Queensland Consolidated Acts

RECREATION AREAS MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 119

(1) A person in a recreation area must not disturb an animal if—

(a) it is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person; or

(b) a regulatory notice prohibits the disturbance of the animal.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who disturbs an animal—

(a) with the chief executive's written approval; or

(b) in the course of a lawful activity that was not directed towards the disturbance if the disturbance could not have been reasonably avoided.

(3) In this section—

disturb, an animal, means approach, lure, pursue, tease or attempt to disturb the animal.