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Recreation Areas Management Act 2006
sec.109Unlawful use of motor vehicles
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### sec.109 Unlawful use of motor vehicles
A person must not take a motor vehicle into a recreation area or drive or ride a motor vehicle in a recreation area unless the taking, driving or riding is authorised by a vehicle access permit, commercial activity permit or commercial activity agreement.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
However, subsection (1) does not apply for—
the Inskip Peninsula recreation area; or
a recreation area or part of a recreation area prescribed under a regulation; or
an emergency vehicle or another class of vehicle prescribed under a regulation.
In this section—
emergency vehicle includes the following—
an ambulance;
a fire-engine;
a police vehicle;
another vehicle, including a tow truck, helicopter or mobile crane, if used in circumstances of an emergency.
(sec.109-ssec.1) A person must not take a motor vehicle into a recreation area or drive or ride a motor vehicle in a recreation area unless the taking, driving or riding is authorised by a vehicle access permit, commercial activity permit or commercial activity agreement. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.109-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply for— the Inskip Peninsula recreation area; or a recreation area or part of a recreation area prescribed under a regulation; or an emergency vehicle or another class of vehicle prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.109-ssec.3) In this section— emergency vehicle includes the following— an ambulance; a fire-engine; a police vehicle; another vehicle, including a tow truck, helicopter or mobile crane, if used in circumstances of an emergency.
- (a) the Inskip Peninsula recreation area; or
- (b) a recreation area or part of a recreation area prescribed under a regulation; or
- (c) an emergency vehicle or another class of vehicle prescribed under a regulation.
- (a) an ambulance;
- (b) a fire-engine;
- (c) a police vehicle;
- (d) another vehicle, including a tow truck, helicopter or mobile crane, if used in circumstances of an emergency.