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navigational aid, an installation for the use of ships, or conducting civil engineering work in accordance with item 9, 10 or 13; or
                                                                                                                                         (c) the activity occurs in the course of an exercise conducted by or with the Australian Defence Force within a declared Firing Practice Area
 16   lowering, raising or suspending a shotline from a ship                                                                            the activity must not occur in waters more than 500 metres from the low‑water mark unless:

                                                                                                                                         (a) the ship is operating in waters less than 100 metres deep; and
                                                                                                                                         (b) the shot does not weigh more than 20 kilograms; and
                                                                                                                                         (c) the shotline has a maximum breaking strain that does not exceed 850 kilograms
 17   lowering, raising or suspending an anchor from a ship                                                                             the activity must not occur in waters more than 500 metres from the low‑water mark unless:

                                                                                                                                         (a) the ship is operating in waters less than 100 metres deep, and
                                                                                                                                         (i) the ship's anchor does not weigh more than 20 kilograms and is fitted with a trip release mechanism; and
                                                                                                                                         (ii) the anchor line has a maximum breaking strain that does not exceed 850 kilograms at the point of attachment to the anchor or anchor chain assembly; or
                                                                                                                                         (b) the anchor does not weigh more than 30 kilograms and the ship is anchored in an area bounded by the coordinates described in table 7

Note 1   Items 1 to 6 and 11 to 17 of table 6 relate to paragraph 11 (3) (g) of Schedule 3A to the Act.

Note 2   Items 7 and 8 of table 6 relate to paragraph 11 (3) (d) of Schedule 3A to the Act.

Note 3   Item 9 of table 6 relates to paragraph 11 (3) (e) of Schedule 3A to the Act.

Note 4   Item 10 of table 6 relates to paragraph 11 (3) (f) of Schedule 3A to the Act.

Example 1
In relation to item 1 of table 6 a demersal gillnet and a beach safety meshing net (within the meaning given by clause 42 of the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2002 (NSW) as in force at the commencement of this Declaration) are nets that are anchored to the seabed.

Example 2
In relation to item 11 of table 6 harvesting the benthos by hand includes the use of an abalone spatula.

Example 3
In relation to item 12 of table 6 repeaters, equalisers and branching units are electro‑optic devices.

Example 4
In relation to item 17 of table 6 a sliding ring anchor and a trip release anchor are anchors fitted with a trip release mechanism.

 (2) Table 7 sets out an area in the Southern Sydney Protection Zone for the purposes of the exception to the restriction in paragraph