Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019
sec.108Disturbing shorebirds
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sec.108 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 value of the marine park to shorebirds. A person must not take a dog into the marine park unless the dog is controlled or restrained by the person in a way that prevents the dog from causing unreasonable disturbance to a shorebird in the marine park. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. A person must not cause unreasonable disturbance to shorebirds in the marine park, including, for example by— navigating an aircraft or vessel through a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds; or driving a vehicle through a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds; or landing, or taking off in, an aircraft through, or hovering in an aircraft above, a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. doing or omitting to do a thing that causes a shorebird to take flight A person must not, in the marine park, cause undue disturbance to the habitat of a shorebird. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.108-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 value of the marine park to shorebirds. (sec.108-ssec.2) A person must not take a dog into the marine park unless the dog is controlled or restrained by the person in a way that prevents the dog from causing unreasonable disturbance to a shorebird in the marine park. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.108-ssec.3) A person must not cause unreasonable disturbance to shorebirds in the marine park, including, for example by— navigating an aircraft or vessel through a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds; or driving a vehicle through a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds; or landing, or taking off in, an aircraft through, or hovering in an aircraft above, a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. doing or omitting to do a thing that causes a shorebird to take flight (sec.108-ssec.4) A person must not, in the marine park, cause undue disturbance to the habitat of a shorebird. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
- (a) navigating an aircraft or vessel through a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds; or
- (b) driving a vehicle through a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds; or
- (c) landing, or taking off in, an aircraft through, or hovering in an aircraft above, a group of feeding or roosting shorebirds.