Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Proclamation - Ningaloo Commonwealth Marine Reserve (07/05/1987) (Cth)

Proclamation—Ningaloo Commonwealth Marine Reserve

as amended

made under section 344 of the

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

This compilation was prepared on 17 November 2012
taking into account amendments up to Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Ningaloo Marine Park—Commonwealth Waters) Amendment Proclamation 2012 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra

I, SIR NINIAN MARTIN STEPHEN, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and after consideration by the Federal Executive Council of a report by the Director of National Parks and Wildlife in accordance with sub‑section 7(11) of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975, pursuant to sub‑section 7(2) of that Act and for the purposes of paragraph 7(6)(a) and 7(6)(c) of that Act, hereby:

(a)   declare the area constituted by the areas specified in the Schedule to be a reserve;

(b)   assign the name “Ningaloo Commonwealth Marine Reserve” to that reserve;

(c)   specify the depth of 1000 metres below the surface of any land within the area so declared to be a reserve as the depth to which the subsoil beneath that land shall be taken within that reserve; and

(d)   specify the depth of 1000 metres below the sea‑bed beneath any sea within the area so declared to be a reserve as the depth to which the subsoil beneath that sea‑bed shall be taken to be within that reserve.

Schedule           Ningaloo Commonwealth Marine Reserve

All the area within the Indian Ocean, excluding any coastal waters* in relation to the State of Western Australia, contained within and bounded as follows**:

(i)   commencing at the point of latitude 21 degrees 39 minutes 55.36 seconds south, longitude 114 degrees 00 minutes 4.72 seconds east;

(ii)   then generally southwest along the geodesic to the point of latitude 21 degrees 46 minutes 55.37 seconds south, longitude 113 degrees 50 minutes 4.73 seconds east;

(iii)   then generally southwest along the geodesic to the point of latitude 22 degrees 39 minutes 55.39 seconds south, longitude 113 degrees 29 minutes 4.76 seconds east;

(iv)   then generally southeast along the geodesic to the point of latitude 22 degrees 56 minutes 55.39 seconds south, longitude 113 degrees 37 minutes 4.75 seconds east;

(v)   then generally southwest along the geodesic to the point of latitude 23 degrees 05 minutes 55.4 seconds south, longitude 113 degrees 34 minutes 4.76 seconds east;

(vi)   then south along the meridian of longitude 113 degrees 34 minutes 4.76 seconds east to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 23 degrees 33 minutes 55.42 seconds south;

(vii)   then east along the parallel of latitude 23 degrees 33 minutes 55.42 seconds south to its intersection with the seaward limit of the coastal waters of Western Australia;

(viii)   then generally north along the seaward limits of the coastal waters to its intersection with the geodesic line between the points of latitude 21 degrees 46 minutes 55.36 seconds south, longitude 114 degrees 19 minutes 4.69 seconds east and latitude 21 degrees 39 minutes 55.36 seconds south, longitude 114 degrees 13 minutes 4.7 seconds east;

(ix)   then generally northwest along the geodesic to the point of latitude 21 degrees 39 minutes 55.36 seconds south, longitude 114 degrees 13 minutes 4.7 seconds east; and

(x)   then west along the parallel of latitude 21 degrees 39 minutes 55.36 seconds to the point of commencement.

*        The coastal waters are defined in relation to each State and the Northern Territory by the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 and Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980.

**      All geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) as described in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN35 of 6 September 1995.

Notes to the Proclamation—Ningaloo Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Note 1

The Proclamation—Ningaloo Commonwealth Marine Reserve (in force under section 344 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Proclamation—Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) (F2007B00725) (a)	20 May 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No. GN3)	20 May 1987
Amendment Proclamation—Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) 1992 (F2007B00720)	5 Aug 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN31)	5 Aug 1992		—
Amendment Proclamation—Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) 2003 (F2007B00728)	6 Apr 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. S108)	6 Apr 2004		—
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Ningaloo Marine Park—Commonwealth Waters) Amendment Proclamation 2012 (No. 1)	16 Nov 2012 (see F2012L02184)	17 Nov 2012		—

(a)    This Proclamation was originally made under subsection 7 (2) of the National Parkes and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975, which was repealed on 16 July 2000, and pursuant to Part 2 of Schedule 4 of the Environment Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 is continued in force under section 344 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Para. (a).................................	am. 2012 No. 1
Para. (b).................................	am. 2012 No. 1
Para. (c).................................	am. 2012 No. 1
Para. (d).................................	am. 2012 No. 1
Schedule
Heading to Schedule .........	rs. 2012 No. 1
Schedule...............................	am. F2007B00720
rs. F2007B00728