South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations13—Certain vessels not to be operated in unprotected waters
(1) A person must not,
without the approval of the CE, operate a personal watercraft in
unprotected waters.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
(2) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence under subregulation (1) for the defendant to prove
that the defendant was taking part in a rescue operation or otherwise acting
in an emergency.
(3) Without limiting
regulation 5, an application for approval under subregulation (1)
may be made by an applicant on the applicant's own behalf or on behalf of a
group of persons and, if an approval is granted to a group of persons, each
member of the group is bound by the conditions (if any) to which the approval
is subject.