FORESTRY ACT 1959 - SECT 69D Entering a dam, lake or watercourse

FORESTRY ACT 1959 - SECT 69D

69D Entering a dam, lake or watercourse

(1) The chief executive may, by regulatory notice, prohibit any person—

(a) entering a dam, lake or watercourse in a State forest or timber reserve; or

(b) going onto a bed or bank of a dam, lake or watercourse in a State forest or timber reserve.

(2) The chief executive may do so only if satisfied it is necessary to protect 1 or more of the following—

(a) the health or safety of people;

(b) the quality of the water in the dam, lake or watercourse;

(c) plants or animals.

(3) A person must not contravene a regulatory notice under subsection (1) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —50 penalty units.