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These regulations are the Land Administration (Land Management) Regulations 2006.
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Bill homepageThese regulations are the Land Administration (Land Management) Regulations 2006.
In these regulations —
animal means any living thing other than a person or plant;
authorised person means a person who is an authorised person under regulation 4;
controlling body means —
for a Schedule 1 reserve, the management body of that reserve;
for any other land, the Minister;
designated means indicated on a sign;
owner in relation to something on regulated land, means a person who has a right to immediate possession of that thing;
plant means any form of plant life including any seed, spore or other part of a plant;
regulated land means land to which these regulations apply;
road has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4;
Schedule 1 reserve means a managed reserve listed in Schedule 1;
sign means a sign erected by a controlling body under regulation 9;
track means a track designated for vehicular use;
vehicle has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4.
[Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 10 Aug 2007 p. 4075; 8 Jan 2015 p. 117‑18.]
These regulations apply to —
unallocated Crown land; and
unmanaged reserves, except those that for which the care, control or management is provided under another Act; and
Schedule 1 reserves.
The Minister and each controlling body may appoint people, or classes of people, to be authorised persons for the purposes of these regulations.
Each of the following people is an authorised person —
a controlling body;
a police officer;
a person appointed under subregulation (1);
a person authorised under the Land Administration Act 1997 section 34(1) or 139(2);
an authorised officer under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 102;
a Chief Bush Fire Control Officer or Deputy Chief Bush Fire Control Officer under the Bush Fires Act 1954;
an authorised person under the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995;
an authorised officer under the Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Act 1978;
an authorised person under the Dog Act 1976;
a ranger under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960 Part XX;
an authorised officer under the Litter Act 1979;
a person authorised under the Local Government Act 1995 section 3.39.
A controlling body is an authorised person for the regulated land of which it is the controlling body.
A person appointed under subregulation (1) is an authorised person for the regulated land specified in the appointment.
A person referred to in subregulation (2)(d) to (l) is an authorised person for all regulated land within the area in which he or she may exercise functions under the Act referred to in the relevant paragraph.
An authorised person may exercise the functions of an authorised person under these regulations in respect of the area of regulated land for which he or she is an authorised person.
A person must not —
obstruct an authorised person in the performance of his or her functions; or
pretend to be an authorised person.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.
An authorised person may, in writing, grant permission for a person to do something that is otherwise prohibited by these regulations.
Permission may be granted for a specific instance, for a specific period, or until it is revoked.
A permission takes effect at the time that it is granted or any later time specified in it.
An authorised person may, in writing, amend or revoke a permission granted by the authorised person.
A controlling body may, in writing, amend or revoke a permission granted by it or by an authorised person.
A person who does a thing that is otherwise prohibited by these regulations does not commit an offence if the person does it in accordance with a permission under this regulation.
A person does not commit an offence under these regulations for doing something contrary to these regulations if the person has authority to do the thing under any other written law.
An authorised person may direct a person on regulated land —
to do something not otherwise permitted by these regulations; or
not to do something that is permitted by these regulations,
if the authorised person considers it necessary or desirable to do for the proper care, control and management of the land.
A person must comply with a direction given to him or her under subregulation (1).
Penalty: a fine of $500.
A person who does a thing that is otherwise prohibited by these regulations does not commit an offence if the person does it in accordance with a direction under this regulation.
A controlling body may erect or establish on regulated land any sign to indicate —
a restriction on entry to a particular area; or
a restriction on the doing of certain things in a particular area; or
a permission to do things otherwise prohibited by these regulations in a particular area; or
for any other purpose required by these regulations.
A person must not enter an area of regulated land in contravention of a sign under subregulation (1)(a).
Penalty: a fine of $500.
A person must not do a thing in an area of regulated land in contravention of a sign under subregulation (1)(b).
Penalty: a fine of $500.
A person who does a thing that is otherwise prohibited by these regulations does not commit an offence if the person does it in an area of land where the doing of that thing is permitted under subregulation (1)(c).
In this regulation —
sign means a notice, structure, marking or device displaying words, figures or symbols.
A person must not drive or park a vehicle on regulated land —
in a manner that is inherently dangerous or, having regard to the circumstances, is dangerous to the public or to any person; or
other than on a road or track or in a designated parking area; or
at a speed in excess of the speed limit indicated for that area by signs; or
without due care and attention and reasonable consideration for other people and any animals in the vicinity.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.
A person must not drive or park a vehicle on regulated land in a manner that obstructs, or is reasonably likely to obstruct —
another person or vehicle; or
a road, track or path; or
access to a building or other facility.
Penalty: a fine of $500.
A person parking on a track on regulated land must park the vehicle —
as near as practicable to, and parallel with, the left side of the track; and
facing in the direction of travel of vehicles on that side of the track; and
at least one metre from any other parked vehicle.
Penalty: a fine of $500.
A person parking on regulated land in a designated parking area where there are marked parking bays —
must park wholly within a marked bay; and
if a place is marked for parking for disabled people, must not park in that place unless —
he or she or a passenger in the vehicle is a disabled person; and
a disability parking permit (as defined in the Local Government (Parking for People with Disabilities) Regulations 2014 regulation 4) is prominently displayed on the vehicle.
Penalty: a fine of $500.
A person must not drive onto regulated land —
any vehicle ordinarily used for the carrying of goods or machinery, except a caravan or a trailer that is being used for the carriage of picnicking or camping equipment; or
any earthmoving, drilling or cultivating vehicle or equipment.
A person must not move or otherwise interfere with a vehicle parked on regulated land unless the person is —
the owner of the vehicle; or
an authorised person acting under regulation 18.
Penalty:
in the case of a vehicle that was brought onto the regulated land by an authorised person acting in the course of the person’s duties, a fine of $1 000;
in any other case, a fine of $500.
A person driving an emergency vehicle may, if it is expedient and safe to do so, drive or park the vehicle in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by this regulation.
In this regulation —
emergency vehicle means a vehicle being used in connection with —
urgent police duties; or
urgent FES activities (as defined in the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998), whether carried out by the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of that Act or any other agency, organisation or body that provides emergency services; or
providing assistance to a sick or injured person; or
any other emergency in which the driver reasonably believes human life to be in danger.
[Regulation 10 amended: Gazette 10 Aug 2007 p. 4076; 19 Feb 2013 p. 983-4; 21 Jul 2015 p. 2935.]
A person must not, on regulated land, deface, damage or otherwise interfere with any —
building, fence, jetty, sign or other structure; or
road, track or path,
unless the person is an authorised person acting in the course of the person’s duties.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.
A person must not deface, damage, move or otherwise interfere with any vessel, aircraft, machinery or equipment on regulated land unless the person is —
the owner of the vessel, aircraft, machinery or equipment; or
an authorised person acting under regulation 18.
Penalty:
in a case where the vessel, aircraft, machinery or equipment was brought onto the regulated land by an authorised person acting in the course of the person’s duties, a fine of $1 000;
in any other case, a fine of $500.
[Regulation 11 inserted: Gazette 10 Aug 2007 p. 4076.]
A person must not —
take water from regulated land; or
pollute or interfere with any water, water‑course or water storage facility on regulated land.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.
A person must not damage, deface, interfere with, pollute or remove any rock, soil or other natural substance on regulated land.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.
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