Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (125 of 2008)

Schedule 5   Investigation and enforcement

Part 1   Amendment of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

5   After Subdivision BA of Division 1 of Part 17

Insert:

Subdivision BB - Exercise of powers of authorised officers in relation to Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

399B Certain powers to be exercised only by certain authorised officers

(1) The powers of an authorised officer in relation to:

(a) an offence against an environmental law that is the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 or regulations made under that Act; or

(b) an environmental penalty provision that is a civil penalty provision of that Act; or

(c) a thing that may be done for the purposes of that Act;

may only be exercised by an authorised officer who is an inspector by force of paragraph 397(1)(a) or (b).

(2) To avoid doubt, an authorised officer who is an inspector by force of paragraph 397(1)(a) or (b) and also by force of paragraph 397(1)(c) is an authorised officer who may exercise the powers referred to in subsection (1).