Forestry Regulations 2013 (SA)

South Australia Forestry Regulations 2013 under the Forestry Act 1950

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Non‑derogation from Corporation's powers Part 2—Entrance to reserves or parts of reserves 5 Prohibition of entrance on total fire ban days 6 Prohibition of entrance by notice 7 Prohibition of entrance at night 8 Prohibition of entrance to caves or sinkholes Part 3—Controls on activities in reserves 9 Lighting, maintaining or using fires 10 Use of vehicles 11 Use of boats 12 Use of aircraft and drones 13 Possession or use of firearms etc 13A Possession and use of chainsaws 13B Use of generators and alternators 14 Protection of animals 15 Protection of vegetation 16 Protection of water 17 Protection of soil, fossils etc 18 Depositing rubbish 19 Abandoned property 20 Bringing animals into reserves 20A Straying and grazing of animals 21 Seizure, disposal of animals 22 Disorderly behaviour etc 23 Other activities that must be authorised 24 Compliance with notices and signs Part 4—Permits 25 Permits 27 Fees 28 Payment of bond etc Part 5—Miscellaneous 29 False or misleading statements 30 Offence to return if required to leave forest reserve Schedule 2—Transitional provisions Part 1—Preliminary 1 Interpretation Part 3—Transitional provision 3 Transitional provision Legislative history

Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the Forestry Regulations 2013. 3—Interpretation In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears— Act means the Forestry Act 1950; aircraft includes any hang‑glider, para‑glider, ultra‑light aircraft, gas or hot air balloon, or other similar craft; animal includes any amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, mollusc or reptile, but does not include an insect; boat means any vessel or craft that is used, or is capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water; drive includes be in control of; firearm means a device from which any kind of shot, arrow, bullet or other missile can be discharged; forest reserve includes a native forest reserve; fossicking means the gathering of minerals— (a) as a recreation; and (b) without any intention to sell the minerals or to utilise them for a commercial or industrial purpose, but does not include the gathering of minerals by any means involving the disturbance of land or water by machinery or explosives; lawful authority means authority pursuant to the Act or these regulations and includes authority pursuant to— (a) a permit or other authority issued or provided by the Corporation; or (b) a lease, licence, easement or other interest granted by the Corporation; minerals includes stone but does not include soil; motor bike means a motor vehicle with 2 wheels, and includes a 2 wheeled motor vehicle with a sidecar attached to it that is supported by a third wheel; motor vehicle means a vehicle built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle; night means the period between sunset on one day and sunrise on the next day; ride, in relation to a motor bike or bicycle or an animal‑drawn vehicle, includes be in control of; soil includes sand, clay and similar material; take, in relation to an animal, includes any act of hunting, catching, restraining, killing or injuring, and any act of attempting or assisting to hunt, catch, restrain, kill or injure; trapping device means a trap, net, snare or other device designed to take or facilitate the taking of animals; unprotected animal means an animal that is not a protected animal within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972; vehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1961. 4—Non‑derogation from Corporation's powers Nothing in these regulations derogates from the power of the Corporation— (a) to deny a person access to, or require a person to leave, a forest reserve or part of a forest reserve as the Corporation thinks fit for the proper control and management of the forest reserve but subject to any lease, licence, easement or other interest, or any permit, granted and in force under the Act or these regulations; or (b) to authorise entry to or an activity in a forest reserve otherwise than by a permit under these regulations.