Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2017 - REG 78

78 Declaration of restricted access area

(1) The chief executive may declare all or part of a protected area to be a restricted access area by erecting or displaying a notice (a
"restricted access area notice" ) at the entrance to the protected area or part.

(2) However, the chief executive may act under subsection (1) —

(a) only for a reason mentioned in section 79 ; and

(b) if section 80 applies—only after the consultation process mentioned in section 75 is completed; and

(c) if section 81 or 82 (each a
"declaration consultation provision" ) applies—only if the chief executive complies with the consultation requirements mentioned in the relevant declaration consultation provision.

(3) The restricted access area notice must—

(a) be easily visible to passers-by; and

(b) identify the limits of the area to which the notice applies; and

(c) state how access to the area is restricted or prohibited; and

(d) state that a contravention of a requirement of the notice is an offence against the Act and the maximum penalty for the offence.

(4) When the notice is erected or displayed, the chief executive—

(a) must publish a copy of the notice on the department’s website; and

(b) may publish the notice in other ways the chief executive considers appropriate.

(5) If the chief executive is satisfied the reason for making the declaration no longer exists, the chief executive must remove the restricted access area notice as soon as practicable.

(6) For section 9 , this section applies in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge.