Fisheries Management Act 1994
200Circumstances in which a local government authority may carry out dredging or reclamation
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200 Circumstances in which a local government authority may carry out dredging or reclamation
200 Circumstances in which a local government authority may carry out dredging or reclamation
(1) A local government authority must not carry out dredging work or reclamation work except under the authority of a permit issued by the Minister.
Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units.
(2) This section does not apply to—
(a) work authorised under the Crown Land Management Act 2016, or
(b) work authorised by a relevant public authority (other than a local government authority).
(3) This section has effect irrespective of any other Act to the contrary.
s 200: Am 2000 No 86, Sch 6.2 [8]; 2001 No 104, Sch 1 [12]; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.32 [4]; 2018 No 25, Sch 1.11 [2] [3].