust.
(2) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle (other than a bicycle) onto or within the trust lands outside the gate opening times, except with the permission of the Trust.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(3) The Trust is entitled to require payment of a fee (not exceeding $100) determined by it for the opening of a gate outside the gate opening times to permit the removal of a vehicle from the trust lands.
(4) An authorised officer may require and receive any fee determined under subclause (3).
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Vehicle-free periods
12 Vehicle-free periods
12 Vehicle-free periods
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may designate dates and times during which all vehicles or a class of vehicles must not be on trust lands (a vehicle-free period).
(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive may take action under this clause by means of—
(a) the display of a sign, or
(b) public notice, including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust.
(3) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle onto or within the trust lands during a vehicle-free period except with the permission of the Trust or the Chief Executive.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(4) Without limiting the way in which permission referred to in subclause (3) may be granted, permission may be granted—
(a) by the display of a sign, or
(b) by public notice (including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust) or advertisement, or
(c) in relation to any function or meeting to be held on the trust lands—by notice in writing to the organiser of the function or meeting.
(5) Without limiting clause 36, it is a condition of a permission referred to in subclause (3) that the person driving or riding the vehicle concerned complies with any reasonable directions given by an authorised officer in relation to the vehicle.
(6) The Trust is entitled to require payment of a fee (not exceeding $100) determined by it for the opening of a gate during a vehicle-free period to permit the removal of a vehicle from the trust lands.
(7) An authorised officer may require and receive any fee determined under subclause (6).
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Driving and parking vehicles
13 Driving and parking vehicles
13 Driving and parking vehicles
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may—
(a) designate part of the trust lands for use for the purpose of driving or parking vehicles by a sign displayed on or near the area, and
(b) regulate the parking of vehicles on any part of the trust lands by a sign displayed on or adjacent to the trust lands concerned.
(2) A person must not do any of the following on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) drive, ride, stand or park a vehicle other than on a sealed road or on part of the trust lands designated under subclause (1),
(b) cause or permit a vehicle to be driven, ridden, stood or parked on a lawn, grass, parkland, green, garden, footpath or cycle track unless the area is designated for that purpose under subclause (1),
(c) drive, ride or park a vehicle contrary to, or act contrary to, a sign approved by the Trust or the Chief Executive that regulates the movement or parking of vehicles or the movement or confinement of animals,
(d) park a vehicle on a part of the trust lands in contravention of a sign displayed in accordance with this clause,
(e) park or leave a vehicle outside the times designated as gate opening times under clause 11,
(f) park or leave a vehicle during a vehicle-free period under clause 12.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(3) Subclause (2) does not apply to or in respect of—
(a) a vehicle that is on the trust lands outside the times designated as gate opening times under clause 11 in accordance with a permission referred to in that clause, or
(b) a vehicle that is on the trust lands during a vehicle-free period under clause 12 in accordance with a permission referred to in that clause.
(4) Without limiting the way in which the Trust or the Chief Executive may grant a permission referred to in subclause (2), permission may be granted—
(a) by public notice, including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust, or
(b) in relation to any function or meeting to be held on the trust lands—by notice in writing to the organiser of the function or meeting.
(5) Without limiting clause 36, it is a condition of a permission referred to in subclause (2) that the person driving or riding the vehicle concerned complies with any reasonable directions given by an authorised officer in relation to the vehicle.
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Speed of vehicles
14 Speed of vehicles
14 Speed of vehicles
(1) The Trust may determine the maximum speed at which a person may drive or ride a vehicle on any trust lands.
(2) The Trust is to specify the maximum speed—
(a) on a sign displayed on that land, or
(b) by means of a numeral or other symbol painted or otherwise placed on a road on that land.
(3) A person must not, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust, drive or ride a vehicle on any trust lands at a speed exceeding that determined by the Trust in respect of the land concerned.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Other restrictions on driving and riding vehicles
15 Other restrictions on driving and riding vehicles
15 Other restrictions on driving and riding vehicles
A person must not do any of the following on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) teach a person to drive or ride a motor vehicle,
(b) learn to drive or ride a motor vehicle,
(c) drive an omnibus or a motor vehicle—
(i) with a tare weight of more than 3 tonnes, or
(ii) with a height of more than 4 metres.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Exceptions for emergency vehicles
16 Exceptions for emergency vehicles
16 Exceptions for emergency vehicles
(1) A provision of this Regulation concerning vehicles or drivers of vehicles does not apply to or in respect of an emergency vehicle if—
(a) in the circumstances the driver is taking reasonable care and it is reasonable that the provision should not apply, and
(b) if the emergency vehicle is a moving vehicle—the emergency vehicle is displaying a blue or red flashing light or sounding an alarm.
(2) Subclause (1) (b) does not apply to the driver if, in the circumstances, it is reasonable—
(a) not to display the light or sound the alarm, or
(b) for the emergency vehicle not to be fitted or equipped with a blue or red flashing light or an alarm.
(3) In this clause, emergency vehicle means a vehicle driven by a person who is—
(a) a police officer acting in the course of the person’s duties as a police officer, or
(b) a member of the Ambulance Service rendering or providing emergency transport for sick or injured persons, or
(c) a member of a fire brigade providing transport in the course of an emergency, or
(d) a ranger acting in the course of the person’s duties as a ranger.
Part 4
Commercial and public activities on trust lands
Part 4 Commercial and public activities on trust lands
Part 4 Commercial and public activities on trust lands
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Prohibited commercial and public activities
17 Prohibited commercial and public activities
17 Prohibited commercial and public activities
A person must not do any of the following on trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust—
(a) sell or hire, or attempt to sell or hire, any goods or services,
(b) establish or operate a business,
(c) use any audio, loudspeaker or broadcasting equipment or camera (whether photographic, cinematic or video) for a commercial purpose,
(d) distribute any advertising matter or display any advertisement (including by means of a mobile billboard or other vehicle that is designed or, while on trust lands, used for the primary purpose of displaying advertisements),
(e) collect or attempt to collect money,
(f) busk,
(g) conduct or cause the conduct of an amusement, entertainment, event, promotion, instruction or performance, whether or not conducted for profit,
(h) organise or participate in, or cause to be organised a public meeting, function, demonstration or other public activity.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Removal of equipment used for prohibited activities
18 Removal of equipment used for prohibited activities
18 Removal of equipment used for prohibited activities
(1) A person who uses equipment in the course of committing an offence under clause 17 must, when directed to do so by a relevant authority, immediately remove the equipment from the trust lands.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) If a person fails to comply with a direction under this clause, a relevant authority may remove the equipment—
(a) to the care of the person to whom the direction was given, or
(b) to a place of safe keeping at the expense of the owner or the person responsible for it.
(3) A relevant authority acting under subclause (2) is not responsible for the safe keeping of, or for any damage to, equipment removed under this clause.
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Organising and conducting races
19 Organising and conducting races
19 Organising and conducting races
A person must not on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive, organise or conduct a foot race, bicycle race, horse race, wheelchair race, fun run, rollerblade run or similar event, whether or not the race or event is conducted for profit.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
Part 5
Recreational activities on trust lands
Part 5 Recreational activities on trust lands
Part 5 Recreational activities on trust lands
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Recreational activities
20 Recreational activities
20 Recreational activities
(1) A person must not on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive, do any of the following—
(a) play or practise golf except in an area designated for that activity under clause 7,
(b) fish in any ornamental water, except in an area designated for that activity under clause 7,
(c) practise or demonstrate (using a fishing rod or line) the casting of a fishing line,
(d) bathe, wade, wash or swim, or operate a boat, canoe, kayak or any other water craft or vessel or flotation device, in any lake, pond, stream or other watercourse or ornamental water,
(e) use a land sailing vehicle except in an area designated for that activity under clause 7,
(f) operate a motorised model aircraft, boat, car, any drone, or any similar thing,
(g) operate or attempt to operate a hang-glider,
(h) launch or land an aircraft, helicopter, airship, hot air balloon or parachute,
(i) use a metal detector or any apparatus for the detecting of metal objects,
(j) set up or discharge fireworks,
(k) use a starting pistol except in an area designated under clause 7 for an activity that involves the use of a starting pistol,
(l) throw or propel by any means a javelin, shot put, sharp instrument or other object that is likely to cause damage or injury to any person, animal or thing,
(m) conduct, or participate in, any game or other activity in a manner that unduly interferes with the amenity of the area.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) Subclause (1) (d) does not prohibit the operation of a canoe or kayak on the Parramatta River.
