A Tarkine tree sitter has not had a conviction recorded on a charge of trespass.
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Hobart magistrate Chris Webster questioned Joshua Nichols, 21, of Sandy Bay as to why if his convictions were so strong he did not want a conviction recorded.
"I thought you might want to wear it as a badge of honour," Mr Webster said.
Nichols had pleaded guilty in the Hobart Magistrates Court on Monday morning to one count of trespass.
Police prosecutor Constable Walsh told the court Nichols was in a tree sit in the Sumac region about 11am on October 18 this year.
"He refused to come down and was advised that he would be arrested for trespass," Constable Walsh said.
She said police search and rescue accessed the tree and reached him about 2.40pm and he was arrested at the base of the tree.
Nichols' laywer Sarah Cullen said he had moved to Tasmania to study marine biology and was soon to graduate.
"He came voluntarily from the tree and his action did not prevent any forestry operations and there were no injuries to anyone," Ms Cullen said.
She said Nichols, who was finishing the final unit in his degree and did not currently work, would be seeking employment. She asked that a conviction not be recorded.
Magistrate Webster fined Nichols $300 and did not record a conviction.
Outside court Nichols said he was pleased at his sentence.
Bob Brown Foundation campaign director Jenny Weber said the case showed there was no need for the government's controversial anti-protest laws.