Conduct in unzoned area: civil penalty provision
38CB Conduct in unzoned area: civil penalty provision
A person must not engage in any of the following conduct in the unzoned area:
building, assembling or fixing in position:
a building or similar structure; or
a pontoon or other floating structure; or
a walkway, mooring facility or similar structure; or
a device for catching marine animals;
operating a vessel (see subsection 38CA(3)) with provision for more than 8 sleeping berths in the one vicinity for more than:
14 consecutive days; or
30 days in any period of 60 days;
carrying out reclamation work, beach protection work, road building work or any other work;
constructing a landing area;
constructing a farming facility;
conducting operations in or on, or maintaining:
a building or similar structure; or
a pontoon or other floating structure; or
a walkway, mooring facility or similar structure;
maintaining a device for catching marine animals;
demolishing or removing:
a building or similar structure; or
a pontoon or other floating structure; or
a walkway, mooring facility or similar structure;
unless the person is authorised to engage in the conduct by:
a permission granted under the regulations for the purposes of section 38CA; or
an authority given in accordance with a condition of a permission referred to in paragraph (i).
Civil penalty:
for an aggravated contravention by an individual—20,000 penalty units; or
for an individual in any other case—2,000 penalty units; or
for an aggravated contravention by a body corporate—50,000 penalty units; or
for a body corporate in any other case—5,000 penalty units.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Great Barrier Reef (Declaration of Amalgamated Marine Park Area) Proclamation 2004 · Legislative Instrument · under s 31
- Shoalwater Bay (Dugong) Plan of Management 1997 · Legislative Instrument · under Part VB
- Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998 · Legislative Instrument · under Pt VB
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
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