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Use of bicycles and rollerblades
21 Use of bicycles and rollerblades
21 Use of bicycles and rollerblades
(1) A person must not do any of the following on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) ride a bicycle, horse, scooter or skateboard, or use ski stocks with rollerblades or roller skis, except in an area designated for the relevant activity under clause 7,
(b) ride rollerblades, or a bicycle, horse, scooter or skateboard, without wearing a protective helmet,
(c) ride a bicycle or rollerblades in a group of more than 16 persons,
(d) ride a bicycle or rollerblades alongside 2 or more persons,
(e) ride a bicycle or rollerblades closer than 3 metres behind, or while holding onto, a moving motor vehicle (that is, slipstreaming),
(f) ride a pedal-car or similar device except on a part of the trust lands designated for use for that activity under clause 7,
(g) ride a bicycle or rollerblades on a footway, building forecourt or paved or grassed area or on an area in which the activity is prohibited by the Trust or the Chief Executive by a sign displayed on or near the area.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1) (e), holding onto a moving motor vehicle includes being towed behind the motor vehicle by means of a rope or other similar item.
(3) In this clause, bicycle includes a motor-assisted bicycle but does not include a motor cycle.
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Camping and erection of tents and structures
22 Camping and erection of tents and structures
22 Camping and erection of tents and structures
(1) A person must not on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) camp or reside, or
(b) erect or occupy or cause to be erected or occupied a building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) A person who has erected or occupied, or caused to be erected or occupied, a building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing contrary to this clause must, when directed to do so by a relevant authority, immediately remove that building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(3) If a person fails to comply with a direction given under this clause, a relevant authority may remove, or cause to be removed, the building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing—
(a) to the care of the person to whom the direction was given, or
(b) to a place of safe keeping at the expense of the owner or the person responsible for it.
(4) A relevant authority acting under this clause is not responsible for the safe keeping of, or for any damage to, a building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing removed under this clause.
Part 6
Offensive and dangerous conduct on trust lands
Part 6 Offensive and dangerous conduct on trust lands
Part 6 Offensive and dangerous conduct on trust lands
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Personal conduct
23 Personal conduct
23 Personal conduct
(1) A person must not on the trust lands do any of the following—
(a) smoke within 10 metres of any children’s play equipment,
(b) use indecent, obscene, insulting or threatening language,
(c) behave in an offensive or indecent manner,
(d) cause serious alarm or affront to a person by disorderly or unsafe conduct,
(e) obstruct a person in the performance of that person’s work or duties under the Act.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) In this clause, smoke includes be in possession of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or similar article.
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Failure to comply with direction
24 Failure to comply with direction
24 Failure to comply with direction
A person must not on the trust lands fail to comply with a reasonable direction given for the purpose of securing good order, security and safety, management and enjoyment of the trust lands given—
(a) by a relevant authority, verbally to the person concerned, or
(b) by the Trust or the Chief Executive, in writing (generally or to the person concerned) or by means of a sign displayed on or adjacent to the land concerned.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Causing noise
25 Causing noise
25 Causing noise
A person must not do any of the following on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) operate a radio or other electronic device that emits sound, at a volume likely to cause nuisance or annoyance to a person,
(b) play a musical instrument in circumstances where it is likely to cause a disturbance or annoyance or to interfere with the amenity of the trust lands,
(c) operate a public address system or similar device,
(d) sound, or cause or allow to be sounded, a vehicle intruder alarm or sounding device continuously or intermittently for more than 90 seconds after the alarm or device has first sounded.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Causing damage
26 Causing damage
26 Causing damage
A person must not on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) damage a lawn, playing field or green except in the course of, and as a normal incident of, recreational or sporting activity on any part of the trust lands designated for use for that activity under clause 7, or
(b) remove, uproot, damage, remove a part from, or otherwise interfere with, a tree, shrub, fern, creeper, vine, palm, plant or other vegetation, or
(c) remove any timber, log or stump, standing or fallen, or
(d) deface, dig up or remove any rock, soil, sand, stone or similar substance, or
(e) damage, deface, interfere with, destroy or remove any other part of the trust lands or any other thing situated on the trust lands, or
(f) climb on any tree, building, fence, seat, table, enclosure or other structure (other than play equipment), or
(g) block or inhibit (whether wholly or partially) access through, to or on a gate, access-way, path or road, or
(h) pass through or step over any temporary or permanent fencing or any barricade regulating access to any part of the trust lands by foot or vehicle, or
(i) light a fire—
(i) at a time when the lighting of fires on the trust lands is prohibited by the Trust or the Chief Executive by signs displayed on or near the trust lands or a time when the lighting of fires in the area in which the trust lands are situated is prohibited by or under the provisions of the Rural Fires Act 1997, or
(ii) at any other time except in a fireplace or on equipment provided for the purpose by the Trust or in portable cooking equipment, or
(j) empty coals from a barbecue on to any ground or vegetation, or
(k) deposit any ice or frozen liquid on to any ground or vegetation, or
(l) deposit or throw any article or substance into any lake, pond, stream or other watercourse or ornamental water.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Affixing signs to trees or structures
27 Affixing signs to trees or structures
27 Affixing signs to trees or structures
A person must not on the trust lands affix any thing (including any sign, hoarding or tape) to any tree, fence, pole, building, shelter, sign, rail, or seat except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Entering trust lands while intoxicated or in possession of prohibited things
28 Entering trust lands while intoxicated or in possession of prohibited things
28 Entering trust lands while intoxicated or in possession of prohibited things
(1) The Trust may prohibit any person from entering the trust lands—
(a) if the person is in possession of any specified thing, or
(b) if, in the opinion of an authorised officer, the person is or appears to be intoxicated.
(2) The Trust may take action under this clause by means of a direction or the display of a sign.
(3) A person must not do anything in contravention of a direction given or sign displayed under this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(4) Nothing in this clause limits any other function of the Trust under this Regulation.
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Consuming or possessing liquor in restricted areas
29 Consuming or possessing liquor in restricted areas
29 Consuming or possessing liquor in restricted areas
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may prohibit the consumption of liquor (at any time or at a particular time) on the trust lands or in any building on the trust lands.
(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive may prohibit persons from being in possession of liquor on the trust lands during the conduct of an activity that is—
(a) promoted, organised or conducted by or on behalf of the Trust or by a licensee of the Trust, and
(b) conducted in a fenced-off part of the trust lands.
(3) The Trust or the Chief Executive may take action under this clause by means of a direction or the display of a sign.
(4) A person must not consume or possess liquor on any part of the trust lands, or in any building on the trust lands, in contravention of a direction given or sign displayed under this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(5) A person is not guilty of an offence under subclause (4) unless it is established that—
(a) on the day of the contravention, an authorised officer warned the person that the consumption of liquor was prohibited on the trust lands or building concerned, and
(b) the person commenced to consume, continued to consume or resumed the consumption of liquor in contravention of the prohibition after the warning was given.
cl 29: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.28[4].
whole Regulation: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.28[1] (“Director” omitted wherever occurring, “Chief Executive” inserted instead)
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Carrying or possessing firearms
30 Carrying or possessing firearms
30 Carrying or possessing firearms
(1) A person must not do any of the following on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) have in the person’s possession (otherwise than on a public road), or discharge, any firearm or imitation firearm within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996,
(b) have in the person’s possession any prohibited weapon within the meaning of the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) This clause does not apply to—
(a) a police officer of the State or the Commonwealth who is acting in the ordinary course of the person’s duties as a police officer, or
(1) A person must not bring stock (including a horse) or poultry onto the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) A person must not bring any other animal onto the trust lands unless the animal is, and is kept, under the effective control of a competent person by means of an adequate chain, cord, leash or cage, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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Bringing dogs into prohibited areas
32 Bringing dogs into prohibited areas
32 Bringing dogs into prohibited areas
(1) A person must not bring or allow a dog for which the person is responsible into an area of the trust lands that is designated as an area in which dogs are prohibited by a sign displayed on or near the area, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive.
Note.
Section 14 (1) (a) and (b) of the Companion Animals Act 1998 provide that dogs are prohibited from children’s play areas (being any area in a public place that is within 10 metres of any playing apparatus provided for the use of children) and food preparation/consumption areas (being any area in a public place that is within 10 metres of any apparatus provided for the preparation of food for human consumption or for the consumption of food by humans).
