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8 Prohibited activities in the Southern Sydney Protection Zone

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an activity mentioned in table 5 is prohibited in the Southern Sydney Protection Zone.

              Table 5 Prohibited activities in the Southern Sydney Protection Zone
Item  Prohibited activity
 1    an activity mentioned in subparagraph 10 (4) (a) (i), (iv) or (viii) of Schedule 3A to the Act
 2    the use of any of the following:
       (a) a mid‑water trawl;
       (b) a type of net, rope, chain or other object used in fishing operations that is capable of contacting the seabed;
       (c) demersal longline;
       (d) a Danish seine;
       (e) a Scottish seine
 3    towing, operating or suspending from a ship an object used in an activity mentioned in item 1 or 2
 4    scuttling or attempting to scuttle a ship
 5    establishing, maintaining or using a spoil ground or other ocean disposal point

Note   For paragraph (c) in item 2 setlines and trotlines are examples of demersal longlines.

 (2) An activity described in paragraph 2 (b) of table 5 is not a prohibited activity for the purposes of this Declaration if the activity is:
 (a) carried out in the course of fishing operations; and
 (b) listed as a restricted activity in items 1 to 5 of table 6.

9 Restricted activities in the Southern Sydney Protection Zone

 (1) An activity mentioned in an item in table 6 is restricted in the Southern Sydney Protection Zone, subject to an exception mentioned in the item.

              Table 6 Restricted activities in the Southern Sydney Protection Zone
Item  Activity                                                                                                                          Restriction
 1    the use of a net anchored to the seabed                                                                                           the activity must not occur in waters more than 500 metres from the low‑water mark
 2    the use of a pot or trap                                                                                                          the activity must not occur in waters more than 500 metres from the low‑water mark unless:
                                                                                                                                         (a) the pot or trap consists of:
                                                                                                                                         (i) a rectangular base or floor not exceeding 2 metres in length and 2 metres in width; or
                                                                                                                                         (ii) a circular base or floor not exceeding 2 metres in diameter; and
                                                                                                                                         (b) the trap rope has a breaking strain that does not exceed 850 kilograms and it is not composed of wire
 3    the use of a demersal dropline                                                                                                    the activity must not occur in waters more than 500 metres from the low‑water mark unless:

                                                                                                                                         (a) only circle‑type hooks are used; and
                                                                                                                                         (b) the