{"id":"F2006B00824","name":"Cairns Area Plan of Management 1998","slug":"cairns-area-plan-of-management-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40827,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00824-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Sch 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Locality Descriptions","content":"Schedule 3 Locality Descriptions\n\n(Division 2 of Part 2, clauses 2.10, 2.11, 2.12B, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 2.18 and Schedule 9)\n\n The Localities are described below and, at any point, extend vertically to 915 metres above the ground or water surface.\n\n## 1. Lizard Island Locality 1 1. Lizard Island Locality 1\n\n## 1. Lizard Island Locality 1\n\n The area of the Lizard Island Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1439.185 S (at or about 1439.185 S, 14527.041 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | South‑westerly along the geodesic to 1439.710 S, 14526.264 E |\n| 2 | North along the meridian to the intersection of the coastal 1 500 metre line of Lizard Island (at or about 1438.289 S, 14526.264 E) |\n| 3 | North‑easterly along the coastal 1 500 metre line of Lizard Island to the intersection of the meridian 14527.272 E (at or about 1437.830 S, 14527.272 E) |\n| 4 | South along the meridian to the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water (at or about 1438.770 S, 14527.272 E) |\n| 5 | South‑westerly along the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement |\n\n## 2. Lizard Island Locality 2 2. Lizard Island Locality 2\n\n## 2. Lizard Island Locality 2\n\n The area of the Lizard Island Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1440.136 S (at or about 1440.136 S, 14526.677 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | North‑westerly along the geodesic to 1439.710 S, 14526.264 E |\n| 2 | North‑easterly along the geodesic to 1439.465 S, 14526.627 E |\n| 3 | South‑easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water and the meridian 14526.940 E (at or about 1439.891 S, 14526.940 E) |\n| 4 | South‑westerly along the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement |\n\n## 3. Lizard Island Locality 3 3. Lizard Island Locality 3\n\n## 3. Lizard Island Locality 3\n\n The area of the Lizard Island Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water and the meridian 14526.940 E (at or about 1439.891 S, 14526.940 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 1 | North‑westerly along the geodesic to 1439.465 S, 14526.627 E |\n| 2 | North‑easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1439.185 S (at or about 1439.185 S, 14527.041 E) |\n| 3 | Southerly along the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement |\n\n## 4. Lizard Island Locality 4 4. Lizard Island Locality 4\n\n## 4. Lizard Island Locality 4\n\n The area of the Lizard Island Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water and the meridian 14527.272 E (at or about 1438.770 S, 14527.272 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | North along the meridian to the intersection of the coastal 500 metre line of Lizard Island (at or about 1438.374 S, 14527.272 E) |\n| 2 | South‑easterly along the coastal 500 metre line of Lizard Island to the intersection of the parallel 1440.213 S (at or about 1440.213 S, 14529.018 E) |\n| 3 | South‑westerly along the coastal 500 metre line of Lizard Island to the intersection of the meridian 14527.522 E (at or about 1442.609 S, 14527.522 E) |\n| 4 | North‑westerly along the coastal 500 metre line of Lizard Island to the intersection of the parallel 1440.251 S (at or about 1440.251 S, 14525.751 E) |\n| 5 | North‑easterly along the geodesic to 1439.710 S, 14526.264 E |\n| 6 | South‑easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1440.136 S (at or about 1440.136 S, 14526.677 E) |\n| 7 | Easterly along the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water to the intersection of the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1440.704 S (at or about 1440.704 S, 14528.197 E) |\n| 8 | North‑westerly along the Lizard Island coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement |\n\n## 5. Cod Hole Locality 5. Cod Hole Locality\n\n## 5. Cod Hole Locality\n\n The area of the Ribbon Reefs Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the reef crest of Ribbon Reef No. 10 (at or about 1440.161 S, 14539.581 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 1 | West along the parallel to the intersection of the 100 metre line of Ribbon Reef No. 10 (at or about 1440.161 S, 14539.524 E) |\n| 2 | North‑easterly along the 100 metre line of Ribbon Reef No. 10 to the intersection of the 100 metre line of Ribbon Reef No. 10 and the meridian 14540.010 E (at or about 1439.663 S, 145.010 E) |\n| 3 | South along the meridian to the intersection of the reef crest of Ribbon Reef No. 10 (at or about 1439.717 S, 14540.010 E) |\n| 4 | South‑westerly along the reef crest of Ribbon Reef No. 10 to the point of commencement |\n\n## 6. Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 1 6. Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 1\n\n## 6. Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 1\n\n The area of the Offshore Port Douglas Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1602.909 S (at or about 1602.909 S, 14527.783 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | East along the parallel to the intersection of the coastal 500 metre line of the mainland (at or about 1602.909 S, 14528.148 E) |\n| 2 | Southerly along the coastal 500 metre line of the mainland to the intersection of the parallel 1604.910 S (at or about 1604.910 S, 14528.797 E) |\n| 3 | West along the parallel to the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water (at or about 1604.910 S, 14528.303 E) |\n| 4 | Northerly along the mainland coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement |\n\n## 7. Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 2 7. Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 2\n\n## 7. Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 2\n\n The area of the Offshore Port Douglas Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1602.909 S (at or about 1602.909 S, 14527.783 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | East along the parallel to the intersection of the coastal 500 metre line of the mainland (at or about 1602.909 S, 14528.148 E) |\n| 2 | North‑westerly along the coastal 500 metre line of the mainland to the intersection of the Planning Area boundary (at or about 1555.112 S, 14522.841 E) |\n| 3 | Southerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water and the meridian 14522.773 E (at or about 1555.438 S, 14522.773 E) |\n| 4 | South‑easterly along the mainland coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement |\n\n## 8. Alexandra Bay Locality 8. Alexandra Bay Locality\n\n## 8. Alexandra Bay Locality\n\n The area of the Offshore Port Douglas Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1604.910 S (at or about 1604.910 S, 14528.303 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | East along the parallel to the intersection of the coastal 500 metre line of the mainland (at or about 1604.910 S, 14528.797 E) |\n| 2 | Southerly along the coastal 500 metre line of the mainland to the intersection of the parallel 1613.350 S (at or about 1613.350 S, 14528.572 E) |\n| 3 | West along the parallel to the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water (at or about 1613.350 S, 14528.243 E) |\n| 4 | Northerly along the mainland coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement |\n\n## 9. Low Island Locality 9. Low Island Locality\n\n## 9. Low Island Locality\n\n The area of the Offshore Port Douglas Sector bounded by a line commencing at 1622.850 S, 14533.500 E then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | East along the parallel to 1622.850 S, 14534.000 E |\n| 2 | South along the meridian to 1623.200 S, 14534.000 E |\n| 3 | West along the parallel to 1623.200 S, 14533.500 E |\n| 4 | North along the meridian to the point of commencement |\n\n## 10. Hastings Reef Locality 1 10. Hastings Reef Locality 1\n\n## 10. Hastings Reef Locality 1\n\n The area of the Offshore Cairns Sector bounded by a line commencing at the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef and the parallel 1630.910 S (at or about 1630.910 S, 14559.379 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Southerly along the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef and the meridian 14559.108 E (at or about 1632.647 S, 14559.108 E) |\n| 2 | North‑easterly along the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef and the parallel 1630.910 S (at or about 1630.910 S, 14602.149 E) |\n| 3 | West along the parallel to the point of commencement |\n\n## 11. Hastings Reef Locality 2 11. Hastings Reef Locality 2\n\n## 11. Hastings Reef Locality 2\n\n The area of the Offshore Cairns Sector bounded by a line commencing at the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef and the parallel 1630.910 S (at or about 1630.910 S, 14559.379 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | North‑easterly along the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef and the meridian 14600.804 E (at or about 1629.317 S, 14600.804 E) |\n| 2 | South‑easterly along the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Hastings Reef and the parallel 1630.910 S (at or about 1630.910 S, 14602.149 E) |\n| 3 | West along the parallel to the point of commencement |\n\n## 12. Michaelmas Cay Locality 12. Michaelmas Cay Locality\n\n## 12. Michaelmas Cay Locality\n\n The Michaelmas Cay Locality of the Planning Area is the part of the Offshore Cairns Sector within 1 nautical mile of Michaelmas Cay.\n\n## 13. Euston Reef Locality 13. Euston Reef Locality\n\n## 13. Euston Reef Locality\n\n The Euston Reef Locality of the Planning Area is the part of the South Offshore Cairns Sector within 500 metres of Euston Reef (16‑063).\n\n## 14. Green Island Reef Locality 1 14. Green Island Reef Locality 1\n\n## 14. Green Island Reef Locality 1\n\n The area of the Offshore Cairns Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1645.600 S (at or about 1645.600 S, 14558.269 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water (at or about 1645.705 S, 14557.996 E) |\n| 2 | North‑easterly along the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water to the intersection of the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the meridian 14558.355 E (at or about 1645.165 S, 14558.355 E) |\n| 3 | South‑easterly along the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water to the intersection of the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the meridian 14558.806 E (at or about 1645.393 S, 14558.806 E) |\n| 4 | Westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1645.513 S (at or about 1645.513 S, 14558.495 E) |\n| 5 | Westerly along the Green Island coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement |\n\n## 15. Green Island Reef Locality 2 15. Green Island Reef Locality 2\n\n## 15. Green Island Reef Locality 2\n\n The area of the Offshore Cairns Sector bounded by a line commencing at the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef and the parallel 1645.823 S (at or about 1645.823 S, 14557.692 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Northerly along the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef and the meridian 14558.015 E (at or about 1643.437 S, 14558.015 E) |\n| 2 | Easterly along the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef and the meridian 14601.055 E (at or about 1644.528 S, 14601.055 E) |\n| 3 | Westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water (at or about 1645.393 S, 14558.806 E) |\n| 4 | North‑westerly along the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water to the intersection of the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the meridian 14558.355 E (at or about 1645.165 S, 14558.355 E) |\n| 5 | South‑westerly along the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water to the intersection of the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1645.705 S (at or about 1645.705 S, 14557.996 E) |\n| 6 | Westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n\n## 16. Green Island Reef Locality 3 16. Green Island Reef Locality 3\n\n## 16. Green Island Reef Locality 3\n\n The area of the Offshore Cairns Sector bounded by a line commencing at the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef and the parallel 1644.528 S (at or about 1644.528 S, 14601.055 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Southerly along the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef and the meridian 14600.855 E (at or about 1648.222 S, 14600.855 E) |\n| 2 | North‑westerly along the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Green Island Reef and the parallel 1645.823 S (at or about 1645.823 S, 14557.692 E) |\n| 3 | Easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1645.705 S (at or about 1645.705 S, 14557.996 E) |\n| 4 | Easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1645.600 S (at or about 1645.600 S, 14558.269 E) |\n| 5 | Easterly along the Green Island coastline at mean low water to the intersection of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the meridian 14558.558 E (at or about 1645.639 S, 14558.558 E) |\n| 6 | Northerly along the Green Island coastline at mean low water to the intersection of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1645.513 S (at or about 1645.513 S, 14558.495 E) |\n| 7 | Easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 500 metre line of the Green Island coastline at mean low water and the parallel 1645.393 S (at or about 1645.393 S, 14558.806 E) |\n| 8 | Easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n\n## 17. Moore Reef Locality 1 17. Moore Reef Locality 1\n\n## 17. Moore Reef Locality 1\n\n The area of the South Offshore Cairns Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the 500 metre line of Moore Reef and the meridian 14612.532 E (at or about 1650.527 S, 14612.532 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Easterly along the 500 metre line of Moore Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Moore Reef and the parallel 1651.268 S (at or about 1651.268 S, 14615.194 E) |\n| 2 | Southerly along the 500 metre line of Moore Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Moore Reef and the parallel 1653.187 S (at or about 1653.187 S, 14615.338 E) |\n| 3 | North‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n\n## 18. Moore Reef Locality 2 18. Moore Reef Locality 2\n\n## 18. Moore Reef Locality 2\n\n The area of the South Offshore Cairns Sector bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the 500 metre line of Moore Reef and the meridian 14612.532 E (at or about 1650.527 S, 14612.532 E) then running progressively as described in the following table:\n\n| Item | Description |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | South‑easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Moore Reef and the parallel 16.187 E (at or about 1653.187 S, 14615.338 E) |\n| 2 | South‑westerly along the 500 metre line of Moore Reef to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Moore Reef and the parallel 1653.848 S (at or about 1653.848 S, 14614.460 E) |\n| 3 | West along the parallel to the intersection of the 500 metre line of Moore Reef (at or about 1653.848 S, 14609.606 E) |\n| 4 | North‑easterly along the 500 metre line of Moore Reef to the point of commencement |\n\n## 19. Sudbury Cay Locality 19. Sudbury Cay Locality\n\n## 19. Sudbury Cay Locality\n\n The Sudbury Cay Locality of the Planning Area is the part of the South Offshore Cairns Sector within 1 nautical mile of Sudbury Cay.\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Level of use at Locations","content":"Schedule 4 Level of use at Locations\n\n(clauses 2.11 and 2.15)\n\n