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) This clause does not prohibit a person who has a disability (within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth) from bringing or allowing into an area an assistance animal (that is, an animal referred to in section 9 of that Act).
(3) For the purposes of this clause, a person is responsible for a dog if the person is in charge of the dog or otherwise has the dog under his or her control.
33
Harming animals
33 Harming animals
33 Harming animals
(1) A person must not on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive, do any of the following—
(a) be in possession of a trap or device for the hunting or capturing of animals,
(b) destroy, capture, injure or annoy an animal,
(c) destroy or interfere with the habitat of an animal.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) Subclause (1) (b) or (c) does not prohibit a person from fishing in an area designated for that activity under clause 7.
34
Other prohibitions relating to animals on trust lands
34 Other prohibitions relating to animals on trust lands
34 Other prohibitions relating to animals on trust lands
A person must not on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive, do any of the following—
(a) ride or lead a horse,
(b) drive a horse-drawn vehicle,
(c) lead a dog from a moving vehicle,
(d) abandon an animal (whether alive or dead),
(e) allow stock (including a horse) to graze,
(f) fail to remove and properly dispose of any faeces deposited on the trust lands by a dog or other animal for which the person is responsible.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
Part 8
Miscellaneous
Part 8 Miscellaneous
Part 8 Miscellaneous
35
Fees for use of trust lands
35 Fees for use of trust lands
35 Fees for use of trust lands
(1) The Trust may from time to time determine the fees that are payable by a person to whom the Trust or the Chief Executive has given permission to use the trust lands.
(2) The Trust may require payment of the fee by a date specified by the Trust (including a date in advance of the date of the relevant use).
(3) The person to whom permission is granted is liable to the Trust for payment of the fee.
(4) Any unpaid fee may be recovered by the Trust from the person liable to pay it as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(5) The Trust may reduce, or waive payment of, a fee payable under this clause.
(6) The Trust may accept, or determine, consideration in kind in lieu of a fee under this clause.
36
Conditions attaching to permission to use trust lands
36 Conditions attaching to permission to use trust lands
36 Conditions attaching to permission to use trust lands
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may give a permission under this Regulation subject to any conditions that the Trust or the Chief Executive considers appropriate.
(2) Conditions may relate to, but are not limited to, the following matters—
(a) the period within which any fee payable is to be paid,
(b) the necessary standard of care of the parklands environment,
(c) maintenance of adequate insurance,
(d) site preparation,
(e) provision and disposal of food and beverages,
(f) advertising, signage and merchandising,
(g) vehicle access, control and parking,
(h) security and emergency procedures,
(i) crowd management,
(j) cleaning and waste management services,
(k) noise control,
(l) erection and removal of temporary structures.
(3) The Trust or the Chief Executive may require a person to whom a permission under this Regulation is proposed to be given to give security in any amount and form as the Trust or the Chief Executive determines for fulfilment of the person’s obligations under the conditions of that permission.
(4) A person who fails to comply with a condition to which a permission is subject is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
37
Directions given by Trust
37 Directions given by Trust
37 Directions given by Trust
(1) A reference in this Regulation to a direction given by the Trust includes a reference to a direction given verbally by an employee of the Trust, or an authorised officer, who is authorised by the Trust to give directions under this Regulation.
(2) A person is not guilty of an offence of failing to comply with a direction given verbally by an employee of the Trust, an authorised officer or the Chief Executive unless it is established that the person who gave the direction—
(a) identified themselves as an employee of the Trust, an authorised officer or the Chief Executive, and
(b) warned the person that a failure to comply with the direction is an offence, and
(c) showed identification as a person authorised to give the direction (if asked to do so).
38
Application of Regulation to authorised officers
38 Application of Regulation to authorised officers
38 Application of Regulation to authorised officers
(1) Nothing in this Regulation prevents an authorised officer from doing, in the exercise of the authorised officer’s functions under the Act, any act or thing the doing of which is otherwise prohibited by this Regulation.
(2) This clause does not, however, authorise any authorised officer (other than a police officer) to possess a firearm (within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996) while on the trust lands except with the written permission of the Trust or the Chief Executive.
39
Lessees and licensees
39 Lessees and licensees
39 Lessees and licensees
An act or omission does not constitute a contravention of this Regulation, despite any other provision of this Regulation, if the act or omission is authorised expressly or impliedly by the terms or conditions of any lease or licence granted by the Trust or of any agreement entered into by the Trust.
40
Regulation not to limit other statutory provisions or functions
40 Regulation not to limit other statutory provisions or functions
40 Regulation not to limit other statutory provisions or functions
This Regulation does not limit—
(a) any provision of or made under an Act that applies to conduct on trust lands, or
(b) any function exercisable by the Trust as the owner of the trust lands.
41
Saving
41 Saving
41 Saving
Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Parramatta Park Trust Regulation 2012, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.
Schedule 1
Penalty notice offences
Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences
Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences
For the purposes of section 30 of the Act—
(a) each offence specified in this Schedule is an offence for which a penalty notice may be issued, and
(b) the amount payable under any such penalty notice is the amount specified in this Schedule for the offence.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Provision | Penalty |
| Offences under the Act |
| Section 27 (3) | $275 |
| Section 28 (1) | $275 |
| Offences under this Regulation |
| Clause 5 (3) | $150 |
| Clause 6 (3)—other than in respect of a contravention of a verbal direction | $150 |
| Clause 8 (5) | $150 |
| Clause 9 (3)—other than in respect of a contravention of a verbal direction | $150 |
| Clause 10 (2) | $150 |
| Clause 11 (2) | $150 |
| Clause 12 (3) | $275 |
| Clause 13 (2) | $150 |
| Clause 14 (3) | $150 |
| Clause 15 (a) and (b) | $150 |
| Clause 15 (c) | $275 |
| Clause 17 (a) | $200 |
| Clause 17 (b) and (e)–(g) | $500 |
| Clause 17 (c), (d) and (h) | $275 |
| Clause 18 (1) | $100 |
| Clause 19 | $275 |
| Clause 20 (1) (a)–(d), (f), (i) and (m) | $150 |
| Clause 20 (1) (e), (g), (h) and (j)–(l) | $500 |
| Clause 21 (1) | $150 |
| Clause 22 (1) and (2) | $150 |
| Clause 23 (1) (a) | $300 |
| Clause 24 (b) | $500 |
| Clause 25 (a) and (c) | $500 |
| Clause 25 (b) | $150 |
| Clause 25 (d) | $300 |
| Clause 26 (a)–(c) and (j)–(l) | $300 |
| Clause 26 (d) | $500 |
| Clause 26 (e) | $100 |
| Clause 26 (f)–(i) | $150 |
| Clause 28 (3)—other than in respect of a contravention of a verbal direction | $150 |
| Clause 29 (4)—other than in respect of a contravention of a verbal direction | $150 |
| Clause 30 (1) | $500 |
| Clause 31 (1) and (2) | $275 |
| Clause 32 (1) | $300 |
| Clause 33 (1) | $500 |
| Clause 34 (a)–(c), (e) and (f) | $275 |
| Clause 34 (d) | $500 |
| Clause 36 (4) | $900 |
Source text: opening excerpt
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Part 1 Preliminary
Part 1 Preliminary
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Regulation
1 Name of Regulation
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Parramatta Park Trust Regulation 2019.
2 Commencement
2 Commencement
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 September 2019 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.
Note.
This Regulation replaces the Parramatta Park Trust Regulation 2012, which is repealed on 1 September 2019 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.
3 Definitions
3 Definitions
3 Definitions
(1) In this Regulation—
animal means any non-human mammal or any bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, crustacean, insect, arachnid, arthropod or mollusc.
building includes any part of a building.
fenced off means surrounded by a fence, barricade or other structure with no open pedestrian or vehicular access.
liquor has the same meaning as in the Liquor Act 2007.
motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013.
Note.
Motor vehicle includes motorcycle.
relevant authority means the Trust, the Chief Executive or an authorised officer.
Note.
