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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.