Content of Proclamation declaring Commonwealth reserve
346 Content of Proclamation declaring Commonwealth reserve
Content of Proclamation
The Proclamation declaring an area to be a Commonwealth reserve must:
give a name to the reserve; and
state the purposes for which the reserve is declared; and
state the depth of any land included in the reserve; and
state the depth of the seabed that is under any sea included in the reserve; and
assign the reserve to a category (an IUCN category) prescribed in regulations made for the purposes of this subsection.
Assigning different zones of a reserve to different IUCN categories
A Proclamation may also divide a reserve into zones and assign each zone to an IUCN category.
Assigning leasehold land to IUCN categories
Before the Governor‑General makes a Proclamation assigning a Commonwealth reserve or zone including land or seabed held by the Commonwealth or the Director under lease to a particular IUCN category, the Minister must be satisfied that the category to which it is proposed to assign the reserve or zone is consistent with the terms of the lease.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed in regulations
). Made under this Act:
- World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 10 - para 3(b) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations (26/05/1983) · under Subdiv A of Div 1 of Pt 3
- World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 9 - para 3(b) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations (26/05/1983) · under Subdiv A of Div 1 of Pt 3
97 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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