Prohibition of Entry - Parts of Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

Subregulation 12.23(3)

PROHIBITION OF ENTRY

PARTS OF ASHMORE REEF COMMONWEALTH MARINE RESERVE

I, CHARLTON CLARK, Assistant Secretary, Commonwealth Marine Reserves Branch, Marine Division, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, delegate of the power of the Director of National Parks under subregulation 12.23(3) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 HEREBY PROHIBIT ENTRY to part of Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve, being the area described in Schedule 1 and shown as “Sanctuary Zone (IUCN – Ia)”on the maps in Schedule 2 hereto, by all persons at all times other than officers, servants and agents of the Commonwealth of Australia and its authorities acting in the course of their duties.

AND I HEREBY REVOKE the prohibition of access relating to Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve made under Regulation 12.23 of the Regulations on the 9th day of June 2009 and published in the Gazette No. GN 23 on the 17th day of June 2009.

Signed - 17 November 2012

Charlton Clark

Assistant Secretary

Commonwealth Marine Reserves Branch

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Delegate of the Director of National Parks

SCHEDULE 1

Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve

All that part of Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve (1) being outside the area bounded by the line(2 ):

(a)        commencing at the point of Latitude 12° 09′ 55″ South, Longitude 123° 00′ 04.5″ East;

(b)        from there southerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 12′ 51″ South, Longitude 122° 59′ 36″ East;

(c)        from there south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 13′ 06″ South, Longitude 123° 00′ 26″ East;

(d)        from there east along the parallel of Latitude 12° 13′ 06″ South, to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 123° 00′ 44″ East;

(e)        from there south along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 12° 13′ 13″ South;

(f)          from there south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 13′ 23″ South, Longitude 123° 00′ 26″ East;

(g)        from there south along the meridian of Longitude 123° 00′ 26″ East, to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 12° 13′ 44″ South;

(h)        from there east along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 123° 01′ 15″ East;

(i)          from there south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 14′ 33″ South, Longitude 123° 00′ 17″ East;

(j)          from there west along the parallel of Latitude 12° 14′ 33″ South, to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 122° 59′ 05″ East;

(k)        from there westerly along the geodesic to the south-easternmost point on the coastline of West Island at mean high water;

(l)          from there generally north-westerly along that high water mark to the point closest to the point of Latitude 12° 14′ 29.2″ South, Longitude 122° 58′ 08.1″ East;

(m)      from there south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 14′ 33.7″ South, Longitude 122° 58′ 01.1″ East;

(n)        from there north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 14′ 32.3″ South, Longitude 122° 58′ 00.2″ East;

(o)        from there north-easterly along the geodesic to the point on the coastline of West Island at mean high water closest to the point of Latitude 12° 14′ 27.8″ South, Longitude 122° 58′ 07.1″ East;

(p)        from there generally north-westerly along that high water mark to the north easternmost point of the West  Island;

(q)        from there easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 14′ 16″ South, Longitude 122° 58′ 55″ East;

(r)         from there north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 14′ 12″ South, Longitude 122° 59′ 03″ East;

(s)        from there easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 14′ 11″ South, Longitude 122° 59′ 10″ East;

(t)          from there north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 13′ 37″ South, Longitude 123° 00′ 02″ East;

(u)        from there north along the meridian of Longitude 123° 00′ 02″ East, to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 12° 13′ 23″ South;

(v)        from there westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 13′ 12″ South, Longitude 122° 59′ 02″ East;

(w)      from there north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12° 11′ 55″ South, Longitude 122° 55′ 04.5″ East;

(x)        from there north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

Notes:

(1)          As described in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN46 of 17 November 2004

(2)          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.

SCHEDULE 2 - MAPS OF PROHIBITED AREA