Western Australian Current Acts

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 1984 - SECT 13A

13A .         Marine nature reserves, purpose of and prohibited acts in

        (1)         The reservation of a marine nature reserve shall be for —

            (a)         the conservation of the natural environment; and

            (b)         the protection, care and study of flora and fauna; and

            (c)         the preservation of any feature of archaeological, historic or scientific interest.

        (2)         Subject to section 13D, aquaculture, commercial fishing, recreational fishing and pearling activity shall not be carried out in a marine nature reserve.

        (3)         Despite section 4(1) but subject to section 13E, exploratory drilling for, or production of, petroleum, geothermal energy resources or geothermal energy under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 or petroleum under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 shall not be carried out in a marine nature reserve.

        [Section 13A inserted: No. 5 of 1997 s. 10; amended: No. 35 of 2007 s. 92(4); No. 24 of 2016 s. 289.]