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Character Range: 140140–144416

USE (INCLUDING FISHING)                            Multiple Use   Special Purpose Zone (VI)  Habitat Protection Zone  Habitat Protection Zone (Macquarie) (IV)  Recreational Use   National Park Zone  Sanctuary Zone
                                                                Zone                                      (IV)                                                               Zone               (II)                (Ia)
                                                                (VI)                                                                                                         (IV)
Recreational fishing                                            ✓              x                          ✓                        ✓                                         ✓                  x                   x
Recreational use (non-fishing, nature watching, boating, etc.)  ✓              ✓                          ✓                        ✓                                         ✓                  ✓                   x

   Activity is allowed in accordance with the prescriptions of this plan without the need for a permit, class approval or activity licence or lease issued by the Director.
  x Activity is not allowed.
Note: Transit by recreational use vessels will be managed in accordance with Section 4.3.1 (General use, access and waste management) and prescription 4.3.6.6.
Note: Anchoring is allowed as part of activities allowed under this section (4.3.6).
Note: Research in connection with recreational fishing will be managed in accordance with Section 4.3.12 (Research and monitoring).

Prescriptions

       4.3.6.1               Recreational use (including fishing) may be carried out in the South-east Network in accordance with:

         a)      the prescriptions in Section 4.3.1 (General use, access and waste management)

         b)      any determinations made under regulation 12.35 of the EPBC Regulations.

       4.3.6.2               Recreational use that is not fishing may be carried out in all zones except the Sanctuary Zone (Ia).

       4.3.6.3               Recreational fishing may be carried out in all zones except the Special Purpose Zone (VI), National Park Zone (II) and Sanctuary Zone (Ia).

       4.3.6.4               Recreational fishing must be carried out in accordance with relevant laws of South Australia, Tasmania or Victoria applying to the area of the South-east Network in which the activity is carried out to the extent those laws are capable of operating concurrently with this plan.

       4.3.6.5               Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured at all times during transit through, or stopping and anchoring in, zones in which recreational fishing is not allowed.

4.3.7     Offshore wind energy operations

This section (4.3.7) sets out the rules for offshore wind energy operations and infrastructure (including substations, infrastructure related to research and demonstration licences, generation and intra-field infrastructure, instrument moorings, and geotechnical drilling and coring) in the South-east Network. These are summarised in Table 4.9.

Offshore wind energy operations and infrastructure are not allowed anywhere in the South-east Network. The construction and operation of transmission cables that have a licence issued under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (Cth) may be carried out in accordance with Section 4.3.11 (Structures and works).

Table 4.9 Summary of prescriptions for renewable energy operations in the
South-east Network

OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY OPERATIONS   Multiple Use   Special Purpose Zone (VI)  Habitat Protection Zone  Habitat Protection Zone (Macquarie) (IV)  Recreational Use   National Park Zone  Sanctuary Zone
                                  Zone                                      (IV)                                                               Zone               (II)                (Ia)
                                  (VI)                                                                                                         (IV)
Offshore wind energy operations   x              x                          x                        x                                         x                  x                   x