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Prescribed minimum distances from non-dolphin whales and dolphins for allowable vessels

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Part 2Minimum distances from marine mammals
Division 1Minimum distances for whales

9 Prescribed minimum distances from non-dolphin whales and dolphins for allowable vessels

(1)

Subject to regulation 11, for the purposes of section 77A(1) of the Act, the prescribed minimum distance from a non-dolphin whale for a person operating an allowable vessel is—

(a)

200 metres; or

(b)

100 metres, if in a narrow waterway.

(2)

Subject to regulation 11, for the purposes of section 77A(1) of the Act, the prescribed minimum distance from a dolphin for a person operating an allowable vessel is—

(a)

100 metres, if outside a whale sanctuary zone; or

(b)

200 metres, if inside a whale sanctuary zone; or

(c)

30 metres, if in a narrow waterway.

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Section 9 — Prescribed minimum distances from non-dolphin whales and dolphins for allowable vessels — Wildlife (Marine Mammals) Regulations 2019 (Victoria) — Barrister AI