Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00324:front:0:p36
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00324
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(General use, access, and waste management); and
 3. any determinations made under r.12.35(3) of the EPBC Regulations.

Recreational fishing may be conducted in a:
 1. Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (VI);
 2. Special Purpose Zone (VI);
 3. Multiple Use Zone (VI); or
 4. Habitat Protection Zone (IV).

Recreational fishing must be conducted in accordance with relevant laws of Queensland, Western Australia or Northern Territory applying to the area of the North Network in which the activity is conducted (to the extent those laws are capable of operating concurrently with this plan).

The Director may make determinations under r.12.35 (3) of the EPBC Regulations relating to the conduct of recreational fishing.

Regulations 12.35 (4) and (5) of the EPBC Regulations do not apply to recreational fishing conducted in accordance with this Section.
Note: As provided by Section 4.2.8.4, the Director may make determinations under r.12.35 (3) in relation to matters described in rr.12.35 (4) and (5).

Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured at all times during transit through, or stopping and anchoring in, zones in which recreational fishing is not allowed.

Mining operations (includes exploration)
The prescriptions in this Section set out the rules for mining operations in the North Network and are summarised in Table 4.10. Mining operations are defined in s.355(2) of the EPBC Act, and include offshore petroleum activities, transportation of minerals by pipeline, and oil spill response (Schedule 1.1 of this plan).
Under s.359 of the Act, ss.355 and 355A do not apply to usage rights to conduct mining operations that were held immediately before the proclamation of the marine parks.
The prescriptions allow for the Director to authorise mining activities that are also subject to other legislative regimes and assessed and approved by other agencies under those regimes.
Mining operations that are likely to have a significant impact on a matter protected under Part 3 of the EPBC Act will be subject to assessment and decision in accordance with Chapter 4 of the Act. At the commencement of this plan petroleum and greenhouse gas activities undertaken in Commonwealth waters in accordance with the Program report—strategic assessment of the environmental management authorisation process for petroleum and greenhouse gas storage activities administered by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGS Act) were endorsed under Part 10 of the EPBC Act. Offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas activities covered by and excluded from the program are detailed in the class of actions approval issued by the Minister for the Environment under EPBC Act on 27 February 2014. Activities that have an environment plan accepted by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) under