Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person who is authorised to do something by:
(a) a permission granted under the regulations for the purposes of a provision of this Act or of a zoning plan; or
(b) an authority given in accordance with a condition of a permission referred to in paragraph (a);
must not engage in conduct that contravenes a condition of the permission.
Civil penalty:
(a) for an aggravated contravention by an individual--2,000 penalty units; or
(b) for an individual in any other case--1,000 penalty units; or
(c) for an aggravated contravention by a body corporate--20,000 penalty units; or
(d) for a body corporate in any other case--10,000 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge of waste from a vessel or aircraft if:
(a) the waste is fresh fish, or parts of fresh fish, caught in the Marine Park; and
(b) the waste is not discharged in a part of the Marine Park specified in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge of waste from a vessel, aircraft or platform if any of the following apply:
(a) it was for the purpose of securing the safety of the vessel, aircraft or platform;
(b) it was for the purpose of saving life at sea;
(c) it was for the purpose of combating a specific incident of pollution in order to minimise the damage from pollution and had been approved by:
(i) a prescribed officer within the meaning of subsection 3(2) of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 ; or
(ii) the Authority under section 38DE.