Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Forests (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2000 - SECT 8

PART 3 OFFENCES

Offences within reserved forest

8. Offences within reserved forest



(1) Within a reserved forest, a person must not, without the authority of the
Secretary-

   (a)  leave without being properly closed and fastened any gate, slip, panel
        or portion of any fence within or on the boundary of the forest; or

   (b)  damage, destroy or remove any gate, panel, rail, cattle ramp, cattle
        pit or the hinge, lock, catch or fastening on any gate or gate post.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) Within a reserved forest, a person must not, without the authority of the
Secretary, fell any tree which bears an inscribed survey mark or deface the
mark.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) Within a reserved forest, a person must not, without the authority of the
Secretary, enter into and upon any experimental area, tree nursery, plantation
or portion thereof which is fenced if the person knew or ought reasonably to
have known that entry was prohibited.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4) Within a reserved forest, a person must not, without the authority of the
Secretary, damage or interfere with or hinder the operation of any
experimental equipment used in connection with research activities.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(5) Within a reserved forest, a person must not, without the authority of the
Secretary, sell or offer for sale any goods, things or services.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.