New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FORESTRY REGULATION 1999 - REG 29

29 Stopping certain activity in forestry area

(1) An authorised officer may direct a person to stop carrying on an activity in a forestry area if the officer believes that the weather conditions are such that continuation of the activity is likely to cause the ignition or the spread of fire.

(2) A person who is given such a direction must:

(a) immediately comply with the direction, and

(b) must not resume the activity until an authorised officer permits it to be resumed.

(3) A person who contravenes subclause (2) is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4) This clause applies to a person to whom a direction under this clause is given even if the direction is inconsistent with the conditions or limitations specified in a licence, permit, forest lease or other authority issued or granted to the person under the Act or this Regulation.

(5) A person is guilty of an offence under this clause only if the authorised officer when giving the direction:

(a) discloses to the person that he or she is an authorised officer, and

(b) informs the person that failure to comply with the direction is an offence under this Regulation.