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Environment Protection Act 2019
37Regulation of actions in declared areas
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37 Regulation of actions in declared areas
(1) A temporary declaration or permanent declaration of a protected
environmental area may specify that:
(a) all actions or specified actions or classes of actions in the area
are prohibited; or
(b) certain actions, or classes of actions, in the area are
prohibited; or
(c) certain actions, or classes of actions, in the area are
permitted.
(2) A declaration of a protected environmental area may specify
thresholds:
(a) at or above which actions, or classes of actions, in the area
are prohibited; or
(b) below which actions, or classes of actions, in the area are
permitted.
(3) A declaration of a protected environmental area must include the
following information:
(a) a description of the declared area;
(b) the day on which the declaration takes effect;
(c) for a temporary declaration – the period of the declaration;
(d) any actions prohibited in the area;
(e) any actions permitted in the area.