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Marine Parks Act 2004
sec.44Entry or use without an authority
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### sec.44 Entry or use without an authority
If this Act requires a person to obtain an authority to enter or use a marine park for a particular purpose, a person must not wilfully enter or use the park for the purpose without the authority.
Maximum penalty—
for a purpose involving the taking of natural or cultural resources—3,000 penalty units; or
for another purpose—295 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to an act—
done by an authorised person in the performance of a function or exercise of a power under this Act; or
done by someone else authorised under this Act to do the act.
(sec.44-ssec.1) If this Act requires a person to obtain an authority to enter or use a marine park for a particular purpose, a person must not wilfully enter or use the park for the purpose without the authority. Maximum penalty— for a purpose involving the taking of natural or cultural resources—3,000 penalty units; or for another purpose—295 penalty units.
(sec.44-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an act— done by an authorised person in the performance of a function or exercise of a power under this Act; or done by someone else authorised under this Act to do the act.
- (a) for a purpose involving the taking of natural or cultural resources—3,000 penalty units; or
- (b) for another purpose—295 penalty units.
- (a) done by an authorised person in the performance of a function or exercise of a power under this Act; or
- (b) done by someone else authorised under this Act to do the act.