Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Proclamation - Kakadu National Park (5/4/1979)
Part I
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Part I
All that piece of land in the Northern Territory of Australia containing an area of 5700 square kilometres more or less bounded by an imaginary line commencing at the intersection of the eastern boundary of Pastoral Lease 739 (Mudginberri) with the left bank of the East Alligator River; thence southerly by the eastern boundary of that pastoral lease and its southerly prolongation to its intersection with the parallel of south latitude 12° 42' 39"; thence westerly by that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of east longitude 132° 53'; thence northerly by that meridian to its intersection with the southern boundary of Pastoral Lease 739 (Mudginberri); thence westerly by the southern boundary of Pastoral Lease 739 and the southern boundary of Pastoral Lease 737 (Munmarlary) to the southwestern corner of Pastoral Lease 737; thence generally southerly by the right bank of the South Alligator River to its intersection with the westerly prolongation of a surveyed line as shown on Survey Plan A.913 lodged with the Surveyor‑General for the Northern Territory of Australia; thence southwesterly by a straight line from that intersection to the most northern northeastern corner of Pastoral Lease 612 (Goodparla); thence southerly, easterly, again southerly and southeasterly by eastern, northern, eastern and northeastern boundaries of Pastoral Lease 612 to the most northern northwestern corner of Pastoral Lease 668 (Gimbat); thence easterly, southerly and again easterly by northern, eastern and northern boundaries of Pastoral Lease 668 to its intersection with the meridian of east longitude 132° 49'; thence northerly by that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of south latitude 13° 29'; thence easterly by that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of east longitude 132° 55'; thence southerly by that meridian to its intersection with a northern boundary of Pastoral Lease 668 (Gimbat); thence easterly by that northern boundary of Pastoral Lease 668 to its intersection with the meridian of east longitude 132° 58'; thence northeasterly by a straight line to the intersection of the parallel of south latitude 13° 26' with the meridian of east longitude 133°; thence northerly by that meridian to its intersection with the right bank of the East Alligator River; thence generally northwesterly by the right bank of the East Alligator River to a point bearing 45° from true north from the point of commencement; thence southwesterly by a straight line to the point of commencement but excepting from that area the following areas:
(a) all those pieces of land in the Northern Territory of Australia containing a total area of 2.42 hectares more or less, being Northern Territory Portions 1687 and 1688 and being more particularly delineated on Survey Plan S76/88 lodged with the Surveyor‑General for the Northern Territory of Australia;
(c) all that piece of land in the Northern Territory of Australia containing an area of 247.5 hectares more or less, being Northern Territory Portion 838 and being more particularly delineated on Survey Plan A.379 lodged with the Surveyor‑General for the Northern Territory of Australia;