sec.37General restrictions on entering or using area

sec.37 General restrictions on entering or using area

A person must not dive between 6p.m. and 6a.m. in a grey nurse shark area, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. A person must not do any of the following in a grey nurse shark area— touch or feed a grey nurse shark; trap, or attempt to trap, a grey nurse shark; block a cave entrance or gutter; use electro-acoustic or mechanical apparatus in the water. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person must not interfere with a grey nurse shark’s natural behaviour in a grey nurse shark area. chasing or harassing the shark interrupting the shark’s swimming pattern Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person who is part of a group of divers in a grey nurse shark area must not dive in the area if it would result in more than 10 divers from the group being in the water at the same time. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. However, subsection (4) does not apply to a person participating in a tourism program if the person is diving under the instructions of the person operating the program. In this section— electro-acoustic or mechanical apparatus — includes a scooter, horn and shark repelling device; but does not include— equipment commonly used for diving; or scuba equipment equipment required for diving under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 equipment required for emergency defence activities. mine detection equipment (sec.37-ssec.1) A person must not dive between 6p.m. and 6a.m. in a grey nurse shark area, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.37-ssec.2) A person must not do any of the following in a grey nurse shark area— touch or feed a grey nurse shark; trap, or attempt to trap, a grey nurse shark; block a cave entrance or gutter; use electro-acoustic or mechanical apparatus in the water. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.37-ssec.3) A person must not interfere with a grey nurse shark’s natural behaviour in a grey nurse shark area. chasing or harassing the shark interrupting the shark’s swimming pattern Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.37-ssec.4) A person who is part of a group of divers in a grey nurse shark area must not dive in the area if it would result in more than 10 divers from the group being in the water at the same time. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.37-ssec.5) However, subsection (4) does not apply to a person participating in a tourism program if the person is diving under the instructions of the person operating the program. (sec.37-ssec.6) In this section— electro-acoustic or mechanical apparatus — includes a scooter, horn and shark repelling device; but does not include— equipment commonly used for diving; or scuba equipment equipment required for diving under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 equipment required for emergency defence activities. mine detection equipment

• (a) touch or feed a grey nurse shark;