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Recreation Areas Management Act 2006
sec.114Unauthorised structures and works
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### sec.114 Unauthorised structures and works
A person must not erect or keep a structure, other than a camping structure under a camping permit, or carry out works in a recreation area—
without the chief executive’s written approval; or
in contravention of the approval.
Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
However, subsection (1) does not apply if a corresponding authority authorises the person to erect or keep the structure or carry out the works in the area and the person complies with the authority and the Act under which the authority was issued.
Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a tripod, or a portable hide large enough to shelter only one person, that is used for conducting a prescribed filming or photography activity.
In this section—
prescribed filming or photography activity means an activity consisting of only filming or photography if no more than 2 people are involved in conducting the activity.
s 114 amd 2011 No. 6 s 129
(sec.114-ssec.1) A person must not erect or keep a structure, other than a camping structure under a camping permit, or carry out works in a recreation area— without the chief executive’s written approval; or in contravention of the approval. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
(sec.114-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if a corresponding authority authorises the person to erect or keep the structure or carry out the works in the area and the person complies with the authority and the Act under which the authority was issued.
(sec.114-ssec.3) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a tripod, or a portable hide large enough to shelter only one person, that is used for conducting a prescribed filming or photography activity.
(sec.114-ssec.4) In this section— prescribed filming or photography activity means an activity consisting of only filming or photography if no more than 2 people are involved in conducting the activity.
- (a) without the chief executive’s written approval; or
- (b) in contravention of the approval.