Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 256

    (1)     This section applies if the conservator reasonably believes that an activity, if carried out in a reserve, may have a negative impact on—

        (a)     the reserve; or

        (b)     a person in the reserve.

    (2)     The conservator may declare (an activities declaration ) that a stated activity—

        (a)     may be carried out in a stated reserve only if stated directions or requirements are complied with (a restricted activity ); or

        (b)     is prohibited in a stated reserve (a prohibited activity ).

Examples—activities in reserves

              •     driving a motor vehicle

              •     parking a motor vehicle

              •     mooring a vessel

              •     taking an animal

              •     lighting, maintaining or using a fire

              •     camping

              •     swimming

    (3)     In deciding whether to make an activities declaration for a reserve, the conservator must consider the reserve management plan for the reserve.

Note     Reserve management plan —see s 175.

    (4)     An activities declaration is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.

    (5)     If the conservator makes an activities declaration for a reserve, the conservator must—

        (a)     give additional public notice about the declaration; and

        (b)     display a notice about the declaration in a conspicuous place at the reserve.

Note 1     The power to make a declaration includes the power to amend or repeal the declaration (see Legislation Act

, s 46).

Note 2     Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1). The requirement in s (5) is in addition to the requirement for notification on the legislation register as a notifiable instrument.