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Reserves Act 1977

Miscellaneous provisions - Infringement offences

105B: Unauthorised actions in reserves

You could also call this:

"What you can't do in a reserve without permission"

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You must not do certain things in a reserve without permission from the Minister, the Commissioner, or the administering body. You cannot light a fire in a reserve except in a special fireplace in a camping ground or picnic place. You also cannot bring animals into a reserve, plant trees or plants, or introduce substances that can harm plants.

You are not allowed to damage fences, buildings, or other things in a reserve. You cannot remove or damage wood, trees, stones, or other things in a reserve. You also cannot dig or excavate the ground in a reserve, or use the land for cultivation or other purposes without permission.

If you want to do something in a reserve that needs a concession, like an activity that requires a special permit, you must get the concession first. You also need to follow the rules and regulations of the reserve. If you do not follow these rules, you can commit an infringement offence, which means you have broken the law. You can find more information about concessions in section 59A.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Infringement offences

105BUnauthorised actions in reserves

  1. A person must not, without being authorised by the Minister, the Commissioner, or the administering body (as the case may require),—

  2. light a fire in a reserve except in a fireplace in a camping ground or picnic place established by the Minister, the Commissioner, or the administering body; or
    1. cause or allow any animal owned by the person or under the person’s control to enter any reserve; or
      1. liberate any animal in any reserve; or
        1. plant any tree, shrub, or plant of any kind in any reserve; or
          1. sow or scatter the seed of any tree, shrub, or plant of any kind in any reserve; or
            1. introduce any substance injurious to plant life in any reserve; or
              1. break or damage any fence, building, apparatus, or erection in any reserve; or
                1. remove or damage any, or any part of any, wood, tree, shrub, fern, plant, stone, mineral, gravel, kauri gum, furniture, utensil, tool, protected New Zealand object, relic, or thing of any kind, in any reserve; or
                  1. dig, cut, or excavate the sod in any reserve; or
                    1. occupy or use any land in a reserve for cultivation or any other purpose (unless the person is the lessee, licensee, or concessionaire of the land occupied or used); or
                      1. take, destroy, injure, disturb, or interfere with any animal, or the nest or egg of any bird, on any reserve; or
                        1. erect any building, sign, hoarding, or apparatus in any reserve; or
                          1. carry on any trade, business, or occupation within any reserve vested in an administering body; or
                            1. use any vehicle, boat, aircraft, or hovercraft in any reserve in breach of any prohibition under this Act; or
                              1. in any way interfere with a reserve or damage the recreational, scenic, historic, scientific, or natural features or the flora and fauna within a reserve; or
                                1. be in possession of any firearm, weapon, trap, net, or other similar object in a reserve.

                                  1. A person must not—

                                  2. conduct in any park any activity for which a concession is required under section 59A without the required concession; or
                                    1. do or cause to be done any act, matter, or thing for which a lease, licence, permit, or other right or authority is required by this Act or by any regulations under this Act without the required lease, licence, permit, or other right or authority.

                                      1. A person who fails to comply with this section commits an infringement offence.

                                      Notes
                                      • Section 105B: inserted, on , by section 41 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).