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access, and waste management); and
 3. any determinations made under r.12.35(3) of the EPBC Regulations.

Recreational fishing may be conducted in a:
 1. Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (VI);
 2. Habitat Protection Zone (IV); or
 3. Habitat Protection Zone (Reefs) (IV).

Recreational fishing must be conducted in accordance with relevant laws of Queensland applying to the area of the Coral Sea Marine Park in which the activity is conducted (to the extent those laws are capable of operating concurrently with this plan).

The Director may make determinations under r.12.35 (3) of the EPBC Regulations relating to the conduct of recreational fishing.

Regulations 12.35 (4) and (5) of the EPBC Regulations do not apply to recreational fishing conducted in accordance with this Section.
Note: As provided by Section 4.2.7.4, the Director may make determinations under r.12.35 (3) in relation to matters described in rr.12.35 (4) and (5).

Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured at all times during transit through, or stopping and anchoring in, zones in which recreational fishing is not allowed.

Mining operations (includes exploration)
Mining operations are prohibited in the Coral Sea Marine Park. There are no mining exploration permits, production leases or acreage release in the Marine Park. These rules are summarised in Table 4.9.
Transit through the Coral Sea Marine Park for the purposes of mining operations conducted elsewhere is covered by Section 4.2.2 (Commercial shipping).
Table 4.9 Summary of prescriptions for mining operations in the Coral Sea Marine Park
MINING                                                                            Special Purpose Zone (Trawl)  Habitat          Habitat                  National Park Zone
Activity                                                                          VI                            Protection Zone  Protection Zone (Reefs)  II
                                                                                                                IV               IV
Mining operations including exploration, construction and operation of pipelines  x                             x                x                        x

x Activity is not allowed.
Prescription

Mining operations including the construction and operation of pipelines must not be conducted in the Coral Sea Marine Park.

Structures and works
The prescriptions in this Section set out the rules for structures and works in the Coral Sea Marine Park, where the activity is not covered by Sections 4.2.1 to 4.2.8. These are summarised in Table 4.10. Research in connection with structures and works will be managed in accordance with Section 4.2.10 (Research and monitoring).
The prescriptions do not affect any structures or works that were installed in a marine park under a usage right relating to the seabed that existed immediately before the proclamation of the Coral Sea Marine Park (and preserved by s.359 of the EPBC Act).
Table 4.10 Summary of prescriptions for structures and works activities in the Coral Sea Marine Park
STRUCTURES AND WORKS                                                                 Special Purpose Zone (Trawl)  Habitat          Habitat                  National Park Zone
Activity                                                                             VI                            Protection Zone  Protection Zone (Reefs)  II
                                                                                                                   IV               IV
Excavation (other than dredging), erection and maintenance of structures,