Anchoring, mooring and access by vessels
3.5 Anchoring, mooring and access by vessels
A person must not—
anchor or moor a vessel in the Little Penguin declared area A during the Little Penguin breeding season, or
anchor or moor a vessel outside the Little Penguin declared area A during the Little Penguin breeding season in such a way that the anchored or moored vessel enters the Little Penguin declared area A, or
cause a vessel (other than a non-motorised tender) to enter or remain in the Little Penguin declared area A between sunset and sunrise during the Little Penguin breeding season.
Maximum penalty—$5,500.
In this clause—
moor a vessel includes attach a vessel to a mooring by any means.
mooring means any post, stake, pile, float, pontoon or any other object (other than the anchor of a vessel) secured by any direct or indirect means to the waters’ bed or placed on the waters’ bed for the purpose of attaching a vessel to the bed.
tender has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Regulation 2016.
vessel includes a water craft of any description used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, including—
any non-displacement craft, and
a seaplane, but only while it is on water.
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