National Parks Act 1980

Offences

64: Power to interfere to prevent offending

You could also call this:

"Rangers can stop you from breaking rules in national parks"

If you do something that breaks the rules in a national park, a ranger can step in to stop you. The ranger can tell you to stop what you're doing. If you keep doing it after the ranger tells you to stop, you're breaking the rules again. This means you could get in more trouble.

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This page was last updated on 13 May 2025

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Topics:

Environment and resources > Conservation

63: Offences in respect of rangers, or

"Breaking rules about rangers in national parks can get you in trouble"

64A: Power to require information, or

"Rangers can ask for your details if they think you broke a park rule"

Part 7Offences

64Power to interfere to prevent offending

Any ranger may summarily interfere to prevent any offence against this Act or any bylaw made under this Act, and may require any person found offending to desist from the offence.
If any person when required to desist from an offence against this Act continues the offence, he commits a further offence against this Act.

Notes

Section 64 heading: replaced, on 21 December 2018, by section 32 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).