Authorised officer is defined in the Act to include a person who is appointed for the time being by the Chief Executive as an authorised officer for the purposes of the provision in which the expression is used. A person may be appointed as an authorised officer generally or for the purposes of specific provisions of the Act or this Regulation.
sign includes a board, post, banner, notice or painted marking, flag or electronic or similar device, whether temporary or permanent.
the Act means the Parramatta Park Trust Act 2001.
vehicle includes the following—
(a) a motor vehicle,
(b) a bicycle,
(c) a trailer or caravan, whether or not it is in the course of being towed,
Controls animals on the lands, requiring permission for stock, imposing on-the-spot requirements for other animals (leash and competent handler), and banning dogs from designated areas (clauses 31-34).
Establishes enforcement tools and consequences: directions to leave, removal of persons or equipment, removal of unauthorised structures or items at the owner’s expense, and the Trust’s ability to recover unpaid fees as a debt (clauses 8, 18, 22(3), 35(4)).
Supplies a schedule of penalty notice offences and specified dollar amounts for many contraventions for the purposes of s 30 of the Act (Schedule 1). The Regulation also specifies that many contraventions carry a maximum penalty of 10 penalty units within the body of the instrument.
Put simply, the Regulation converts the Trust’s general powers under the Parramatta Park Trust Act into specific prohibitions, permissions and administrative mechanisms: who may enter, when and how; what activities are permitted or require permission; vehicle management; animal control; fees for use; and enforcement, including fixed penalty notices and removal powers.
Main concepts
The Regulation establishes a compact of administrative concepts that determine how the Trust governs use of its lands. The key concepts are defined and applied throughout the instrument.
Relevant authority and authorised officer. "Relevant authority" is defined to mean the Trust, the Chief Executive or an authorised officer (cl 3). The class of authorised officers explicitly includes rangers appointed by the Trust for the purpose of paragraph (c) of the Act’s definition (cl 4). Clause 38(1) clarifies that authorised officers may exercise their Act-derived functions notwithstanding prohibitions elsewhere in the Regulation. Clause 37 regulates the form and evidentiary requirement for verbal directions given by Trust employees or authorised officers.
Permission and conditions. Many prohibitions are subject to obtaining "written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive" (see e.g. clauses 17, 20-22, 31). Clause 36 gives express power to impose conditions on permissions and lists typical subjects (insurance, site preparation, advertising, vehicle access, security, crowd management, cleaning, noise control). Clause 36(3) allows the Trust or Chief Executive to require security in any amount and form to secure condition performance; clause 36(4) makes non-compliance an offence.
Designated spaces and signage. Clause 7 permits the Trust or Chief Executive to designate parts of the trust lands (buildings or outdoor areas) for organised activities and to designate entrance points on the perimeter. Authority to act "by means of a direction or the display of a sign" is repeatedly given across the instrument (for example, clauses 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12). The instrument distinguishes between written permissions and actions taken by signage or public notice; some permissions may be effected by sign, public notice or written notification to an organiser (see clauses 7(2)-(3), 11(1), 12(4)).
Vehicle and vehicle-free regimes. The definition of "vehicle" is broad, including bicycles, trailers, apparatus propelled by wind, animals being ridden, motorised wheelchairs capable of more than 10 km/h, boats and similar vessels, but excluding trains and wheeled toys or wheeled recreational devices (cl 3(1)). The Trust can prohibit, regulate or refuse vehicle entry (cl 9), specify entrances (cl 10), set gate opening times and vehicle-free periods (cl 11; cl 12), set speed limits on the lands and mark them by sign or road markings (cl 14).
Fee and financial mechanisms. Clause 35 authorises the Trust to determine fees payable by permission-holders, to require pre-payment or payment by a specified date, to recover unpaid fees as a debt, and to reduce or waive fees or accept consideration in kind. Clauses 11(3) and 12(6) provide for the Trust to charge fees, not exceeding $100, for opening gates outside opening times or during vehicle-free periods to permit vehicle removal.
Enforcement architecture. The Regulation uses a layered enforcement architecture: directions given by relevant authorities (clauses 5, 6, 8), verbal directions subject to identification and warning requirements (cl 37), removal of people or property (cl 8; cl 18; cl 22), authorised-officer powers (cl 38), and fixed penalty notices with specified amounts in Schedule 1 for many offences. Maximum penalty standards are set in many clauses as "10 penalty units" unless otherwise provided.
These concepts organise the instrument's regulatory choices: centralised discretion with the Trust and Chief Executive on permissions and conditions, broad sign-based and notice-based implementation mechanisms, and a reliance on authorised officers and civil enforcement (removal, debt recovery, penalty notices) rather than primarily criminal prosecution. The instrument also builds in reserving powers for lessees and licensees (cl 39) and maintains that it does not limit other statutory provisions, including Commonwealth disability protections and other Acts referenced in the text (cl 32(2); cl 40).
Who it affects
The Regulation affects a wide set of parties who interact with Parramatta Park trust lands and the Trust’s administration. Identify who pays, who decides and who changes behaviour under the instrument.
Visitors and recreational users. Casual visitors are affected by closures, signage restricting areas or activities, vehicle-free periods, speed limits and behaviour standards such as noise and personal conduct (clauses 5, 11, 12, 14, 23, 25). A visitor who refuses to comply with a direction to leave may be removed and face penalties (cl 8).
Organisers, promoters and commercial operators. Anyone planning to establish or operate a business, sell or hire goods and services, distribute advertising, busk, stage events, or organise races must obtain written permission and comply with conditions (clauses 17, 19, 7). The Trust may require fees, insurance, security deposits and other compliance conditions; non-compliance is an offence and may attract fixed penalty notices set out in Schedule 1.
Motorists and other vehicle users. Drivers, cyclists and operators of other vehicles must obey entry points, gate opening times, vehicle-free periods and speed limits. They may be charged up to $100 for opening gates outside opening times to remove a vehicle (clause 11(3)). The broad "vehicle" definition captures bicycles, trailers, animal-drawn vehicles and certain motorised wheelchairs, so people using such conveyances must take account of the rules (cl 3).
People who bring or manage animals. Those who bring stock, horses, poultry or other animals onto the lands must have written permission or keep animals under effective control on an adequate chain, cord, leash or cage (clauses 31-33). Dog owners are affected by area-specific dog prohibitions and obligations to remove faeces (cl 32; cl 34(f)).
Rights-holders under leases and licences. Lessees and licensees occupy a special place: acts or omissions authorised expressly or impliedly by the terms of a lease or licence granted by the Trust are not contraventions of the Regulation (clause 39). This means commercial tenants or permit-holders have contractual avenues to operate despite some blanket prohibitions, subject to their lease terms.
Authorised officers, rangers and Trust staff. The instrument prescribes the class of authorised officers and confirms rangers are included (clause 4). Authorised officers have enforcement and direction powers, and clause 38 clarifies they are not prevented from acting in ways that the Regulation would otherwise prohibit. Clause 37 frames how verbal directions must be given to be enforceable.
Emergency services and police. Emergency vehicles and personnel are specifically carved out from many vehicle provisions if taking reasonable care and, where moving, displaying lights or sounding alarms (clause 16). Police officers and certain licensed security personnel are exempt from firearms prohibitions when acting in the ordinary course of duties (clause 30(2)).
Fee-payers and persons liable for removed items. Where equipment or temporary structures are removed because of contraventions, the owner or responsible person bears the cost and the Trust is not liable for damage (clauses 18(2)-(3); 22(3)-(4)). The Trust may recover unpaid fees as a debt (clause 35(4)).
The Trust and Chief Executive. Decision-makers under the instrument are the Trust and the Chief Executive, who may act via authorised officers or Trust employees and who may apply prohibitions, grant permissions, impose conditions and determine fees (multiple clauses e.g. 5, 7, 11, 12, 17, 35, 36).
Who pays. Payment burdens fall primarily on those who seek permission to use the lands (clause 35). Fee payers include event organisers, commercial operators and anyone granted permission where the Trust specifies a charge. Costs of removal of unauthorised equipment or temporary structures are borne by the owner or responsible person (clauses 18(2); 22(3)). Persons issued with penalty notices must pay the fixed amounts in Schedule 1 unless contesting the offence.
Who decides. The Trust and the Chief Executive control permissions, conditions, signage and notices. Authorised officers implement and enforce, and rangers are prescribed as authorised officers (clause 4; clause 37).
What behaviour changes. The instrument makes a range of previously unregulated activities conditional on written approval, deters commercial activity without permission, reduces open vehicle access and concentrates event management within a permissioning regime. It incentivises organisers to obtain permissions, comply with conditions, insure and post signage, and encourages visitors to obey signs and instructions from authorised officers.
