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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983
117FOther craft—calves
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#### 117F Other craft—calves
(1) This regulation applies to a person who is operating a vessel that is not a prohibited vessel in the Marine Park.
(2) The person must not allow the vessel to enter the caution zone of a calf.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) If a calf appears within an area that means the vessel is then within the caution zone of the calf, the person:
(a) must immediately stop the vessel; and
(b) must:
(i) turn off the vessel’s engines; or
(ii) disengage the gears; or
(iii) withdraw the vessel from the caution zone at a constant speed of less than 6 knots.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) It is a defence to an offence against subregulation (2) that the calf has approached the vessel.
(5) An offence under subregulation (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.