Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 2)
8EMotorised watersports — definition for Zoning Plan
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8E Motorised watersports — definition for Zoning Plan
motorised watersports means any of the following:
(a) irregular driving of a motorised vessel — that is, driving such a vessel otherwise than in a straight line, including:
(i) driving in a circular pattern; or
(ii) weaving or diverting; or
(iii) surfing down, or jumping over or across, any wave, swell or wash;
except for any necessary turn or diversion;
(b) any activity in which a motorised vessel tows a person on top of the water or in the air, for example, waterskiing or parasailing;
(c) any activity in which:
(i) a vessel is operated at a speed greater than 35 knots; or
(ii) a personal watercraft (within the meaning given by the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 1995 of Queensland) is used;
except transport by the most direct reasonable route (not including irregular driving) between 2 places.