Key duties and rights
This section summarises the principal duties imposed on land users and the rights and administrative powers the Trust and the Chief Executive may exercise. The discussion is confined to obligations and powers stated in the Regulation.
Primary duties imposed on users
Obtain permission where required. A person must not engage in a long list of activities without the Trust’s or Chief Executive’s written permission and in the manner approved, including commercial activity (sell, hire, busk), operation of equipment for commercial purposes, organising races, camping, erecting structures, many recreational activities like golf or operating drones, and bringing certain animals onto the trust lands (clauses 17, 19, 20-22, 31).
Comply with conditions of permission. Permissions are subject to conditions that the Trust or Chief Executive may impose and conditions can cover insurance, vehicle access, security, crowd management, cleaning and noise control (clause 36(1)-(2)). The Trust may require security for performance of obligations (clause 36(3)). Non-compliance is an offence (clause 36(4)).
Obey signs, directions and closures. Users must not enter fenced, locked or signed-closed areas (clause 5). They must obey limits on numbers, directions to leave for trespass or causing inconvenience, and reasonable directions for securing order, safety and enjoyment given by relevant authorities (clauses 6, 8, 24).
Remove equipment or structures when directed. If equipment is used in committing a clause 17 offence, the person must immediately remove it when directed; otherwise a relevant authority may remove it at the owner’s expense and without responsibility for damage (clause 18). Similarly, unauthorised buildings, tents and structures must be removed on direction and may be removed to safe custody at the owner’s expense (clause 22).
Manage animals responsibly. Persons bringing stock or poultry must have written permission (clause 31(1)). Other animals must be under effective control by competent persons and restrained appropriately unless permission is given (clause 31(2)). Dog owners are to observe designated prohibitions and remove faeces (clause 32; clause 34(f)).
Rights and administrative powers given to the Trust and Chief Executive
Closure and exclusion. The Trust or Chief Executive may close trust lands or buildings to the public by sign and may limit numbers of entrants to the lands or buildings (clauses 5, 6).
Designation and permissioning. The Trust or Chief Executive may designate spaces for organised activities and specify entrances, and may permit the imposition of entrance fees for designated spaces (clause 7). They may also designate vehicle entrances, gate opening times, and vehicle-free periods (clauses 10-12).
Fee-setting and financial discretion. The Trust may determine fees for permissions, require payment by specified dates, recover unpaid fees as a debt, reduce or waive fees, and accept consideration in kind (clause 35).
Conditions and security. The Trust or Chief Executive may impose conditions and require security for compliance, including demanding insurance or security amounts they consider appropriate (clause 36).
Enforcement powers. Relevant authorities may direct persons to leave the lands, remove persons and equipment, and require fees for gate openings to permit vehicle removal (clauses 8, 11(3), 12(6), 18). Authorised officers can act in the course of their functions notwithstanding other prohibitions (clause 38(1)).
Administrative safeguards and evidentiary rules. Verbal directions must be given by a person who identifies themself, warns about offence consequences, and shows identification upon request to make failure to comply an offence (clause 37(2)).
Limited rights of exemption and interaction rights
Emergency and police exemptions. Many vehicle provisions do not apply to emergency vehicles when the driver is taking reasonable care and the vehicle is displaying lights or sounding an alarm, subject to exceptions where display is not reasonable or vehicle not so equipped (clause 16). Police and certain licensed security personnel are exempt from firearms prohibitions while acting in the ordinary course of duties (clause 30(2)).
Lessees and licensees. Acts or omissions authorised expressly or impliedly by the terms of a lease or licence granted by the Trust are not contraventions of the Regulation (clause 39). This preserves contractual arrangements and rights arising from lease or licence instruments.
Collectively these duties and powers create a permission-first regime for many activities, subject to administrative discretion exercised by the Trust or the Chief Executive. The instrument puts a premium on written permissions and compliance with conditions and signs. The lawful exercise of some activities by third parties will frequently depend on contractual or administrative authorisations, including leases, licences and event permits.
Penalties and enforcement
The Regulation establishes multiple enforcement mechanisms: criminal penalties expressed as penalty units, fixed penalty notices with specified amounts, removal powers, financial recovery, and administrative fees. The instrument relies on a mix of on-the-spot sanctions and recoverable debts.
Criminal penalties and penalty units
Many contraventions carry a maximum penalty of 10 penalty units; for example, entering areas fenced off or closed (clause 5(3)), failing to comply with directions (clause 8(6)), contraventions of vehicle provisions and a range of recreational and commercial activity prohibitions (see clauses 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20 etc.). The Regulation repeatedly states "Maximum penalty,10 penalty units" for numerous offences. The actual monetary value of a penalty unit is set elsewhere in law and is not specified in the Regulation text.
Clause 36(4) makes failure to comply with a condition attached to a permission an offence, maximum penalty 10 penalty units.
Fixed penalty notices and Schedule 1
For enforcement efficiency, Schedule 1 lists specified offences for which a penalty notice may be issued under s 30 of the Act and prescribes dollar amounts for each fixed penalty. The schedule covers both some Act offences and many Regulation clauses. The amounts vary by offence and range from $100 (e.g. clause 18(1)) up to $900 (clause 36(4) , failure to comply with a condition).
Examples from the schedule: clause 17(b), running a business without permission, is $500; clause 17(a) sale or hire is $200; clause 21(1) bicycle and rollerblade rules $150; clause 30(1) firearms possession without permission $500; clause 36(4) contravention of a permission condition $900.
The schedule distinguishes between contraventions of verbal directions and other contraventions; for instance, some provisions in Schedule 1 are expressed as "$150 other than in respect of a contravention of a verbal direction" (see Clause entries for 6(3), 9(3), 28(3), 29(4), 12(3)). This implies fixed penalties may not apply or may be applied differently where only a verbal direction is at issue.
Removal, seizure and custodial-type enforcement
Direction to leave and removal. A relevant authority may direct persons who trespass, cause inconvenience, or contravene the Regulation to leave the trust lands; it may specify the area, the period to leave and the period during which the person must not return (clause 8(1)-(3)). Failure to comply can result in removal by a relevant authority (clause 8(4)); penalties also apply for re-entry or remaining in contravention (clause 8(6)).
Removal of equipment and structures. Equipment used in commission of a clause 17 offence must be removed on direction; if the person fails to comply, a relevant authority may remove it to the owner’s care or to safekeeping at the owner’s expense, and the relevant authority is not responsible for damage (clause 18(1)-(3)). Similar powers exist for unauthorised tents and structures (clause 22(2)-(4)).
Fees connected to enforcement. The Trust may require payment of a fee, not exceeding $100, for opening a gate outside normal times to permit removal of a vehicle (clause 11(3)) and similarly for opening a gate during a vehicle-free period (clause 12(6)). An authorised officer may require and receive such fees (clause 11(4); clause 12(7)).
Financial recovery and administrative remedies
Unpaid fees recoverable as debt. The Trust is empowered to determine fees for permissions and to recover unpaid fees as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction (clause 35(1)-(4)). The Trust may reduce, waive or accept in-kind consideration (clause 35(5)-(6)).
Security and insurance. The Trust may require security in any amount and form it determines to secure compliance with permission conditions (clause 36(3)); failure to comply with conditions is itself an offence (clause 36(4)) and appears in Schedule 1 with a high fixed penalty.
Administrative safeguards and evidentiary requirements
Verbal directions. Clause 37(2) establishes procedural safeguards to make an offence of failing to comply with a verbal direction: the person giving the direction must have identified themselves as a Trust employee or authorised officer, warned the person that failure to comply is an offence and shown identification if asked. If these elements are not established, the failure to comply will not constitute an offence under the Regulation.
Authorised officer exceptions. Clause 38(1) recognises authorised officers executing Act-derived functions may do acts otherwise prohibited by the Regulation, preserving operational flexibility for enforcement personnel. Clause 38(2) however prohibits authorised officers (other than police) from possessing firearms on trust lands except with written permission.
Taken together, enforcement is designed to be administrative and civilly remedial where possible, using penalty notices and removal powers to secure compliance, reserving criminal penalties of up to 10 penalty units for many contraventions. The Trust retains discretion over fee recovery, security, and the form of permission, and authorised officers are central to on-the-ground enforcement subject to the identification and warning rules for verbal directions.
