Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 104 Nature Conservation Act 1992 NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 4) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Insertion of new pt heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 4 Insertion of new pt heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—PROTECTED AREAS (STATE LAND) 5 Insertion of new pt heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 3—NATURE REFUGES 6 Replacement of ss 9 and 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 4—COORDINATED CONSERVATION AREAS 10 Declaration and naming of coordinated conservation areas . . . . . . . 4 11 Interim management intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 12 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 5—MISCELLANEOUS 13 Reference to plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Amendment of sch 2 (National parks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Amendment of sch 4 (Resources reserves) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 4) No. 104, 1996 9 Insertion of new sch 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SCHEDULE 6 KOALA BUSHLAND COORDINATED CONSERVATION AREA 1 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 Interim management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

s1 3 s6 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 4) No. 104, 1996 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1996 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 . ˙ Insertion of new pt heading 3. Before section 1— insert — ‘ PART 1—PRELIMINARY ’. ˙ Insertion of new pt heading 4. After section 2— insert — ‘ PART 2—PROTECTED AREAS (STATE LAND) ’. ˙ Insertion of new pt heading 5. After section 6— insert — ‘ PART 3—NATURE REFUGES ’. ˙ Replacement of ss 9 and 10 6. Sections 9 and 10— omit, insert —

s6 4 s6 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 4) No. 104, 1996 ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 9. The duration of the declaration of a nature refuge is stated in schedule 5. ‘ PART 4—COORDINATED CONSERVATION AREAS ˙ ‘ Declaration and naming of coordinated conservation areas ‘ 10. Each of the areas of land described in schedule 6 is— (a) declared a coordinated conservation area; and (b) assigned the name specified in the schedule. ˙ ‘ Interim management intent ‘ 11.(1) The interim management intent for a coordinated conservation area is stated in schedule 6. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to sections 17 and 23 1 of the Act. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 12. The duration of the declaration of a coordinated conservation area is stated in schedule 6. 1 Sections 17 (Management principles of national parks) and 23 (Management principles of coordinated conservation areas)

s7 5 s7 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 4) No. 104, 1996 ‘ PART 5—MISCELLANEOUS ˙ ‘ Reference to plan ‘ 13. In the description of an area in a schedule, a reference to a plan, the number of which uses— (a) the prefix ‘NPW’ or ‘PA’—is a reference to a plan held by and available for inspection in the department; and (b) the prefix ‘FTY’—is a reference to a plan held by and available for inspection in the department that deals with matters arising under the Forestry Act 1959 ; and (c) any other prefix—is a reference to a plan held by and available for inspection in the department that deals with matters arising under the Land Act 1994 .’. ˙ Amendment of sch 2 (National parks) 7.(1) Schedule 2, entry for ‘Fort Lytton National Park’— omit, insert — ‘Fort Lytton National Park Lot 34 on plan NPW557 situated in the County of Stanley, containing an area of 12.6188 ha’. (2) Schedule 2, entry for ‘Mount Archer National Park’— omit, insert — ‘Mount Archer National Park Lot 36 on plan NPW563 SHT1 situated in the County of Livingstone, containing an area of about 3610 ha’. (3) Schedule 2, entry for ‘Wooroonooran National Park’— omit, insert — ‘Wooroonooran National Park Lot 19 on plan NPW565 situated in the County of Nares, containing an

s8 6 s8 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 4) No. 104, 1996 area of about 79 600 ha’. ˙ Amendment of sch 4 (Resources reserves) 8.(1) Schedule 4, entry for ‘Bellenden Ker Resources Reserve’— omit . (2) Schedule 4, entry for ‘Lawn Hill (Littles Range) Resources Reserve’— omit, insert— ‘Lawn Hill (Littles Range) Resources Reserve (formerly Departmental and Official Purposes Reserve 11, County of Mueller) Lot 9 on plan CP854027 situated in the County of Mueller, containing an area of about 14 000 ha The mining chief executive and the chief executive of the department’. (3) Schedule 4, entry for ‘Lawn Hill (Stockyard Creek) Resources Reserve’— omit, insert— ‘Lawn Hill (Stockyard Creek) Resources Reserve (formerly Departmental and Official Purposes Reserve 10, County of Mueller) Lot 7 on plan CP850699 situated in the County of Mueller, containing an area of about 30 400 ha The mining chief executive and the chief executive of the department’. (4) Schedule 4— insert — ‘Mount Archer Resources Reserve Lot 1003 on plan NPW563 SHT2 situated in the County of Livingstone, containing an area of about 638 ha’.

s9 7 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 4) ˙ Insertion of new sch 6 9. After schedule 5— insert — ‘ SCHEDULE 6 s9 No. 104, 1996 ‘ KOALA BUSHLAND COORDINATED CONSERVATION AREA sections 10, 11 and 12 ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 1. Koala Bushland Coordinated Conservation Area. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 2. The land situated in the County of Stanley, Parish of Redland— (a) containing an area of about 1 170 ha, shown hachured on plan PA3; and (b) extending to a height of 1 067.5 m above the surface of the land. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 3. The coordinated conservation area contains— (a) open forests and woodlands, including the following tree species— (i) tallowwood ( Eucalyptus microcorys ); (ii) Queensland blue gum ( Eucalyptus tereticornis ); (iii) red mahogany ( Eucalyptus resinifera ); (iv) grey gum ( Eucalyptus propinqua ); (v) Queensland white stringy-bark ( Eucalyptus nigra ); and

s9 8 s9 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 4) No. 104, 1996 (b) a significant koala habitat that supports several hundred koalas; and (c) streams that support native wildlife, including the following— (i) platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ); (ii) 3 species of crustacean; (iii) 5 fish species, including the ornate rainbowfish ( Rhadinocentrus ornatus ). ˙ ‘ Interim management intent and use ‘ 4.(1) The coordinated conservation area comprises— (a) 3 areas, each of which is the subject of a separate conservation agreement; and (b) Venman Bushland National Park. ‘ (2) The coordinated conservation area will be managed to— (a) conserve the area’s koala population and habitat; and (b) conserve the area’s habitat for aquatic native animals; and (c) allow for a range of recreational activities, including horseriding; and (d) allow for educational activities; and (e) allow quarrying and commercial beekeeping on parts of the area; and (f) control the landing of aircraft; and (g) maintain the interests of the land-holders who are parties to the agreements. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 5. The duration of the declaration of the coordinated conservation area is— (a) for an area the subject of a conservation agreement—the duration

s9 9 s9 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 4) No. 104, 1996 of the agreement; and (b) for the national park—the duration of the dedication of the national park.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 23 May 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 24 May 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Environment. © State of Queensland 1996