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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983
20Limited impact research (non‑extractive)—definition for Zoning Plan
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#### 20 Limited impact research (non‑extractive)—definition for Zoning Plan
(1) In the Zoning Plan:
> limited impact research (non‑extractive) means research that:
(a) does not involve any of the following:
(i) an activity that would require permission if it were not part of a research activity;
(ii) physical disturbance of the heritage value of a place (including physical disturbance of an artefact that is part of that value);
(iii) taking of animals, plants or marine products, by means other than the use, for a visual survey, of non‑fixed transect tapes, or non‑fixed quadrats, that are attended at all times while in use; and
(b) is a component of a research project conducted by a research institution accredited under regulation 7; and
(c) if:
(i) the research is conducted in an area of the Scientific Research Zone; and
(ii) the Authority has approved an environmental management plan in writing for a research station associated with the area;
is conducted in accordance with that plan.
Definition for this regulation
(2) In this regulation:
> take has the same meaning as it has in the Zoning Plan as in force from time to time.