Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024
sec.38Navigating vessel in go slow area for turtles and dugongs
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sec.38 Navigating vessel in go slow area for turtles and dugongs
A person must not do any of the following in the go slow area for turtles and dugongs— navigate a vessel in a planing or non-displacement mode; navigate a vessel for a motorised water sport; navigate a vessel at a speed greater than 6 knots. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to navigating a vessel in— a navigation channel or transit lane in the designated area; or the GSA02–Woongarra area from 1 May to 14 October. Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person navigating a vessel under a permission authorising activities related to surf lifesaving in the GSA02–Woongarra area from 15 October of a year to 30 April of the next year. In this section— GSA02–Woongarra area means the area described in schedule 2 , section 6 . (sec.38-ssec.1) A person must not do any of the following in the go slow area for turtles and dugongs— navigate a vessel in a planing or non-displacement mode; navigate a vessel for a motorised water sport; navigate a vessel at a speed greater than 6 knots. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. (sec.38-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to navigating a vessel in— a navigation channel or transit lane in the designated area; or the GSA02–Woongarra area from 1 May to 14 October. (sec.38-ssec.3) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person navigating a vessel under a permission authorising activities related to surf lifesaving in the GSA02–Woongarra area from 15 October of a year to 30 April of the next year. (sec.38-ssec.4) In this section— GSA02–Woongarra area means the area described in schedule 2 , section 6 .
- (a) navigate a vessel in a planing or non-displacement mode;
- (b) navigate a vessel for a motorised water sport;
- (c) navigate a vessel at a speed greater than 6 knots.
- (a) a navigation channel or transit lane in the designated area; or
- (b) the GSA02–Woongarra area from 1 May to 14 October.