Whales Protection Act 1988
13Entry on lands
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13 Entry on lands
(1) Subject to subsection (2) , an authorized person or volunteer may at any time enter, remain, or pass through any land for the purpose of gaining access to the site of the stranding of a whale.
(2) An authorized person or volunteer shall not enter a garden enclosed with a wall or fence or a dwelling-house unless he is so authorized by a warrant of a justice.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(3) A person who is apparently in charge of any land and who refuses or fails to allow an authorized person or volunteer to enter, remain or pass through that land for the purposes referred to in subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.