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Fisheries Act 1994
sec.88BCarrying out particular development without resource allocation authority
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### sec.88B Carrying out particular development without resource allocation authority
This section applies to—
the following development categorised as assessable development under a regulation made under the Planning Act —
building work in a declared fish habitat area;
making a material change of use of premises for aquaculture;
operational work completely or partly within a declared fish habitat area; and
development categorised as accepted development under a regulation made under the Planning Act that is operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage of a marine plant if the removal, destruction or damage is of dead marine wood on unallocated State land for trade or commerce.
A person must not carry out the development unless the person also holds a resource allocation authority for the development.
Maximum penalty—
for development mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or (iii) or (b)—3,000 penalty units; or
for development mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) —1,665 penalty units.
Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if—
the person starts development because of an emergency endangering—
the life or health of a person; or
the structural safety of a building; and
the person gives, as soon as practicable after starting the development, written notice of the development to the relevant person for the development; and
the person is not required to stop carrying out the development by an enforcement notice or order under the Planning Act .
In this section—
dead marine wood means a branch or trunk that—
is a part of a dead marine plant; or
was a part of a marine plant.
relevant person , for development, means—
the chief executive; and
if the development is assessable development—the person who would be the assessment manager if a development application were made for the development.
s 88B ins 2003 No. 82 s 33
amd 2006 No. 28 s 3 sch; 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2016 No. 27 s 253
sub 2024 No. 17 s 169 (uncommenced amendment)
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ss 88C–88D ins 2024 No. 17 s 169 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.88B-ssec.1) This section applies to— the following development categorised as assessable development under a regulation made under the Planning Act — building work in a declared fish habitat area; making a material change of use of premises for aquaculture; operational work completely or partly within a declared fish habitat area; and development categorised as accepted development under a regulation made under the Planning Act that is operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage of a marine plant if the removal, destruction or damage is of dead marine wood on unallocated State land for trade or commerce.
(sec.88B-ssec.2) A person must not carry out the development unless the person also holds a resource allocation authority for the development. Maximum penalty— for development mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or (iii) or (b)—3,000 penalty units; or for development mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) —1,665 penalty units.
(sec.88B-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if— the person starts development because of an emergency endangering— the life or health of a person; or the structural safety of a building; and the person gives, as soon as practicable after starting the development, written notice of the development to the relevant person for the development; and the person is not required to stop carrying out the development by an enforcement notice or order under the Planning Act .
(sec.88B-ssec.4) In this section— dead marine wood means a branch or trunk that— is a part of a dead marine plant; or was a part of a marine plant. relevant person , for development, means— the chief executive; and if the development is assessable development—the person who would be the assessment manager if a development application were made for the development.
- (a) the following development categorised as assessable development under a regulation made under the Planning Act — (i) building work in a declared fish habitat area; (ii) making a material change of use of premises for aquaculture; (iii) operational work completely or partly within a declared fish habitat area; and
- (i) building work in a declared fish habitat area;
- (ii) making a material change of use of premises for aquaculture;
- (iii) operational work completely or partly within a declared fish habitat area; and
- (b) development categorised as accepted development under a regulation made under the Planning Act that is operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage of a marine plant if the removal, destruction or damage is of dead marine wood on unallocated State land for trade or commerce.
- (i) building work in a declared fish habitat area;
- (ii) making a material change of use of premises for aquaculture;
- (iii) operational work completely or partly within a declared fish habitat area; and
- (a) for development mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or (iii) or (b)—3,000 penalty units; or
- (b) for development mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) —1,665 penalty units.
- (a) the person starts development because of an emergency endangering— (i) the life or health of a person; or (ii) the structural safety of a building; and
- (i) the life or health of a person; or
- (ii) the structural safety of a building; and
- (b) the person gives, as soon as practicable after starting the development, written notice of the development to the relevant person for the development; and
- (c) the person is not required to stop carrying out the development by an enforcement notice or order under the Planning Act .
- (i) the life or health of a person; or
- (ii) the structural safety of a building; and
- (a) is a part of a dead marine plant; or
- (b) was a part of a marine plant.
- (a) the chief executive; and
- (b) if the development is assessable development—the person who would be the assessment manager if a development application were made for the development.