(1)

A person who engages, or has engaged, in an activity for which a charge is payable must, if asked by a warden or ranger:

(a)

produce evidence of payment of the charge; or

(b)

pay the charge to the person making the request; or

(c)

if, at the time of request, the person cannot produce evidence of payment or pay the charge:

(i)

state his or her full name and usual place of residence to the person making the request; and

(ii)

produce evidence of his or her identity and address; and

(iii)

produce the evidence of payment or pay the charge to a warden or ranger, or to the Director, within 4 days after the day when the request is made.

Penalty:
20 penalty units.

(2)

However, the person must comply with the request only if the warden or ranger:

(a)

is a member of a police force who is in uniform; or

(b)

produces, for inspection by the person:

(i)

written evidence of the fact that the warden or ranger is a member of a police force; or

(ii)

the warden's or ranger's identity card.

(3)

If the charge is paid by the person under subregulation (1) to a warden or ranger, or a person authorised to collect the charges, the Director, warden, ranger or the person authorised to collect the charges must give a receipt for the amount to the person who paid it.

(4)

Subregulation (1) does not apply in a jointly managed reserve to a member or officer of a land council for indigenous people's land, in the part of the reserve where the activity occurs, who is performing his or her duties as a member or officer.