1. LIZARD ISLAND SECTOR

Intensive use Location

Moderate use Location

Low use Location

Lizard Island Locality 2

Lizard Island Locality 3

Lizard Island Locality 1

Lizard Island Locality 4

2. RIBBON REEFS SECTOR

Intensive use Location

Moderate use Location

Low use Location

Ribbon Reef No. 5 (15-038)

Ribbon Reef No. 2 (15-075)

Hicks Reef (14-086)

Day Reef (14-089)

Yonge Reef (14-138)

No Name Reef (14-139)

unnamed reef (14-140)

Ribbon Reef No. 10 (14-146) (except the part described in item 5 of Schedule 3)

Cod Hole Locality

unnamed reef (14-151)

unnamed reef (14-152)

unnamed reef (14-153)

Ribbon Reef No. 9 (14-154)

unnamed reef (15-017)

Ribbon Reef No. 8 (15-021)

unnamed reef (15-023)

Harrier Reef (15-025)

Ribbon Reef No. 7 (15-026)

unnamed reef (15-034)

unnamed reef (15-037)

unnamed reef (15-040)

unnamed reef (15-041)

unnamed reef (15-042)

Ribbon Reef No. 4 (15-046)

Ribbon Reef No. 3 (15-050)

unnamed reef (15-072)

unnamed reef (15-073)

unnamed reef (15-079)

Ribbon Reef No. 1 (15-080)

Lena Reef (15-085)

3. OFFSHORE PORT DOUGLAS SECTOR

Intensive use Location

Moderate use Location

Low use Location

Rachel Carson Reef (15-092)

Agincourt Reefs (15-099)

Agincourt No. 4 Reef
(15-096)

Agincourt No. 3a Reef
(15-099a)

Agincourt No. 2b Reef
(15-099b)

Agincourt No. 2 Reef

(no reef identification number)

Agincourt No. 2d Reef
(15-099d)

Agincourt No. 1c Reef
(15-099c)

unnamed reef (16-013a)

unnamed reef (16-013b)

unnamed reef (16-013c)

St Crispin Reef (16-019)

Andersen Reef (15-090)

unnamed reef (15-091a)

unnamed reef (15-091b)

Escape Reef (15-094)

Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 1

Morning Reef (15-098)

Bonner Rock (15-097)

Spitfire Reef (16-012a)

Spitfire Reef (16-012b)

unnamed reef (16-011)

unnamed reef (16-014a)

unnamed reef (16-014b)

Mackay Reef (16-015)

unnamed reef (16-016)

unnamed reef (16-017)

unnamed reef (16-018a)

unnamed reef (16-018b)

Undine Reef (16-020)

Pratt Rock (16‑021)

Chinaman Reef (16‑024)

Opal Reef (16-025)

West Hope Island Reef
(15-064)

East Hope Island Reef
(15-065)

Pearl Reef (15-087)

Lake Reef (15-068)

Ruby Reef (15-088)

Endeavour Reef (15-089)

Pickersgill Reef (15-093)

Evening Reef (15-095)

Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 2

Alexandra Bay Locality

Black Rock (16-005)

unnamed reef (16-022a)

unnamed reef (16-022b)

Rudder Reef (16-023)

Tongue Reef (16-026)

Snapper Island Reef (16-006)

unnamed reef (16-027)

Low Isles Reef (16-028) (except the part described in item 9 of Schedule 3)

Low Island Locality

Batt Reef (16-029)

Satellite Reef (16-031)

Egmont Reef (16-038)

