Closure of Northern Territory waters
17 Closure of Northern Territory waters
The Minister may, by Gazette notice, declare any Northern
Territory waters to be closed for a period of not more than 48 hours for the purposes of holding a regatta, competition, carnival or other event.
The declared waters are closed, for the period of the declaration, to any recreational vessel not entered in the regatta, competition, carnival or event (a non-participating vessel).
A police officer may prevent a non-participating vessel from entering, or remove it from, the closed waters.
The master of a non-participating vessel must not operate the vessel in the closed waters.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
An offence against subregulation (4) is an offence of strict liability.
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