Marine Parks Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1993 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1993 No. 195 Marine Parks Act 1982 MARINE PARKS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1993 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Amended regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Replacement of s.5 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s.9 (Application for relevant permission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Replacement of Schedule 1 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SCHEDULE 1 FEES FOR ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATION TO CARRY OUT TOURIST OPERATIONS SCHEDULE 2 FEES FOR ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF RELEVANT PERMISSION SCHEDULE 3 FEES FOR COMMERCIAL WHALE WATCHING PROGRAM

2 Marine Parks Amendment (No. 2) No. 195, 1993 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Marine Parks Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1993 . ˙ Amended regulation 2. The MarineParksRegulation1990 is amended as set out in this regulation. ˙ Replacement of s.5 (Fees) 3. Section 5— omit, insert— ˙ ‘Fees ‘5.(1) The fees payable for— (a) assessment of an application for permission to carry out an activity in a marine park for the purpose of tourism are set out in Schedule 1; and (b) assessment of an application for continuation of a relevant permission are set out in Schedule 2; and (c) permission to carry out an activity in a marine park that involves the operation of a commercial whale watching program are set out in Schedule 3. ‘(2) The fee payable under Schedule 1 or 2 for an activity that is mentioned in more than 1 item in the Schedule is the highest of the fees payable for the activity. ’. ˙ Amendment of s.9 (Application for relevant permission) 4.(1) Section 9(4)— omit, insert— ‘(4) The Director may request an applicant for a relevant permission to give the Director further written particulars (including an environmental

3 Marine Parks Amendment (No. 2) No. 195, 1993 impact statement) as the Director may reasonably require to properly consider the application. ‘(4A) The particulars requested under subsection (4) are to be given within 60 days of the request, or such longer period as the Director allows. ‘(4B) If a fee is payable under section 5(1)(a) or (b), the Director must, by written notice, ask the applicant to pay the fee within 60 days of the giving of the notice, or such longer period as the Director allows. ‘(4C) If the applicant fails to comply with subsection (4), (4A) or (4B), the application lapses. ’. (2) Section 9(6)— omit, insert— ‘(6) If the Director considers that the grant of an application for a relevant permission may restrict the reasonable use of a part of the marine park by persons other than the applicant, the Director may give the applicant a written notice that requires the applicant, within a specified period, to give public notice of the application. ‘(6A) The public notice must— (a) set out information the Director may reasonably require; and (b) invite interested persons to make written submissions to the Director, in relation to the application, at an address specified in the notice and within a specified period (not less than 30 days). ‘(6B) In subsections (6) and (6A)— “public notice” means a notice published on 2 days in a 14 day period in— (a) the Gazette; and (b) a newspaper that circulates throughout the State; and (c) a local newspaper that circulates in the part of the State that is adjacent to the part of the marine park to which the application relates. ’. (3) Section 9(7)— omit ‘ subregulation (6)(a) ’, insert ‘ subsection (6) ’.

4 Marine Parks Amendment (No. 2) ˙ Replacement of Schedule 1 (Fees) 5. Schedule 1— omit, insert— ‘SCHEDULE 1 No. 195, 1993 ‘FEES FOR ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATION TO CARRY OUT TOURIST OPERATIONS section 5 $ ‘ 1 Activity that requires the use of an aircraft or vessel with a capacity of— (a) 1–24 passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 (b) 25–50 passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570 (c) 51–100 passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 030 (d) 101–150 passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 720 (e) 151 or more passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 870 2 Activity that requires the use of a facility or structure in a marine park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 260 3 Activity for which public notice is required to be given under section 9(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 600 4 Activity for which an impact assessment study must be prepared under section 9(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 000 5 Activity not already mentioned in this Schedule . . . . . . . . . 400

5 Marine Parks Amendment (No. 2) No. 195, 1993 ‘SCHEDULE 2 ‘FEES FOR ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF RELEVANT PERMISSION section 5 ‘ 1 Activity that requires the use of an aircraft or vessel with a capacity of— (a) 1–24 passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) 25–50 passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) 51–100 passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) 101–150 passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (e) 151 or more passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Activity that requires the use of a facility or structure in a marine park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Activity for which public notice must be given under section 9(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Activity for which an impact assessment study was required under section 9(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Activity not already mentioned in this Schedule . . . . . . . . . $ 400 460 630 920 1 150 1 260 1 720 2 870 400

6 Marine Parks Amendment (No. 2) No. 195, 1993 ‘SCHEDULE 3 ‘FEES FOR COMMERCIAL WHALE WATCHING PROGRAM section 5 ‘ 1 Issue or continuation of permit for vessel of overall length— (a) up to 15 m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) over 15 m but not over 20 m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) over 20 m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Daily fee per passenger— (a) age—less than 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) age—5 years to less than 15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) age—15 years or over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500 800 1 500 Nil 1 2 ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 3 June 1993. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 4 June 1993. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Environment and Heritage. The State of Queensland 1993