4. OFFSHORE CAIRNS SECTOR

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Intensive use Location

Moderate use Location

Low use Location

Norman Reef (16-030)

Hastings Reef Locality 1

Saxon Reef (16-032)

Hastings Reef Locality 2

Jorgies Patches Reef
(16-041)

Breaking Patches Reef
(16-042)

Oyster Reef (16-043)

Pretty Patches (16-062a)

Pretty Patches (16-062b)

Pretty Patches (16-062c)

Upolu Cay Reef (16-046)

Green Island Reef Locality 1

Green Island Reef Locality 2

Linden Bank (16-033)

Spur Reef (16-034)

Onyx Reef (16-035)

Nicholas Reef (16-036)

Hope Reef (16-058)

Pixie Reef (16-040)

Michaelmas Reef (16-060) (except the part described in item 12 of Schedule 3)

Michaelmas Cay Locality

unnamed reef (16-059)

Fin Reef (16-061)

unnamed reef (16-044a)

Vlasoff Reef (16-044b)

Arlington Reef (16-064)

Green Island Reef Locality 3

5. SOUTH OFFSHORE CAIRNS SECTOR

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Intensive use Location

Moderate use Location

Low use Location

Moore Reef Locality 1

Flynn Reef (16-065)

Jenny Louise Shoal
(16-066a)

Jenny Louise Shoal
(16-066b)

Milln Reef (16-067)

Thetford Reef (16-068)

Baines Patches (16-069)

Moore Reef Locality 2

Pellowe Reef (16-070)

Channel Reef (16-075)

Euston Reef Locality

Elford Reef (16-073)

Briggs Reef (16-074)

Sudbury Reef (17-001a)

Sudbury Reef (17-001b) (except the part described in item 19 of Schedule 3)

Sudbury Cay Locality

Stagg Patches (17-002a)

Stagg Patches (17-002b)

Scott Reef (17-004)

6. FRANKLAND ISLANDS SECTOR

\n```\n\n| Intensive use Location | Moderate use Location | Low use Location |\n| ---------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| | | High Island Reef (17-009)Normanby Island Reefs(17-012a)Jones Patch (17-012b)Russell and Round Islands Reefs (17-013) |\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 5","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Sensitive Locations","content":"Schedule 5 Sensitive Locations\n\n(subclauses 1.34 (1), clause 1.44, Subclause 1.45 (3), clause 2.10 and Schedule 9)\n\n

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Item

Location

Airspace height (feet)

Bookings limit

Part 1

Group A Sensitive Locations

1

Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 1

1 500

1 vessel per day

2

West Hope Island Reef Location

1 500

1 vessel per day

3

Snapper Island Reef Location

1 500

1 vessel per day

4

Low Island Locality

1 500

2 vessels per day

5

Michaelmas Cay Locality

3 000

1 vessel per day

6

Green Island Reef (16-049) Location

1 500

4 vessels per day

7

Sudbury Cay Locality

1 500

1 vessel per day

8

Franklands Islands Sector

1 500

1 vessel per day

8A

East Hope Island Reef (15‑065) Location

1 500

2 vessels per day

Part 2

Group B Sensitive Locations

9

Lizard Island Locality 1

500

no set limit

10

Cod Hole Locality

500

no set limit

\n```\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 6","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Permitted moorings at Locations","content":"Schedule 6 Permitted moorings at Locations\n\n(subclauses 1.36 (1) and (2) and (3) and clause 2.9)\n\n

1. LIZARD ISLAND SECTOR

Location

Allowed permitted moorings

Lizard Island Locality 1

1

Lizard Island Locality 2

7

Lizard Island Locality 3

6

2. RIBBON REEFS SECTOR

Location

Allowed permitted moorings

No Name Reef (14-139)

2

unnamed reef (14-140)

2

Ribbon Reef No. 10 (14-146) (except the part described in item 5 of Schedule 3)

2

Cod Hole Locality

2

unnamed reef (14-151)

2

unnamed reef (14-152)

2

unnamed reef (14-153)

1

Ribbon Reef No. 9 (14-154)

1

unnamed reef (15-017)

1

unnamed reef (15-023)

1

Harrier Reef (15-025)

2

unnamed reef (15-034)

1

unnamed reef (15-037)

2

Ribbon Reef No. 5 (15-038)

2

unnamed reef (15-040)

1

unnamed reef (15-041)

1

unnamed reef (15-042)

1

Ribbon Reef No. 3 (15-050)

2

unnamed reef (15-072)

1

unnamed reef (15-073)

1

Ribbon Reef No. 2 (15-075)

3

Ribbon Reef No. 1 (15-080)

2

3. OFFSHORE PORT DOUGLAS SECTOR

Location

Allowed permitted moorings

East Hope Island Reef (15-065)

1

Pickersgill Reef (15-093)

1

Andersen Reef (15-090)

4

Rachel Carson Reef (15-092)

2

Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 1

4

Alexandra Bay Locality

2

Escape Reef (15-094)

4

Agincourt No. 4 Reef (15-096)

5

Morning Reef (15-098)

1

Agincourt No. 3a Reef (15-099a)

7 moorings above the number permitted
on 22 June 1998

Agincourt No. 2b Reef (15-099b)

4

Agincourt No. 2 Reef (no identification number)

2

Agincourt No. 2d Reef (15-099d)

8

Agincourt No. 1c Reef (15-099c)

2

unnamed reef (16-011)

2

unnamed reef (16-013)

4

Mackay Reef (16-015)

5

unnamed reef (16-016)

1

unnamed reef (16-017)

1

unnamed reef (16-018)

2

St Crispin Reef (16-019)

4

Undine Reef (16-020)

3

Rudder Reef (16-023)

1

Chinaman Reef (16-024)

3

Opal Reef (16-025)

12

Tongue Reef (16-026)

8

Low Isles Reef (16-028) (except the part described in item 9 of Schedule 3)

4

Low Island Locality

5

4. OFFSHORE CAIRNS SECTOR

Location

Allowed permitted moorings

Norman Reef (16-030)

5 moorings above the number permitted
on 22 June 1998, including 3 moorings on the southern side of the Reef, as determined in the site plan for the Reef under
clause 1.21

Saxon Reef (16-032)

5

Hastings Reef Locality 1

2 moorings above the number permitted
on 22 June 1998, plus any additional moorings allowed on the southern side of the Reef for use in northerly winds (as determined through site assessment)

Hastings Reef Locality 2

3

Jorgies Patches Reef (16-041)

3

Michaelmas Reef (16-060) (except the part described in item 12 of Schedule 3)

2

Michaelmas Cay Locality

19

Breaking Patches Reef (16-042)

7

Oyster Reef (16-043)

2

Pretty Patches Reef (16-062)

4

Arlington Reef (16-064)

2

Upolu Cay Reef (16-046)

13

Green Island Reef Locality 1

No increase above the number permitted
on 22 June 1998

Green Island Reef Locality 2

15

5. SOUTH OFFSHORE CAIRNS SECTOR

Location

Allowed permitted moorings

Flynn Reef (16-065)

7

Milln Reef (16-067)

11

Thetford Reef (16-068)

11

Moore Reef Locality 1

15

Moore Reef Locality 2

15

Pellowe Reef (16-070)

1

Elford Reef (16-073)

1

Channel Reef (16-075)

2

Briggs Reef (16-074)

3

Sudbury Reef (17-001) (except the part described in item 19 of Schedule 3)

2

Sudbury Cay Locality

1

6. FRANKLAND ISLANDS SECTOR

Location

Allowed permitted moorings

Normanby Island Reefs (17-012a)

2

Russell and Round Islands Reefs (17-013)

