New South Wales Repealed Regulations New South Wales Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Minister may order signs and notices to be erected in a conspicuous position in or in the vicinity of any area of navigable waters prohibiting or regulating the driving of personal watercraft within the area indicated on the signs or notices. Any such prohibition or regulation prevails over any other provision of these Regulations to the extent of any inconsistency.
(2) A person is guilty of an offence against this regulation if the person drives a personal watercraft in contravention of the provisions of a sign or notice erected by order of the Minister under this regulation.
(3) Despite clause (2), a person is not guilty of an offence under this regulation if the person satisfies the court before which the proceedings for the offence are taken that the person drove the personal watercraft within the area indicated on the sign or notice in order to avoid an immediate risk of injuring persons or damaging property.
(4) Clause (2) does not apply to the use or navigation of a personal watercraft by any of the following:(a) an officer, employee, or member of staff of the Waterways Authority constituted by the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 acting in the course of his or her employment or duties,(b) a police officer acting in the exercise of his or her duties,(c) any other person or class of persons specified by order of the Minister published in the Gazette in circumstances so specified.