4 Interpretation
  • In this Act, unless the context requires another meaning,—

    conservation Act means any one of the conservation Acts

    conservation Acts means the following Acts:

    conservation land has the meaning given by section 7

    Department means the Department of Conservation

    Director-General means the Director-General of the Department

    enforcement officer means a person appointed as an enforcement officer under section 32 or 33

    freedom camp has the meaning given in section 5

    freedom camping notice or notice means a notice made by the Director-General under section 17

    infringement offence means an offence specified in section 20(1)

    local authority means a regional council or a territorial authority (as those terms are defined in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002)

    local authority area has the meaning given in section 6

    offence means an offence under this Act and includes an infringement offence

    waste means any kind of waste, including human waste.