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Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has prepared this Zoning Plan under section 32 of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.

Dated 26 November 2003

Part 1 Preliminary

1.1 Name of Zoning Plan

  This Zoning Plan is the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003.

1.2 Commencement

  This Zoning Plan comes into operation on the date specified in a notice published in the Gazette under subsection 33 (5) of the Act.

1.3 Application of Zoning Plan

  This Zoning Plan applies to the Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section of the Marine Park.

Note   The Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section is defined in the Regulations — see the Dictionary.

1.4 Revocation of previous Zoning Plans

  The following Zoning Plans, as amended and in force immediately before the commencement of this Zoning Plan, are revoked:
 (a) the Central Section Zoning Plan that came into operation on 1 October 1987;
 (b)  the Mackay/Capricorn Section Zoning Plan that came into operation on 1 August 1988;
 (c) the Cairns Section Zoning Plan that came into operation on 3 April 1992;
 (d) the Far Northern Section Zoning Plan that came into operation on 15 April 2002;
 (e) the Gumoo Woojabuddee Section Zoning Plan that came into operation on 20 December 2002.

1.5 Interpretation — general

 (1) The dictionary at the end of this Zoning Plan defines particular words and expressions, and, for that purpose, includes references to certain words and expressions that are defined in the Act or Regulations, or in other legislation.

 (2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a definition in or applying to this Zoning Plan applies to each use of the word or expression in this Zoning Plan.

 (3) A reference in a definition in the Dictionary to a limitation prescribed in the Regulations includes a condition or limitation by or in terms of any of the following:
 (a) apparatus or method used;
 (b) place;
 (c) season, or time of year;
 (d) in relation to fish or marine animals taken — species, size, number, condition, sex, or maturity;
 (e) in relation to plants taken — species, size, number, condition, sex, or maturity;
 (f) in relation to marine product taken — kind or quantity;
 (g) any other matter.

 (4) An example in this Zoning Plan is not part of this Zoning Plan.

 (5) If this Zoning Plan includes an example of the operation of a provision of the Plan:
 (a) the example is not exhaustive; and
 (b) if the example is inconsistent with the provision, the provision prevails.

 (6) Headings of Parts, Divisions and sections in this Zoning Plan are part of this Zoning Plan.

 (7) A note in this Zoning Plan is explanatory and is