New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE REGULATION 2009 - REG 8

8 Removal of certain persons

(1) A designated officer may direct a person to leave a park or any part of a park if, in the opinion of the designated officer, the person:

(a) is trespassing, or

(b) is causing a nuisance or inconvenience to any other person in the park, or

(c) has committed an offence under the Act or this Regulation.

(2) A person to whom such a direction is given must comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

(3) A designated officer may remove from a park, or any part of a park, any person who fails to comply with a direction under this clause and any vehicle, vessel, animal or other property in the possession of the person.

(4) A person who has been given a direction under subclause (1), or who has been removed from a park under subclause (3), must not re-enter the park for a period of 24 hours after the direction was given or after he or she was removed from the park, whichever is later.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

(5) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (4) by doing or omitting anything with the consent of a designated officer and in accordance with any conditions to which that consent is subject.

(6) 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.