Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019
sec.60Meaning of prescribed development purpose for declared fish habitat area
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sec.60 Meaning of prescribed development purpose for declared fish habitat area
A prescribed development purpose , for a declared fish habitat area, is any of the following in, or directly affecting, the area— restoring the fish habitat or natural processes; reinstating tidal profiles for allowing restoration of marine plant communities restoring tidal flows and inundation patterns managing fisheries resources or fish habitat; constructing a boardwalk for public access within the declared fish habitat area for preventing uncontrolled disturbance of the habitat researching, including monitoring, or educating; ensuring public health or safety; providing public infrastructure to facilitate fishing; a boat ramp or jetty for public use providing subterranean public infrastructure if the chief executive is satisfied the surface of the area can be restored, after the completion of the relevant works or activity, to its condition before the performance of the works or activity; constructing a temporary structure; maintaining a structure that was constructed before the area was declared to be a fish habitat area under the Act ; maintaining a structure, other than a structure mentioned in paragraph (h) , that has been lawfully constructed; for a part of the area that is a management B area— constructing a permanent structure in the area; or depositing material for beach replenishment in the area for the purpose of erosion control.
- (a) restoring the fish habitat or natural processes; Examples— • reinstating tidal profiles for allowing restoration of marine plant communities • restoring tidal flows and inundation patterns
- • reinstating tidal profiles for allowing restoration of marine plant communities
- • restoring tidal flows and inundation patterns
- (b) managing fisheries resources or fish habitat; Example— constructing a boardwalk for public access within the declared fish habitat area for preventing uncontrolled disturbance of the habitat
- (c) researching, including monitoring, or educating;
- (d) ensuring public health or safety;
- (e) providing public infrastructure to facilitate fishing; Examples of public infrastructure— a boat ramp or jetty for public use
- (f) providing subterranean public infrastructure if the chief executive is satisfied the surface of the area can be restored, after the completion of the relevant works or activity, to its condition before the performance of the works or activity;
- (g) constructing a temporary structure;
- (h) maintaining a structure that was constructed before the area was declared to be a fish habitat area under the Act ;
- (i) maintaining a structure, other than a structure mentioned in paragraph (h) , that has been lawfully constructed;