Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019
sec.35Operating vessel in area
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sec.35 Operating vessel in area
A person must not do any of the following in a go slow area for turtles and dugongs— operate a vessel in a planing or non-displacement mode; operate a vessel for a motorised water sport; operate a vessel in a way or at a speed that could reasonably be expected to result in striking a turtle or dugong. Maximum penalty— 10 penalty units. A person must not operate a vessel of more than 8m in length overall at a speed of more than 10 knots in any of the following go slow areas for turtles and dugongs— GSB01—Weinam Creek; GSB02—Garden Island; GSB03—Karragarra Channel; GSB04—Krummel Passage. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. However, subsection (2) does not apply to a person operating an exempted vessel in a go slow area for turtles and dugongs mentioned in the subsection with a permission that allows the vessel to operate in the area at a speed of more than 10 knots. For subsection (3) , a vessel is an exempted vessel if— the vessel is being used for providing the public ferry service to the southern islands of Moreton Bay; and the public ferry service is being operated by the entity that was operating the service immediately before the commencement. (sec.35-ssec.1) A person must not do any of the following in a go slow area for turtles and dugongs— operate a vessel in a planing or non-displacement mode; operate a vessel for a motorised water sport; operate a vessel in a way or at a speed that could reasonably be expected to result in striking a turtle or dugong. Maximum penalty— 10 penalty units. (sec.35-ssec.2) A person must not operate a vessel of more than 8m in length overall at a speed of more than 10 knots in any of the following go slow areas for turtles and dugongs— GSB01—Weinam Creek; GSB02—Garden Island; GSB03—Karragarra Channel; GSB04—Krummel Passage. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.35-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply to a person operating an exempted vessel in a go slow area for turtles and dugongs mentioned in the subsection with a permission that allows the vessel to operate in the area at a speed of more than 10 knots. (sec.35-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , a vessel is an exempted vessel if— the vessel is being used for providing the public ferry service to the southern islands of Moreton Bay; and the public ferry service is being operated by the entity that was operating the service immediately before the commencement.
- (a) operate a vessel in a planing or non-displacement mode;
- (b) operate a vessel for a motorised water sport;
- (c) operate a vessel in a way or at a speed that could reasonably be expected to result in striking a turtle or dugong.
- (a) GSB01—Weinam Creek;
- (b) GSB02—Garden Island;
- (c) GSB03—Karragarra Channel;
- (d) GSB04—Krummel Passage.
- (a) the vessel is being used for providing the public ferry service to the southern islands of Moreton Bay; and