§ 5 — Unauthorised activities

5.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, without lawful authority, intentionally does any of the following:(a)

occupy or live on State land;

(b)

erect a structure on, under or over State land;

(c)

clear, dig up or cultivate State land;

(d)

interfere with any substance on, in or forming part of State land;

(e)

deposit or leave on State land any waste, goods or any other thing (whether or not of a similar kind);

(f)

park or leave any vehicle or vessel, or part of a vehicle or vessel, on State land;

(g)

damage or enclose State land;

(h)

cut, strip, obtain, remove, destroy or damage any vegetation on State land;

(i)

dig for, extract, obtain, remove, destroy or damage any forest product from State land;

(j)

abandon or release any animal (for which the person is responsible) onto State land;

(k)

cause or allow any activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) to be carried out.

(2) An offence under this section is an arrestable offence.

(3) In proceedings against an accused for an offence under this section, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the accused knew or had reason to believe that the land where the offence was committed is State land.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), “interfere”, in relation to a substance on, in or forming part of State land, includes remove, cut, dig up, quarry, extract, disturb, displace, or stack and heap, the substance.

—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, without lawful authority, intentionally does any of the following:(a)

occupy or live on State land;

(b)

erect a structure on, under or over State land;

(c)

clear, dig up or cultivate State land;

(d)

interfere with any substance on, in or forming part of State land;

(e)

deposit or leave on State land any waste, goods or any other thing (whether or not of a similar kind);

(f)

park or leave any vehicle or vessel, or part of a vehicle or vessel, on State land;

(g)

damage or enclose State land;

(h)

cut, strip, obtain, remove, destroy or damage any vegetation on State land;

(i)

dig for, extract, obtain, remove, destroy or damage any forest product from State land;

(j)

abandon or release any animal (for which the person is responsible) onto State land;

(k)

cause or allow any activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) to be carried out.

(2) An offence under this section is an arrestable offence.

(3) In proceedings against an accused for an offence under this section, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the accused knew or had reason to believe that the land where the offence was committed is State land.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), “interfere”, in relation to a substance on, in or forming part of State land, includes remove, cut, dig up, quarry, extract, disturb, displace, or stack and heap, the substance.