Part 7Eastern Recherche Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Part 7 Eastern Recherche Commonwealth Marine Reserve

  This reserve is the Eastern Recherche 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 Eastern Recherche Commonwealth Marine Reserve is assigned to IUCN category II (national park).

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 Eastern Recherche Commonwealth Marine Reserve consists of an area in the Southern Ocean, excluding any State waters of Western Australia, 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° 36′ 00″ S, longitude 124° 18′ 00″ E | | 2 | South along the meridian of longitude 124° 18′ 00″ E to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 12′ 00″ S | | 3 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 124° 00′ 00″ E | | 4 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 36° 00′ 00″ S | | 5 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 123° 40′ 00″ E | | 6 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone | | 7 | Westerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 123° 20′ 00″ E | | 8 | North along that meridian to its southernmost intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia, adjacent to Dome Island | | 9 | Generally easterly, northerly, and westerly along that outer limit to its northernmost intersection by the meridian of longitude 123° 20′ 00″ E | | 10 | North along that meridian to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 11 | Generally north-easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 33° 36′ 00″ S | | 12 | East along that parallel to the point of commencement |

 (1) The Eastern Recherche Commonwealth Marine Reserve is divided into the following zones:

 (a) the special purpose zone described in clause 7.5 of this Part;

 (b) the marine national park zones described in clauses 7.6 and 7.7 of this Part.

 (2) The special purpose zone is assigned to IUCN category VI (managed resource protected area).

7.5 Zone 1 of reserve—special purpose zone

  Zone 1 of the reserve consists of an area, excluding any State waters of Western Australia, bounded by the line commencing at the point described in item 1 of the following table and running progressively as described in the table.