Determinations

The following determinations are published on the Federal Register of Legislation.

All networks

All zones excluding Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (IUCN VI)

Specified burial areas

Determination to define burial areas across parks in the network, allowing a Sea Burial to occur where a person has a permit to do so under the Sea Dumping Act.

All zones assigned to Recreational Use Zones and Special Purpose Zones (IUCN IV and VI)

Disposal of vessels

Determination establishing areas for the disposal of vessels across parks in the network, allowing people with a Sea Dumping Act permit to dispose of a vessel at sea within these areas.

National Park Zones (IUCN II) and all zones

Commercial fishing vessel activity

Determination specifying a minimum transit speed for commercial fishing vessels in National Park Zones and in areas where the commercial fishing vessel’s gear type or fishing method is not allowed, prohibiting the processing and transhipping of fish and vessels with fishing equipment not stowed and secured.

All zones assigned to National Park Zones and Recreational Use Zones (IUCN II and IV)

Anchoring of commercial shipping vessels

Determination prohibiting anchoring of commercial shipping vessels.

National Park Zones (IUCN II)

Anchoring of commercial fishing vessels

Determination enabling infringement notices to be issued for breeching anchoring restrictions for commercial fishing vessels covered by management plan prescriptions.

Recreational fishing vessel equipment

Determination prohibiting recreational fishing vessels with fishing equipment not stowed and secured, enabling infringement notices to be issued for the act of fishing rather than the actual taking of fish.

Coral sea

All zones

Non-commercial fishing limits

Determination replicating the non-commercial fishing possess limits applied to a set of species potentially collected for aquariums listed in Table 15 of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) regulations.

Coral Sea non-commercial fishing limits

Recreational fishing daily possession limits

The Coral Sea Management Plan (4.2.7) prescribes that “Recreational fishing must be conducted in accordance with the relevant laws of Queensland…”

The determination refers to possession limits in a day (similar to the GBRMP regulation) meaning that a catch inspected in any zone can result in an offence.

Coral Sea Management Plan

South-east Network

Note: Class approvals are set out for the South-east network in place of the determinations above under ‘All networks'.

All zones

Commercial fishing vessel equipment

Determination requiring commercial fishing vessels in areas where commercial fishing operations or the vessel’s gear type is not permitted to have gear stowed and secured.

South-east network commercial fishing vessels

National Park Zone (IUCN II)

Cage towing

Determination prohibiting cage towing without a permit or approval issued by the Director of National Parks.

South-east network cage towing

Macquarie Island Marine Park – National Park Zone and Sanctuary Zone (IUCN II and Ia)

Commercial fishing practices

Determination prohibiting all commercial fishing practices.

Macquarie Island commercial fishing

South-west Network

Great Australian Bight Marine Park

Marine mammal protection area

Determination prohibiting the use of all vessels during the period from 1 May to 31 October inclusive each year as a marine mammal protection area.

Great Australian Bight marine mammal protection area

Temperate-east Network

Lord Howe Island - Recreational Use Zone (IUCN IV)

Recreational fishing

Determination prohibiting recreational fishing at Elizabeth Reef unless a permit is obtained from the Director of National Parks.

Lord Howe Island - Elizabeth Reef recreational fishing

Lord Howe Island - National Park Zone (IUCN II)

Prohibited areas for public safety

Determination to prohibit entering or remaining in specific areas for reasons of public safety by anyone other than those acting on behalf or under the instruction of a Commonwealth agency performing an activity necessary to remove unexploded ordnance from the Park.

Lord Howe Island prohibited areas for public safety

Norfolk Marine Park

No-take area

Determination to create a no-take area for Emily and Slaughter Bays and a no-take area for echinoderms for Cemetery Bay due to the ongoing issue of storm and groundwater pollution and the important role of herbivorous fish and echinoderms in controlling algal growth.

Norfolk Island no-take areas

Cod Grounds Marine Park

Anchoring or mooring of vessels

Determination prohibiting the anchoring or mooring of vessels.

Cod Grounds anchoring or mooring of vessels

North Network

There are no determinations relating to the North Network other than those listed above in the ‘All networks’ section.

North-west Network

Ashmore Reef Marine Park - Recreational Use Zone (IUCN IV)

Fishing other than commercial fishing

Determination relating to fishing other than commercial fishing being allowed, consistent with the WA Government Recreational Fishing Rules, however catch of WA protected species is not permitted.

Ashmore Reef fishing other than commercial fishing

Cartier Island Marine Park and part of the Ashmore Reef Marine Park

Prohibited areas

Determination prohibiting vessel entry at all times.

Cartier Island and part of Ashmore Reef prohibited areas

Mermaid Reef

Anchoring restrictions

Determination directing vessels to only anchor in the specified anchoring area, to not raft up to another anchored vessel unless it’s a tender and not leave an anchored vessel unattended.