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Restricted Speed Area and Prohibited Swimming Area — Swan River, Perth Waters

🟠 Medium UrgencyInfrastructure · Marine Safety

Limits motor vessel speed to 8 knots and prohibits swimming in the Swan River between the Narrows Bridge and Causeway Bridges from 3:00 pm January 26th, 2019 until sunrise January 27th, 2019.

Details

Entity
Department of Transport
Locations
City of PerthCity of FremantleCity of SwanHeirisson Island
Notice Date
18 January 2019
Effective Date
26 January 2019
Reference Numbers
MA402MA408

Notice Text

Acting pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 67 of the Western Australian Marine Act 1982, the Department by this notice limits the speed of motor vessels to 8 knots between 3:00 pm on Saturday 26th January 2019 until sunrise on Sunday 27th January 2019, in all waters of the Swan River between the Narrows Bridge and the Causeway Bridges; excluding the existing five (5) knot area from the Western most point of Heirisson Island to the Eastern most point of Heirisson Island as published in Notice MA408 of the Government Gazette dated 1st October 2013. The Department also by this notice pursuant to Regulation 10A(b) of the Navigable Waters Regulations 1958 prohibits Swimming in all waters of the Swan River between the Narrows Bridge and Causeway Bridges, from 3:00 pm on Saturday 26th January 2019 until Sunrise Sunday 27th January 2019.

WA Government Gazette No. 8/2019 · 18 January 2019 · Page 8
View Gazette PDF - Page 8
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