Equipment or cameras
27 Equipment or cameras
A person specified in subregulation (2) has a prescribed consent to install, operate, maintain, repair or remove equipment or a camera on marine and coastal Crown land if—
in the case of the installation, operation, maintenance or repair of equipment or a camera, the installation, operation, maintenance or repair is for the purpose of scientific research or maritime safety; and
in the case of the installation of equipment or a camera for the purpose of scientific research, the installation is for a period of 12 months or less; and
the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal does not remove or damage native vegetation; and
the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal does not harm an Aboriginal place or an Aboriginal object; and
the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal minimises any damage to the marine and coastal environment; and
the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal does not unreasonably block a pathway or a road; and
the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal does not impact on the normal use and enjoyment of the marine and coastal Crown land by the public.
The following persons are specified—
a researcher responsible for the equipment or the camera;
Safe Transport Victoria.
A consent referred to in subregulation (1) is subject to the following prescribed conditions—
in the case of the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal of equipment that is situated in a local port, the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must obtain the written approval of the local port manager before the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal commences;
in the case of the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal of equipment that is situated in a managed waterway, the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must obtain the written approval of the waterway manager before the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal commences;
in the case of the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal of water‑based equipment that is situated outside of a managed waterway or local port, the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must obtain the written approval of the Director, Safe Transport Victoria before the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal commences;
in the case of the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal of equipment that is fixed to a building or fence, the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must obtain the written approval of the owner of the building or fence before the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal commences;
the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must ensure that the work area is left in a clean and tidy condition after the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal is completed;
if the installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal requires the work area to be closed to the public, the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must give written notice to the Department of the proposed installation, operation, maintenance, repair or removal at least 5 business days before the works commence.
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