It is an offence for a person to interfere with infrastructure and other things in the Commonwealth offshore area.

Under Division   3, the Regulator may determine safety zones around certain infrastructure in the Commonwealth offshore area. A safety zone is an area around the infrastructure that must not be entered by vessels, or by particular kinds of vessel.

Under Division   4, the Regulator may determine protection zones in the Commonwealth offshore area. Certain activities posing a risk to safety or a risk of damage to infrastructure may be restricted or prohibited in a protection zone.