(1) A person may collect firewood from the immediate vicinity of a camping area if ¾

(a) there is a sign erected authorising the collection of firewood; and

(b) the firewood is intended for use on a campfire or barbecue in the designated area.

(2) Nothing in subregulation (1) is to be taken as authorising any person to fell, cut, injure or destroy any tree, shrub or bush.

(3) Part 15 of the Forest Management Regulations 1993 applies to the collection of firewood in public firewood areas.

(4) In this regulation ¾

}firewood~ means dead wood lying on the ground.