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transiting in the green National Park Zone, all gear associated with commercial fishing operations must be stowed and secured.

     1.      Commercial aquaculture

The prescriptions in this section set out the requirements for commercial aquaculture in Christmas Island Marine Park.

A key requirement is that commercial aquaculture in the Christmas Island Marine Park must be in accordance with other applicable laws – for example, provisions of the EPBC Act and marine resources management laws.

Prescriptions

        1.                Commercial aquaculture is not allowed in the green National Park Zone.

        2.                Commercial aquaculture may be conducted in the yellow Habitat Protection Zone (Christmas Island), in accordance with and subject to:

          1.       a permit issued under Section 4.5.1 (Permits); or

          2.       a class approval issued under Section 4.5.2 (Class approvals); or

          3.       an activity licence issued under Section 4.5.3 (Activity licences and leases) to a person who is not covered by a class approval.

        3.                Aquaculture activities must be conducted in accordance with an approval issued under Commonwealth, state or territory marine resource management laws, including biosecurity laws, to the extent those laws are capable of operating concurrently with this plan.

        4.                The Director requires the views of the community advisory committee to be considered by the responsible marine resources management authority before any new aquaculture activities can occur in the marine park.

        5.                When transiting in the green National Park Zone, all gear associated with aquaculture operations must be stowed and secured.

     1.      Commercial media

The prescriptions in this section set out the requirements for commercial media in the Christmas Island Marine Park. The prescriptions are summarised in Table 4.1.

Prescriptions

        1.                Commercial media activities may be conducted in the Christmas Island Marine Park in accordance with and subject to:

          1.       a permit issued under Section 4.5.1 (Permits); or

          2.       a class approval issued under Section 4.5.2 (Class approvals); or

          3.       an activity licence issued under Section 4.5.3 (Activity licences and leases).

        2.                Commercial media activities for the purposes of reporting news of the day may be undertaken without an authorisation. However, persons undertaking news of the day reporting must comply with any written or verbal directions issued by the Director in relation to the conduct of those activities.

     1.      Commercial tourism

The operations of most marine tourism businesses at Christmas Island extend into the waters of Christmas Island National Park and therefore they already require an authorisation from the Director. To streamline authorisations arrangements for these operators and Parks Australia, the Director will implement arrangements that enable marine tourism operators to gain a single authorisation covering both the national park and the marine park.

The prescriptions in this section set out the requirements for commercial tourism in Christmas Island Marine Park.

Prescriptions

        1.