Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742:clause:3a_10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3A cl 10
Character Range: 1577311–1579345

10  Prohibited activities
 (1) A declaration of a protection zone may specify activities that are prohibited in the protection zone.
 (2) If a declaration of a protection zone does not specify activities that are prohibited in the protection zone, the activities specified in subclause (4) are prohibited.
 (3) An activity which is specified in a declaration of a protection zone must be an activity that is covered by subclause (4).
 (4) This subclause covers the following activities:
 (a) the use of:
 (i) trawl gear that is designed to work on or near the seabed (for example, a demersal trawl); or
 (ii) a net anchored to the seabed and kept upright by floats (for example, a demersal gillnet); or
 (iii) a fishing line that is designed to catch fish at or near the seabed (for example, a demersal line); or
 (iv) a dredge; or
 (v) a pot or trap; or
 (vi) a squid jig; or
 (vii) a seine; or
 (viii) a structure moored to the seabed with the primary function of attracting fish for capture (for example, a fish aggregating device);
 (b) towing, operating, or suspending from a ship:
 (i) any item mentioned in paragraph (a); or
 (ii) a net, line, rope, chain or any other thing used in connection with fishing operations;
 (c) lowering, raising or suspending an anchor from a ship;
 (d) sand mining;
 (e) exploring for or exploiting resources (other than marine species);
 (f) mining or the use of mining techniques;
 (g) any activity that involves a serious risk that an object will connect with the seabed, if a connection between the object and a submarine cable would be capable of damaging the cable;
 (h) an activity specified in the regulations, being an activity that, if done near a submarine cable, would involve a serious risk of damaging the cable.
 (5) However, subclause (4) does not cover an activity if:
 (a) the activity is carried on by, or on behalf of, a person who owns or operates a submarine cable in the protection zone; and
 (b) the activity consists of the maintenance or repair of the submarine cable.