sec.104Offence to destroy protected area

### sec.104 Offence to destroy protected area A person must not enter or interfere with a protected area unless the person— is acting under a permit to enter the protected area; or otherwise has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty— for an individual—1,700 penalty units; for a corporation—17,000 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 160A , to have also committed the offence. For subsection (1) , it is a reasonable excuse if the entering or interfering happens under a heritage agreement or an exemption certificate for the protected area. In this section— interfere with includes the following— damage; destroy; excavate. s 104 amd 1995 No. 40 s 22 sub 2003 No. 32 s 17 amd 2007 No. 50 s 32 ; 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 (sec.104-ssec.1) A person must not enter or interfere with a protected area unless the person— is acting under a permit to enter the protected area; or otherwise has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty— for an individual—1,700 penalty units; for a corporation—17,000 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 160A , to have also committed the offence. (sec.104-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , it is a reasonable excuse if the entering or interfering happens under a heritage agreement or an exemption certificate for the protected area. (sec.104-ssec.3) In this section— interfere with includes the following— damage; destroy; excavate. - (a) is acting under a permit to enter the protected area; or - (b) otherwise has a reasonable excuse. - (a) for an individual—1,700 penalty units; - (b) for a corporation—17,000 penalty units. - (a) damage; - (b) destroy; - (c) excavate.