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Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976
40Notices to be exhibited in area of essential habitat
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40 Notices to be exhibited in area of essential habitat
(1) The Director must erect and maintain in good condition a sign:
(a) at the points of entry into and exit from an area of essential
habitat; and
(b) otherwise in the vicinity of the area of essential habitat,
as he or she considers appropriate to notify a person travelling into,
from or in the vicinity of the area that it is an area of essential
(2) A sign under subsection (1) is to:
(a) clearly indicate that a person reading it is entering, leaving or
in the vicinity of an area of essential habitat (as the case may
be);
(b) specify:
(i) the articles, things, animals or plants that may not be
taken into the area of essential habitat; and
(ii) the activities that may not be carried out in the area of
essential habitat,
without the written authority of the Director;
(c) generally indicate, by diagram or otherwise, the boundaries of
the area; and
(d) be erected in such a manner that the words and diagrams on
the sign are clearly visible to a person travelling past the sign.
(3) A person must not remove, deface or otherwise interfere with a sign
displayed under subsection (1).