Pensioner faces $665 fine for taking crystal from Queensland national park

dorian · Guru

Pensioner faces $665 fine for taking crystal from Queensland national park

Whenarewethere · Guru

Now I know where all the Rangers have gone. Sitting in front of computers.

I have not seen a Ranger in Sydney Harbour NP for 5 years & we walk there twice a week. No dogs allowed in the park but the rangers are too lazy to patrol the place.

msg · Guru

Things are getting crook in Tallarook when you can't even pick up a rock and keep it. Its the language in the last paragraph that disturbs me though.

" In a statement, Queensland's Department of Environment and Science confirmed they were investigating an offence in relation to "interference with natural resources" and could not comment further as the investigation was ongoing.

It said rangers monitored social media accounts to identify and investigate alleged "noncompliant activities."" Noncompliant? A socialist term?

oldbloke · Guru

msg wrote:
Things are getting crook in Tallarook when you can't even pick up a rock and keep it. Its the language in the last paragraph that disturbs me though.

" In a statement, Queensland's Department of Environment and Science confirmed they were investigating an offence in relation to "interference with natural resources" and could not comment further as the investigation was ongoing.

It said rangers monitored social media accounts to identify and investigate alleged "noncompliant activities."" Noncompliant? A socialist term?

No it is a term used by police and lawyers throught the country.

However it is petty to the extreme. Particularly given the utterly disgraceful condition of many of our NPs. IMO the NP management should be charged with failing to discharge their duties. As I look around the NPs and SFs I'm constantly disgusted in the way they are treated by the current and past governments. I now believe National Parks seem to have a "do nothing" policy.

Mike Harding · Guru

dorian wrote:
and therefore in breach of the section 26 of the Wet Tropics Management Plan.

Well, naturally... I'd expect everyone to be aware of and familiar with the contents of the Wet Tropics Management Plan....

Santa · Guru

Once again, sharing activities on social media backfires.

Keep your own councel. wink

Roy E · Senior Member

If the finder of the crystal denies he picked it up inside the national park boundaries, what case has anyone got against him?
Cheers,
Roy.

Tony LEE · Guru

Same deal with moving rocks to make a fire ring in a national park.

grahos · Guru

I know nothing,I see nothing,We these days have to be a Sargeant Schulch

Tony Bev · Guru

Something does not sound quite right here, so I will not make any judgement

The rangers are also not telling their part of the story, due to them not commenting due to etc, etc, and etc, which may make them look like fools, in the near future

I thought that not everyone believed, what they had read on social media, as some people are known to exaggerate

Hopefully the old age pensioner, will have a good outcome, if not, then there may be some concrete evidence against him

dorian · Guru

I'm wondering whether the authorities are just using this poor man's case as publicity to ward off potential fossicking activities by the general public. I can see why a "crystal rush" in the national parks wouldn't be in anyone's interest.