Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02886:section:20:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02886
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20 (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 18951–21665

following definition:
         "'Protected Zone' means the zone established under Article 10 of the Torres Strait Treaty, being the area bounded by the line described in Annex 9 to that treaty;";
     (d) by inserting after the definition of "ticket" in sub-section (1) the following definitions:

         "'Torres Strait Treaty' means the Treaty between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea that was signed at Sydney on 18 December 1978;
         "'traditional activities' has the same meaning as in the Torres Strait Treaty;
         "'traditional inhabitants' has the same meaning as in the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984;"; and
     (e) by inserting after sub-section (5) the following sub-section:
    "(5a) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare an area adjacent to the Protected Zone and to the south of the line described in Annex 5 to the Torres Strait Treaty to be an area in the vicinity of the Protected Zone for the purposes of this Act.".

Exemptions
19. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting "or" from the end of paragraph (1) (d) ;
     (b) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following word and paragraph:
         "or (f) a person who is an inhabitant of the Protected Zone, not being—
              (i) a person in respect of whom a declaration is in force under sub-section (2); or
              (ii) a person who, at the time of entry, is a person of any of the descriptions set out in paragraph 16 (1) (c),
        who is entering a part of Australia that is in the Protected Zone or in an area in the vicinity of the Protected Zone in connection with the performance of traditional activities.";
     (c) by omitting from sub-section (2) "or (d)" and substituting ", (d) or (f)";
     (d) by omitting "or" from the end of paragraph (3) (c); and
     (e) by adding at the end of sub-section (3) the following word and paragraph:
         "or (e) in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (1) (f)—
              (i) if he ceases to be an inhabitant of the Protected Zone;
              (ii) if he remains in Australia otherwise than in connection with the performance of traditional activities; or
              (iii) if he enters a part of Australia other than a part of Australia that is in the Protected Zone or in an area in the vicinity of the Protected Zone.".

Carriage of persons to Australia without documentation
20. Section 11c of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting "and" from the end of paragraph (1) (a); and
     (b) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following word and paragraph:
         "and (c) is not a person who is exempted from the operation of Division 1 of