1

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Lizard Island Sector 1. Lizard Island Sector\n\n## 1. Lizard Island Sector\n\n| Item | Location | Reef anchorage |\n| ---- | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Lizard Island Locality 3 | The area bounded by a line commencing at 1439.762 S, 14527.072 E (at or about 1439.762 S, 14527.072 E) then running progressively:(a) northerly along the geodesic to 1439.443 S, 14526.940 E;(b) northerly along the geodesic to 1439.353 S, 14526.958 E;(c) south‑easterly along the geodesic to 1439.688 S, 14527.222 E;(d) south‑westerly along the geodesic to 1439.849 S, 14527.078 E;(e) northerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 2 | Lizard Island Locality 4 | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1441.109 S, 14527.794 E to the point 1441.429 S, 14527.444 E |\n\n## 2. Ribbon Reefs Sector 2. Ribbon Reefs Sector\n\n## 2. Ribbon Reefs Sector\n\n| Item | Location | Reef anchorage |\n| ---- | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | No Name Reef (14‑139) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1438.809 S, 14538.734 E to the point 1439.089 S, 14538.714 E |\n| 2 | No Name Reef (14‑139) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of the point 1438.339 S, 14538.734 E |\n| 3 | Ribbon Reef No. 10 (14‑146) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1449.749 S, 14543.424 E to the point 1451.699 S, 14543.264 E |\n| 4 | Ribbon Reef No. 10 (14‑146) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1454.099 S, 14542.644 E |\n| 5 | Ribbon Reef No. 9 (14‑154) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1458.979 S, 14542.544 E |\n| 6 | Ribbon Reef No. 8 (15‑021) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1505.919 S, 14543.014 E to the point 1506.119 S, 14542.964 E |\n| 7 | Ribbon Reef No. 8 (15‑021) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1503.939 S, 14543.274 E to the point 1504.609 S, 14543.274 E |\n| 8 | Ribbon Reef No. 8 (15‑021) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of the point 1502.509 S, 14542.514 E |\n| 9 | Ribbon Reef No. 7 (15‑026) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 152.559 S, 14544.474 E to the point 1512.949 S, 14544.394 E |\n| 10 | Ribbon Reef No. 7 (15‑026) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1509.589 S, 14543.454 E to the point 1510.199 S, 14543.604 E |\n| 11 | Harrier Reef (15‑025) | The area enclosed within 100 metres of a line from the point 1508.139 S, 14541.354 E to the point 1508.159 S, 14541.234 E |\n| 12 | Ribbon Reef No. 5 (15‑038) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1522.329 S, 14546.714 E to the point 1522.589 S, 14546.714 E |\n| 13 | Ribbon Reef No. 5 (15‑038) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1520.889 S, 14546.584 E |\n| 14 | Ribbon Reef No. 4 (15‑046) | The area enclosed within 100 metres of a line from the point 1524.979 S, 14547.464 E to the point 1525.169 S, 14547.694 E |\n| 15 | Ribbon Reef No. 3 (15‑050) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1529.219 S, 14548.054 E to the point 1530.209 S, 14547.954 E |\n| 16 | Ribbon Reef No. 3 (15‑050) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1527.689 S, 14548.524 E to the point 1528.029 S, 14547.934 E |\n| 17 | Ribbon Reef No. 2 (15‑075) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1534.149 S, 14547.804 E to the point 1534.619 S, 14547.225 E |\n| 18 | Ribbon Reef No. 2 (15‑075) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1532.589 S, 14547.764 E to the point 1532.859 S, 14547.684 E |\n| 19 | Ribbon Reef No. 1 (15‑080) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1536.499 S, 14547.975 E to the point 1537.039 S, 14548.055 E |\n\n## 3. Offshore Port Douglas Sector 3. Offshore Port Douglas Sector\n\n## 3. Offshore Port Douglas Sector\n\n| Item | Location | Reef anchorage |\n| ---- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Ruby Reef (15‑088) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1543.979 S, 14547.424 E to the point 1544.069 S, 14547.285 E |\n| 2 | Ruby Reef (15‑088) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1544.189 S, 14546.815 E |\n| 3 | Endeavour Reef (15‑089) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1545.919 S, 14532.924 E to the point 1546.409 S, 14534.315 E |\n| 4 | Andersen Reef (15‑090) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1547.109 S, 14548.124 E to the point 1547.349 S, 14547.835 E |\n| 5 | Andersen Reef (15‑090) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1547.559 S, 14548.035 E to the point 1547.739 S, 14547.894 E |\n| 6 | Pickersgill Reef (15‑093) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1550.959 S, 14533.854 E |\n| 7 | Pickersgill Reef (15‑093) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1551.969 S, 14535.515 E |\n| 8 | Escape Reef (15‑094) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1553.349 S, 14546.785 E to the point 1553.639 S, 14547.104 E |\n| 9 | Escape Reef (15‑094) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1553.299 S, 14548.065 E to the point 1552.759 S, 14548.255 E |\n| 10 | Escape Reef (15‑094) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1551.309 S, 14548.295 E to the point 1551.639 S, 14548.114 E |\n| 11 | Escape Reef (15‑094) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1552.639 S, 14546.654 E |\n| 12 | Escape Reef (15‑094) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of the point 1552.879 S, 14545.945 E |\n| 13 | Evening Reef (15‑095) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1553.939 S, 14538.445 E to the point 1554.399 S, 14538.295 E |\n| 14 | Evening Reef (15‑095) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of the point 1553.679 S, 14540.035 E |\n| 15 | Agincourt No. 4 Reef (15‑096) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1555.689 S, 14549.085 E |\n| 16 | Agincourt No. 4 Reef (15‑096) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1557.930 S, 14548.304 E then running progressively as follows:(a) northerly along the geodesic to the point 1557.660 S, 14548.404 E(b) easterly along the geodesic to the point 1557.750 S, 14548.684 E(c) southerly along the geodesic to the point 1558.031 S, 14548.574 E(d) westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 17 | Morning Reef (15‑098) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1557.169 S, 14541.285 E |\n| 18 | Morning Reef (15‑098) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1558.939 S, 14539.445 E |\n| 19 | Agincourt No. 3 Reef (15‑099a) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1559.501 S, 14549.384 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1559.450 S, 14549.474 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1559.820 S, 14549.724 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1559.870 S, 14549.634 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 20 | Agincourt No. 1 Reef (15‑099c) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1602.750 S, 14551.884 E then running progressively as follows:(a) easterly along the geodesic to the point 1602.741 S, 14551.934 E(b) southerly along the geodesic to the point 1603.090 S, 14552.024 E(c) westerly along the geodesic to the point 1603.100 S, 14551.974 E(d) northerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 21 | Agincourt No. 1 Reef (15‑099c) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1603.650 S, 14551.814 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1603.430 S, 14551.974 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1603.450 S, 14552.004 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1603.670 S, 14551.854 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 22 | Mackay Reef (16‑015) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1602.449 S, 14538.765 E to the point 1602.479 S, 14538.715 E |\n| 23 | St Crispin Reef (16‑019) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1604.979 S, 14550.525 E to the point 1605.469 S, 14550.715 E |\n| 24 | St Crispin Reef (16‑019) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1606.689 S, 14548.705 E |\n| 25 | St Crispin Reef (16‑019) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1606.999 S, 14549.725 E |\n| 26 | Undine Reef (16‑020) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1606.569 S, 14545.844 E to the point 1606.679 S, 14545.235 E |\n| 27 | Undine Reef (16‑020) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1606.859 S, 14543.535 E to the point 1606.979 S, 14542.654 E |\n| 28 | Undine Reef (16‑020) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1606.789 S, 14539.305 E to the point 1606.939 S, 14539.535 E |\n| 29 | Rudder Reef (16‑023) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1610.019 S, 14539.795 E to the point 1610.049 S, 14540.505 E |\n| 30 | Rudder Reef (16‑023) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1610.219 S, 14543.695 E to the point 1610.289 S, 14544.735 E |\n| 31 | Rudder Reef (16‑023) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1612.189 S, 14539.705 E |\n| 32 | Chinaman Reef (16‑024) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1613.099 S, 14546.835 E to the point 1613.129 S, 14546.975 E |\n| 33 | Chinaman Reef (16‑024) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1612.409 S, 14547.565 E |\n| 34 | Opal Reef (16‑025) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1610.960 S, 14553.284 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1610.930 S, 14553.334 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1611.320 S, 14553.594 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1611.350 S, 14553.554 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 35 | Opal Reef (16‑025) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1612.960 S, 14553.544 E then running progressively as follows:(a) northerly along the geodesic to the point 1612.610 S, 14553.674 E(b) easterly along the geodesic to the point 1612.640 S, 14553.774 E(c) southerly along the geodesic to the point 1613.000 S, 14553.654 E(d) westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 36 | Opal Reef (16‑025) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1614.150 S, 14552.214 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1614.020 S, 14552.364 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1614.090 