sec.31Exclusion zone

### sec.31 Exclusion zone A person must not, without a reasonable excuse, be in the exclusion zone for shark control equipment. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. The locations of shark control equipment are available on the department’s website. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is authorised, in writing, by the chief executive or an inspector to be in the exclusion zone for shark control equipment for— installing, repairing or maintaining the equipment; or freeing animals, persons or things caught in the equipment. Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person in a boat that transits through the exclusion zone for shark control equipment— in a straight line or in the most appropriate or direct route, taking into account the circumstances of the waters; and without stopping. In this section— exclusion zone , for shark control equipment, means the area within 20m of the shark control equipment. shark control equipment means— any equipment, such as a net or line, that is connected to a buoy marked with the words ‘shark control program’; and any buoy or other thing that is connected to the equipment. anchor, float, hook, sinker s 31 prev s 31 om 2000 No. 26 s 13 sch 2 pres s 31 ins 2019 No. 6 s 31 amd 2024 No. 17 s 138 (sec.31-ssec.1) A person must not, without a reasonable excuse, be in the exclusion zone for shark control equipment. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. The locations of shark control equipment are available on the department’s website. (sec.31-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is authorised, in writing, by the chief executive or an inspector to be in the exclusion zone for shark control equipment for— installing, repairing or maintaining the equipment; or freeing animals, persons or things caught in the equipment. (sec.31-ssec.3) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person in a boat that transits through the exclusion zone for shark control equipment— in a straight line or in the most appropriate or direct route, taking into account the circumstances of the waters; and without stopping. (sec.31-ssec.4) In this section— exclusion zone , for shark control equipment, means the area within 20m of the shark control equipment. shark control equipment means— any equipment, such as a net or line, that is connected to a buoy marked with the words ‘shark control program’; and any buoy or other thing that is connected to the equipment. anchor, float, hook, sinker - (a) installing, repairing or maintaining the equipment; or - (b) freeing animals, persons or things caught in the equipment. - (a) in a straight line or in the most appropriate or direct route, taking into account the circumstances of the waters; and - (b) without stopping. - (a) any equipment, such as a net or line, that is connected to a buoy marked with the words ‘shark control program’; and - (b) any buoy or other thing that is connected to the equipment. Examples of other things for paragraph (b) — anchor, float, hook, sinker