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Submarine Cable (Perth Protection Zone) Declaration 2007
Telecommunications Act 1997

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Declaration under subclause 4 (1) of Schedule 3A to the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated 24th September 2007

Lyn Maddock
[signed]
Member

Marcus Bezzi
[signed]
General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Contents

 1 Name of Declaration
 2 Commencement
 3 Definitions
 4 Definition of line
 5 Application of Declaration
 6 Area of the Perth Protection Zone
 7 Nominal location of the submarine cable in the Perth Protection Zone 8
 8 Prohibited activities in the Perth Protection Zone 9
 9 Restricted activities in the Perth Protection Zone

1 Name of Declaration

  This Declaration is the Submarine Cable (Perth Protection Zone) Declaration 2007.

2 Commencement

  This Declaration commences on 1 February 2008.

3 Definitions

  In this Declaration:
abalone spatula means a device that:
 (a) has a blade that is broad, flat and flexible; and
 (b) is used to pry abalone from the seabed.
ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.
anchor line means a rope or chain used to suspend an anchor from a ship.
Australia has the same meaning as in clause 2 of Schedule 3A to the Act.
Australian waters has the meaning given by clause 2 of Schedule 3A to the Act.
bar means the unit of measurement for ultrasonic pressure waves.
benthos means animals or plants that:
 (a) are sedentary; and
 (b) live on the seabed.
branching unit means any part of a submarine cable that allows the cable to branch.
branch line means a line used to attach fishing apparatus (for example, a pot or trap) to a mainline.
breaking strain, in relation to an object, means the force required for the object to break.
cable carrier, in relation to a submarine cable that is within the Perth Protection Zone, means:
 (a) if a submarine cable is a network unit — the carrier that owns or jointly owns the cable, or is named in a nominated carrier declaration that is in force in relation to the cable; or
 (b) if a submarine cable is not a network unit and was installed after the commencement of Schedule 3A of the Act — a carrier that held a protection zone installation permit under Schedule 3A to install the cable in the protection zone; or
 (c) in any other case — the carrier that owns, or jointly owns, a network unit that is immediately connected to the cable, or is named in a nominated carrier declaration in force in relation to that network unit.
circle type hook means a circular fishing hook where the barb of the hook faces its shaft.
civil engineering work includes:
 (a)