LAKES ACT 1976
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Dictionary
- 3 Notes
- 4 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
- 5 Application
- 6 Application of Act to inspectors
- 7 Application of Act in emergencies
- 8 Relationship to environmental and health laws
PART 2--ADMINISTRATION
PART 3--CONTROL OF A LAKE
PART 4--USE OF A LAKE
- 13 Meaning of operate—pt 4
- 14 Erection of signs
- 15 General restrictions on boats
- 16 Restrictions on bathing, swimming and diving
- 17 Interference etc with signs
- 18 Approved buoys, wharves and jetties
- 19 Restrictions on mooring
- 20 Speed limits
- 21 Restrictions on kinds of boats
- 22 Prohibition of use of lake area or parts of lake
- 23 Closing of parts of lake for certain events
- 24 Access to leased or occupied land
- 25 Anchoring boats at night
- 26 Mooring of boats
- 27 Use of power boats—interstate licence holders
- 28 Power boats operated under 10 knots
- 29 Use of power boats—other people
- 30 Restrictions—power boats
- 31 Restriction on use of hovercraft
- 32 Removal of vehicles and boats from a lake etc
- 33 Houseboats prohibited
- 34 Camping and caravanning
- 35 Agreements for use of lake areas
- 36 Commercial activities in lake area
- 37 Power to charge for admission
PART 5--SAFETY
Division 5.1--Safe operation of boats
Division 5.2--Lifejackets
- 41 Meaning of appropriate lifejacket—div 5.2
- 42 Children under 12 years
- 43 Recreational boats under 4.8m and off-the-shore boats
- 44 Directions by master to wear lifejackets
- 45 Failure to wear lifejackets—defence
- 46 Water skiing and other recreational activities
- 47 Owners to ensure lifejackets available
- 48 Owners and operators to provide information about life jackets
Division 5.3--Other safety equipment
- 49 Application—div 5.3
- 50 Definitions—div 5.3
- 51 Owners and operators to ensure safety equipment available
- 52 Owners and operators to provide information about safety equipment
Division 5.4--Safety directions
- 53 Closing lake areas or parts of lake
- 54 Safe use of lake areas
- 55 Passengers on domestic commercial vessels
Division 5.5--Lighting, marking and removing obstructions
- 56 Lighting and marking obstructions
- 57 Notices to remove obstructions
- 58 Removing obstructions
- 59 Disposing of obstructions
PART 6--DRUG AND ALCOHOL OFFENCES
- 60 Definitions—pt 6
- 61 People under 18 years old
- 62 Special level of alcohol
- 63 Low level of alcohol
- 64 Medium level of alcohol
- 65 High level of alcohol
- 66 Under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- 67 Drugs
- 68 Evidence of alcohol levels
- 69 Alternative verdicts—medium level of alcohol
- 70 Alternative verdicts—high level of alcohol
- 71 Alternative verdicts—high, medium and low levels of alcohol
- 72 Defence—special level of alcohol
- 73 Application of Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977
PART 7--BOATING ACCIDENTS
- 74 Obligation to stop
- 75 Obligation to give assistance
- 76 Obligation to produce licence and give particulars
- 77 Obligation to report boating accidents to the Minister
- 78 Obligation to preserve evidence
PART 8--SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS
- 79 Safety investigations
- 80 Appointment of safety investigators and powers
- 81 People assisting safety investigators
- 82 Conduct of safety investigations
- 83 People to give information, produce documents or answer questions
- 84 Safety investigation reports
- 85 Actions by Minister following safety investigations
- 86 Public release of safety investigation reports and recommendations
- 87 Protection from liability
PART 9--ENFORCEMENT
Division 9.1--Definitions—pt 9
- 88 Definitions—pt 9
Division 9.2--Inspectors
- 89 Inspectors
- 90 Identity cards
- 91 Powers not to be exercised before identity card shown
- 92 People assisting inspectors
Division 9.3--Entry and inspection
- 93 Entering places of inspection and boats in lake areas
- 94 Producing identity cards
- 95 Consent to entry
- 96 Warrants
- 97 Warrants—application made other than in person
- 98 General powers on entry
- 99 Power to seize evidence
Division 9.4--Boarding of boats
- 100 Facilitating boarding of boats
- 101 Directing boats after boarding
- 102 Requiring information after entry
Division 9.5--Gathering information
- 103 Masters to answer questions
- 104 Masters to produce records
- 105 People to provide information about owners or masters of boats
- 106 Boat licences
Division 9.6--Dealing with things seized
- 107 Receipts for things seized
- 108 Access to things seized
- 109 Return of things seized
- 110 Disposal of things seized
Division 9.7--Detaining boats
- 111 Inspectors may detain boats
- 112 Territory to pay costs of detention
- 113 Owner to pay costs of detention
PART 10--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
- 114 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 10
- 115 Reviewable decision notices
- 116 Applications for review