Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012
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Part 13 Jurien Commonwealth Marine Reserve
13.1 Name of reserve
This reserve is the Jurien 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.
13.2 IUCN category
The Jurien 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.
13.3 Area of reserve
The Jurien 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 30° 10′ 26.796″ S, longitude 114° 36′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 30° 10′ 26.796″ S to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally south-easterly and southerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 30° 43′ 00″ S | | 4 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 43′ 00″ E | | 5 | North-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 30° 40′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 42′ 05″ E | | 6 | North-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 30° 20′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 36′ 00″ E | | 7 | North along the meridian of longitude 114° 36′ 00″ E to the point of commencement |
13.4 Zones for reserve
(1) The Jurien Commonwealth Marine Reserve is divided into the following zones:
(a) the special purpose zone described in clause 13.5 of this Part;
(b) the marine national park zone described in clause 13.6 of this Part.
(2) The special purpose zone is assigned to IUCN category VI (managed resource protected area).
(3) The marine national park zone is assigned to IUCN category II (national park).
13.5 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 30° 10′ 26.796″ S, longitude 114° 36′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 30° 10′ 26.796″ S to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally south-easterly and southerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 30° 43′ 00″ S | | 4 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 46′ 00″ E | | 5 | North along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 30° 40′ 00″ S | | 6 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 42′ 05″ E | | 7 | North-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 30° 20′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 36′ 00″ E | | 8 | North along the meridian of longitude 114° 36′ 00″ E to the point of commencement |
13.6 Zone 2 of reserve—marine national park 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.
| 1 | The point of latitude 30° 40′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 46′ 00″ E | | 2 | South along the meridian of longitude 114° 46′ 00″ E to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 30° 43′ 00″ S | | 3 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 43′ 00″ E | | 4 | North-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 30° 40′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 42′ 05″ E | | 5 | East along the parallel of latitude 30° 40′ 00″ S to the point of commencement |