Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Forestry Act 1959, the Marine Parks Act 2004, the Nature Conservation Act 1992, the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020, the Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020, the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2017, the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006, the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014 and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022.

2 Commencement The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) part 4, division 3; (b) part 10, division 3; (c) schedule 1, part 2.

Part 2 Amendment of Forestry Act 1959

3 Act amended This part amends the Forestry Act 1959.

4 Insertion of new ss 85A and 85B After section 85— insert—

85A Impersonating forest officer A person must not pretend to be a forest officer. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

85B Impersonating ranger (1) A person who is not a ranger must not, in any way, hold out that the person is a ranger— (a) in or for a State forest or timber reserve; or (b) in relation to any forest products or quarry material that are the property of the State. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (2) In this section— authorised, by the State, means— (a) employed or engaged by the State; or (b) authorised under an arrangement entered into by or for the State. ranger means a person who is authorised by the State— (a) to act in a position as a ranger; or (b) to perform a function ordinarily performed by a person mentioned in paragraph (a).