Part 8South-west Corner Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Part 8 South-west Corner Commonwealth Marine Reserve

  This reserve is the South-west Corner 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 South-west Corner 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 South-west Corner Commonwealth Marine Reserve consists of an area in the Indian and Southern Oceans, 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 36° 42′ 00″ S, longitude 116° 36′ 00″ E | | 2 | North along the meridian of longitude 116° 36′ 00″ E to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 117° 06′ 00″ E | | 4 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 36° 42′ 00″ S | | 5 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 120° 38′ 00″ E | | 7 | Generally easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 121° 24′ 00″ E | | 8 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 40′ 00″ S | | 9 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 122° 00′ 00″ E | | 10 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone | | 11 | Generally westerly, north-westerly and northerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 33° 30′ 00″ S | | 12 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 13 | Generally southerly and south-easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 115° 42′ 00″ E | | 14 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 36′ 00″ S | | 15 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E | | 16 | North along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 09′ 00″ S | | 17 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 113° 06′ 00″ E | | 18 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 12′ 00″ S | | 19 | South-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |

 (1) The South-west Corner Commonwealth Marine Reserve is divided into the following zones:

 (a) the marine national park zones described in clauses 8.5, 8.8, 8.9, 8.11, 8.13 and 8.17 of this Part;

 (b) the multiple use zones described in clauses 8.6 and 8.15 of this Part;

 (c) the special purpose zones (oil and gas exclusion) described in clauses 8.7 and 8.10 of this Part;

 (d) the special purpose zones described in clauses 8.14 and 8.16 of this Part;

 (e) the habitat protection zone described in clause 8.12 of this Part.

 (2) The marine national park zones are each assigned to IUCN category II (national park).

 (3) The multiple use zones, special purpose zones (oil and gas exclusion) and special purpose zones are each assigned to IUCN category VI (managed resource protected area).

  Zone 1 of the 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° 30′ 00″ S, longitude 111° 42′ 00″ E | | 2 | South along the meridian of longitude 111° 42′ 00″ E to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 12′ 00″ S | | 4 | Generally northerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 33° 30′ 00″ S |

  Zone 2 of the 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° 30′ 00″ S, longitude 111° 42′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 33° 30′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 113° 54′ 00″ E | | 3 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 09′ 00″ S | | 4 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 113° 06′ 00″ E | | 5 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 12′ 00″ S | | 6 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 111° 42′ 00″ E |

8.7 Zone 3 of reserve—special purpose zone (oil and gas exclusion)

  Zone 3 of the 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° 30′ 00″ S, longitude 113° 54′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 33° 30′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E | | 3 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 33° 42′ 00″ S | | 4 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 36′ 00″ E | | 5 | North along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 33° 30′ 00″ S | | 6 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 7 | Generally southerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 03′ 00″ S | | 8 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E | | 9 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 09′ 00″ S | | 10 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 113° 54′ 00″ E | | 11 | North along that meridian to the point of commencement |

8.8 Zone 4 of reserve—marine national park zone

  Zone 4 of the 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° 30′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 33° 30′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 36′ 00″ E | | 3 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 33° 42′ 00″ S | | 4 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E |

8.9 Zone 5 of reserve—marine national park zone

  Zone 5 of the 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 34° 03′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 34° 03′ 00″ S to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally southerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 09′ 00″ S | | 4 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E |

8.10 Zone 6 of reserve—special purpose zone (oil and gas exclusion)

  Zone 6 of the 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 34° 09′ 00″ S, longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 34° 09′ 00″ S to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally southerly and south-easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 115° 33′ 00″ E | | 4 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 36′ 00″ S | | 5 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 114° 24′ 00″ E |

8.11 Zone 7 of reserve—marine national park zone

  Zone 7 of the 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 34° 36′ 00″ S, longitude 115° 33′ 00″ E | | 2 | North along the meridian of longitude 115° 33′ 00″ E to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally south-easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 115° 42′ 00″ E | | 4 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 36′ 00″ S |

8.12 Zone 8 of reserve—habitat protection zone

  Zone 8 of the 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 35° 12′ 00″ S, longitude 113° 06′ 00″ E | | 2 | South-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 36° 42′ 00″ S, longitude 116° 36′ 00″ E | | 3 | South-westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the meridian of longitude 115° 48′ 00″ E by the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone | | 4 | Generally north-westerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 12′ 00″ S |

8.13 Zone 9 of reserve—marine national park zone

  Zone 9 of the 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° 42′ 00″ S, longitude 116° 36′ 00″ E | | 2 | North along the meridian of longitude 116° 36′ 00″ E to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 24′ 00″ S | | 3 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 117° 02′ 00″ E | | 5 | Generally easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 117° 06′ 00″ E | | 6 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 36° 42′ 00″ S | | 7 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 120° 38′ 00″ E | | 8 | North along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 22′ 00″ S | | 9 | North-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 35° 04′ 00″ S, longitude 121° 46′ 00″ E | | 10 | North along the meridian of longitude 121° 46′ 00″ E to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 40′ 00″ S | | 11 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 122° 00′ 00″ E | | 12 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone | | 13 | Generally westerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 115° 48′ 00″ E | | 14 | North-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement |

8.14 Zone 10 of reserve—special purpose zone

  Zone 10 of the 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 35° 24′ 00″ S, longitude 116° 36′ 00″ E | | 2 | North along the meridian of longitude 116° 36′ 00″ E to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 117° 02′ 00″ E | | 4 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 24′ 00″ S |

8.15 Zone 11 of reserve—multiple use zone

  Zone 11 of the 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 34° 33′ 00″ S, longitude 120° 38′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 34° 33′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 121° 24′ 00″ E | | 3 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 40′ 00″ S | | 4 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 121° 46′ 00″ E | | 5 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 04′ 00″ S | | 6 | South-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 35° 22′ 00″ S, longitude 120° 38′ 00″ E | | 7 | North along the meridian of longitude 120° 38′ 00″ E to the point of commencement |

8.16 Zone 12 of reserve—special purpose zone

  Zone 12 of the 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 34° 33′ 00″ S, longitude 120° 38′ 00″ E | | 2 | North along the meridian of longitude 120° 38′ 00″ E to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 3 | Generally easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 120° 52′ 00″ E | | 4 | South along that meridian to its northernmost intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia, adjacent to Investigator Island | | 5 | Generally westerly, southerly and easterly along that outer limit to its southernmost intersection by the meridian of longitude 120° 52′ 00″ E | | 6 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 18′ 00″ S | | 7 | East along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 121° 10′ 00″ E | | 8 | North along that meridian to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 9 | Generally easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 121° 24′ 00″ E | | 10 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 33′ 00″ S | | 11 | West along that parallel to the point of commencement |

8.17 Zone 13 of reserve—marine national park zone

  Zone 13 of the 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 34° 18′ 00″ S, longitude 120° 52′ 00″ E | | 2 | East along the parallel of latitude 34° 18′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 121° 10′ 00″ E | | 3 | North along that meridian to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 4 | Generally westerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 120° 52′ 00″ E | | 5 | South along that meridian to its northernmost intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia, adjacent to Investigator Island | | 6 | Generally easterly, southerly and westerly along that outer limit to its southernmost intersection by the meridian of longitude 120° 52′ 00″ E | | 7 | South along that meridian to the point of commencement |