Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

The regulations may provide for the control and management of nature‑based tourism and recreation on land that is not CALM Act land.

Subsection (1) does not extend to the control and management of aquatic eco‑tourism.

Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) may —

limit, or provide for the limitation of, the number of persons who may visit or use a particular place for the purposes of nature‑based tourism and recreation if the visit or use is, or is likely to be, detrimental to native species or their habitats; and

regulate commercial operators involved in nature‑based tourism and recreation; and

regulate the activities or services that commercial operators referred to in paragraph (b) conduct or provide; and

place restrictions on the number of licences that may be issued under this Act in respect of nature‑based tourism and recreation —

of a particular kind; or

at a particular place.

This section does not limit or otherwise affect the operation of section 255(2) or (4).