Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Forests (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2000 - SECT 11

Offence to obstruct road or track in State forest

11. Offence to obstruct road or track in State forest



(1) A person must not in a State forest-

   (a)  construct or place any object, device or other thing that-

   (i)  obstructs, or is designed to obstruct, passage on a road or track
        constructed or maintained by the Secretary; or

   (ii) damages, or is designed to damage, a road or track or a vehicle on
        that road or track; or

   (b)  dig a hole, pit or trench in a road or track constructed or maintained
        by the Secretary; or

   (c)  obstruct a road or track constructed or maintained by the Secretary in
        a manner that prevents safe passage on such a road or track.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who-

   (a)  is acting in accordance with a licence or permit issued under section
        52 of the Act; or

   (b)  is acting in the course of his or her duty as-

   (i)  an authorised officer or member of the police force; or

   (ii) an employee of the Department; or

   (iii) an officer or member of a brigade within the meaning of the
        Country Fire Authority Act 1958; or

   (c)  is carrying out works in a State forest on behalf of the Secretary.

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