Recreation Areas Management Amendment By-law (No. 1) 2001 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2001 No. 301 Recreation Areas Management Act 1988 RECREATION AREAS MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BY-LAW (No. 1) 2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 By-law amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 10 (Litter). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Insertion of new ss 14A–14D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14A Notices about animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14B Feeding animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14C Disturbing animals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14D Keeping food safe from animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Replacement of s 15 (Animals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 15 Restriction on animals in recreation area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Amendment of s 21 (Notices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Amendment of s 22 (Prescribed infringements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Amendment of s 24 (Defence in certain cases). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

s1 2 s4 Recreation Areas Management Amendment By-law No. 301, 2001 (No. 1) 2001 1 Short title This by-law may be cited as the Recreation Areas Management Amendment By-law (No. 1) 2001 . 2 By-law amended This by-law amends the Recreation Areas Management By-law 1991. 3 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) (1) Section 3— insert— ‘ “guide dog” see Guide Dogs Act 1972, section 3 . ’ . (2) Section 3, definition “transport law” , paragraphs (a) and (b)— omit. (3) Section 3, definition “transport law” , paragraphs (c) and (d)— renumber as paragraphs (a) and (b). 4 Amendment of s 10 (Litter) (1) Section 10(3)(b), ‘otherwise than by burial’— omit. (2) Section 10— insert— ‘ (4) Subsection (3)(b) does not apply to the offal, carcass or skeleton of a fish or crab ( “waste” ) taken in a recreation area, or a place adjacent to a recreation area, if a person deposits or disposes of the waste— (a) in a receptacle provided by the board specifically for depositing or disposing of the waste; or (b) by burial below the high-water mark and at least 50 cm below the surface of the land; or (c) otherwise in accordance with a notice erected by the board.

s5 3 s5 Recreation Areas Management Amendment By-law No. 301, 2001 (No. 1) 2001 ‘ (5) In this section— “high-water mark” means the ordinary high-water mark at spring tides.’. 5 Insertion of new ss 14A–14D After section 14— insert— ‘14A Notices about animals ‘The board may, by notice displayed in a recreation area— (a) prohibit the feeding or disturbance of animals stated in the notice in the recreation area; or (b) regulate the keeping of food in the area. ‘14B Feeding animals ‘ (1) A person in a recreation area must not, without the written approval of the board, feed an animal— (a) that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person; or (b) if a notice prohibits the feeding of the animal. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) a guide dog; or (b) another domesticated dog in the Inskip Peninsula recreation area. ‘ (3) In this section— “feed” , in relation to an animal, includes— (a) use food to tease or lure the animal; and (b) attempt to feed the animal. ‘14C Disturbing animals ‘ (1) A person in a recreation area must not, without the written approval of the board, disturb an animal—

s5 4 s5 Recreation Areas Management Amendment By-law No. 301, 2001 (No. 1) 2001 (a) that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person; or (b) if a notice prohibits the disturbance of the animal. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who disturbs an animal— (a) under a permit or other authority or with the board’s written approval; or (b) in the course of a lawful activity that was not directed towards the disturbance and the disturbance could not have been reasonably avoided. ‘ (3) In this section— “disturb” , in relation to an animal, means approach, lure, pursue, tease or attempt to disturb the animal. ‘14D Keeping food safe from animals ‘ (1) A person in a recreation area must ensure food in the person’s possession or under the person’s control is kept— (a) in a way that prevents an animal gaining access to the food; or (b) if a notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to food that— (a) is being consumed by a person or prepared for human consumption; or (b) is lawfully deposited or disposed of under this by-law. ‘ (3) In this section— “animal” does not include— (a) a guide dog; or (b) another domesticated dog in the Inskip Peninsula recreation area.’.

s6 5 s8 Recreation Areas Management Amendment By-law No. 301, 2001 (No. 1) 2001 6 Replacement of s 15 (Animals) Section 15— omit, insert— ‘15 Restriction on animals in recreation area ‘ (1) A person must not, without the written approval of the board— (a) take a live animal into a recreation area; or (b) have a live animal under the person’s control in a recreation area. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) a guide dog; or (b) another domesticated dog in the Inskip Peninsula recreation area; or (c) a fish, sand crab or mud crab lawfully taken in a recreation area or a place adjacent to the area; or (d) an invertebrate animal lawfully taken in a recreation area or a place adjacent to the area for use as bait for fishing.’. 7 Amendment of s 21 (Notices) Section 21(3), ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. 8 Amendment of s 22 (Prescribed infringements) (1) Section 22(2)(c), ‘10(1) to (3)(b)’— omit, insert— ‘10(1) to (3)(a)’. (2) Section 22(2)— insert— ‘(d) section 10(3)(b), 14B(1), 14C(1) and 14D(1)—$225.’.

s9 6 s9 Recreation Areas Management Amendment By-law No. 301, 2001 (No. 1) 2001 9 Amendment of s 24 (Defence in certain cases) Section 24, ‘6 or 13’— omit, insert— ‘6, 13, 14B(1)(b), 14C(1)(b) or 14D(1)(b)’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Queensland Recreation Areas Management Board on 20 December 2001. 2. Notified in the gazette on 21 December 2001. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Environmental Protection Agency. © State of Queensland 2001