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4.12.
Provisions of the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations (Division 12.2) relating to Australian Marine Parks apply generally to the Commonwealth and its agencies. In addition, s.362(2) of the EPBC Act requires the Commonwealth and Commonwealth agencies to perform functions and exercise powers in relation to Australian Marine Parks in a way that is not inconsistent with this plan. The Director will build on existing partnerships with Commonwealth agencies (Section 1.8).
Table 4.12 Summary of prescriptions for national security and emergency response activities in the Coral Sea Marine Park
NATIONAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE                                                                                                        Special Purpose Zone (Trawl)  Habitat          Habitat                  National Park Zone
Activity                                                                                                                                        VI                            Protection Zone  Protection Zone (Reefs)  II
                                                                                                                                                                              IV               IV
Actions by or under direction of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth agencies—defence, border protection, law enforcement and emergency response  ✓                             ✓                ✓                        ✓
Actions by or under direction of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth agencies—not covered elsewhere by this plan                                  A                             A                A                        A

✓ 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.
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.
Note: Transit and anchoring is allowed as part of activities authorised under this Section.
Prescription

Actions by or under direction of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth agencies in the Coral Sea Marine Park that are covered by ss.354 and 354A and Part 13 of the EPBC Act, and activities covered by Division 12.2 of the EPBC Regulations:
 1. for the purposes of training and operations for defence, customs, border protection, law enforcement or emergency response, including response to maritime environmental emergencies in accordance with the National plan for maritime environmental emergencies may be conducted without the need for a permit or class approval issued under Section 4.4 (Authorisation of allowable activities); or
 2. for other purposes may be conducted under a permit or class approval issued by the Director in accordance with Section 4.4 (Authorisation of allowable activities).

New activities and authorisations
New activities may be required or proposed in the Coral Sea Marine Park during the life of this plan that are not covered by the prescriptions in Sections 4.2.2 to 4.2.11 of this plan. The prescriptions in this Section enable the Director to consider and authorise new activities in the Coral Sea Marine Park. They also enable the Director to authorise activities in new ways that are identified to be more efficient and effective and reduce unnecessary administrative burden.
Prescriptions

The Director may take actions that are not covered by specific prescriptions in this plan, including actions covered by ss.354