S, 14552.434 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1614.220 S, 14552.294 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 37 | Tongue Reef (16‑026) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1620.769 S, 14547.215 E to the point 1622.799 S, 14549.344 E |\n| 38 | Tongue Reef (16‑026) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1616.040 S, 14546.434 E then running progressively as follows:(a) easterly along the geodesic to the point 1616.040 S, 14547.044 E(b) southerly along the geodesic to the point 1616.250 S, 14547.044 E(c) westerly along the geodesic to the point 1616.250 S, 14546.434 E(d) northerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 39 | Tongue Reef (16‑026) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1616.530 S, 14541.164 E then running progressively as follows:(a) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1616.751 S, 14540.995 E(b) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1615.761 S, 14539.594 E(c) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1615.530 S, 14539.765 E(d) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n\n## 4. Offshore Cairns 4. Offshore Cairns\n\n## 4. Offshore Cairns\n\n| Item | Location | Reef anchorage |\n| ---- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Saxon Reef (16‑032) | The area enclosed within 100 metres of the point 1627.698 S, 14559.134 E |\n| 2 | Saxon Reef (16‑032) | The area enclosed within 100 metres of the point 1627.809 S, 14559.005 E |\n| 3 | Saxon Reef (16‑032) | The area enclosed within 100 metres of the point 1628.039 S, 14558.775 E |\n| 4 | Hastings Reef Locality 1 (16‑057) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1631.260 S, 14600.084E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1631.140 S, 14600.194 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1631.170 S, 14600.244 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1631.310 S, 14600.124 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 5 | Hastings Reef Locality 2 (16‑057) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1631.040 S, 14600.314 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1630.820 S, 14600.464 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1630.850 S, 14600.524 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1631.070 S, 14600.374 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 6 | Jorgies Patches Reef (16‑041) | The area enclosed within 100 metres of a line from the point 1632.599 S, 14556.985 E to the point 1632.629 S, 14556.904 E |\n| 7 | Jorgies Patches Reef (16‑041) | The area enclosed within 100 metres of the point 1632.708 S, 14556.825 E |\n| 8 | Michaelmas Reef (16‑060) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1633.988 S, 14602.085 E |\n| 9 | Michaelmas Reef (16‑060) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1635.129 S, 14600.354 E |\n| 10 | Michaelmas Cay Locality | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1636.180 S, 14558.704 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1636.150 S, 14558.764 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1636.190 S, 14558.784 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1636.220 S, 14558.724 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 11 | Breaking Patches Reef (16‑042) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of the point 1634.888 S, 14558.874 E |\n| 12 | Oyster Reef (16‑043) | The area enclosed within 100 metres of a line from the point 1637.369 S, 14556.184 E to the point 1637.579 S, 14556.445 E |\n| 13 | Vlasoff Reef (16‑044b) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of the point 1639.148 S, 14559.124 E |\n| 14 | Arlington Reef (16‑064) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1641.059 S, 14559.604 E to the point 1640.539 S, 14558.664 E |\n| 15 | Arlington Reef (16‑064) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1642.198 S, 14602.104 E to the point 1642.238 S, 14602.475 E |\n| 16 | Arlington Reef (16‑064) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1639.688 S, 14605.414 E to the point 1640.218 S, 14605.525 E |\n| 17 | Upolu Cay Locality (16‑046) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1640.210 S, 14555.614 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1640.130 S, 14555.714 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1640.190 S, 14555.764 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1640.270 S, 14555.654 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n\n## 5. South Offshore Cairns 5. South Offshore Cairns\n\n## 5. South Offshore Cairns\n\n| Item | Location | Reef anchorage |\n| ---- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Milln Reef (16‑065) | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1646.860 S, 14616.394 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1646.790 S, 14616.464 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1646.820 S, 14616.484 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1646.880 S, 14616.424 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 2 | Thetford Reef (16‑068) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1648.028 S, 14611.065 E to the point 1648.339 S, 14611.154 E |\n| 3 | Thetford Reef (16‑068) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of the point 1647.809 S, 14611.305 E |\n| 4 | Moore Reef Locality 2 | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1651.490 S, 14613.154 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1651.460 S, 14613.214 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1651.620 S, 14613.414 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1651.690 S, 14613.304 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 5 | Moore Reef Locality 2 | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1652.280 S, 14612.104 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1652.070 S, 14612.284 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1652.120 S, 14612.344 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1652.330 S, 14612.154 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 6 | Moore Reef Locality 2 | The area bounded by a line commencing at the point 1652.570 S, 14611.894 E then running progressively as follows:(a) north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1652.470 S, 14611.954 E(b) south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point 1652.500 S, 14612.014 E(c) south‑westerly along the geodesic to the point 1652.600 S, 14611.954 E(d) north‑westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |\n| 7 | Elford Reef (16‑073) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1655.038 S, 14615.445 E to the point 1655.358 S, 14615.225 E |\n| 8 | Elford Reef (16‑073) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of the point 1654.359 S, 14612.844 E |\n| 9 | Channel Reef (16‑075) | The area enclosed within 250 metres of a line from the point 1656.298 S, 14626.754 E to the point 1656.418 S, 14626.754 E |\n| 10 | Sudbury Reef (17‑001) | The area enclosed within 500 metres of a line from the point 1659.968 S, 14612.335 E to the point 1700.198 S, 14612.614 E |\n\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 9","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Definitions","content":"Schedule 9 Definitions\n\n In this Plan, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n> 1 kilometre line, in relation to the coastline of the mainland or an island, means the notional line every point on which is 1 kilometre seaward from the nearest point of the mainland or island at low water.\n\n> 5 kilometre line, in relation to the coastline of the mainland or an island, means the notional line every point on which is 5 kilometres seaward from the nearest point of the mainland or island at low water.\n\n> 100 metre line, in relation to a reef, means the notional line every point on which is 100 metres seaward from the nearest point of the reef crest.\n\n> 500 metre line:\n\n(a) in relation to a reef — means the notional line every point on which is 500 metres seaward from the nearest point of the reef edge of the reef to which it applies; and\n\n(b) in relation to a geological formation (other than a reef) mentioned in Schedule 4 — means the notional line every point on which is 500 metres seaward from the nearest point of the formation.\n\n> accredited coral harvest fishery means an accredited harvest fishery that involves the taking of coral.\n\n> accredited harvest fishery has the same meaning as in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> Act means the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.\n\n> aircraft has the meaning given by subsection 3 (1) of the Act.\n\n> Alexandra Bay Locality means that area described in item 8 of Schedule 3.\n\n> anchor includes anchor chains and attached tackle.\n\n> anchoring means the temporary attachment of a vessel or aircraft to the seabed by means of any device carried by the vessel or aircraft for that purpose.\n\n> ancillary mooring means a mooring that:\n\n(a) is associated with, and supports, the operation of a resort or tourist facility, the operation of which is authorised by a relevant permission; and\n\n(b) is not intended to be used by a primary vessel associated with the operation; and\n\n(c) is primarily associated with the use of small vessels such as dive tenders, glass bottom boats and hire craft.\n\n> aquaculture operation has the same meaning as in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> Note Aquaculture has a corresponding meaning to aquaculture operation — see section 18A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.\n\n> Authority has the meaning given by subsection 3 (1) of the Act.\n\n> Cairns Planning Area means the area:\n\n(a) circumscribed by the geographical coordinates in Part 1 of Schedule 1; and\n\n(b) depicted generally in the map in Part 2 of Schedule 1.\n\n> Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 1 means the area described in item 6 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Cape Tribulation Bay Locality 2 means the area described in item 7 of Schedule 3.\n\n> coastal 250 metre line, in relation to the coastline of the mainland or an island, means the notional line every point on which is 250 metres seaward from:\n\n(b) if there is a fringing reef wholly or partly along the mainland or wholly or partly around the island — the nearest point of the reef edge of the fringing reef.