High Seas Biodiversity Act 2026
40Exemption from requirement to deposit utilised material or information
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40 Exemption from requirement to deposit utilised material or information
Subdivision C—Offences and civil penalties
41 Failure to give utilisation notice
42 Failure to notify Minister of material changes in utilisation matters etc.
43 Failure to deposit utilised material or information
Division 4—Requirements relating to regulated databases and regulated repositories
Subdivision A—Reporting and record keeping
44 Reporting requirements
45 Record keeping requirements
46 Retention of records
47 Notice to give records
Subdivision B—Offences and civil penalties
48 Failure to comply with reporting requirement
49 Failure to keep records
50 Failure to retain records
51 Failure to comply with notice to give records
Part 3—Protection of specially managed areas
52 Simplified outline of this Part
53 Application of this Part
Division 2—Special management plans for specially managed areas
54 Application of this Division
55 Determination of special management plan etc.
56 Variation and revocation of special management plan
57 Permits etc. under special management plans
Division 3—Alternative measures
58 Application of this Division
59 Determination of alternative measures
60 Variation and revocation of alternative measures
61 Permits etc. under alternative measures
Division 4—Offences and civil penalties
62 Contravention of special management plan
63 Contravention of alternative measures
Part 4—Environmental impact assessments
64 Simplified outline of this Part
65 Application of this Part
Division 2—Deciding whether authorisation of a controlled activity is needed
Subdivision A—Referral of activity
66 When an activity must be referred
67 Withdrawal of referral
68 Minister may request referral
69 Meaning of exempt activity
Subdivision B—Decision on referral
70 Public consultation on referral
71 Decision on whether activity is controlled activity
72 When activity is controlled activity
73 Notification of controlled activity decision
74 Reconsideration of decision—international activities