Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FREMANTLE PORT AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 1971 - REG 363

363 .         Conduct of persons bathing

                A person shall not — 

            (a)         swim out to sea to such a distance that, in the event of such person becoming in danger or difficulty the life of anyone attempting to rescue such person may be endangered;

            (b)         bathe in any place that has, by notice erected by the Port Authority or by an authorised person, been declared as — 

                  (i)         closed to bathing;

                  (ii)         dangerous; or

                  (iii)         reserved for the launching and beaching of surf boats operated by a life saving club;

            (c)         use a bathing appliance (either generally or of a particular class) in a bathing area where the use of such appliance has been prohibited, either by notice or the verbal order of an authorised person pursuant to regulation 360 of these regulations or use a bathing appliance in such a way as to cause danger, injury or annoyance to any other person;

            (d)         fail to leave the water during the course of a rescue when required to do so by an authorised person;

            (e)         fail to leave the water within the bathing area after a shark alarm has been given pursuant to subregulation (10) of regulation 360 of these regulations;

            (f)         bathe within a bathing area after a shark alarm has been given and before the signal of “all clear” has been given;

            (g)         assist or attempt to assist in the use of any life saving gear or appliance or in any way interfere with its use unless requested or authorised so to do by any authorised person or a member of a life saving patrol;

            (h)         interfere with, damage, or destroy any notices, life saving gear or appliance;

                  (i)         place any clothing, towel or any other object, matter or thing on any notice, life saving gear or appliance;

            (j)         encroach upon any area in which any life saving gear or appliance is located or is being used or in which life saving or first aid treatment is being administered to any person;

            (k)         obstruct any authorised person or member of a life saving patrol providing life saving services;

            (l)         enter upon or loiter in any roped enclosure set aside for the exclusive use of members of a life saving patrol pursuant to subregulation (9) of regulation 360 of these regulations;

            (m)         refuse to remove any beach umbrella, sunshade, beach coat or any other thing in his control that may impair the view of the bathing area from the roped enclosure set aside for the exclusive use of members of a life saving patrol pursuant to subregulation (9) of regulation 360 of these regulations;

            (n)         unless he is a member of a life saving patrol on duty, wear a red and yellow quartered swimming cap in or upon any bathing area;

            (o)         unless he is an inspector appointed by the Port Authority pursuant to these regulations, wear a badge bearing the words “Beach Inspector”;

            (p)         interfere in any way with any other person in the defined area.