sec.104Disturbing shorebirds

sec.104 Disturbing shorebirds

A public entity exercising statutory powers in relation to the marine park must consult with the chief executive about any proposal or action by the entity that may affect the marine park’s environment or use and non-use values in a way that adversely affects shorebirds. A person must not in the marine park— navigate a vessel through a group of shorebirds; or drive a vehicle through a group of shorebirds; or operate a remotely piloted aircraft in a way that causes the aircraft to fly through, or hover above, a group of shorebirds; or navigate an aircraft, other than a remotely piloted aircraft, through or above, a group of shorebirds; or walk or run through a group of shorebirds; or allow a domestic animal under the person’s care or control to— chase or harass a shorebird; or walk or run through a group of shorebirds. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. However, subsection (2) (a) does not apply if the person is navigating the vessel in— a navigation channel; or a transit lane in the go slow area for natural and cultural resources or the go slow area for turtles and dugongs. For subsection (2) (d) , navigate an aircraft includes, for example, use the aircraft to take off, hover or land. (sec.104-ssec.1) A public entity exercising statutory powers in relation to the marine park must consult with the chief executive about any proposal or action by the entity that may affect the marine park’s environment or use and non-use values in a way that adversely affects shorebirds. (sec.104-ssec.2) A person must not in the marine park— navigate a vessel through a group of shorebirds; or drive a vehicle through a group of shorebirds; or operate a remotely piloted aircraft in a way that causes the aircraft to fly through, or hover above, a group of shorebirds; or navigate an aircraft, other than a remotely piloted aircraft, through or above, a group of shorebirds; or walk or run through a group of shorebirds; or allow a domestic animal under the person’s care or control to— chase or harass a shorebird; or walk or run through a group of shorebirds. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.104-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) (a) does not apply if the person is navigating the vessel in— a navigation channel; or a transit lane in the go slow area for natural and cultural resources or the go slow area for turtles and dugongs. (sec.104-ssec.4) For subsection (2) (d) , navigate an aircraft includes, for example, use the aircraft to take off, hover or land.

• (a) navigate a vessel through a group of shorebirds; or
• (b) drive a vehicle through a group of shorebirds; or
• (c) operate a remotely piloted aircraft in a way that causes the aircraft to fly through, or hover above, a group of shorebirds; or
• (d) navigate an aircraft, other than a remotely piloted aircraft, through or above, a group of shorebirds; or