\n\n> coastal 500 metre line, in relation to the coastline of the mainland or an island, means the notional line every point on which is 500 metres seaward from:\n\n(b) if there is a fringing reef wholly or partly along the mainland or wholly or partly around the island — the nearest point of the reef edge of that fringing reef.\n\n> coastal 1 500 metre line, in relation to the coastline of the mainland or an island, means the notional line every point on which is 1 500 metres seaward from:\n\n(b) if there is a fringing reef wholly or partly along the mainland or wholly or partly around the island — the nearest point of the reef edge of the fringing reef.\n\n> Cod Hole Locality means the area described in item 5 of Schedule 3.\n\n> conversion from a relevant permission (the first permission) authorising conduct of a tourist program to a relevant permission (the second permission) authorising conduct of another tourist program, means the process of the Authority granting the second permission:\n\n(a) to take effect immediately after the first permission is surrendered or revoked; and\n\n(b) to remain in force for the remainder of the period for which the first permission would have remained in force if it had not been surrendered or revoked.\n\n> Cooktown/Bloomfield area means the part of the Queensland coastline north of Cape Tribulation.\n\n> craftless operation means an operation that:\n\n(a) is part of a tourist program;\n\n(c) does not use a vessel or aircraft; and\n\n(d) may use, as part of the conduct of the operation, vessels or aircraft of other operations.\n\n> Note For example, a craftless operation may operate from a beach or by using another vessel in ‘piggy back’ fashion to go to the reef. A dive school is an example of this type of operation.\n\n> cruise ship operation means an operation that:\n\n(c) at any one time, uses only 1 ship.\n\n> Note A vessel identification number (a VIN) may be attached to a relevant permission allowing an operator to use the particular vessel or aircraft that displays the VIN in the Planning Area. Information about VINs can be found on the Authority’s website at http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au.\n\n> daily access means access for each day in a year.\n\n> Note This Schedule defines year.\n\n> day means a period of 24 hours commencing at midnight.\n\n> discharge has the same meaning as in subsection 38J (7) of the Act.\n\n> enforcement provision means a provision in Part 2.\n\n> Euston Reef Locality means the area described in item 13 of Schedule 3.\n\n> existing permission means a relevant permission that was in force immediately before 1 July 1999.\n\n> facility has the same meaning as in subsection 3A(9) of the Act.\n\n> fishing or collecting has the same meaning as in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> Frankland Islands Sector means the area described in item 6 of Schedule 2.\n\n> gamefishing means the taking of fish of the genus Makaira (commonly known as marlin).\n\n> Green Island Reef Locality 1 means the area described in item 14 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Green Island Reef Locality 2 means the area described in item 15 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Green Island Reef Locality 3 means the area described in item 16 of Schedule 3.\n\n> greywater means waste water (other than sewage) from a bathroom, kitchen, galley or laundry, or water used in cleaning.\n\n> Group A Sensitive Location means a Sensitive Location mentioned in an item in Part 1 of Schedule 5.\n\n> Group B Sensitive Location means a Sensitive Location mentioned in an item in Part 2 of Schedule 5.\n\n> group size limit in relation to a vessel or aircraft at a Location, means the maximum number of people that, under Table 4, may be carried on the vessel or aircraft into the Location.\n\n> harvest fishery has the same meaning as in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> Note Harvest fishing has a corresponding meaning to harvest fishery — see section 18A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.\n\n> Hastings Reef Locality 1 means the area described in item 10 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Hastings Reef Locality 2 means the area described in item 11 of Schedule 3.\n\n> hire craft means a motorised vessel:\n\n(a) that has an overall length that is not more than 6 metres; and\n\n(b) that is made available for timeshare, hire or charter without a master or crew.\n\n> Note Examples of the types of vessels that might come within the definition of hire craft include dinghies, half‑cabin boats or personal watercraft.\n\n> hire equipment means a non-motorised craft (for example, a kayak, a paddleboard, or a windsurfer) that is available for time-sharing, hire or charter without a master or crew.\n\n> hire operation means an operation that:\n\n(c) uses hire craft or hire equipment.\n\n> Note See the definitions of hire craft and hire equipment in this Schedule.\n\n> intensive use Location means a Location so listed in Schedule 4.\n\n> large vessel means any vessel with an overall length of more than 35 metres but not more than 70 metres.\n\n> Lizard Island Locality 1 means the area described in item 1 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Lizard Island Locality 2 means the area described in item 2 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Lizard Island Locality 3 means the area described in item 3 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Lizard Island Locality 4 means the area described in item 4 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Lizard Island Sector means the area described in item 1 of Schedule 2.\n\n> Location means:\n\n(a) the part of the Planning Area that is within the 500 metre line of a reef mentioned in Schedule 4 (including the airspace above it to a height of 500 feet above ground or water); or\n\n(b) a Locality described in Schedule 3 (including the airspace above it to a height of 500 feet above ground or water).\n\n> long range roving operation means an operation that:\n\n(c) uses a vessel that:\n\n(i) has an overall length of not more than 35 metres; and\n\n(ii) has been surveyed for overnight use with provision for 8 or more sleeping berths; and\n\n(iii) has a master and crew; and\n\n(d) is limited to providing a whole of vessel charter to a single client, without taking bookings from individual passengers or agents; and\n\n(e) is not advertised or promoted as having, regular destinations, routes or timetables; and\n\n(f) at any one time, uses only 1 primary vessel.\n\n> Note A vessel identification number (a VIN) may be attached to a relevant permission allowing an operator to use the particular vessel or aircraft that displays the VIN in the Planning Area. Information about VINs can be found on the Authority’s website at http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au.\n\n> Low Island Locality means the area described in item 9 of Schedule 3.\n\n> low use Location means a Location so listed in Schedule 4.\n\n> Marine Park has the same meaning as in the Act.\n\n> Marine Park boundary means the notional line bounding the area described in Schedule 1 of the Great Barrier Reef (Declaration of Amalgamated Marine Park Area) Proclamation 2004.\n\n> Note The Great Barrier Reef (Declaration of Amalgamated Marine Park Area) Proclamation 2004 was published in Gazette No. S119 of 21 April 2004.\n\n> Michaelmas Cay Locality means the area described in item 12 of Schedule 3.\n\n> moderate use Location means a Location so listed in Schedule 4.\n\n> Moore Reef Locality 1 means the area described in item 17 of Schedule 3.\n\n> Moore Reef Locality 2 means the area described in item 18 of Schedule 3.\n\n> mooring means a permanently located facility that is designed solely for mooring a vessel or aircraft, and includes the mooring buoy, tackle and the point of attachment to the seabed.\n\n> mooring site means the area within the line every point of which is 50 metres from the nearest point of:\n\n(a) the mooring buoy of a single-point mooring system; or\n\n(b) the primary mooring buoy of a fore-and-aft mooring system.\n\n> mooring system means:\n\n(a) a single-point mooring system; or\n\n(b) a fore-and-aft mooring system.\n\n> motorised water sport has the same meaning as in the Regulations.\n\n> new permission means a relevant permission that does not arise out of a permission that was in existence before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Cairns Area Plan of Management Amendment 2008 (No. 1).\n\n> non‑motorised craft operation means an operation that:\n\n(a) is part of a tourism program; and\n\n(c) uses non‑motorised craft; and\n\n(d) uses a guide as part of the operation.\n\n> Offshore Cairns Sector means the area described in item 4 of Schedule 2.\n\n> Offshore Port Douglas Sector means the area described in item 3 of Schedule 2.\n\n> overall length has the meaning given by subsections 3 (7) and 3 (8) of the Act.\n\n> permanently moored facility:\n\n(a) means a facility that is moored in 1 vicinity for more than:\n\n(i) 14 consecutive days; or\n\n(ii) 30 days in any period of 60 days; or\n\n(b) if it is defined in the Regulations — has the meaning given in the Regulations.\n\n> permitted mooring has the same meaning as in the Regulations.\n\n> permitted pontoon means a pontoon for which a relevant permission has been granted.\n\n> personal watercraft has the same meaning as in the Regulations.\n\n> Planning Area means the Cairns Planning Area.\n\n> pontoon means a non-motorised permanently moored facility that is used primarily for tourist or aquaculture activities (except solely as a landing area for helicopters).\n\n> pontoon site means the area within the line every point of which is 200 metres from the nearest point of a pontoon.\n\n> reef has the same meaning as in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> Reef Anchorage means an area described in Schedule 8.\n\n> reef edge has the same meaning as in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> regional tour operation means an operation that:\n\n(c) at any one time, uses only 1 primary vessel or aircraft; and\n\n(d) if using a vessel — uses a vessel that has an overall length of not more than 70 metres.