Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995
69Protected zone
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69 Protected zone
(1) The Heritage Council, by notice in the Gazette, may declare a shipwreck to be a protected zone if satisfied that it is necessary to do so to protect the shipwreck.
(2) A protected zone may be any area not exceeding 100 hectares.
(3) A person must not enter a protected zone without the Heritage Council's approval.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(4) A person may apply to the Heritage Council for approval to enter a protected zone by lodging an application –
(a) in writing; and
(b) stating the reasons for entering the protected zone.
(5) [Section 69 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 70 of 2013, s. 30, Applied:01 Mar 2014] A notice under subsection (1) is not a statutory rule.