19ZDisturbance or interference with bed of relevant ports

#### 19Z Disturbance or interference with bed of relevant ports 19Z Disturbance or interference with bed of relevant ports > > (1) A person must not disturb or interfere with the bed of a relevant port, including to install a sea cable in the port, except with an approval granted by the harbour master of the port. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (2) A person may apply to the harbour master of a relevant port for approval to disturb or interfere with the bed of the port. > > > (3) The harbour master may— > > > > > (a) grant the approval with or without conditions, or > > > > > (b) refuse to grant the approval. > > > (4) The person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the conditions of the approval. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (5) A person who owns a sea cable is bound by the conditions of an approval granted under this section in relation to the sea cable, even if the person did not own the sea cable when the approval was granted. > > > (6) This section does not apply to a disturbance or interference that is— > > > > > (a) trivial, or > > > > > > Example— > > > > > > a fishing hook that, in the course of recreational fishing, drags along the bed of the port > > > > > (b) caused by a thing lawfully erected in navigable waters, or > > > > > > Example— > > > > > > a mooring approved by Transport for NSW > > > > > (c) otherwise required by law. > > > > > > Example— > > > > > > the removal of a sea cable under this division > > > (7) The regulations may provide for applications for approvals, including application fees. > > **s 19Z:** Ins 2025 No 12, Sch 1\[30\].