Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00349:reg:16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00349
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16
Character Range: 9666–11344

16  Offence to undertake particular activities without permit from authorised officer or ranger
 (1) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person does any of the following in a public area:
 (a) leaves any rubbish or litter in a place that is not a receptacle made available by the Commonwealth for use for that purpose by persons in the public area;
 (b) parks a vehicle in an area that is not a parking area;
 (c) camps in an area that is not a camping area;
 (d) contravenes a direction, warning or requirement on a sign erected or placed with the approval of an authorised officer under section 8;
 (e) removes or interferes with a sign:
 (i) erected or placed with the approval of an authorised officer under section 8; or
 (ii) erected or placed in accordance with subsection 15(1);
 (f) erects or places a sign whose erection or placement is not:
 (i) approved by an authorised officer under section 8; or
 (ii) arranged by an authorised officer under subsection 15(1);
 (g) erects a building, booth, stall, post or other structure;
 (h) supplies goods or services;
 (i) engages in conduct that damages, destroys or removes a natural or artificial structure or feature;
 (j) takes, or engages in conduct that damages, injures or destroys an animal or plant or the nest or dwelling of an animal.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a written permit from an authorised officer or a ranger for the relevant conduct.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code).