Section 184 Buoy mooring category areas
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016
(1) The Gold Coast Waterways Authority may, by gazette notice, define an area of Gold Coast waters as 1 of the following category areas for buoy moorings—
(a) a category 1 area;
(b) a category 2 area.
(2) An area of Gold Coast waters that is not defined as a category 1 or 2 area is a category 3 area.
(3) The Gold Coast Waterways Authority may, by written agreement with a person (a mooring manager), vest in the person the management and control of buoy moorings within a category 1 area in Gold Coast waters.
• the capacity to charge fees for the use of a buoy mooring
• the capacity to set conditions on the establishment of a buoy mooring
• the capacity to set conditions on the use of a buoy mooring