GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 38CB Conduct in unzoned area: civil penalty provision

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 38CB

    A person must not engage in any of the following conduct in the unzoned area:

  (a)   building, assembling or fixing in position:

  (i)   a building or similar structure; or

  (ii)   a pontoon or other floating structure; or

  (iii)   a walkway, mooring facility or similar structure; or

  (iv)   a device for catching marine animals;

  (b)   operating a vessel (see subsection   38CA(3)) with provision for more than 8 sleeping berths in the one vicinity for more than:

  (i)   14 consecutive days; or

  (ii)   30 days in any period of 60 days;

  (c)   carrying out reclamation work, beach protection work, road building work or any other work;

  (d)   constructing a landing area;

  (e)   constructing a farming facility;

  (f)   conducting operations in or on, or maintaining:

  (i)   a building or similar structure; or

  (ii)   a pontoon or other floating structure; or

  (iii)   a walkway, mooring facility or similar structure;

  (g)   maintaining a device for catching marine animals;

  (h)   demolishing or removing:

  (i)   a building or similar structure; or

  (ii)   a pontoon or other floating structure; or

  (iii)   a walkway, mooring facility or similar structure;

unless the person is authorised to engage in the conduct by:

  (i)   a permission granted under the regulations for the purposes of section   38CA; or

  (j)   an authority given in accordance with a condition of a permission referred to in paragraph   (i).

Civil penalty:

  (a)   for an aggravated contravention by an individual--20,000 penalty units; or

  (b)   for an individual in any other case--2,000 penalty units; or

  (c)   for an aggravated contravention by a body corporate--50,000 penalty units; or

  (d)   for a body corporate in any other case--5,000 penalty units.