Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024
sec.49Making prohibited area notice
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sec.49 Making prohibited area notice
This section applies if the chief executive considers urgent action is needed to deal with a threat to a grey nurse shark in the grey nurse shark area. The chief executive may make a notice (a prohibited area notice ) prohibiting— entry into the grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (the prohibited area ); or entry into the water in the grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (also the prohibited area ). A prohibited area notice must state— the location and boundaries of the prohibited area; and the day from which the notice takes effect (the start day ); and the period, of no more than 90 days after the start day, for which the notice has effect (the notice period ). The chief executive— must publish the prohibited area notice on the department’s website; and may publish the prohibited area notice in other ways the chief executive considers appropriate. Before the notice period has ended, the chief executive may, by a further notice published on the department’s website, extend the notice period by a period, of no more than 90 days, stated in the further notice. (sec.49-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive considers urgent action is needed to deal with a threat to a grey nurse shark in the grey nurse shark area. (sec.49-ssec.2) The chief executive may make a notice (a prohibited area notice ) prohibiting— entry into the grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (the prohibited area ); or entry into the water in the grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (also the prohibited area ). (sec.49-ssec.3) A prohibited area notice must state— the location and boundaries of the prohibited area; and the day from which the notice takes effect (the start day ); and the period, of no more than 90 days after the start day, for which the notice has effect (the notice period ). (sec.49-ssec.4) The chief executive— must publish the prohibited area notice on the department’s website; and may publish the prohibited area notice in other ways the chief executive considers appropriate. (sec.49-ssec.5) Before the notice period has ended, the chief executive may, by a further notice published on the department’s website, extend the notice period by a period, of no more than 90 days, stated in the further notice.
- (a) entry into the grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (the prohibited area ); or
- (b) entry into the water in the grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (also the prohibited area ).
- (a) the location and boundaries of the prohibited area; and
- (b) the day from which the notice takes effect (the start day ); and
- (c) the period, of no more than 90 days after the start day, for which the notice has effect (the notice period ).
- (a) must publish the prohibited area notice on the department’s website; and