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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983
187BPower of inspector to give directions
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#### 187B Power of inspector to give directions
(1) For the purpose of ensuring that the Act and these Regulations are complied with, an inspector may, subject to this regulation, give reasonable directions to any person:
(a) who is within the Marine Park; or
(b) who is outside the Marine Park and the inspector believes on reasonable grounds may enter, or who has recently entered and left, the Marine Park.
(2) A direction may be given orally, in writing, by radio or by any other appropriate means of communication.
(3) The inspector must identify himself or herself when giving the direction and must produce his or her identity card at the first practicable opportunity to the person to whom the direction is given.
> Note: Identity cards are issued to inspectors under section 45 of the Act.
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b); and
(b) the person is given a direction under subregulation (1); and
(c) the person fails to comply with the direction.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(5) An offence against subregulation (4) is an offence of strict liability.