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In forceProtection of marine plants
Part 6Protection and conservation of fish habitats
123 Protection of marine plants
A person must not unlawfully—
(a)
remove, destroy or damage a marine plant; or
(b)
cause a marine plant to be removed, destroyed or damaged.
Maximum penalty—3,000 penalty units.
Example of removing a marine plant—
removing seagrass from a beach or foreshore
Example of destroying a marine plant—
burning saltcouch
Example of damaging a marine plant—
pruning or trimming mangroves
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