Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024
sec.42Authorising diving activities at night
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sec.42 Authorising diving activities at night
This section applies in relation to that part of a zone in which the grey nurse shark area is situated if a person applies under the Marine Parks Regulation 2017 for a permission to enter or use the zone for conducting diving activities between 6p.m. and 6a.m. The chief executive may grant the permission only if the chief executive considers— the diving activities are necessary to carry out research that is relevant to, and a priority for, the management of the grey nurse shark area; and the research can not reasonably be conducted elsewhere. (sec.42-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to that part of a zone in which the grey nurse shark area is situated if a person applies under the Marine Parks Regulation 2017 for a permission to enter or use the zone for conducting diving activities between 6p.m. and 6a.m. (sec.42-ssec.2) The chief executive may grant the permission only if the chief executive considers— the diving activities are necessary to carry out research that is relevant to, and a priority for, the management of the grey nurse shark area; and the research can not reasonably be conducted elsewhere.
- (a) the diving activities are necessary to carry out research that is relevant to, and a priority for, the management of the grey nurse shark area; and
- (b) the research can not reasonably be conducted elsewhere.