Western Sydney Parklands Regulation 2019
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26 Causing damage
26 Causing damage
A person must not on Trust land, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive—
(a) damage a lawn, playing field or green except in the course of, and as a normal incident of, recreational or sporting activity on any part of Trust land designated for use for that activity under clause 7, or
(b) remove, uproot, damage, remove a part from, or otherwise interfere with, a tree, shrub, fern, creeper, vine, palm, plant or other vegetation, or
(c) remove any timber, log or stump, standing or fallen, or
(d) deface, dig up or remove any rock, soil, sand, stone or similar substance, or
(e) damage, deface, interfere with, destroy or remove any part of Trust land or any thing situated on Trust land, or
(f) climb on any tree, building, fence, seat, table, enclosure or other structure (other than play equipment), or
(g) block or inhibit (whether wholly or partially) access through, to or on a gate, access-way, path or road, or
(h) pass through or step over any temporary or permanent fencing or any barricade regulating access to any part of Trust land by foot or vehicle, or
(i) light a fire—
(i) at a time when the lighting of fires on Trust land is prohibited by the Trust or the Chief Executive by signs displayed on or near Trust land or a time when the lighting of fires in the area in which Trust land is situated is prohibited by or under the provisions of the Rural Fires Act 1997, or
(ii) at any other time except in a fireplace or on equipment provided for the purpose by the Trust or in portable cooking equipment, or
(j) empty coals from a barbecue on to any ground or vegetation, or
(k) deposit any ice or frozen liquid on to any ground or vegetation, or
(l) deposit or throw any article or substance into any lake, pond, stream or other watercourse or ornamental water.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.