Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Act 2001 (Cth)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Act 2001

No. 48, 2001

An Act to amend the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s).................................. 4 Application provision—interpretation of geographic co‑ordinates 5 Application—offences...........................

Schedule 1—Amendments Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Act 2001

No. 48, 2001

An Act to amend the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, and for related purposes

[Assented to 21 June 2001]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Act 2001.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

4 Application provision—interpretation of geographic co‑ordinates

The amendment made by item 3 of Schedule 1 applies to the following instruments (regardless of whether they were made before or after the commencement of this section): (a) regulations made under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975; (b) a Proclamation made under that Act; (c) a plan of management; (d) a zoning plan; (e) any other instrument made under that Act.

5 Application—offences

If this Act commences before the commencement of section 1 of the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, then Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to offences against subsections 38A(2) and 38J(1) and (1B) and sections 38CA, 38CB, 38CC, 38M, 38MA, 38MB and 38MC of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.