Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B00701:front:0:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006B00701
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 35296–38040

Plan focuses on the protection and conservation of specific ecosystems and species through the management of use, including tourism operations, where activities take place in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park waters of the Planning Area (see Map 1 in Schedule 8).

Tourism use

 (2) An aspect of managing tourism operations in the Planning Area relates to addressing existing permit latency, since the present permitted use of the Planning Area is many times the actual level of use. This Plan proposes to address the latency in permitted use by managing access to the Planning Area for both existing permitted tourism operations and proposed new tourism operations, and by establishing a booking system for some tourism operations. The Authority's intent is to review permit latency on the basis of demonstrated use.

 (3) Locations, as set out in Schedule 2, are designated places in the Planning Area that are a focus for specific management. The management setting (see Table 1 and Map 4 in Schedule 8) for each Location reflects the Authority's intent to:
 (a) create group size limits by limiting the number of people (other than transfer passengers) per tourism operation visiting a Location; and
 (b) limit the size of tourism operation vessels visiting a Location; and
 (c) manage the type of tourist related activities in a Location.

 (4) Management settings create conditions for tourism operations, such that a tourism operation may not access:
 (a) any Location, using a large vessel; or
 (b) a moderate use setting Location if the operation is operating with more than 30 people; or
 (c) a low use setting Location if the operation is operating with more than 15 people.

 (5) However, paragraph (4) (a) will not apply to:
 (a) a large vessel transiting to or from a cruise ship anchorage for which a booking has been secured by that vessel; or
 (b) a crewed large vessel operation being conducted in the Dunk (Coonanglebah) Island Spit Location; or
 (c) a vessel being operated in accordance with an authorisation.

 (6) Also, paragraphs (4) (b) and (c) will not apply in respect of:
 (a) a vessel transiting through a Location; or
 (b) a long range roving operation conducted by a vessel that is carrying 30 passengers or less; or
 (c) a vessel operating under a relevant permission and conducting a passenger transport operation in the Cape Richards Location; or
 (d) a vessel being operated in accordance with an authorisation.

 (7) Also, if a permission granted in accordance with this Plan provides that a person may do a thing despite subclause (4), that subclause will not prevent the person from doing that thing according to the permission.

Other use

 (8) In relation to aircraft, it is the Authority's intention that