Wilderness Protection Act 1992

Where a person contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of this

The application may be made in the absence of the respondent and, if the

If—

after hearing—

the applicant and the respondent; and

any other person who has, in the opinion of the Court, a proper interest in the subject matter of the proceedings and desires to be heard in the proceedings, the

the respondent fails to appear in response to the summons or, having appeared, does not avail himself or herself of an opportunity to be heard, the

require the respondent to refrain, either temporarily or permanently, from the act, or course of action, that constitutes the contravention of, or failure to comply with, this Act;

require the respondent to pay the Director's costs in making good the contravention or default.

If, upon an application under this section or before the determination of the proceedings commenced by the application, the Court is satisfied that, in order to preserve the rights or interests of parties to the proceedings or for any other reason, it is desirable to make an interim order under this section, the Court may make such an order.

An interim order—

may be made in the absence of the respondent; and

will be made subject to such conditions as the Court thinks fit; and

will not operate after the proceedings in which it is made are finally determined.

A person who contravenes, or fails to comply with, an order or an interim order, under this section is (without prejudice to any liability for contempt of the order) guilty of an offence.

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