(1) The owner or occupier of land must not, without an authorisation, erect or maintain a fence of barbed wire or similar material if:
(a) the fence is on the boundary of the land or within 0.66 m of a road or public land; or
(b) the barbed wire or similar material is at a height lower than 1.8 m above the ground.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with clause (1).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note for clause (2)
The infringement amount is 2 penalty units.
(3) An offence against clause (2) is an offence of strict liability.