(1)  Unless an authority is granted under Division 5, a person must not, in any public reserve –

(a) take a growing or standing plant; or

(b) dam up, divert or pollute any water on or under the surface; or

(c) interfere with, dig up, cut up, collect or remove any sand, gravel, clay, rock, mineral or any timber, firewood, humus or other natural substance.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(2)  Subregulation (1)(c) does not apply to the collecting or cutting up of firewood for a fire lit in accordance with regulation 17 .

(3)  Unless an authority is granted under Division 5, a person must not, in any public reserve –

(a) remove, damage, deface or disturb any brick, glass, coin, masonry, ceramics, aboriginal relic within the meaning of the Aboriginal Relics Act 1975 or any object of architectural, archaeological, historical or scientific interest; or

(b) remove, damage or deface any rock, stalactite, stalagmite or other formation in a cave; or

(c) destroy, damage or deface any building, fence, gate, notice, structure or other work erected or placed in that public reserve.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(4)  Unless an authority is granted under Division 5, a person must not, in any public reserve, erect, place or modify any building or structure, other than a tent.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(5)  Unless an authority is granted under Division 5, a person must not, in any public reserve –

(a) erect, exhibit or display any notice or sign or any bill, poster or advertisement; or

(b) make or mark out any track or route; or

(c) erect any cairn, memorial or plaque.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(6)  Unless an authority is granted under Division 5, a person must not bring any plant into any public reserve or have any plant in possession in any public reserve.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(7)  Unless an authority is granted under Division 5, a person must not, in any public reserve –

(a) deposit or leave any litter, except in a receptacle or place provided for that purpose; or

(b) deposit the dead body of any creature; or

(c) deposit, discharge or leave any offal, filth, dung, rubbish or any other noxious or polluting matter or thing.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(8)  Unless an authority is granted under Division 5, a person must not –

(a) bring a metal detector into any public reserve; or

(b) have a metal detector in possession in any public reserve.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(9)  Unless an authority is granted under Division 5, a person must not –

(a) use a chainsaw in any public reserve; or

(b) have a chainsaw in possession in any public reserve.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(10)  Subregulation (9)(b) does not apply if the chainsaw is in a vehicle that is moving on a road that does not terminate in any public reserve.