44Licence etc. does not authorise unnecessary interference with other activities in the licence area

44 Licence etc. does not authorise unnecessary interference with other activities in the licence area

A person contravenes this section if: (a) the person carries out activities in an offshore area under a licence or special purpose consent granted under this Act; and (b) those activities interfere with: (i) navigation; or (ii) the exercise of native title rights and interests; or (iii) fishing; or (iv) the conservation of the resources of the sea or the seabed; or (v) any activities that someone else is lawfully carrying out; and (c) the interference is greater than is necessary for: (i) the reasonable exercise of the person’s rights under the licence or consent; or (ii) the performance of the person’s duties under the licence or consent.

Note: The person referred to here might be the licence or consent holder or might be an associated person.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.