FORESTRY PROTEST FACTSHEET Introduction The Right to Protest in NSW

If at least 7 days’ notice is given to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner is opposed to the public assembly, the Commissioner must apply to the Court to prohibit the public assembly. [...] The notice must contain the following details: a) The date of the proposed public assembly; b) If the public assembly is not a procession, a statement specifying the time and place where people intend to gather to participate in the assembly; c) If the public assembly is a procession, a statement specifying the time of the procession and the route. [...] If a person It is an offence to contravene a notice or direction about contravenes a camping.16 condition of camping to pay a charge to a land manager, in addition to a penalty a court may also order the person to pay a 8 Forestry Act 2012 (NSW) s 85(1). [...] Damage, deface or destroy a building, enclosure, dam or other structure, or plant or equipment, of the land manager or a lessee or licensee of the land manager.21 This is not an offence if you are provided with the written permission of the land manager for the forestry 17 Forestry Regulation 2022 (NSW) s 8(5). [...] A ‘relevant reason’ includes where a person’s presence likely disrupts activities in the forestry area, or poses a risk to other persons or the property of other persons in the forestry area, or poses a risk to the forestry area.32 It is an offence to not comply with direction to leave a forestry area, but only if the authorised officer: • discloses that they are an authorised officer; and • infor.