Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012
Part 1Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve
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Part 1 Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve
This reserve is the Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve.
Note Section 6 states the purposes of the reserve, section 7 states the depth of any land that may be included in the reserve and section 8 states the depth of the seabed included in the reserve.
The Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve is assigned to IUCN category VI (managed resource protected area).
Note Regulation 10.03H of the regulations lists each IUCN category and Schedule 8 to the regulations sets out the Australian IUCN reserve management principles for each IUCN category.
The Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve consists of an area in the Southern Ocean bounded by the line commencing at the point described in item 1 of the following table and running progressively as described in the table.
| 1 | The point of latitude 36° 13′ 00″ S, longitude 137° 15′ 00.86″ E | | 2 | North along the meridian of longitude 137° 15′ 00.86″ E to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of South Australia | | 3 | Generally south-easterly and north-easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 137° 43′ 30.36″ E | | 4 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 36° 13′ 00″ S |