Forestry Regulations 2013

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

Act means the Forestry Act 1950;

aircraft includes any hang‑glider, para‑glider, ultra‑light aircraft, gas or hot air balloon, or other similar craft;

animal includes any amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, mollusc or reptile, but does not include an insect;

boat means any vessel or craft that is used, or is capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water;

drive includes be in control of;

firearm means a device from which any kind of shot, arrow, bullet or other missile can be discharged;

forest reserve includes a native forest reserve;

fossicking means the gathering of minerals—

as a recreation; and

without any intention to sell the minerals or to utilise them for a commercial or industrial purpose, but does not include the gathering of minerals by any means involving the disturbance of land or water by machinery or explosives;

lawful authority means authority pursuant to the

Act or these regulations and includes authority pursuant to—

a permit or other authority issued or provided by the Corporation;

or

a lease, licence, easement or other interest granted by the

Corporation;

minerals includes stone but does not include soil;

motor bike means a motor vehicle with

2 wheels, and includes a 2 wheeled motor vehicle with a sidecar attached to it that is supported by a third wheel;

motor vehicle means a vehicle built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;

night means the period between sunset on one day and sunrise on the next day;

ride, in relation to a motor bike or bicycle or an animal‑drawn vehicle, includes be in control of;

soil includes sand, clay and similar material;

take, in relation to an animal, includes any act of hunting, catching, restraining, killing or injuring, and any act of attempting or assisting to hunt, catch, restrain, kill or injure;

trapping device means a trap, net, snare or other device designed to take or facilitate the taking of animals;

unprotected animal means an animal that is not a protected animal within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972;

vehicle has the same meaning as in the

Road Traffic

Act 1961.