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of the Coral Sea Marine Park. Sections 4.2.2 to 4.2.11 prescribe the rules applying to particular uses. Section 4.2.12 (New activities and authorisations) enables new activities to be considered and new forms of authorisation to be used. Table 4.1 provides a summary of the rules for activities in zones assigned to the Coral Sea Marine Park. The zones are shown in Figure 3.1 and more specifically shown in maps in Schedule 2, and described in Schedule 4.
Table 4.1 Summary of rules for activities in the Coral Sea Marine Park (provided in Part 4)
                                           Special Purpose Zone (Trawl)  Habitat          Habitat                  National Park Zone
Activity                                   (VI)                          Protection Zone  Protection Zone (Reefs)  (II)
                                                                         (IV)             (IV)
GENERAL USE, ACCESS, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT  ✓                             ✓                ✓                        ✓
(Section 4.2.1)
COMMERCIAL SHIPPING                        ✓                             ✓B               ✓B                       ✓B
(Section 4.2.2)
COMMERCIAL FISHING                         A                             A                A                        x B
(Section 4.2.3)
AQUACULTURE                                A                             A                A                        xB
(Section 4.2.4)
COMMERCIAL MEDIA                           A                             A                A                        A
(Section 4.2.5)
COMMERCIAL TOURISM                         A                             A                A                        A
(Section 4.2.6)
RECREATIONAL FISHING                       ✓                             ✓                ✓                        x
(Section 4.2.7)
MINING                                     x                             x                x                        x
(Section 4.2.8)
STRUCTURES AND WORKS                       A                             A                A                        A
(Section 4.2.9)
RESEARCH AND MONITORING                    A                             A                A                        A
(Section 4.2.10)
NATIONAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE   ✓                             ✓                ✓                        ✓
(Section 4.2.11)

✓ Activity is allowed in accordance with the prescriptions of this plan without the need for a permit, class approval or activity licence or lease issued by the Director.
x Activity is not allowed.
A Authorisation required. Activity is allowable, subject to assessment, in accordance with a permit, class approval or activity licence or lease issued by the Director.
B Anchoring is not allowed except in anchoring areas determined under r.12.56 of the EPBC Regulations.

General use, access, and waste management
The prescriptions in this Section apply to all marine park users of the Coral Sea Marine Park, including those carrying out activities provided for under this plan. These are summarised in Table 4.2.
The EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations control or enable the Director to control a range of activities in marine parks. Some provisions apply to particular classes of activities, such as commercial activities, mining operations or research. Other provisions relate to activities generally and include provisions (Schedule 1) enabling the Director to determine areas where waste may be disposed of, prohibit or restrict entry or activities, determine adventurous activities and areas where adventurous activities may be done, make determinations about the use of vessels, including to prohibit use, control anchoring and mooring, and set speed limits, and make determinations about the use of aircraft in and over marine parks. The taking-off and landing of an aircraft in a marine park can only be conducted in an area determined