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ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS PLANNING AUTHORITY ACT 1972 - SECT 31

31 .         Trespass on reserved land

        (1)         A person who enters or remains on any land to which this Part applies, or is shown to have been within the boundaries of that land, shall be guilty of an offence, unless he establishes to the satisfaction of the court that he is —

            (a)         a person of Aboriginal descent; or

            (b)         a member of either House of the Parliament of the State or of the Commonwealth; or

            (c)         a person lawfully exercising a function under this Act or otherwise acting in pursuance of a duty imposed by law; or

            (d)         a person authorised in that behalf under the regulations.

        (2)         A prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) must not be commenced without the authority of the CEO.

        [Section 31 amended: No. 84 of 2004 s. 80; No. 28 of 2006 s. 349.]



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