sec.27Particular activities allowed in all zones

sec.27 Particular activities allowed in all zones

A person may carry out any of the following activities in the wet tropics area— an activity for— protecting the life of, or preventing injury to, a person, if the activity is carried out in an emergency; or the urgent protection of property; or the urgent control of a fire or other natural disaster; maintaining a firebreak that existed immediately before 1 September 1998 or was lawfully established under this plan; operating a motorised boat in a dam, in tidal waters or on Lake Barrine, if the operation is otherwise lawful; burning vegetation, other than in a rainforest area, if the burning is otherwise lawful; transporting an undesirable animal through the area, in a vehicle or within some other constraint, in a way that ensures the animal cannot stray or escape onto land in the area; grazing cattle, other than in a rainforest area, if the grazing is otherwise lawful; for a government—the operation of community services infrastructure being lawfully operated by the government immediately before 1 September 1998; disposing of general waste in a container provided by the land-holder for that purpose, subject to section 29 as it applies to the land-holder disposing of waste; a member of the public disposing of food waste in a rubbish bin on land in a protected area if the bin is provided by the land-holder for that purpose flying a motorised aircraft, for commercial purposes, less than 1,000ft above the area if— ascending while taking-off from a place outside the area; or flying at a level that is reasonably necessary for safety purposes; or descending to land at a place outside the area. See also section 23 . In this section— cattle means European cattle or zebu cattle. preventing injury , to a person, includes, if the person has been injured, reducing the injury or preventing further injury. s 27 amd 2020 SL No. 176 s 14 ; 2023 SL No. 142 s 4 (sec.27-ssec.1) A person may carry out any of the following activities in the wet tropics area— an activity for— protecting the life of, or preventing injury to, a person, if the activity is carried out in an emergency; or the urgent protection of property; or the urgent control of a fire or other natural disaster; maintaining a firebreak that existed immediately before 1 September 1998 or was lawfully established under this plan; operating a motorised boat in a dam, in tidal waters or on Lake Barrine, if the operation is otherwise lawful; burning vegetation, other than in a rainforest area, if the burning is otherwise lawful; transporting an undesirable animal through the area, in a vehicle or within some other constraint, in a way that ensures the animal cannot stray or escape onto land in the area; grazing cattle, other than in a rainforest area, if the grazing is otherwise lawful; for a government—the operation of community services infrastructure being lawfully operated by the government immediately before 1 September 1998; disposing of general waste in a container provided by the land-holder for that purpose, subject to section 29 as it applies to the land-holder disposing of waste; a member of the public disposing of food waste in a rubbish bin on land in a protected area if the bin is provided by the land-holder for that purpose flying a motorised aircraft, for commercial purposes, less than 1,000ft above the area if— ascending while taking-off from a place outside the area; or flying at a level that is reasonably necessary for safety purposes; or descending to land at a place outside the area. See also section 23 . (sec.27-ssec.2) In this section— cattle means European cattle or zebu cattle. preventing injury , to a person, includes, if the person has been injured, reducing the injury or preventing further injury.