Forestry Regulation 2022

For the Act, section 92(2)(b), (c) and (f), the land manager may, by notice displayed in or at the boundary of a forestry area—

prohibit the entry of persons or machines, or the bringing of machines, into the area specified in the notice, or

determine the maximum speed at which a person may drive or ride a machine in the area.

A prohibition under subsection (1) is in force—

during the period specified in the notice, or

if no period is specified—while the notice is displayed.

A person must not do the following without the written permission of the land manager—

enter a forestry area the person is prohibited from entering by a notice displayed under subsection (1),

drive or ride a machine into a forestry area the machine is prohibited from entering by a notice displayed under subsection (1),

bring a machine into a forestry area the machine is prohibited from being in by a notice displayed under subsection (1),

drive or ride a machine in the forestry area at a speed exceeding the maximum speed determined by a notice displayed under subsection (1).

A person who drives a vehicle into, or parks a vehicle in, a forestry area, other than a part of a forestry area to which the Road Transport Act 2013 applies, is guilty of an offence if the vehicle would, if the forestry area were a public road, be required by law—

to be registered and is not registered, or

to have a number-plate and—

does not have a number-plate, or

the number-plate is covered or obscured.

In this section—

under the Road Transport Act 2013, or

by a competent authority of another jurisdiction.