sec.46Making prohibited area notice

sec.46 Making prohibited area notice

The chief executive may make a prohibited area notice prohibiting— entry into a grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (the prohibited area ); or entry into the water in a grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (also the prohibited area ). The chief executive may make a prohibited area notice only if the chief executive is satisfied urgent action is needed to deal with a significant threat to a grey nurse shark population. Without limiting subsection (2) , the chief executive may be satisfied urgent action is needed to deal with a significant threat to a grey nurse shark population if a female grey nurse shark in the prohibited area has recently given birth or is about to give birth. (sec.46-ssec.1) The chief executive may make a prohibited area notice prohibiting— entry into a grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (the prohibited area ); or entry into the water in a grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (also the prohibited area ). (sec.46-ssec.2) The chief executive may make a prohibited area notice only if the chief executive is satisfied urgent action is needed to deal with a significant threat to a grey nurse shark population. (sec.46-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the chief executive may be satisfied urgent action is needed to deal with a significant threat to a grey nurse shark population if a female grey nurse shark in the prohibited area has recently given birth or is about to give birth.

• (a) entry into a grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (the prohibited area ); or
• (b) entry into the water in a grey nurse shark area, or a stated part of the area (also the prohibited area ).