Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (K’gari) Amendment Regulation 2023 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (K’gari) Amendment Regulation 2023.

Part 2    Amendment of Environmental Protection (Water and Wetland Biodiversity) Policy 2019

2   Policy amended

This part amends the Environmental Protection (Water and Wetland Biodiversity) Policy 2019.

3   Amendment of sch 1 (Environmental values and water quality objectives for waters)

(1)Schedule 1, entry for Burnett, Mary and Great Sandy regions, entry for Fraser Island waters—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, entry for Burnett, Mary and Great Sandy regions—
insert—

All waters of K’gari and adjacent coastal waters basin 139 and adjacent to basin 139 K’gari Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in September 2023

Part 3    Amendment of Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020

4   Regulation amended

This part amends the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020.

5   Amendment of s 333 (Feeding native animals in the wild)

Section 333(3), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘Fraser Island’—
omit, insert—

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6   Amendment of s 334 (Disturbing particular native animals in the wild)

Section 334(1), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘Fraser Island’—
omit, insert—

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Part 4    Amendment of Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2017

7   Regulation amended

This part amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2017.

8   Amendment of s 128 (Unauthorised feeding of animals)

(1)Section 128(1), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘Fraser Island’—
omit, insert—

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(2)Section 128(2), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘Fraser Island’—
omit, insert—

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9   Amendment of s 130 (Unauthorised disturbance of animals)

Section 130(1), penalty, paragraph (a), ‘Fraser Island’—
omit, insert—

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10   Amendment of sch 6 (Prescribed national parks within which fish, invertebrate animals and mud crabs may be taken)

Schedule 6, entry for Great Sandy National Park, column 2, paragraph (b), ‘Fraser Island’—
omit, insert—

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