\n\n> Note 1 A vessel identification number (a VIN) may be attached to a relevant permission allowing an operator to use the particular vessel or aircraft that displays the VIN in the Planning Area. Information about VINs can be found on the Authority’s website at http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au.\n\n> Note 2 Regional Tour Operations are permitted to have daily access to the Planning Area: see subclause 1.43 (5) of this Plan.\n\n> Regulations means the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983.\n\n> relevant permission has the same meaning as in the Regulations.\n\n> Ribbon Reefs Sector means the area described in item 2 of Schedule 2.\n\n> Sensitive Location means a Location mentioned in column 2 of an entry in Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 5 and includes the airspace above the ground or water of the Location to the height mentioned in column 3 of the entry for that Location.\n\n> ship means a vessel that has an overall length of more than 70 metres.\n\n> South Offshore Cairns Sector means the area described in item 5 of Schedule 2.\n\n> standard tour operation means an operation that:\n\n(c) at any one time, uses only 1 primary vessel or aircraft; and\n\n(d) if using a vessel — uses a vessel that has an overall length of not more than 70 metres.\n\n> Note A vessel identification number (a VIN) may be attached to a relevant permission allowing an operator to use the particular vessel or aircraft that displays the VIN in the Planning Area. Information about VINs can be found on the Authority’s website at http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au.\n\n> Sudbury Cay Locality means the area described in item 19 of Schedule 3.\n\n> support service operation means an operation that:\n\n(c) uses a vessel or aircraft to service another vessel or aircraft (the supported vessel or aircraft) to enable the supported vessel or aircraft to continue operating safely and effectively; and\n\n(d) does not operate in continuous association with a vessel or aircraft that is being serviced as part of the support service operation; and\n\n(e) does not remain associated with the vessel or aircraft being serviced for longer than is necessary to provide the support service; and\n\n(f) at any one time, uses only 1 primary vessel or aircraft.\n\n> Note 1 The following are examples of the types of services that a support service operation may offer:\n\n> Note: (a) delivering spare parts or equipment;\n\n> Note: (b) landing torn sails for repair;\n\n> Note: (c) medivac support;\n\n> Note: (d) assisting in pollution control.\n\n> Note 2 A vessel identification number (a VIN) may be attached to a relevant permission allowing an operator to use the particular vessel or aircraft that displays the VIN in the Planning Area. Information about VINs can be found on the Authority’s website at http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au.\n\n> taking has the same meaning as in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> tourism operation means any of the following:\n\n(a) a craftless operation;\n\n(b) a cruise ship operation;\n\n(c) a hire operation;\n\n(d) a long range roving operation;\n\n(e) a non-motorised craft operation;\n\n(f) a regional tour operation;\n\n(g) a standard tour operation;\n\n(h) a support service operation.\n\n> tourist has the same meaning as in subsection 3A (9) of the Act.\n\n> tourist facility has the meaning given by subsection 3A (4) of the Act.\n\n> tourist program has the same meaning as in subsection 3A (3) of the Act, modified so that the reference to a zoning plan in that subsection is a reference to a plan of management.\n\n> traditional owner has the same meaning as in regulation 33 of the Regulations, modified so that the reference to the Zoning Plan in that regulation is a reference to this Plan of Management.\n\n> traditional owner group has the same meaning as in regulation 33 of the Regulations, modified so that the reference to the Zoning Plan in that regulation is a reference to this Plan of Management.\n\n> trolling has the same meaning as in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> vessel has the same meaning as in subsection 3 (1) of the Act.\n\n> year means a period of 365 consecutive days.\n\n> zone means a zone mentioned in the Zoning Plan.\n\n> Zoning Plan means the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003.","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"arm":"test50_noxg_conc64","completionTokens":762},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original 1998 Cairns Area Plan of Management with later amendments incorporated (references to 2008 amendments and 2004 proclamations appear in definitions). The scope remains focused on its original purpose: managing tourism and environmental protection in the Cairns section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The detailed technical specifications (GPS coordinates, mooring counts, vessel limits) represent the plan's intended operational detail rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive use of precise GPS coordinates (degrees, minutes, seconds) with geodesic line calculations for every boundary","Multiple nested spatial hierarchies: 6 Sectors → numerous Localities → individual Locations → specific mooring sites/anchorages","47+ defined terms in Schedule 9, many cross-referencing other legislation (Zoning Plan, Regulations, Act)","Complex conditional rules: different group size limits apply depending on whether you're accessing a mooring, reef anchorage, or operating in moderate/low use areas","Multiple exception layers: 'except the part described in item X of Schedule 3' appears repeatedly, requiring readers to cross-reference schedules","Temporal and operational distinctions: different rules for 'existing permissions' vs 'new permissions', pre-1998 vs post-1998 mooring rights","Seven distinct categories of 'tourism operations' each with slightly different rules (craftless, cruise ship, hire, long range roving, non-motorised craft, regional tour, standard tour, support service)","Vertical dimension rules: airspace height restrictions to 915 metres or 500 feet above ground/water at various points"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation is a **management plan for a section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park** around Cairns in Far North Queensland. It sets out detailed rules for where tourism operators can go, what they can do, and how many people and vessels are allowed in specific areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Divides the marine park into six sectors** (Lizard Island, Ribbon Reefs, Offshore Port Douglas, Offshore Cairns, South Offshore Cairns, and Frankland Islands)\n- **Creates smaller \"Localities\"** within those sectors with precise GPS boundaries\n- **Classifies locations by how busy they are**: \"intensive use\" (heavily visited), \"moderate use\", or \"low use\"\n- **Sets limits on**: group sizes, vessel numbers, moorings, pontoons (floating platforms), and aircraft heights\n- **Identifies \"Sensitive Locations\"** that need extra protection — these have strict caps on daily vessel visits and low-flying aircraft restrictions\n- **Defines \"Reef Anchorages\"** — specific safe spots where boats can drop anchor\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Tourism operators** running reef trips, dive boats, fishing charters, and cruise ships\n- **Recreational boaters** using the area\n- **Traditional owners** with rights to access the area\n- **Pilots** flying over the marine park (height restrictions apply)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage site under pressure from climate change and human activity. This plan tries to **balance tourism access with environmental protection** — making sure popular spots don't get loved to death, while still letting people experience the reef. The detailed GPS coordinates mean there's no ambiguity about where rules apply."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This version moves beyond simple spatial zoning into detailed operational regulation. The original, broad objective of spatially managing reef use is implemented here with precise, administrable restrictions: specific counts of permitted moorings and pontoons (Schedule 6 & 7), daily booking caps and airspace heights for Sensitive Locations (Schedule 5), group-size and access rules (Schedules 6A–6C), and enumerated reef anchorages (Schedule 8). The instrument also incorporates grandfathering/site‑specific historical allowances (explicit 22 June 1998 references) and new categories of permissions (existing vs new, VIN attachments, conversions). Those additions materially increase regulatory detail, raise compliance and administrative burdens on operators, and concentrate benefit in holders of existing permissions — meaning the Plan’s scope has grown from mapping/zoning to active allocation and rationing of commercial access."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of schedules (at least 9) setting different types of rules (Sectors, Localities, Levels of use, Sensitive Locations, Moorings, Anchorages, Definitions).","Many geographic coordinates and geodesic/path descriptions for sector/locality/anchorage boundaries (dozens of numeric coordinates across Schedules 2, 3 and 8).","Multiple categorical rules (Intensive / Moderate / Low use Locations) cross-referenced to operational limits (Schedule 4 linked to Schedules 5–8).","Numerous site‑specific numeric limits and exceptions (permitted moorings, pontoons, booking caps) with historical grandfathering notes (e.g. 22 June 1998 references in Schedule 6).","Extensive defined-term glossary in Schedule 9 with over 80 distinct defined concepts that alter meaning of key operational terms (existing/new permissions, types of tourism operations, vessel-size classes, mooring/pontoon/anchorage definitions).","Nested operational constraints (e.g. a Location’s use-intensity, separate sensitive-location airspace/booking caps, and further group-size rules for accessing a mooring) that create conditional logic across schedules (Schedules 4, 5, 6, 6A/6B).","Cross-references to external instruments (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act, Regulations, Zoning Plan) so interpretation depends on other statutory instruments.","Multiple overlapping spatial regimes (coastal 250m/500m/1500m lines; 1 km and 5 km lines; 100m and 500m reef lines; mooring-site 50m radius; pontoon-site 200m radius) increasing the chance of boundary ambiguity in practice."