South Australian Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE (WHALES AND DOLPHINS) REGULATIONS 2000

under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Regulations under section 68(1)(c) of the Act
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Application of these regulations

   PART 2--Whales

           Division 1--Interaction of vessels and whales

   6.      Distance from whales and speed of vessels
   7.      Obligation where whale too close to vessel

           Division 2--Interaction of aircraft and whales

   8.      Restrictions on aircraft

           Division 3--Swimming and whales

   9.      Restrictions on swimming
   10.     Circumstances in which swimmers must move away from a whale
   11.     Non application of this Division to submersibles

           Division 4--Commercial operations

   12.     Restrictions on the commercial observation of whales

           Division 5--The Encounter Bay restricted area

   13.     The Encounter Bay restricted area

           Division 6--General

   14.     Noise in the vicinity of whales

   PART 3--Dolphins and porpoises

   15.     Distance from dolphins and porpoises and speed of vessels
   16.     Swimming and dolphins and porpoises

   PART 4--Miscellaneous

   17.     Swimmers and marine mammals
   18.     Approaching marine mammals on land
   19.     Feeding marine mammals
   20.     Exemption
           Legislative history