Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2024 - REG 235

235 Licensing requirement for driving or riding vehicles or operating boats

(1) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle or operate a boat in a protected area unless the person holds the required licence to drive or ride the vehicle or operate the boat.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) If asked by a conservation officer, the person must produce the licence for inspection by the officer unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) This section does not apply in relation to a special wildlife reserve or nature refuge.

(4) In this section—

"required licence" —

(a) to drive or ride a vehicle—means a licence required under a vehicle registration Act to drive or ride the vehicle on a road; or

(b) to operate a boat—means a licence required under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 to operate the boat on water.