✨ Marine Sanctuary Regulations
21 AUGUST 2014 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 96 2717
- Restrictions on Level 1 and Level 2 surveys in sanctuary—(1) No person may conduct a Level 1 survey within the
sanctuary unless the survey is necessary for an urgent hazard assessment.
(2) No person may conduct a Level 2 survey within the inner sanctuary area unless the director-general has approved the
survey under subclause (3).
(3) The director-general may approve an application to conduct a Level 2 survey within the inner sanctuary area only if
satisfied that the survey is necessary:
(a) for an urgent hazard assessment; or
(b) for research that will enhance New Zealand’s hazard resilience and preparedness; or
(c) for research that will make a nationally significant contribution to the scientific understanding of New Zealand’s
geology.
(4) The director-general may approve an application to conduct a Level 2 survey within the inner sanctuary area for research
for the purposes specified in subclause (3)(b) and (c) only if satisfied that the purpose of the research cannot be achieved if the
research is conducted outside of the inner sanctuary area.
Schedule
Description of inner sanctuary area
- Description of inner sanctuary area
The inner sanctuary area comprises all of the area enclosed by a line:
(a) commencing at a point on the mean high-water mark near the intersection of Seaward Valley and State Highway 1
(at 42°16.774′S and 173°46.161′E); then
(b) proceeding in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 42°27.211′S and 174°06.946′E; then
(c) proceeding in a straight line in a south-westerly direction to a point at 42°51.108′S and 173°43.991′E; then
(d) proceeding in a straight line in a north-westerly direction to a point at 42°42.015′S and 173°25.206′E; then
(e) proceeding in a generally north-easterly direction along the mean high-water mark to the point of commencement.
- Map of inner sanctuary area
The following map is indicative only, and if there is any inconsistency between the map and the description in clause 1 the
description prevails.
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