Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014
29Conditions applying to all permits
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29 Conditions applying to all permits
(1) A permit is subject to the conditions set out in this section. (2) The holder of the permit must: (a) unless the Secretary is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist—give the Secretary at least 10 business days’ notice in the approved form before a person enters the Woomera Prohibited Area under the permit; and (b) ensure that persons in the Woomera Prohibited Area under the permit are aware of the conditions to which the permit is subject; and (c) take all reasonable steps to ensure: (i) that persons in the Woomera Prohibited Area under the permit comply with the conditions of the permit; and (ii) that persons who are subject to the holder’s control are not at places in the Woomera Prohibited Area without permission to be at those places. (3) A person in the Woomera Prohibited Area under the permit must not: (a) be at a place that is not covered by the permit; or (b) be in a zone during an exclusion period for the zone; or (c) carry out activities other than those for which the permit was issued; or (d) intentionally remove, touch, interfere or tamper with, any Commonwealth equipment, material or installation; or (e) enter any area: (i) enclosed by the Commonwealth with wire or other material; or (ii) protected by an APS employee or a person acting on behalf of the Commonwealth; or (f) without the written approval of the Minister or in contravention of any conditions in the approval—have in his or her possession, or operate, an unmanned aerial vehicle; or (g) erect a building or any other structure that is more than 7.5 metres high without the written approval of the Minister; or (h) without the written approval of the Minister—have in his or her possession a firearm or explosives. (4) A person in the Woomera Prohibited Area under the permit must: (a) have ready access to communications equipment in good working order in accordance with the permit; and (b) if the person erects a building or any other structure approved by the Minister—notify the Minister as soon as practicable after the building or structure has been erected; and (c) comply with all reasonable directions in relation to the Woomera Prohibited Area given to the person by: (i) a member of the Defence Force; or (ii) an APS employee in the Department; and (d) inform the Secretary as soon as practicable if the person finds any war materiel; and (e) comply with all applicable laws of the Commonwealth and South Australia relating to safety, security, native title, heritage and culture.
Note: A person may be required to obtain separate permission under the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 (SA) to enter the Maralinga Tjarutja lands and under the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA) to enter the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands.