Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024
sec.54Restrictions on entering and using Mon Repos area
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sec.54 Restrictions on entering and using Mon Repos area
A person must not, without a permission or a reasonable excuse, enter the Mon Repos area— between 12a.m. and 6a.m. on 15 October; or between 6p.m. and 12a.m. on 31 May; or otherwise, between 6p.m. and 6a.m. during the regulated season. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person who is in the Mon Repos area between 6p.m. and 6a.m. during the regulated season must not, without a permission— use more than 1 artificial light; or use 1 artificial light of more than 100 lumens. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person must not, without a permission, use a vehicle in the Mon Repos area during the regulated season, other than for monitoring or managing turtles. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person must not do either of the following during the regulated season— bring a domestic animal into the Mon Repos area; allow a domestic animal under the person’s care or control to enter the Mon Repos area. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. In this section— regulated season means the period from 15 October of a year to 31 May of the next year. (sec.54-ssec.1) A person must not, without a permission or a reasonable excuse, enter the Mon Repos area— between 12a.m. and 6a.m. on 15 October; or between 6p.m. and 12a.m. on 31 May; or otherwise, between 6p.m. and 6a.m. during the regulated season. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.54-ssec.2) A person who is in the Mon Repos area between 6p.m. and 6a.m. during the regulated season must not, without a permission— use more than 1 artificial light; or use 1 artificial light of more than 100 lumens. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.54-ssec.3) A person must not, without a permission, use a vehicle in the Mon Repos area during the regulated season, other than for monitoring or managing turtles. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.54-ssec.4) A person must not do either of the following during the regulated season— bring a domestic animal into the Mon Repos area; allow a domestic animal under the person’s care or control to enter the Mon Repos area. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.54-ssec.5) In this section— regulated season means the period from 15 October of a year to 31 May of the next year.
- (a) between 12a.m. and 6a.m. on 15 October; or
- (b) between 6p.m. and 12a.m. on 31 May; or
- (c) otherwise, between 6p.m. and 6a.m. during the regulated season.
- (a) use more than 1 artificial light; or
- (b) use 1 artificial light of more than 100 lumens.
- (a) bring a domestic animal into the Mon Repos area;
- (b) allow a domestic animal under the person’s care or control to enter the Mon Repos area.