Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A person shall
not, without permission —
(a) be
in an area of the Island specified in Schedule 2 (in this regulation
called a restricted area ); or
(b) be
in a protected area for the time being set aside under subregulation (3);
or
(c) use
a track or path that is for the time being closed under
subregulation (4).
Penalty: a fine of $750.
(2) The powers in
subregulations (3) and (4) may only be exercised for the purpose of
protecting the safety of persons within the limits of the Island or protecting
or repairing the natural environment, fauna or flora or man‑made
resources of the Island.
(3) The Authority may
by the erection or establishment of signs and fencing set aside an area as a
protected area for the purposes of this regulation.
(4) The Authority may
by the erection or establishment of signs close a track or path to pedestrians
or vehicles or to both.
(5) Sufficient signs
shall be erected and maintained by the Authority in or in the vicinity of a
restricted area, a protected area or a track or path that is closed under this
regulation indicating that entry to that area or use of that track or path, as
the case may be, is prohibited without permission.
(6) The inscription on
a sign erected under this regulation operates according to its tenor.
(7) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence under subregulation (1) for a person to show that
entry to a restricted area or a protected area or use of a track or path
without permission was necessary to prevent or mitigate injury to a person or
damage to property.
[Regulation 36 amended: Gazette
9 Nov 1990 p. 5590; 8 Dec 2009 p. 5003;
17 Dec 2010 p. 6361.]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 4 Jul 1997
p. 3529.]