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- Sets precise geographic boundaries for the Cairns Planning Area by dividing it into Sectors (e.g. Lizard Island, Ribbon Reefs, Offshore Port Douglas, Offshore Cairns, South Offshore Cairns, Frankland Islands) and then subdividing those Sectors into Localities and reef-based Locations (Schedules 2 and 3). Coordinates and lines (1 km, 5 km, 500 m, 100 m, reef crests, geodesics) are used to fix every boundary.\n\n- Defines what counts as a “Location” (either the 500 metre line around a listed reef, or a Schedule 3 Locality) and includes vertical limits (Localities extend vertically to 915 metres above ground or water; Locations include airspace to 500 feet) (Schedule 3; Schedule 9 Definitions).\n\n- Allocates use-intensity labels (Intensive / Moderate / Low) to individual reef Locations and Localities and lists which specific reef features fall into each category (Schedule 4). These labels are used to govern allowable activities and access regimes.\n\n- Imposes operational limits for sensitive places: sets airspace-height sensitivities and daily booking limits (for vessels) at named Sensitive Locations (Schedule 5, columns 3–4). Example: Michaelmas Cay has an airspace height of 3 000 ft and a booking limit of 1 vessel per day (Schedule 5 Part 1, item 5).\n\n- Fixes the number of permitted moorings and permitted pontoons at named Locations and Localities (Schedule 6 and Schedule 7). Those schedules list exact allowed counts (for example, Michaelmas Cay Locality: 19 permitted moorings; Agincourt No.4 Reef: 1 pontoon) and include site-specific historical exceptions (moorings allowed above the number permitted on 22 June 1998 at some reefs).\n\n- Establishes reef anchorages, reef anchorage areas and bad-weather anchorages (Schedule 8 and Schedule 6C). These define where vessels may anchor and where large vessels can seek shelter.\n\n- Sets group-size limits and lists which moderate-use Locations allow mooring access or reef anchorages for groups up to 100 people (Schedules 6A and 6B).\n\n- Provides a comprehensive set of definitions used to interpret all of the above (Schedule 9). Important defined concepts include types of tourism operations (standard, regional, craftless, long-range roving), vessel-size classes (large vessel, ship), mooring/pontoon definitions, “existing” vs “new” permissions, and mooring/pontoon site radii.\n\n**Who is directly affected**\n\n- Commercial tourism operators (all types of tourism programs listed in Schedule 9): their permitted destinations, group sizes, vessel sizes, and daily access are controlled by the Plan (see Schedules 4, 5, 6, 6A/6B and Schedule 9 definitions).\n\n- Vessel and pontoon owners/operators and mooring providers: permitted mooring and pontoon numbers and mooring site rules (50 m mooring site radius; 200 m pontoon site radius) govern where and how many fixed facilities can operate (Schedules 6, 7, Schedule 9).\n\n- The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the “Authority” under the Act): it administers permissions, conversions, and enforcement; the Plan specifies how the Authority may treat existing vs new permissions and site plans (Schedule 9 and cross-referenced clauses).\n\n- Other stakeholders: fishers, aquaculture operators, traditional owners, local councils and local businesses that rely on reef visitation will all be affected indirectly by access restrictions, booking caps and the spatial layout of permitted uses.\n\n**Why it matters (practical effects and mechanics)**\n\n- It turns spatial zoning into operational rules. The Plan does not merely map reefs — it translates mapping into enforceable limits: exact mooring counts, vessel-day booking caps at sensitive Localities, allowed pontoon numbers, permitted anchorage areas, and group-size caps for certain access methods (Schedules 5, 6, 7, 8, 6A/6B).\n\n- Decisions are taken administratively by the Authority (permissions, VINs, conversions, site‑plans). That central role means the Authority determines who may operate where, subject to the Plan’s caps and definitions (Schedule 9; cross-references to permit provisions).\n\n- Compliance and operating costs fall primarily on private operators. Limits on moorings, pontoons and booking slots constrain operators’ capacity to sell tours, and therefore affect revenues and prices. Operators that already hold existing permissions or that control moorings/pontoons receive concentrated benefit from grandfathering or site‑specific allowances (see Schedule 6 entries noting existing counts as at 22 June 1998).\n\n- The Plan creates entry frictions. Numerical caps, site‑specific allocations and the need for relevant permissions introduce scarcity of access that can advantage incumbents or permit‑holders (VINs) and raise barriers for new entrants (Schedule 9: new permission / existing permission definitions; various Schedules listing fixed numbers).\n\n**Stated purpose-claims and testing them against trade-offs**\n\n- Stated purpose (implicit in a Plan of Management): to manage visitor use and protect sensitive reef/locality values by limiting crowding, mooring pressure and air/sea disturbance. The instrument does this directly through mapping and numeric limits (Schedules 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).\n\n- Costs and incentives: booking caps and mooring/pontoon limits reduce the marginal availability of visitor-access slots; operators face higher scarcity rents for permitted capacity and may respond by raising prices or concentrating effort on allowed Locations. Operators without pre‑existing permissions bear the cost of limited entry and additional administrative compliance (Schedule 6; Schedule 9).\n\n- Trade-offs and opportunity costs: allocating fixed numbers of moorings, pontoon sites and vessel-days to certain reefs prevents alternative uses of those same spatial footprints (e.g. new tourism operators, different permit types, or different forms of marine infrastructure). Historical allowances (specific moorings allowed above the standard number as at 22 June 1998) show the Plan preserves some incumbency, which reduces short‑term redistributional effects but can entrench incumbents.\n\n- Implementation risk & bureaucratic discretion: many rules reference permissions, VINs and site plans that the Authority issues or determines (Schedule 9; cross-references). That creates operational dependence on administrative capacity and on how the Authority applies discretion to site assessments, renewals, or conversions.\n\n- Compliance burden: operators must track which Locations are Intensive/Moderate/Low (Schedule 4), whether a site is Sensitive and requires booking (Schedule 5), the number of permitted moorings/pontoons (Schedules 6–7), and any special limits (Schedules 6A–6C). This generates recurring administrative tasks, potential permit applications and monitoring/enforcement risk.\n\n**Concrete examples from the Plan**\n\n- Moorings: Schedule 6 lists permitted mooring counts by Location (e.g. Michaelmas Cay Locality — 19 permitted moorings in Schedule 6, item under Offshore Cairns).\n\n- Sensitive Location booking caps: Schedule 5 sets daily vessel booking limits (e.g. Green Island Reef Location — 4 vessels per day; Michaelmas Cay — 1 vessel per day; various sites have 1–4 vessel/day limits or none).\n\n- Group-size rules and access: Schedules 6A and 6B list moderate-use reefs and reef anchorages where group-size limits of 100 apply.\n\n- Permanently moored pontoons: Schedule 7 lists allowed pontoons by site (e.g. Arlington Reef — 2 pontoons; Moore Reef Locality 1 — 2 pontoons).\n\n**Who pays, who decides, and what behaviour changes**\n\n- Who pays: commercial operators (tourism operators, mooring/pontoon owners) bear most direct costs — permit application and compliance costs, potential higher capital costs to acquire limited mooring/pontoon slots, and possible higher operating prices to reflect limited vessel-days.\n\n- Who decides: the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority administers permissions, VIN attachments, conversions and site plans within the constraints and numbers the Plan prescribes (Schedule 9 definitions; clauses cross‑referenced in Schedules).\n\n- Behaviour changes expected: operators will allocate vessels to Locations where they hold capacity; may raise prices where slots are scarce; may invest in permitted pontoons/moorings where allocated; and may shift itineraries toward less restricted Locations. Some operators can rely on existing permissions or historic allowances, which reduces their need to compete for new allocation.\n\n**Implementation notes and practical risks**\n\n- Accuracy of mapping and coordinates matters for enforcement and operator planning (Schedules 2–3, Schedule 8 anchorages).\n\n- The Plan mixes baseline caps with site‑specific historical exceptions; tracking which sites have grandfathered allowances (dates cited) creates additional administrative complexity (see Schedule 6 entries referencing numbers permitted on 22 June 1998).\n\n- Cross-references to the Act, Regulations and the Zoning Plan mean effective implementation depends on coordination across instruments and on how the Authority exercises discretion over permissions and VINs (Schedule 9).\n\n"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/cairns-area-plan-of-management-1998","history":"/api/acts/cairns-area-plan-of-management-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/cairns-area-plan-of-management-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/cairns-area-plan-of-management-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/cairns-area-plan-of-management-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/cairns-area-plan-of-management-1998/documents"}}