Part 11Perth Canyon Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Part 11 Perth Canyon Commonwealth Marine Reserve

11.1 Name of reserve

  This reserve is the Perth Canyon 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.

11.2 IUCN category

  The Perth Canyon 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.

11.3 Area of reserve

  The Perth Canyon 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 31° 42′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 00′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 31° 42′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 45′ 00″ E | | 3 | South-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 31° 54′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 54′ 00″ E | | 4 | East along the parallel of latitude 31° 54′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 115° 15′ 00″ E | | 5 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 32° 06′ 00″ S | | 6 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 115° 06′ 00″ E | | 7 | South-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 32° 24′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 51′ 00″ E | | 8 | West along the parallel of latitude 32° 24′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 00′ 00″ E |

11.4 Zones for reserve

 (1) The Perth Canyon Commonwealth Marine Reserve is divided into the following zones:

 (a) the habitat protection zones described in clauses 11.5 and 11.7 of this Part;

 (b) the marine national park zones described in clauses 11.6 and 11.9 of this Part;

 (c) the multiple use zone described in clause 11.8 of this Part.

 (2) The habitat protection zones are each assigned to IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area).

 (4) The multiple use zone is assigned to IUCN category VI (managed resource protected area).

11.5 Zone 1 of reserve—habitat protection 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 31° 42′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 00′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 31° 42′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 30′ 00″ E | | 4 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 00′ 00″ E |