Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.
An Act to establish a Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and for related purposes. |
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| FAOLEX Id:
| LEX-FAOC014966 |
| Countries:
| Australia |
| Regions:
| OCEANIA;Australia and New Zealand;South Pacific;Indian Ocean |
| Territorial Subdivision:
| Commonwealth |
| Date of original Text:
| 20/06/1975 |
| Date of Consolidation:
| 03/12/2008 |
| Amended by:
| LEX-FAOC006378 Environment, Sports and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (Act No. 25 of 1995). 06/04/1995 |
| Amended by:
| LEX-FAOC025094 Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 (Act No. 92 of 1999). 25/06/2007 |
| Implemented by:
| LEX-FAOC003859 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983. 18/12/2008 |
| Implemented by:
| LEX-FAOC016935 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Prohibition of Drilling for Petroleum) Regulations. 28/10/1983 |
| Implemented by:
| LEX-FAOC025322 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Aquaculture) Regulations 2000. 24/03/2004 |
| Implemented by:
| LEX-FAOC025327 Great Barrier Reef Region (Prohibition of Mining) Regulations 1999. 16/07/2007 |
| Related Web Site:
| www.austlii.edu.au |
| Type of Text:
| Legislation |
| Abstract:
| The Act establishes the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The Act is divided into 10 Parts, i.e.: Preliminary (I); Establishment, functions and powers of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (II); Constitution and Meetings of the Authority (III); The Great Barrier Reef Consultative Committee (IV); The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (V); Collection of environmental management charge (VA); Administration (VI); Finance (VII); Compulsory pilotage (VIIA); Miscellaneous (VIII). (2 Schedules: Description of the area [1]; compulsory pilotage area [2]).An Authority by the name of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is established under section 6. The Authority shall prepare zoning plans for areas forming part of the Park declared under section 30, pursuant to section 31. Such plans shall be laid before Parliament. Zones shall be used only for permitted purposes. The Authority may also prepare plans of management for one or more areas, species or ecological communities in the Park (sect. 39X). The Governor-General must not make a Proclamation under section 344 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 declaring an area in the Great Barrier Reef Region to be a Commonwealth reserve under that Act. |
| Comment:
| Consolidated version of Act No. 85 of 1975 as at 3 December 2008 and amended last by Act No. 125 of 2008. |
| Main subjects:
| Fisheries |
| Main subjects:
| Wild species & Ecosystems |
