Section 185 Establishment of unauthorised buoy mooring
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016
(1) This section applies to a category 1, 2 or 3 area in Gold Coast waters.
(2) A person must not—
(a) establish a buoy mooring in a category 1 area unless the mooring manager for the area has consented to the establishment; or
(b) establish a buoy mooring in a category 2 or 3 area unless the Gold Coast Waterways Authority has approved the establishment under division 3.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(3) If a person establishes a buoy mooring in contravention of subsection (2), the Gold Coast Waterways Authority may direct the person to remove the buoy mooring.
(4) A person given a direction under subsection (3) must comply with the direction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(5) A person must not—
(a) use a buoy mooring in a category 1 area unless the mooring manager for the area has consented to the establishment of the buoy mooring; or
(b) use a buoy mooring in a category 2 or 3 area, unless the Gold Coast Waterways Authority has approved establishment of the buoy mooring under division 3.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.