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.