National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
PROCLAMATION
I, WILLIAM GEORGE HAYDEN, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council following consideration by the Council of a report by the Director of National Parks and Wildlife, and under subsection 7 (8) of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975, amend, as set out in the Schedule to this Proclamation, the Proclamation made under subsection 7 (2) of that Act on 30 January 1986 (being the Proclamation declaring the area specified in that Proclamation to be a park and assigning the name “Norfolk Island National Park” to that park).
Signed and sealed with the
Great Seal of Australia
on 24 January 1996
(L.S.)
BILL HAYDEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
John Faulkner
Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories
SCHEDULE
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCLAMATION OF 30 JANUARY 1986
- Omit “pursuant to sub-section 7(2) of that Act and for the purposes of paragraph 7 (6) (a) of that Act, hereby - ”, substitute “acting under subsection 7 (2) of that Act:”.
2. Omit paragraph (a), substitute:
“(a) declare the areas specified in the Schedule to be a park; and”.
3. Omit paragraph (c), substitute:
“(c) for the purposes of paragraph 7 (6) (a) of that Act, specify subsoil to the depth of 1,000 metres below the surface of the land within those areas; and
“(d) for the purposes of paragraph 7 (6) (c) of that Act, specify subsoil to the depth of 1,000 metres below the surface any sea-bed within those areas.”.
4. Schedule:
Omit:
“DESCRIPTION OF AREA OF PARK”:
Substitute:
“DESCRIPTION OF AREA OF PARK:
Land on Norfolk Island”.
5. Add at the end of the Schedule:
“Phillip Island
The area, being all of that area of land of approximately 190 hectares bounded by the high water mark and shown as Lot 1 Section 36 Phillips Island on Sheet Number 98 of the Norfolk Island Official Plan.”.