s. 21AA (3) Any person who without the authority in writing S. 21(3) of the Secretary takes, destroys, hunts, injures or inserted by No. 9505 wilfully disturbs wildlife or takes destroys or s. 5(8)(b), damages any native flora in a Nature Reserve amended by Nos 41/1987 shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. s. 103(Sch. 4 item 76.26), 25 penalty units. 70/1990 s. 12(1)(b), 87/1997 s. 42(Sch. item 13(c)). 21AA Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees S. 21AA inserted by No. 46/2012 (1) A person must not cut or take away 2 cubic metres s. 23. or less of fallen or felled trees in a State Wildlife Reserve or a Nature Reserve. Penalty: 20 penalty units. (2) A person must not cut or take away more than 2 cubic metres of fallen or felled trees in a State Wildlife Reserve or a Nature Reserve. Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year or both. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person who— (a) cuts or takes away fallen or felled trees in a State Wildlife Reserve or a Nature Reserve in accordance with a lease, licence, permit or authorisation held by the person under this Act or any other Act; or (b) cuts or takes away fallen or felled trees in a State Wildlife Reserve or a Nature Reserve in accordance with the regulations or regulations under any other Act. (4) In this section— includes parts of fallen or fallen or felled trees felled trees;
S. 21(3) inserted by No. 9505 s. 5(8)(b), amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 76.26), 70/1990 s. 12(1)(b), 87/1997 s. 42(Sch. item 13(c)). (3) Any person who without the authority in writing of the Secretary takes, destroys, hunts, injures or wilfully disturbs wildlife or takes destroys or damages any native flora in a Nature Reserve shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. 25 penalty units. S. 21AA inserted by No. 46/2012 s. 23. 21AA Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees (1) A person must not cut or take away 2 cubic metres or less of fallen or felled trees in a State Wildlife Reserve or a Nature Reserve. Penalty: 20 penalty units. (2) A person must not cut or take away more than 2 cubic metres of fallen or felled trees in a State Wildlife Reserve or a Nature Reserve. Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year or both. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person who— (a) cuts or takes away fallen or felled trees in a State Wildlife Reserve or a Nature Reserve in accordance with a lease, licence, permit or authorisation held by the person under this Act or any other Act; or (b) cuts or takes away fallen or felled trees in a State Wildlife Reserve or a Nature Reserve in accordance with the regulations or regulations under any other Act. (4) In this section— s. 21AA fallen or felled trees includes parts of fallen or felled trees;
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