National Trust Act 2006

The Board may make by-laws with respect to the care, control and management of any property vested in, or under the control or management of, the Trust.

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the by-laws may make provision with respect to – the prevention of damage or injury to any property referred to in subsection (1) or any thing on or in that property; and the prohibition or control of the removal of any thing from that property; and the preservation or protection of the fauna or flora of the property or of any living thing kept on or in that property; and the prohibition or control of the bringing into, or over, or the use or possession in or over, that property of any conveyance or thing (including a living thing); and the conduct of persons on or in that property; and the exclusion or ejection of persons from that property or any part of it.

The by-laws – may apply generally to the property referred to in subsection (1), or to any specified area of that property; and may impose a penalty, not exceeding 5 penalty units, in respect of a contravention of the by-laws.

The by-laws must be made under the seal of the Trust.

Section 47 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 does not apply to the by-laws and the by-laws are not statutory rules within the meaning of the Rules Publication Act 1953.