MARINE PARKS ACT 2004 - As at 1 March 2023 - Act 31 of 2004

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
4. (Repealed)
• 5 Purpose of Act
• 6 Act binds all persons
• 7 Territorial application of Act

PART 2 - MARINE PARKS

Division 1 - Establishment

• 8 Declaration

Division 2 - Revocation

• 9 Revocation of park
• 10 Publication of revocation notice
• 11 Revocation of park included in or amalgamated with another park
• 12 Revocation of park comprising a protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992

Division 3 - Reclamation of tidal land, and revocation

• 13 Simplified outline of div 3
• 14 Notice of proposed revocation of reclaimed part of park
• 15 Permission for carrying out proposed reclamation
• 16 EIS required
• 17 Public consultation about EIS and other information
• 18 Certificate of satisfactory completion
• 19 Revocation of reclaimed part of park

Division 4 - Other provisions about marine parks

• 20 What park comprises

PART 3 - ZONING AND MANAGEMENT PLANS

Division 1 - Zoning plans

• 21 Zoning plan
• 22 Preparation and notice of draft plan
• 23 Preparation of final plan
• 24 Content of zoning plan
Subdivision 2 - Amendment
• 25 Amendment of zoning plan
• 26 Preparation and notice of draft amendment
• 27 Preparation of final amendment
Subdivision 3 - Other provisions
• 28 Tabling of statement with zoning plan or amendment

Division 2 - Management plans

• 29 Approval of management plan
• 30 Preparation of draft plan
• 31 Notice of draft plan
• 32 Preparation of final plan
• 32A Plan may be combined with another plan
• 33 When management plan has effect
Subdivision 2 - Amendment and review
• 34 Approval of amendment of management plan
• 35 Preparation and notice of draft amendment
• 36 Notice of draft amendment
• 37 Preparation of final amendment
• 38 When amendment has effect
• 39 Review of management plan
Subdivision 3 - Other provisions
• 40 Public access to current management plan
• 41 Chief executive may enter into cooperative arrangement for management plan
• 42 Moratorium on grant of new permissions

PART 4 - OFFENCES

Division 1 - Entry to or use of marine park

• 43 Entry or use for a prohibited purpose
• 44 Entry or use without an authority
• 45 Entry or use requiring notice

Division 2 - Other offence provisions

• 46 False or misleading information given by applicant
• 47 False or misleading documents given by applicant
• 48 Noncompliance with temporary restricted area declaration
• 49 Noncompliance with conditions of an authority
• 50 Unlawful serious environmental harm
• 51 Unlawful use of particular words

PART 5 - MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

Division 1 - Inspectors

• 52 Appointment and qualifications
• 52A Functions of inspectors
• 53 Appointment conditions and limit on powers
• 54 Issue of identity card
• 55 Production or display of identity card
• 56 When inspector ceases to hold office
• 57 Resignation
• 58 Return of identity card

Division 2 - Powers of inspectors

• 59 Power to enter places
Subdivision 2 - Procedure for entry
• 60 Entry with consent
• 61 Application for warrant
• 62 Issue of warrant
• 63 Application by electronic communication and duplicate warrant
• 64 Defect in relation to a warrant
• 65 Warrants—procedure before entry
Subdivision 3 - Powers after entry
• 66 General powers after entering places
• 67 Power to require reasonable help or information
Subdivision 4 - Other powers
• 68 Power to require name and address
• 69 Power to require information about contravention
• 70 Power to stop persons
• 71 Power to give direction to leave area
• 72 Power to stop and search vessels, vehicles and aircraft
• 73 Power to require driver or person in control to give reasonable help etc.
Subdivision 5 - Power to seize evidence
• 74 Seizing evidence at place entered under s 59
• 75 Seizing evidence on or in vessel, vehicle or aircraft entered or boarded under s 72
• 76 Powers in support of seizure
• 77 Securing seized things
• 78 Tampering with seized things
• 79 Receipt for seized things
• 80 Inspector may dispose of natural resources taken unlawfully
• 81 Forfeiture of seized things
• 82 Dealing with forfeited things
• 83 Return of seized things
• 84 Access to seized things

Division 3 - General enforcement matters

• 85 Definition for div 3
• 86 Inspector’s obligation not to cause unnecessary damage
• 87 Notice of damage
• 88 Compensation
• 89 False or misleading information given to inspector
• 90 False or misleading documents given to inspector
• 91 Obstructing inspector
• 92 Impersonating inspector
• 92A Impersonating ranger

