Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Western Sydney Parklands Act 2006.
FRANK SARTOR, M.P.,Minister for Planning
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Western Sydney Parklands Regulation 2007.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 January 2008.
3 Definitions
In this Regulation:motor vehicle means a motor vehicle within the meaning of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005.the Act means the Western Sydney Parklands Act 2006.
Part 2 Use of Trust land
4 Regulation of conduct on Trust land
(1) A person must not, on Trust land, do any of the following if prohibited by a public notice erected by the Trust:(a) camp,(b) light a fire,(c) drive or ride a motor vehicle on a bicycle track or other specified area,(d) fail to keep a dog on a lead or bring a dog into a specified area,(e) enter any area or building closed to the public,(f) litter or dump waste,(g) engage in commercial activity.Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.(2) A person must not interfere with or remove any such public notice.Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.(3) This clause does not prohibit a person with a disability (within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth) from being accompanied by an assistance animal (that is, an animal referred to in section 9 of that Act).
5 Requirement to state name and address
(1) A ranger or a police officer who suspects on reasonable grounds that a person on Trust land has committed an offence against this Regulation may require the person to state his or her full name and residential address.(2) A person must not:(a) fail without reasonable cause to comply with a requirement under this clause, or(b) in purported compliance with such a requirement, furnish information that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.(3) A person is not guilty of an offence under subclause (2) unless it is established that the ranger or police officer warned the person that failure to comply with the requirement is an offence.
6 Persons to leave on request
(1) A person who, on Trust land, contravenes this Regulation or any other law or acts in an unreasonable manner must leave the Trust land if requested to do so by a ranger or a police officer.(2) A person who fails to comply with a request made under this clause may be removed from the Trust land by a ranger or a police officer.
Part 3 Miscellaneous
7 Penalty notice offences and penalties
For the purposes of section 48 of the Act:(a) each offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is an offence for which a penalty notice may be served, and(b) the penalty prescribed for each such offence is the amount specified opposite the provision in Column 2 of the Schedule.
8 Lessees and licensees
An act or omission does not constitute a breach of this Regulation, despite any other provision of this Regulation, if it is authorised expressly or impliedly by the terms or conditions of any lease or licence granted by the Trust.
9 Regulation not to limit other statutory provisions or functions
This Regulation does not limit:(a) any provision of or made under an Act that applies to conduct on Trust land, or(b) any function exercisable by the Trust as the owner of the Trust land.
Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences
(Clause 7)
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Provision | Penalty |
Offences under this Regulation | |
clause 4 (1) | $150 |
clause 4 (2) | $300 |