EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 148
GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK (PROHIBITION OF DRILLING FOR PETROLEUM) REGULATIONS
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(Issued under the authority of the Minister of State for Home Affairs and Environment)
The purpose of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Prohibition of Drilling for Petroleum) Regulations is to prohibit oil drilling in those parts of the Great Barrier Reef Region not included in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Any person who contravenes the Regulations is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day during which the offence continues.