16Offences—damaging protected trees

16 Offences—damaging protected trees (b) the person intends to damage the protected tree. Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units. (2) A person commits an offence if— (b) the person is reckless about whether engaging in the conduct would damage the protected tree. Maximum penalty: 300 penalty units. (3) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person engages in conduct; and (b) the person is reckless about whether engaging in the conduct would damage a protected tree. (4) A person commits an offence if— (b) the person is negligent about whether engaging in the conduct would damage the protected tree.

(5) A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that damages, or is likely to damage, a protected tree. (6) For subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4), strict liability applies to the circumstance that the tree is a protected tree. (7) An offence against subsection (5) is a strict liability offence.