Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00930:reg:1:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00930
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 7/10)
Character Range: 53864–56858

of marine sanctuary if declared. Furthermore, management plans for Marine Parks and Aquatic Reserves created under the Marine Estate Management Act 2014 may allow for park or issue specific conditions (e.g., sanctuary zones, commercial activities, behaviours) for the use of Marine Parks, which advance the conservation of biological diversity.
Victoria
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and subsequent Flora and Fauna Guarantee Amendment Act 2019 update are the primary Victorian legislation providing for conservation of threatened species and ecological communities, and the management of processes that threaten the sustainability of Victoria's native flora and fauna.
Regulatory provisions under the Wildlife Act 1975 and Wildlife (Marine mammals) Regulations 2019 are in place to manage interactions (human, vessel, and aircraft) with wildlife in all Victorian coastal waters. This act and associated regulations can protect southern right whales in Victorian waters through establishment of whale sanctuary zones and minimum approach distances to whales. An exclusion zone at the known calving ground at Logan's Beach, Warrnambool (Logan's Beach Exclusion Zone), has been established by prohibiting powered vessels in the area at any time from 1 June to 31 October in any year. The Marine and Coastal Act 2018 provides for implementation of a marine spatial planning framework for planning and managing the Victorian marine and coastal environment and development of conditions on approvals for development in the marine environment.
Tasmania
Threatened species are protected under the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 and Nature Conservation Act 2002, for which a permit is required to knowingly "take" (which includes kill, injure, catch, damage, destroy and collect), keep, trade in, or process any specimen of a listed species. Whales are also protected in Tasmanian waters under the Whales Protection Act 1988, which regulates human interactions with whales and dolphins.
South Australia
The South Australian Government has declared a whale sanctuary and marine park at the Head of the Great Australian Bight (Head of Bight), which is a consistent reproductive area for southern right whales. This declaration permanently excludes activities that are disruptive to habitat and/or have the potential to conflict with the whales and prohibits mining from the Conservation Zones in state waters.
Under the National Parks and Wildlife Act (Protected Animals) Marine Mammals Regulations 2010, the 'Encounter Bay Restricted Area' is a special purpose area and within this declared area you cannot move a vessel closer than 300 m to a whale (elsewhere in the state the approach distance is 100 m). The purpose of this restricted area is to afford greater protection for southern right whales with their calves from vessel disturbance in a portion of key nursery area.
Under the Harbors and Navigation Act Regulations 2009, the 'Victor Harbor Restriction Zone' prohibits personal