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National Parks and Reserved Land Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2000

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National Parks and Reserved Land Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2000

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 .

13 November 2000

G. S. M. GREEN

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

D. E. LLEWELLYN

Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the National Parks and Reserved Land Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2000 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the National Parks and Reserved Land Regulations 1999 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)

Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after the definition of authority the following definition:
chainsaw includes a mechanised device capable of cutting timber;

5.    Regulation 4 amended (Restrictions relating to reserved land)

Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after subregulation (9) the following subregulations:
(10)  Unless authority is granted, a person must not –
(a) use a chainsaw in any reserved land; or
(b) have possession of a chainsaw in any reserved land.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(11)  Subregulation (10)(b) does not apply if the chainsaw is in a vehicle that is moving on a road that does not terminate in reserved land.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 22 November 2000

These regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the National Parks and Reserved Land Regulations 1999 (S.R. 1999, No. 167) by prescribing that, unless authority is granted, a person must not –
(a) use a chainsaw in any reserved land; or
(b) have possession of a chainsaw in any reserved land unless that chainsaw is in a vehicle that is moving on a road that does not terminate in reserved land.