Interpretation
3 Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
Aboriginal person means a person of Aboriginal descent who is accepted as a member by a group in the community who claim
Aboriginal descent;
Act means the Wilderness
Protection Act 1992;
aircraft includes a glider or balloon capable of carrying a person;
cave means a cave in a wilderness protection area or wilderness protection zone and includes any natural cavity in the earth's surface;
co‑managed wilderness protection area means a wilderness protection area in relation to which a co‑management agreement is in force under Part 3 Division 4 of the
Act;
co‑managed wilderness protection zone means a wilderness protection zone in relation to which a co‑management agreement is in force under Part 3 Division 4 of the
Act;
co‑management agreement means a co‑management agreement under Part 3 Division 4 of the
Act;
co‑management board for a co‑managed wilderness protection area or co‑managed wilderness protection zone means a board established under Part 3 Division 4 of the Act;
drive includes ride;
exotic plant means a plant that is not a native plant;
filming means taking moving or still pictures by any means;
motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the
Motor Vehicles
Act 1959;
protected animal has the same meaning as in the
National Parks and Wildlife
Act 1972;
relevant authority means—
in relation to a co‑managed wilderness protection area or a co‑managed wilderness protection zone for which there is a co‑management board—the co‑management board for the wilderness protection area or the wilderness protection area; or
in any other case—the Director;
take has the same meaning as in the
National Parks and Wildlife
Act 1972;
unprotected animal means an animal (including fish and invertebrates) that is not a protected animal;
vessel includes a boat, jet‑ski, sailboard, raft, pontoon and hovercraft.
If the co‑management board for a co‑managed wilderness protection area or co‑managed wilderness protection zone is suspended under the Act (by virtue of section 43I of the
National Parks and Wildlife
Act 1972 as that section applies under section 33A of the Act), a reference in these regulations to the
relevant authority will be taken to be a reference to the
Director.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.