Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012
Part 10Geographe Commonwealth Marine Reserve
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Part 10 Geographe Commonwealth Marine Reserve
10.1 Name of reserve
This reserve is the Geographe 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.
10.2 IUCN category
The Geographe 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.
10.3 Area of reserve
The Geographe Commonwealth Marine Reserve consists of an area in the Indian 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 33° 21′ 00″ S, longitude 115° 03′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 33° 21′ 00″ S to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally south-westerly, westerly and north-westerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 115° 03′ 00″ E |
10.4 Zones for reserve
(1) The Geographe Commonwealth Marine Reserve is divided into the following zones:
(a) the special purpose zone described in clause 10.5 of this Part;
(b) the multiple use zone described in clause 10.6 of this Part;
(c) the marine national park zones described in clauses 10.7 and 10.8 of this Part.
(2) The special purpose zone and multiple use zone are each assigned to IUCN category VI (managed resource protected area).
(3) The marine national park zones are each assigned to IUCN category II (national park).
10.5 Zone 1 of reserve—special purpose zone
Zone 1 of the reserve consists of an area 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 33° 21′ 00″ S, longitude 115° 03′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 33° 21′ 00″ S to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally south-westerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 33° 29′ 00″ S | | 4 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 115° 03′ 00″ E |
10.6 Zone 2 of reserve—multiple use zone
Zone 2 of the reserve consists of an area bounded by the line commencing at the point described in item 1 of the following table and running progressively as described in the table.