New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE REGULATION 2009 - REG 7

7 Use of vehicles, hoofed animals, vessels and machines in parks

(1) A person must not do any of the following in a park:

(a) operate, drive or use any vehicle (other than a motor car, motor omnibus, motor truck, motor cycle, motor scooter, bicycle or other human powered wheeled vehicle, quadbike, disability assistance aid or horse drawn carriage),

(b) operate, drive, use or have within the person’s possession an oversnow vehicle,

(c) if a fee or charge is required to be paid to drive or park a vehicle in the park (or part of the park), drive or park a vehicle in the park (or that part of the park) that does not clearly display a valid receipt, ticket or pass to show that the fee or charge has been paid,

(d) drive or park a vehicle (being a vehicle that is required by law to be registered) if that vehicle:

(i) is not registered, or

(ii) does not display a valid registration label, or

(iii) has any one or more of the following:

(A) no number-plate or registration plate,

(B) its number-plate or registration plate covered or obscured,

(C) a false or incorrect number-plate or registration plate,

(D) a number-plate or registration plate that has been changed or altered,

(e) drive a vehicle or hoofed animal, or tether a hoofed animal, otherwise than on a road, track, trail or way, or in an area, set aside for that purpose,

(f) drive a vehicle or a hoofed animal in a dangerous or reckless manner,

(g) park a vehicle otherwise than in an area set aside for parking vehicles,

(h) park a vehicle in a parking area set aside for persons with disabilities unless:

(i) the person’s vehicle displays a valid mobility parking scheme authority, and

(ii) the person complies with the conditions of that authority,

(i) operate or use a vessel on any waters on which the operation or use of such a vessel is prohibited,

(j) operate or use a vessel in such a manner as to endanger the safety of other users of the park,

(k) operate or use a vessel in a commercial operation,

(l) tie a vessel by any means to any vegetation,

(m) moor a vessel otherwise than in an area set aside for the mooring of vessels,

(n) operate or use any heavy or noisy machinery,

(o) park a vehicle in a way so as to obstruct the use of a road, track or trail by any other vehicle, or endanger the safety of other park users, or damage or destroy any vegetation.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

(2) A person must not drive or park a vehicle on a road, track, trail or way or in an area in a park if:

(a) a gate, barrier or similar device is positioned, or an obstruction has been created by any means, in such a way as to restrict or obstruct vehicular access to the road, track, trail, way or area, or

(b) vehicular access to a road, track, trail, way or area is restricted or obstructed in any other way.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

(3) A designated officer may cause a vehicle to be towed or otherwise removed from a park or any part of a park if, in the opinion of the designated officer:

(a) the vehicle is parked in a dangerous manner or in a dangerous location, and

(b) it is not practicable to locate and issue the owner or driver of the vehicle with an oral direction under clause 5.

(4) A person must not drive a vehicle so as to cause damage to any road, track, trail, way or area in a park if vehicular access to the road, track, trail, way or area has been prohibited or restricted by the park authority in any way.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

(5) A person must not:

(a) open any gate, barrier or similar device in a park, or

(b) remove, shift, damage or destroy:

(i) any gate or barrier or similar device in a park, or

(ii) any obstruction that has been positioned or created, by any means, so as to restrict or obstruct vehicular access to any road, track, trail, way or area in a park.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

(6) A person does not commit an offence under this clause for anything done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park authority and in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is subject.

(7) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (c) if the vehicle concerned displays an exemption card issued by the Director-General and produces, on request by any designated officer, proof of the person’s identity.

(8) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (g) if:

(a) no area has been set aside for parking or the area set aside for parking is full, and

(b) the person parks a vehicle on a road, track or trail in such a way as not to obstruct the use of the road, track or trail by other vehicles, or endanger the safety of other park users, or damage or destroy any vegetation.

(9) In this clause:
"designated officer", in relation to a park, means:

(a) a national parks officer, or

(b) a person who is authorised by the park authority to exercise the powers conferred by this clause, or

(c) a police officer.

"mobility parking scheme authority" has the same meaning as in the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 1999 .
"number-plate" means a number-plate issued:

(a) under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 , or

(b) by a competent authority of another jurisdiction.

"registered" means registered:

(a) under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 , or

(b) by a competent authority of another jurisdiction, or

(c) in New South Wales under the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 of the Commonwealth.

"registration plate" means a registration plate issued:

(a) under the Recreation Vehicles Act 1983 , or

(b) by a competent authority of another jurisdiction.

"vessel" includes a boat, surf board, boogie board, wind surfer, wave jumper, sail board, raft, kayak, canoe, dinghy, jet ski and the like.