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Jervis Bay Territory Marine Safety Ordinance 2016
22Offence—operating a power‑driven vessel in or near a swimming area
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22 Offence—operating a power‑driven vessel in or near a swimming area
(1) A person commits an offence if the person operates a power‑driven vessel in, or within 60 metres of, a swimming area.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) In this section:
swimming area means the area of Territory waters adjacent to Green Patch beach that:
(a) is designated for use by swimmers by the placement of buoys by the Director of National Parks; and
(b) has boundaries comprising:
(i) an imaginary straight line running between the buoys; and
(ii) imaginary straight lines running from each buoy to the shore, perpendicular to the shore.