Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179:section:142
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 142
Character Range: 202213–203687

142  Regulator may determine a protection zone
 (1) The Regulator may, by legislative instrument, determine that a specified area in the Commonwealth offshore area is a protection zone in relation to offshore renewable energy infrastructure or offshore electricity transmission infrastructure that is, or is proposed to be, installed in the area under a specified licence.
 (2) The Regulator may make a determination under subsection (1) only if the Regulator is satisfied that:
 (a) either:
 (i) there is a risk to human safety, or to offshore renewable energy infrastructure or offshore electricity transmission infrastructure, in the protection zone; or
 (ii) there would be such a risk if offshore infrastructure activities were carried out in the protection zone in accordance with a management plan that the Regulator has approved under the licensing scheme; and
 (b) the determination would avoid or reduce that risk.
 (3) A determination of a protection zone must:
 (a) identify the area covered by the protection zone, which must be determined in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph; and
 (b) include any other information prescribed by the regulations.
 (4) A determination of a protection zone may:
 (a) set out, in accordance with section 144, the activities that are prohibited in the protection zone; and
 (b) set out, in accordance with section 145, the restrictions that apply to specified activities in the protection zone.