50Removal of certain persons from Trust land

50 Removal of certain persons from Trust land

(1) A ranger who believes on reasonable grounds that a person on Trust land has committed, or is committing, an offence against this instrument may request the person to leave the Trust land immediately. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) a request is made to the person under subsection (1); and (b) the person fails to comply with the request.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply unless the ranger, at the time of making the request: (a) produced the ranger’s identity card, or identification as a police officer; and (b) warned the person that the failure to comply with the request is an offence.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

(4) Strict liability applies to subsection (2). (5) A person who fails to comply with a request under subsection (1) may be removed from Trust land by a ranger. (6) However, in effecting a person’s removal, no more force is to be used than is reasonably necessary.