How it interacts with other laws
The Regulation is drafted to operate alongside and with reference to other NSW and Commonwealth statutes. It expressly cross-references and preserves other statutory rights, exemptions and obligations.
Statutory cross-references
Definitions and imported terms. The Regulation adopts definitions from, and refers to, the Liquor Act 2007, the Road Transport Act 2013, the Firearms Act 1996, the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998, the Security Industry Act 1997 and the Rural Fires Act 1997 (clause 3 and clauses 26(i), 30). It also notes the Regulation should be read with the Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 (clause 3 note).
Companion Animals Act and Disability Discrimination Act. Clause 32(2) explicitly preserves the right of a person who has a disability under the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to bring an assistance animal into areas that may otherwise be dog-prohibited. The clause also notes relevant provisions of the Companion Animals Act 1998 banning dogs from children’s play areas and food preparation/consumption areas.
Firearms and weapons law. Clause 30(1) prohibits possession or discharge of firearms and certain prohibited weapons on trust lands except with written permission, and clause 30(3) clarifies that the clause does not affect requirements imposed by or under the Firearms Act 1996 or the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998. Clause 30(2) carves out police and licensed security personnel acting in the ordinary course of duty.
Rural Fires Act. Clause 26(i)(i) ties the Regulation’s fire lighting controls to any prohibition under the Rural Fires Act 1997 that may apply to the area; that is, when lighting of fires is prohibited more generally by the Rural Fires Act, the Regulation adopts that prohibition.
Non-exclusion and saving clauses
Non-limitation of other statutory provisions. Clause 40 states that the Regulation does not limit any provision of or made under an Act that applies to conduct on trust lands, nor any function exercisable by the Trust as owner of the lands. This preserves the primacy of other statutory obligations and powers.
Lessees and licensees. Clause 39 provides an express exception that acts or omissions authorised by a lease or licence granted by the Trust are not contraventions of the Regulation. This creates an interface between the Regulation and contractual allocations of rights under leases or licences.
Saving of prior effect. Clause 41 saves acts, matters or things that had effect under the repealed 2012 Regulation so they continue to have effect under the 2019 Regulation. Clause 2 documents commencement and repeal history.
Practical interactions and areas requiring attention
Overlap with road and traffic law. The broad "vehicle" definition imports many conveyances; where a motor vehicle is driven on the trust lands the driver remains subject to the Road Transport Act 2013 for motor vehicle offences, licensing and registration matters (definition cross-reference in cl 3). The Regulation regulates vehicle access on the lands, but it does not purport to override road transport law.
Interaction with liquor licensing. Clause 29 permits the Trust or Chief Executive to prohibit consumption or possession of liquor on the trust lands, but liquor law (Liquor Act 2007) governs licensing, sale and supply. The Regulation includes a warning-based element for criminalising continued consumption after a warning (clause 29(5)(a)-(b)).
Emergency service operational needs. Clause 16 modifies application of vehicle provisions to emergency vehicles when reasonable; this interacts practically with service-specific operational protocols governed by other Acts and agency policies.
Enforcement by authorised officers. Clause 38 preserves authorised officer functions under the Act even where they may otherwise contravene the Regulation. This preserves enforcement powers the Trust already exercises under primary legislation.
In short, the Regulation is framed to sit within a network of other statutory regimes. It prescribes local land-use controls while recognising and deferring to other legislative instruments governing firearms, roads, companion animals, bushfire prohibitions and federal disability protections. Users and advisers must therefore check concurrent legal obligations beyond this Regulation, and consider lease and licence terms where applicable.
Amendment history
The instrument itself contains limited amendment notes. The Regulation commenced and replaced the prior 2012 Regulation and has at least one subsequent amendment notation.
Commencement and repeal of prior Regulation. The Regulation commenced on 1 September 2019 and replaces the Parramatta Park Trust Regulation 2012, which was repealed on 1 September 2019 by s 10(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. This is recorded in clause 2 and its note.
2020 amendment entries. The text includes amendment annotations showing it was amended by 2020 No 30, Schedule 2.28 on several clauses. Specific amendment notes appear in clause 8 and clause 29, and a general note "whole Regulation: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.28[1] ('Director' omitted wherever occurring, 'Chief Executive' inserted instead)". This indicates that the 2020 amendment substituted references to a "Director" with "Chief Executive" consistently across the instrument and made particular changes to clause 8 and clause 29.
Clause-specific amendment markers. Clause 8 includes "cl 8: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.28[2] [3]", and clause 29 includes "cl 29: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.28[4]". The schedule references appear to index specific amendment items in the amending instrument. The Regulation itself does not include a more detailed historical legislative note or the text of prior versions.
Schedule 1 reference to the Act. Schedule 1 is for the purposes of s 30 of the Act and sets fixed penalty amounts for specified offences. Changes to the Act or to s 30 may alter the legal basis for these penalty notices. The Regulation’s Schedule 1 therefore functions as a contingent instrument tied to the Act’s enforcement framework.
What is not present in the instrument
The Regulation text provided does not include a consolidated list of all historical amendment instruments or dates beyond the 2020 annotations. It does not reproduce the amending instrument itself. The monetary value of a penalty unit, the Act’s internal definitions, and certain operational policy instruments remain located in other primary or amending instruments.
No legislative explanatory memorandum or second reading speech is included in the source provided. Where the Regulation records a substitution from "Director" to "Chief Executive", that change is shown in the amendment note but no policy rationale is printed in the text.
Advisers should consult the NSW legislation website for the consolidated history, the text of the 2012 Regulation for continuity matters, and the 2020 amending instrument to see the precise textual changes effected. They should also check the Parramatta Park Trust Act 2001 and any subsequent amending Acts for complementary amendments or changes in enforcement powers.
Litigation history
The Regulation text provided contains no references to judicial decisions or administrative rulings. It does not cite any cases, and Schedule 1 identifies offences for the purposes of section 30 of the Parramatta Park Trust Act 2001 but makes no mention of litigation history.
Practical implications of no litigation cited
Absence in instrument. The instrument as provided is silent on any litigation, appeals or case law construing its provisions. That means there are no binding judicial interpretations or precedent cited within the text to inform uncertain or ambiguous points of construction.
Need for external research. For questions about how particular clauses might be interpreted in contested circumstances, practitioners must search NSW case law databases, tribunals and administrative decisions external to the Regulation text to identify any judicial consideration since commencement or amending dates.
Reliance on statutory text and administrative practice. In absence of case law, the statutory wording, the Act under which the Regulation is made, and any policy statements from the Trust or Chief Executive will supply the primary interpretive material.
If litigation arises, issues likely to be litigated (given the instrument’s structure) would include: the scope of the Trust’s discretion in granting or imposing conditions on permissions, the procedural fairness of direction and removal powers, the validity of fixed penalty notices under s 30 of the Act, and the interplay between lease/licence rights and the Regulation (clause 39). None of those potential issues are addressed in the Regulation text itself by reference to case law.
Gotchas
The Regulation contains a number of drafting features and operational mechanics that can trip up users, organisers and compliance advisers. These are concrete risks or operational traps that arise from the text.
Written permission requirement and the "manner approved by" phrase. Many prohibitions hinge on obtaining the Trust’s or Chief Executive’s "written permission, and in the manner approved" (see e.g. clauses 17, 20(1), 21(1), 22(1), 31(1)). The phrase creates two discrete requirements: form (written) and manner. The Regulation also elsewhere allows permission by sign or public notice for specific powers (clause 7(2), 7(3)(b), 11(1), 12(4)), so the form of permissible authorisation varies by clause. Practitioners should check whether an activity can be authorised by sign/public notice or must be individually authorised in writing.
Verbal direction enforcement has evidentiary threshold. Verbal directions can be enforceable but clause 37(2) requires that the person giving the direction identified themselves as an employee, warned that failure to comply is an offence and showed identification on request. If these requirements are not satisfied, failure to comply is not an offence. This creates tactical complexity for on-the-spot enforcement reliant on verbal directions.
Wide definition of "vehicle". Clause 3(1) defines vehicle to include bicycles, trailers, apparatus propelled by wind or mechanical power, animals being ridden and boats, but excludes trains and wheeled toys. This broad definition can capture non-motorised items and animals; event planners and recreational users must treat bicycle, boat and animal usage as regulated activities in many contexts.
Different enforcement tracks for verbal versus signed/provisioned prohibitions. Schedule 1 statutory footnotes and entries frequently qualify fixed penalty application with "other than in respect of a contravention of a verbal direction". This signals that enforcement via fixed penalty for certain infractions may not be available for verbal-direction contraventions, creating enforcement complexity.
