Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024
sec.100Limited research sampling
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sec.100 Limited research sampling
This section applies to a person in relation to using the marine park to carry out limited research sampling for a research project relating to limited impact research (extractive). The person may take samples of animals, plants or other marine resources only— by hand; or by using a hand-held implement that is not motorised or pneumatically or hydraulically operated; or by using a minor research aid, other than a minor research aid that emits sounds or frequencies that may disturb cetaceans or dugongs. The person must not— use explosives or chemicals; or take or possess a specimen of an animal or plant of a protected species; or take or possess more than 2 specimens of the same species, or a total of more than 5 specimens, of— a fish of a species mentioned in schedule 5 , part 2 ; or a marine invertebrate longer than 5mm, other than a marine invertebrate mentioned in schedule 5 , part 3 ; or take more than the following for the research project in a year— 20L of a particular marine resource, other than an animal or seawater; 500L of seawater. In this section— explosive see the Explosives Act 1999 , schedule 2 . (sec.100-ssec.1) This section applies to a person in relation to using the marine park to carry out limited research sampling for a research project relating to limited impact research (extractive). (sec.100-ssec.2) The person may take samples of animals, plants or other marine resources only— by hand; or by using a hand-held implement that is not motorised or pneumatically or hydraulically operated; or by using a minor research aid, other than a minor research aid that emits sounds or frequencies that may disturb cetaceans or dugongs. (sec.100-ssec.3) The person must not— use explosives or chemicals; or take or possess a specimen of an animal or plant of a protected species; or take or possess more than 2 specimens of the same species, or a total of more than 5 specimens, of— a fish of a species mentioned in schedule 5 , part 2 ; or a marine invertebrate longer than 5mm, other than a marine invertebrate mentioned in schedule 5 , part 3 ; or take more than the following for the research project in a year— 20L of a particular marine resource, other than an animal or seawater; 500L of seawater. (sec.100-ssec.4) In this section— explosive see the Explosives Act 1999 , schedule 2 .
- (a) by hand; or
- (b) by using a hand-held implement that is not motorised or pneumatically or hydraulically operated; or
- (c) by using a minor research aid, other than a minor research aid that emits sounds or frequencies that may disturb cetaceans or dugongs.
- (a) use explosives or chemicals; or
- (b) take or possess a specimen of an animal or plant of a protected species; or
- (c) take or possess more than 2 specimens of the same species, or a total of more than 5 specimens, of— (i) a fish of a species mentioned in schedule 5 , part 2 ; or (ii) a marine invertebrate longer than 5mm, other than a marine invertebrate mentioned in schedule 5 , part 3 ; or