MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 208 Activity exclusion zones

MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 208

    (1)     The Safety Director, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may prohibit—

        (a)     a person or class of person;

        (b)     a vessel or class of vessel—

    from entering, or remaining in, a specified part of State waters for the period specified by the notice.

    (2)     Subject to this section and section 209, a port management body, local port manager or waterway manager, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may prohibit—

        (a)     a person or class of person;

        (b)     a vessel or class of vessel—

    from entering, or remaining in, a specified part of waters under their control for the period specified by the notice.

    (3)     The period specified by a notice under subsection (1) or (2) must not exceed the prescribed period of time (if any).

    (4)     A notice may only be made under subsection (1) or (2) by the Safety Director, port management body, local port manager or waterway manager for the purpose of giving effect to a declaration under section 203.

    (5)     A notice under subsection (1) or (2) must—

        (a)     describe the part of the waters to which the notice applies; and

        (b)     specify the person or class of person to whom, or vessel or class of vessel to which, the notice applies.