Overlap with lease or licence rights. Clause 39 states that acts authorised by lease or licence do not contravene the Regulation. Where lease or licence wording is imprecise, disputes may arise about whether an activity is authorised under the lease. Lessees and licensees should secure express drafting in documentation to avoid ambiguity.
Removal and no liability for damage. The Trust may remove equipment, tents or structures and is not responsible for safe keeping or damage to removed items (clauses 18(3), 22(4)). Owners bear removal costs and risk loss. For item-heavy events, organisers must plan for potential expense and loss.
High fixed penalty for condition breach. Clause 36(4) is in Schedule 1 with a $900 fixed penalty for failing to comply with permission conditions. This is a comparatively large fixed penalty and creates a material enforcement risk for organisers who fail to meet condition obligations such as insurance or crowd-control requirements.
Firearms prohibition and limited authorised officer firearm possession. Clause 30 prohibits firearms except with written permission and clause 38(2) prevents authorised officers, other than police, from possessing firearms on the lands except with written permission. Security providers who rely on firearms or weapons must ensure licences and written permissions are in place; otherwise they risk $500 fixed penalties listed in Schedule 1.
Emergency vehicle exception is fact-dependent. Clause 16 uses a "reasonable" standard to exclude emergency vehicles from certain provisions, and in some circumstances non-display of lights is permissible if reasonable. However, the subjective "reasonable" test may invite disputes about whether an emergency vehicle’s conduct was justified.
Multiple decision-makers and substitution. The Regulation repeatedly permits the Trust or the Chief Executive to exercise powers. The 2020 amendment replaced "Director" with "Chief Executive" and thus after amendment roles may be centralised or vary by administrative practice. Applicants must be clear with whom they are dealing and confirm the form of permission granted.
Addressing these gotchas requires administrative precision: secure written permissions that specify conditions and the manner of permission; document interactions with authorised officers (request identification); obtain insurances and securities; and review leases and licences to confirm authorisation of activities.
How to comply
This section provides practical steps, compliance checklists and documentation pointers grounded in the Regulation text to help organisers, businesses and visitors reduce regulatory risk.
Determine whether the activity requires written permission
Check the clause list for your activity. Prohibited activities needing written permission include commercial sales, running a business, busking, distributing advertising, conducting events, races, camping, erecting structures, operating drones, certain recreational activities, and bringing stock (clauses 17, 19, 20-22, 31).
If the activity is a designated use on trust lands, it may be permitted with written permission in the manner approved by the Trust or Chief Executive (clause 7(3)). Some designations and entrance rules can be effected by signs and public notice (clause 7(2), cl 12(4)).
Apply for permission in the correct form and manner
The Regulation repeatedly requires "written permission, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive" (e.g. clause 17). Seek a documented written permit that specifies the "manner approved" and any conditions. If the Trust has an application form or online portal, follow that process.
For some vehicle or gate access matters, permissions may be provided by sign or public notice; confirm whether your authorisation must be written or will be granted by signage (clauses 11, 12).
Anticipate and accept conditions
Expect conditions on insurance, site preparation, food/beverage provision, vehicle access, security and crowd management, cleaning, noise control and erection/removal of temporary structures (clause 36(2)(a)-(l)). Budget for insurance and security deposits and be ready to provide proof.
The Trust may require security in any amount and form it determines to secure performance of conditions (clause 36(3)). Obtain clarity on the form and timing of security before committing to event costs.
Manage vehicles, access and timing
Confirm designated vehicle entrance points and gate opening times; do not drive vehicles onto the trust lands except at a designated point and during gate opening times unless you have permission (clauses 10-11).
If you need vehicle access outside gate opening times or during a vehicle-free period to remove a vehicle, the Trust may charge a fee up to $100; authorised officers may collect the fee (clauses 11(3)-(4); 12(6)-(7)).
Comply with any speed limit posted by the Trust and expect markings or signs to indicate limits (clause 14(2)-(3)).
Prepare for authorised officer interactions
Authorised officers and Trust employees can give directions. If a verbal direction is given, the person giving it must identify themselves, warn that a failure to comply is an offence, and show identification if asked for the direction to be enforceable (clause 37(2)). In practice, request identification and a written confirmation where feasible.
Remember clause 38(1) preserves the ability of authorised officers to perform functions that otherwise would contravene the Regulation. Comply with lawful instructions from authorised officers acting within their powers.
Control animals and remove waste
If bringing stock or horses, obtain written permission (clause 31(1)). For dogs and other animals, ensure animals are under effective control on an adequate leash, cord or cage and that a competent person is in charge (clause 31(2)).
Observe areas designated as dog-prohibited by signage and remove dog faeces promptly (clauses 32; 34(f)). If you have a disability and an assistance animal, confirm the relevant exceptions under federal law (clause 32(2)).
Avoid prohibited behaviour and damage
Avoid noise, offensive conduct, damage to vegetation, distubing or blocking access ways, lighting fires outside permitted equipment or fireplaces, and affixing signs to trees or structures without permission (clauses 23, 25, 26, 27). Particular attention should be paid to fire restrictions tied to the Rural Fires Act (clause 26(i)(i)).
Document permissions and retain evidence
Keep the written permission and any related correspondence, condition lists, proof of insurance, security payment receipts and permits on site during the event. That documentation will be central if a dispute arises over whether permission was validly granted and conditions were satisfied.
Plan for removal risk and costs
If you erect temporary structures, tents or equipment, you are responsible for removal on direction and for costs if the Trust removes them, and the Trust is not responsible for damage (clause 22(2)-(4); clause 18(2)-(3)). Ensure a removal and contingency budget and contract terms with suppliers to allocate risk.
Fee management and recovery risk
The Trust may require payment by a date specified and recover unpaid fees as a debt in court (clause 35(2)-(4)). Pay fees on time or agree on arrangements in writing to avoid recovery action.
If you believe a fee waiver or reduction is appropriate, seek it in writing in advance because clause 35(5) permits the Trust to reduce or waive a fee at its discretion.
Verify license and weapon compliance
Any possession or use of firearms or prohibited weapons requires written permission and compliance with the Firearms Act and Weapons Prohibition Act. If engaging security that may carry weapons, confirm licences and written permissions are in place (clause 30(1)-(3)).
Check lessee and licensee rights
If operating under a lease or licence granted by the Trust, ensure the lease/licence terms expressly authorise your intended acts to rely on clause 39 immunity. Where doubt exists, obtain a specific permission or amendment to the lease.
Use signage and public notice mechanisms
Where the Trust relies on signage or public notices to designate areas or vehicle regimes, confirm signage presence and content, and obtain written confirmation if your permission is linked to signs or notices (clauses 7, 10-12). The Trust may publish gate times and vehicle-free periods on its website.
Fixed penalty awareness and contesting options
Be aware of fixed penalty amounts in Schedule 1. If issued with a penalty notice, check s 30 of the Act and the procedural routes for contesting or paying the notice.
In operational terms, the compliance approach is paperwork-driven: obtain the correct written permission, meet conditions and security requirements, document everything, and coordinate with authorised officers and the Trust’s permit processes. For organisations or businesses that regularly use the lands, negotiate lease or licence terms that expressly authorise intended activities or secure standing permissions to reduce transactional friction.
(d) an apparatus that is propelled by human or mechanical power, or by the wind, and is wholly or partly used for the conveyance of persons or things, other than a wheelchair, pram or stroller,
(e) a motorised wheelchair that is capable of a speed of more than 10 kilometres per hour over level ground,
(f) a vehicle that is being drawn by an animal,
(g) an animal that is being ridden or is drawing a vehicle,
(h) a boat, raft, canoe, ski, barge or other vessel,
but does not include a train or a wheeled toy or a wheeled recreational device (such as rollerblades or a skateboard).
Note.
The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
(2) A reference in this Regulation to the trust lands includes a reference to any part of the trust lands.
(3) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
4 Meaning of “authorised officer”
4 Meaning of “authorised officer”
4 Meaning of “authorised officer”
For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of authorised officer in section 3 (1) of the Act, the class of persons consisting of rangers appointed by the Trust is prescribed.
