HISTORIC CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 1995 - SECT 69 Protected zone
HISTORIC CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 1995 - SECT 69
Protected zone
(1) The Heritage Council, by notice in the Gazette , may declare a shipwreck to be a protected zone if satisfied that it is necessary to do so to protect the shipwreck.(2) A protected zone may be any area not exceeding 100 hectares.(3) A person must not enter a protected zone without the Heritage Council's approval.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.(4) A person may apply to the Heritage Council for approval to enter a protected zone by lodging an application (a) in writing; and(b) stating the reasons for entering the protected zone.(5) A notice under subsection (1) is not a statutory rule.