Cairns Area Plan of Management 1998

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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

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C2004H03920

02 December 2004 - 15 November 2005

Table of contents

F o re w o rd
1.1 Name of this Plan [see Note 1]
1.2 Application of this Plan
1.3 General intent
1.4 Interpretation
1.5 Nature conservation — general
1.6 Corals and associated biota conservation: values, issues and strategies addressed in this Plan
1.7 Dugong: values, issues and strategies addressed in this Plan
1.8 Whales: values, issues and strategies addressed in this Plan
1.9 Fish spawning: values, issues and strategies addressed in this Plan
1.10 Bird conservation: values, issues and strategies addressed in this Plan
1.11 Cultural and heritage values, issues and strategies addressed in this Plan
1.12 Scientific values, issues and strategies addressed in this Plan
1.13 Use of the Planning Area, issues and strategies addressed in this Plan
1.14 Limits on use levels
1.15 Sensitive Locations
1.16 Limitation on the number of moorings, pontoons and installation of other structures
1.17 Reef Anchorages
1.18 Limitation on noisy activities
1.19 Management of tourist programs
1.20 Implementation of this Plan
1.21 Permitted moorings and pontoons
1.22 Tourism management generally
1.23 Types of tourism operations subject to eligibility requirements
1.24 Exceptions available to tourism operations
1.25 Evidentiary requirements to establish eligibility
1.26 Multiple permission replication issues
2.1 How many people on a vessel or aircraft
2.2 Length of a vessel or aircraft
2.3 When this Part does not apply
2.4 Where large vessels may anchor
2.4A Anchoring strategy for large vessels
2.5 Where ships may anchor
2.6 Anchoring in mooring sites and pontoon sites
2.7 Anchoring in Lizard Island Locality 1
2.8 Anchoring within Cod Hole Locality
2.8A Permitted moorings and pontoons
2.9 Restrictions on access by tourist programs to the Planning Area, other than Sensitive Locations
2.10 Restrictions on access to Sensitive Locations for tourist programs
2.11 Vessels and aircraft that must not be taken into certain Locations
2.12 Restrictions on access to Ribbon Reefs Sector
2.12A Support service operations
2.12B Ships’ tenders
2.13 Dugongs not to be taken or interfered with
2.14 Damaging coral
2.15 Hovercraft and motorised water sports
2.16 Restrictions on fishing in Lizard Island Locality 1
2.17 Restrictions on activities in Low Island Locality
2.18 Restrictions on activities in Michaelmas Cay Locality
2.19 Permissions must be consistent with this Plan
2.20 Limit on granting or transferring permissions
2.21 Limit on converting permissions
2.22 Limit on the number of moorings in the Planning Area
2.23 Limit on the number of pontoons in the Planning Area
2.24 Limit on granting relevant permissions for whale watching activities
2.25 Restrictions on granting relevant permissions for swimming-with-whales activities
2.26 Granting relevant permissions for long range roving operations
2.27 Granting new permissions for regional tour operations
- Schedule 1 Cairns Area Description
- Schedule 2 Sector Descriptions
- Schedule 3 Locality Descriptions
- Schedule 4 Level of use at Locations
- Schedule 5 Sensitive Locations
- Schedule 6 Permanently moored facilities ─ permitted moorings
- Schedule 6A Moorings for vessels (high group size limits)
- Schedule 6B Increased group size limit reef anchorages
- Schedule 6C Bad weather anchorages for large vessels
- Schedule 7 Permanently moored facilities ─ pontoons
- Schedule 8 Reef Anchorages
- Schedule 9 Definitions
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Cairns Area Plan of Management 1998

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