Marine Parks (Great Barrier Reef Coast) Zoning Plan 2004
sec.67Special management provision
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sec.67 Special management provision
Despite part 2 , a person may bring a dory into a no dories detached (marine national park zone) special management area only if the dory is attached to the relevant primary boat for the dory at all times while the dory is in the area. Subsection (1) does not apply for a time when the dory is being used— to save the life of, or to avoid injury to, an individual; or to locate, or to secure the safety of, an aircraft, vessel or structure to prevent or minimise damage to the environment or to the aircraft, vessel or structure; or to move a person from land to the relevant primary boat for the dory, or from the relevant primary boat to land, if— the journey is direct; and the relevant primary boat remains within 1n mile of the dory and the land; or in the Night Island area if the dory remains within 500m of a fishing industry service vessel for which a permission is in force; or to navigate to an area outside the special management area if— the journey is direct; and any equipment, on the dory, that is normally used for fishing or collecting is stowed or secured when the dory is in the special management area; and the dory remains within 1n mile of land while it is in the special management area. In this section— Commonwealth Night Island area means the area described in the Commonwealth Zoning Plan , schedule 1 , part 6 , item 6.15. Night Island area means the area that is the combined area of the following— the area of the marine park that is within the Commonwealth Night Island area; the area of the marine park that is worked out by extending the part of the Commonwealth Night Island area that is at the State at low water to the landward boundary of the marine park. s 67 amd 2005 SL No. 12 s 8 ; 2007 SL No. 108 s 4 (sec.67-ssec.1) Despite part 2 , a person may bring a dory into a no dories detached (marine national park zone) special management area only if the dory is attached to the relevant primary boat for the dory at all times while the dory is in the area. (sec.67-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply for a time when the dory is being used— to save the life of, or to avoid injury to, an individual; or to locate, or to secure the safety of, an aircraft, vessel or structure to prevent or minimise damage to the environment or to the aircraft, vessel or structure; or to move a person from land to the relevant primary boat for the dory, or from the relevant primary boat to land, if— the journey is direct; and the relevant primary boat remains within 1n mile of the dory and the land; or in the Night Island area if the dory remains within 500m of a fishing industry service vessel for which a permission is in force; or to navigate to an area outside the special management area if— the journey is direct; and any equipment, on the dory, that is normally used for fishing or collecting is stowed or secured when the dory is in the special management area; and the dory remains within 1n mile of land while it is in the special management area. (sec.67-ssec.3) In this section— Commonwealth Night Island area means the area described in the Commonwealth Zoning Plan , schedule 1 , part 6 , item 6.15. Night Island area means the area that is the combined area of the following— the area of the marine park that is within the Commonwealth Night Island area; the area of the marine park that is worked out by extending the part of the Commonwealth Night Island area that is at the State at low water to the landward boundary of the marine park.