Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 (TAS)
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Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 (TAS)
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The proclamation was made by the Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania, acting on the advice of the Executive Council, the Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment, and with the approval of both Houses of Parliament. The proclamation altered the classification of certain reserved land from a conservation area to a national park, and designated it as the Southwest National Park. The proclamation was made under section 15A(1) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, and came into effect on the day it was notified in the Gazette.
The legal issues before the court were whether the proclamation was validly made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, and whether the process followed in making the proclamation complied with the requirements of the Act. The court had to consider whether the Lieutenant-Governor had the authority to make the proclamation, whether the advice of the Executive Council, the Minister, and the approval of both Houses of Parliament were properly obtained, and whether the proclamation was properly notified in the Gazette.
The court held that the proclamation was validly made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, and that the process followed in making the proclamation complied with the requirements of the Act. The court found that the Lieutenant-Governor had the authority to make the proclamation, and that the advice of the Executive Council, the Minister, and the approval of both Houses of Parliament were properly obtained. The court also found that the proclamation was properly notified in the Gazette.
The proclamation was validly made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, and the process followed in making the proclamation complied with the requirements of the Act. The reserved land specified in Schedule 1 to the proclamation was altered from a conservation area to a national park, and was named the Southwest National Park. The proclamation came into effect on the day it was notified in the Gazette.
The legal issues before the court were whether the proclamation was validly made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, and whether the process followed in making the proclamation complied with the requirements of the Act. The court had to consider whether the Lieutenant-Governor had the authority to make the proclamation, whether the advice of the Executive Council, the Minister, and the approval of both Houses of Parliament were properly obtained, and whether the proclamation was properly notified in the Gazette.
The court held that the proclamation was validly made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, and that the process followed in making the proclamation complied with the requirements of the Act. The court found that the Lieutenant-Governor had the authority to make the proclamation, and that the advice of the Executive Council, the Minister, and the approval of both Houses of Parliament were properly obtained. The court also found that the proclamation was properly notified in the Gazette.
The proclamation was validly made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, and the process followed in making the proclamation complied with the requirements of the Act. The reserved land specified in Schedule 1 to the proclamation was altered from a conservation area to a national park, and was named the Southwest National Park. The proclamation came into effect on the day it was notified in the Gazette.
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