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Marine Parks Regulation 2017
sec.119Declaration of restricted access area
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### sec.119 Declaration of restricted access area
The chief executive may, by gazette notice (a restricted access area notice ), declare all or part of a marine park to be a restricted access area.
However, the chief executive may act under subsection (1) —
only for a reason mentioned in section 121 ; and
only after the process mentioned in section 122 has been complied with.
The restricted access area notice must—
identify the limits of the area to which the notice applies; and
state how access to the area is restricted or prohibited; and
a person may enter or use the area only for a special activity authorised under a permission held by the person
a person may enter or use the area only for a commercial activity authorised under a commercial activity agreement to which the person is a party
state that a contravention of a requirement of the notice is an offence against the Act and the maximum penalty for the offence.
If the chief executive is satisfied the reason for making the declaration no longer exists, the chief executive must ensure the declaration is revoked as soon as practicable.
(sec.119-ssec.1) The chief executive may, by gazette notice (a restricted access area notice ), declare all or part of a marine park to be a restricted access area.
(sec.119-ssec.2) However, the chief executive may act under subsection (1) — only for a reason mentioned in section 121 ; and only after the process mentioned in section 122 has been complied with.
(sec.119-ssec.3) The restricted access area notice must— identify the limits of the area to which the notice applies; and state how access to the area is restricted or prohibited; and a person may enter or use the area only for a special activity authorised under a permission held by the person a person may enter or use the area only for a commercial activity authorised under a commercial activity agreement to which the person is a party state that a contravention of a requirement of the notice is an offence against the Act and the maximum penalty for the offence.
(sec.119-ssec.4) If the chief executive is satisfied the reason for making the declaration no longer exists, the chief executive must ensure the declaration is revoked as soon as practicable.
- (a) only for a reason mentioned in section 121 ; and
- (b) only after the process mentioned in section 122 has been complied with.
- (a) identify the limits of the area to which the notice applies; and
- (b) state how access to the area is restricted or prohibited; and Examples of how access to the area may be restricted— • a person may enter or use the area only for a special activity authorised under a permission held by the person • a person may enter or use the area only for a commercial activity authorised under a commercial activity agreement to which the person is a party
- • a person may enter or use the area only for a special activity authorised under a permission held by the person
- • a person may enter or use the area only for a commercial activity authorised under a commercial activity agreement to which the person is a party
- (c) state that a contravention of a requirement of the notice is an offence against the Act and the maximum penalty for the offence.
- • a person may enter or use the area only for a special activity authorised under a permission held by the person
- • a person may enter or use the area only for a commercial activity authorised under a commercial activity agreement to which the person is a party