These Regulations concern aquaculture in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Section 66 of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act allows the Governor-General to make Regulations, including Regulations regulating or prohibiting acts, in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park or elsewhere, that may pollute water in a manner harmful to animals and plants in the Marine Park. Aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic animals under controlled conditions in a tank or enclosure. Aquaculture, unless properly regulated, is capable of causing significant water pollution both at the place of discharge and for some distance downstream. Regulation 9 makes it an offence to discharge aquaculture waste into controlled areas" as defined in regulation 9. Regulation 9 is not taken to prohibit the discharge of waste from an aquaculture facility if the discharge is in accordance with a permission given by the Authority under Part 4. In addition
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Aquaculture) Regulations 2000.