21Removal of persons from marine park or aquatic reserve

21 Removal of persons from marine park or aquatic reserve

21 Removal of persons from marine park or aquatic reserve

(1) An authorised officer may direct a person to leave a marine park or an aquatic reserve or any part of a marine park or an aquatic reserve if, in the opinion of the authorised officer, the person:

(a) is unreasonably interfering with, or is likely to unreasonably interfere with, the relevant Ministers’ operations in the marine park or aquatic reserve, or

(b) is unreasonably interfering with a person’s use or enjoyment of the marine park or an aquatic reserve, or

(c) has committed an offence against the Act, this Regulation or the Marine Estate Management (Management Rules) Regulation 1999 or is likely to commit such an offence.

(2) A person must not fail to comply with such a direction.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) An authorised officer may remove from a marine park or an aquatic reserve, or any part of a marine park or an aquatic reserve, any person who fails to comply with a direction under this clause and any vehicle, vessel, animal or other property in the possession of the person.