Division 4 - Compliance notices

• 93 Compliance notice

PART 6 - OTHER PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND USERS OF MARINE PARKS

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 94 Definitions for pt 6

Division 2 - Temporary restricted area declaration

• 95 Temporary restricted area declaration
• 96 Expiry of declaration
• 97 Declaration is not subordinate legislation
• 98 Temporary restricted area declaration prevails over regulation, zoning plan or authority

Division 3 - Directions for protecting environment and users

• 99 Inspector’s power to give directions

Division 4 - Removing abandoned, stranded, sunk or wrecked property

• 100 Inspector’s power to remove property
• 101 Removal notice
• 102 Seizure, removal and disposal without giving removal notice
Subdivision 2 - Removal of property in urgent circumstances
• 103 Inspector’s power to remove property
• 104 Removal notice
Subdivision 3 - Dealing with property after removal
• 105 Action inspector may take if property not claimed
• 106 Dealing with proceeds of sale
• 107 Release of property
• 108 Recovery of costs of removal etc.

Division 5 - Restoration of environment etc.

• 109 Restoration of environment etc.

PART 7 - PROCEEDINGS FOR ENFORCEMENT ORDERS

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 110 Definitions for pt 7

Division 2 - Enforcement orders

• 111 Proceeding for enforcement orders
• 112 Making interim enforcement order
• 113 Making enforcement order
• 114 Effect of orders
• 115 Court’s powers about orders

Division 3 - General procedural provision

• 116 Proceeding brought in representative capacity

PART 8 - REVIEW OF DECISIONS

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 117 Review of particular decisions must be by way of internal review or ADR process

Division 2 - Internal review

• 118 Applying for an internal review
• 119 Internal review decision
• 120 Stay of operation of original decision

Division 3 - External reviews by QCAT

• 121 Who may apply for external review
122. (Repealed) 123. (Repealed) 124. (Repealed)

PART 9 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Division 1 - Evidence

• 125 Application of div 1
• 126 Appointments and authority
• 127 Signatures
• 128 Certificate about evidence of location of aircraft or vessel
• 129 Evidentiary matters

Division 2 - Matters about offence proceedings and indictable and summary offences

• 130 Types of offences
• 131 Proceedings for indictable offence
• 132 Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence
• 133 Limitation on time for starting summary proceeding
• 134 Allegations of false or misleading information or documents
• 135 Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives
• 136 Executive officers responsible for ensuring corporation complies with Act
• 137 Holder of authority responsible for ensuring Act complied with
• 138 Responsibility for offences committed with use of vessel, vehicle or aircraft
• 139 Court’s powers on conviction for an offence

Division 3 - Judicial review of administrative decisions

• 140 Extended standing for judicial review

PART 10 - MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1 - Codes of practice

• 141 Approval or making of code
• 142 When code has effect
• 143 Access to code

Division 2 - Other miscellaneous provisions

• 144 Public authority’s obligation about threatening incidents for marine parks
• 145 Chief executive’s power to decide fee for producing a copy of a document
• 145A Chief executive’s general powers
• 145B Entry or use by authorised persons without permission or giving notice
• 146 Delegation of Minister’s powers
• 147 Protecting prescribed persons from liability
• 147A Immunity from prosecution
• 148 Annual report
• 149 Approved forms
• 150 Regulation-making power
• 151 Relationship between regulation and zoning plan
• 151A Offset conditions
• 151B Conditions under s 151A

PART 11 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• 152 References to Marine Parks Act 1982
• 153 Pending legal proceedings
• 154 Existing marine parks
• 155 Existing zoning plans
• 155A Continuation of making and approval of zoning plan or amendment
• 156 Existing management plans
• 156A Continuation of preparation and approval of management plan
• 157 Existing notices about designated areas
• 158 Existing limitation on application of regulation and zoning plan made under repealed Act
• 159 Existing temporary restricted areas
• 160 Existing permissions
• 161 Existing applications for permissions
• 162 Existing orders etc.
• 163 Existing inspectors

PART 12 - VALIDATION AND DECLARATION PROVISIONS

• 164 Validation of existing zoning plans and permissions authorising reclamation of tidal land in a marine park
• 165 Declaration about authorised reclamation of tidal land in a marine park
• 166 Effect of validation and declaration on proceedings

PART 13 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSETS ACT 2014

• 167 (Expired)

PART 14 - REPEAL

• 169 Repeal
• SCHEDULE - Dictionary