Marine Parks Act 2007

The Minister has the following functions under this Act:

to examine and keep under review the need for areas to be constituted as marine parks;

to seek and assess community nominations for marine parks after taking into account the objects of this Act;

to prepare and keep under review marine park management plans;

to ensure necessary protections are in place through the prohibition or restriction of activities within marine parks under this

to issue permits for activities that may be allowed within marine parks under this Act;

to consult with relevant persons, bodies or authorities, including indigenous peoples with an association with a marine park, about the measures that should be taken to further the objects of this Act;

as far as reasonably practicable and appropriate, to act to integrate the administration of this Act with the administration of other legislation that may affect a marine park;

to institute, supervise or promote programs to protect, maintain or improve marine parks;

to conduct or promote public education in relation to the protection, improvement or enhancement of marine parks;

to keep the state of marine parks under review;

to enforce the general duty of care;

such other functions as are assigned to the Minister by or under this or any other Act.

The Minister has the power to do anything necessary, expedient or incidental to—

performing the functions of the Minister under this Act;

administering this Act; or

furthering the objects of this Act.

Without limiting subsection (2), the Minister may, subject to and in accordance with, the Land Acquisition