National Parks Act 1975

Each area of land described in a part of Schedule Nine is, for the purposes of this Act, a landscape conservation area under the name specified in that part.

A landscape conservation area may comprise any of the following—

nature conservation areas;

community use and education areas;

natural features areas.

A landscape conservation area must be managed for the following purposes—

for any part that is a nature conservation area, for the purposes of—

conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and

protecting cultural heritage; and

if consistent with the purposes in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), providing opportunities for recreation, education and scientific study;

for any part that is for a community use and education area, for the purposes of—

providing for community use, education and scientific study; and

as is appropriate to the particular area—

conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and

maintaining or restoring natural surroundings and the character and quality of the landscape; and

protecting cultural heritage;

for any part that is a natural features area, for the purposes of—

conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and

protecting and restoring areas with indigenous vegetation or habitat; and

protecting scenic features and the character and quality of the landscape; and

protecting water quality where appropriate; and

protecting cultural heritage; and

if consistent with the purposes in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), providing opportunities for recreation, education and scientific study.