Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 222

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person damages or destroys—

              (i)     a natural or constructed structure or feature; or

              (ii)     infrastructure; and

        (b)     the structure, feature or infrastructure is in a reserve.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

Note     If a person damages territory property in a reserve, the director-general may direct the person to repair the damage. Failure to comply with the direction is an offence (see Public Unleased Land Act 2013

, s 21 and s 22).

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person damages or destroys a site or object; and

        (b)     the site or object is—

              (i)     of historical, archaeological, palaeontological or geological interest; and

              (ii)     in a reserve.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person removes infrastructure from a reserve.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (4)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person removes an object from a reserve; and

        (b)     the object is of historical, archaeological, palaeontological or geological interest.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (5)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (6)     A person has the benefit of the chapter 9 exceptions for an offence against this section.

Note     The chapter 9 exceptions are set out in s 252.

    (7)     In this section:

"infrastructure", in a reserve means the buildings, roads, items and equipment associated with managing the reserve.

Examples—infrastructure in a reserve

roads, fences, gates, signs, taps, garbage bins, toilets, visitors centre