Part 2 Entry onto trust lands
Part 2 Entry onto trust lands
Part 2 Entry onto trust lands
5 Trust lands and buildings may be closed to public
5 Trust lands and buildings may be closed to public
5 Trust lands and buildings may be closed to public
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may—
(a) close the trust lands to the public, or
(b) close any building within the trust lands to the public.
(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive may take action under this clause by means of the display of a sign on or adjacent to the trust lands or building concerned.
(3) A person must not enter (whether on foot, by vehicle or otherwise) the trust lands, or any building within the trust lands, that is fenced off, or locked, or closed to the public by a sign displayed under this clause, except with the written permission of the Trust or the Chief Executive.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
6 Limits on number of person who may enter trust lands
6 Limits on number of person who may enter trust lands
6 Limits on number of person who may enter trust lands
(1) The Trust may limit the number of persons who may enter or remain on the trust lands or any building within the trust lands.
(2) The Trust may take action under this clause by means of a direction or the display of a sign on or adjacent to the trust lands or building concerned.
(3) A person must not enter or remain on the trust lands, or any building within the trust lands, in contravention of a direction given or sign displayed under this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
7 Trust lands may be used for designated purposes
7 Trust lands may be used for designated purposes
7 Trust lands may be used for designated purposes
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may designate any trust lands or any building within trust lands (a designated space) for use for the purpose of—
(a) an organised sporting activity, or
(b) an organised entertainment, or
(c) an organised ceremony or other event, or
(d) any other organised activity.
(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive may take action under this clause by means of a direction or the display of a sign on or adjacent to the trust lands or building concerned.
(3) A person may, with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) use a designated space for the purpose for which it is designated, and
(b) designate points on the perimeter of the designated space as entrances for persons attending the organised activity, entertainment, ceremony or event concerned by a sign displayed adjacent to those points, and
(c) prevent people from entering the designated space other than through those entrances, and
(d) prevent people from entering the designated space without paying a fee approved by the Trust or the Chief Executive.
(4) The use of the trust lands in accordance with a permission granted under this clause is not a contravention of clause 17.
(5) The Trust or the Chief Executive may also designate the trust lands, or any building within trust lands, as lands that may be used for specified activities (such as fishing or riding pedal-cars or similar devices) that are not organised activities by a sign displayed on or near the land concerned.
8 Removal of certain persons from trust lands
8 Removal of certain persons from trust lands
8 Removal of certain persons from trust lands
(1) A person who does any of the following on the trust lands must leave the trust lands if directed to do so by a relevant authority—
(a) trespasses,
(b) causes inconvenience to any person,
(c) contravenes this Regulation.
(2) A direction given under this clause may specify any one or more of the following—
(a) the part of the trust lands to which the direction relates,
(b) the period within which the person must leave the trust lands concerned,
(c) the period during which the person must not return to the trust lands concerned.
(3) In specifying a period under subclause (2) (b) or (c), a relevant authority must take into consideration the seriousness and persistence of the conduct concerned.
(4) A person who fails to comply with a direction given under this clause may be removed from the trust lands by a relevant authority.
(5) A person who leaves or is removed from the trust lands under this clause must remove any equipment, vehicle or animal (whether alive or dead), or any other item belonging to or associated with the person, from the trust lands.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(6) A person must not remain on, enter or return to the trust lands in contravention of a direction given under this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
cl 8: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.28[2] [3].
Part 3 Use of vehicles on trust lands
Part 3 Use of vehicles on trust lands
Part 3 Use of vehicles on trust lands
9 Trust may prohibit and regulate entry of vehicles
9 Trust may prohibit and regulate entry of vehicles
9 Trust may prohibit and regulate entry of vehicles
(1) The Trust may do any one or more of the following—
(a) prohibit the entry of vehicles to the trust lands,
(b) regulate or otherwise control the entry of any vehicle to the trust lands,
(c) refuse to admit any vehicle to the trust lands.
(2) The Trust may take action under this clause by means of a direction or the display of a sign.
(3) A person must not do anything in contravention of a direction given or sign displayed under this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
10 Vehicles may enter only at designated points
10 Vehicles may enter only at designated points
10 Vehicles may enter only at designated points
(1) The Trust may designate a point on the perimeter of the trust lands as an entrance to the trust lands for any vehicle by a sign displayed adjacent to that point.
(2) A person must not drive or ride any vehicle onto the trust lands other than at a point designated in accordance with this clause.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
11 Vehicles may enter only while gates are open
11 Vehicles may enter only while gates are open
11 Vehicles may enter only while gates are open
(1) The Trust may designate the times during which a point of entrance to the trust lands is open to vehicles (the gate opening times)—
(a) by a sign displayed adjacent to that point, or
(b) by public notice, including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust.
(2) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle (other than a bicycle) onto or within the trust lands outside the gate opening times, except with the permission of the Trust.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(3) The Trust is entitled to require payment of a fee (not exceeding $100) determined by it for the opening of a gate outside the gate opening times to permit the removal of a vehicle from the trust lands.
(4) An authorised officer may require and receive any fee determined under subclause (3).
12 Vehicle-free periods
12 Vehicle-free periods
12 Vehicle-free periods
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may designate dates and times during which all vehicles or a class of vehicles must not be on trust lands (a vehicle-free period).
(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive may take action under this clause by means of—
(a) the display of a sign, or
(b) public notice, including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust.
(3) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle onto or within the trust lands during a vehicle-free period except with the permission of the Trust or the Chief Executive.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(4) Without limiting the way in which permission referred to in subclause (3) may be granted, permission may be granted—
(a) by the display of a sign, or
(b) by public notice (including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust) or advertisement, or
(c) in relation to any function or meeting to be held on the trust lands—by notice in writing to the organiser of the function or meeting.
(5) Without limiting clause 36, it is a condition of a permission referred to in subclause (3) that the person driving or riding the vehicle concerned complies with any reasonable directions given by an authorised officer in relation to the vehicle.
(6) The Trust is entitled to require payment of a fee (not exceeding $100) determined by it for the opening of a gate during a vehicle-free period to permit the removal of a vehicle from the trust lands.
(7) An authorised officer may require and receive any fee determined under subclause (6).
13 Driving and parking vehicles
13 Driving and parking vehicles
13 Driving and parking vehicles
(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may—
(a) designate part of the trust lands for use for the purpose of driving or parking vehicles by a sign displayed on or near the area, and
(b) regulate the parking of vehicles on any part of the trust lands by a sign displayed on or adjacent to the trust lands concerned.
(2) A person must not do any of the following on the trust lands, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) drive, ride, stand or park a vehicle other than on a sealed road or on part of the trust lands designated under subclause (1),
(b) cause or permit a vehicle to be driven, ridden, stood or parked on a lawn, grass, parkland, green, garden, footpath or cycle track unless the area is designated for that purpose under subclause (1),
(c) drive, ride or park a vehicle contrary to, or act contrary to, a sign approved by the Trust or the Chief Executive that regulates the movement or parking of vehicles or the movement or confinement of animals,
(d) park a vehicle on a part of the trust lands in contravention of a sign displayed in accordance with this clause,
(e) park or leave a vehicle outside the times designated as gate opening times under clause 11,
(f) park or leave a vehicle during a vehicle-free period under clause 12.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(3) Subclause (2) does not apply to or in respect of—
(a) a vehicle that is on the trust lands outside the times designated as gate opening times under clause 11 in accordance with a permission referred to in that clause, or
(b) a vehicle that is on the trust lands during a vehicle-free period under clause 12 in accordance with a permission referred to in that clause.
(4) Without limiting the way in which the Trust or the Chief Executive may grant a permission referred to in subclause (2), permission may be granted—
(a) by public notice, including by notice published on a website maintained by the Trust, or
(b) in relation to any function or meeting to be held on the trust lands—by notice in writing to the organiser of the function or meeting.
(5) Without limiting clause 36, it is a condition of a permission referred to in subclause (2) that the person driving or riding the vehicle concerned complies with any reasonable directions given by an authorised officer in relation to the vehicle.
14 Speed of vehicles
14 Speed of vehicles
14 Speed of vehicles
(1) The Trust may determine the maximum speed at which a person may drive or ride a vehicle on any trust lands.
(2) The Trust is to specify the maximum speed—
(a) on a sign displayed on that land, or
(b) by means of a numeral or other symbol painted or otherwise placed on a road on that land.
(3) A person must not, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust, drive or ride a vehicle on any trust lands at a speed exceeding that determined by the Trust in respect of the land concerned.
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