Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00326:front:0:p34
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00326
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 101017–104771

Activity is allowable, subject to assessment, in accordance with a permit, class approval or activity licence or lease issued by the Director.
C News-of-the-day reporting may be undertaken on terms determined by the Director from time to time, and subject to the Director being notified.
Prescriptions

Commercial media activities other than reporting news of the day may be conducted in the South-west Network in accordance with and subject to:
 1. a permit issued under Section 4.4.1 (Permits); or
 2. an activity licence issued under Section 4.4.3 (Activity licences and leases); and
 3. the prescriptions in Section 4.2.1 (General use, access, and waste management); and
 4. the prescriptions in Section 4.2.2 (Commercial shipping).

Commercial media activities for the purposes of reporting news of the day may be undertaken on terms determined by the Director from time to time, and subject to the Director being notified.

Commercial tourism (includes charter fishing tours, scuba diving, nature watching tours)
The prescriptions in this Section set out the rules for commercial tourism in the South-west Network. These are summarised in Table 4.7.
Requirements for interacting with cetaceans and whale watching in the Australian Whale Sanctuary (the South-west Network is part of the Sanctuary) are prescribed by Part 8 of the EPBC Regulations. The prescriptions in Section 4.2.7 (Recreational fishing) apply to the clients of charter fishing tours. The prescriptions in Section 4.2.9 (Structures and works) apply to the installation and maintenance of moorings and other structures and works as part of commercial tourism activities. Research in connection with commercial tourism will be managed in accordance with Section 4.2.10 (Research and monitoring).
Table 4.7 Summary of prescriptions for commercial tourism (including charter fishing, scuba diving and nature watching tours) in the South-west Network
COMMERCIAL TOURISM                                                            Special Purpose Zone (Trawl)  Special Purpose Zone  Special Purpose Zone (Mining Exclusion)  Multiple Use Zone  Habitat          National Park Zone
Activity                                                                      VI                            VI                    VI                                       VI                 Protection Zone  II
                                                                                                                                                                                              IV
Non-fishing related tourism (including nature watching, scuba/snorkel tours)  A                             A                     A                                        A                  A                A
Charter fishing tours (including spear diving tours)                          A                             A                     A                                        A                  A                x
Commercial aviation tours (up to 3000 m above sea level)                      A                             A                     A                                        A                  A                A

x Activity is not allowed.
A Authorisation required. Activity is allowable, subject to assessment, in accordance with a permit, class approval or activity licence or lease issued by the Director.
Note: Transit and anchoring is allowed as part of activities authorised under this Section.
Note: Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured at all times during transit through, or stopping and anchoring in a National Park Zone (II).
Prescriptions

Commercial tourism activities may be conducted in the South-west Network in accordance with and subject to:
 1. an activity licence