Western Australian Current Regulations

NAVIGABLE WATERS REGULATIONS 1958 - REG 49M

49M .         Restrictions on slalom ski‑ing or ski‑jumping

                A person shall not use any navigable waters for the purpose of — 

            (a)         a slalom course or ski‑‑jump unless prior approval in writing has been obtained from the Department; and

            (b)         a slalom course or ski‑jump unless a safety zone surrounding such slalom course or ski‑jump is defined by red marker buoys, each having a diameter of 200 mm and fitted with a 300 mm high orange triangular pennant; and

            (c)         slalom ski‑ing unless that person is wearing any of the following, of a size and buoyancy appropriate to the body mass of that person —

                  (i)         a Level 50 lifejacket;

                  (ii)         a Level 50S lifejacket;

                  (iii)         a Level 100 lifejacket;

                  (iv)         a Level 150 lifejacket;

                  (v)         a Level 275 lifejacket;

                  (vi)         a SOLAS lifejacket;

        [(vii)-(ix)         deleted]

                and

            (d)         slalom ski‑ing or ski‑jumping unless that person is permitted to use the slalom course or ski‑jump by the person or club having the approval of the Department to use the water for that purpose.

        [Regulation 49M inserted: Gazette 16 Oct 1970 p. 3206; amended: Gazette 14 Feb 1975 p. 572; 24 Apr 1998 p. 2162; 3 Mar 2017 p. 1487; SL 2023/135 r. 20; SL 2024/191 r. 25 and 41.]