52Operation of personal watercraft at any speed

#### 52 Operation of personal watercraft at any speed 52 Operation of personal watercraft at any speed > > (1) A person must not operate a personal watercraft in an irregular manner on any navigable waters in the personal watercraft restriction zone that are within 200 metres of a river bank or shore. > > > (2) A person must not operate a personal watercraft in an irregular manner on any navigable waters outside the personal watercraft restriction zone that are within 200 metres of a river bank or shore, if 1 or more dwellings are— > > > > > (a) located on land within 200 metres of the river bank or shore adjacent to the waters, and > > > > > (b) visible from those waters. > > > (3) This clause does not apply to any of the following— > > > > > (a) the operator of a personal watercraft that is towing a person, > > > > > (b) a police officer, or a member of staff of Transport for NSW, acting in the exercise of his or her functions. > > > (4) In this clause— > > > > operating a personal watercraft in an irregular manner includes, but is not limited to— > > > > > (a) driving it in a circle or other pattern, or > > > > > (b) weaving or diverting, or > > > > > (c) surfing down, or jumping over or across, any swell, wave or wash, > > > > but does not include making any necessary turn or diversion. > > > > personal watercraft restriction zone means the waters (including any tributaries) of Avoca Lake, Botany Bay, Brisbane Water, Broken Bay, Bulbararing Lagoon, Cockrone Lagoon, Cooks River, Dee Why Lagoon, Georges River, Hawkesbury River, Manly Lagoon, Manly Reservoir, Narrabeen Lakes, Nepean River, Port Hacking, Prospect Reservoir, Terrigal Lagoon, Wamberal Lagoon and Woronora River (but does not include any open waters). > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > **cl 52:** Am 2016 (613), Sch 1 \[12\].