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sch.19-sec.2Meaning of category B environmentally sensitive area
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### sch.19-sec.2 Meaning of category B environmentally sensitive area
A category B environmentally sensitive area means any of the following—
any of the following areas under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 —
a coordinated conservation area;
an area of critical habitat or major interest identified under a conservation plan;
an area subject to an interim conservation order;
an area subject to the following conventions to which Australia is a signatory—
the ‘Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals’ (Bonn, 23 June 1979);
the ‘Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat’ (Ramsar, Iran, 2 February 1971);
the ‘Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage’ (Paris, 23 November 1972);
a zone of a marine park under the Marine Parks Act 2004 that is within a general use zone of the marine park under that Act;
an area to the seaward side of the highest astronomical tide;
the following under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 —
a place of cultural heritage significance;
a Queensland heritage place, unless there is an exemption certificate issued under that Act;
an area recorded in the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register established under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 46 , other than the area known as the ‘Stanbroke Pastoral Development Holding’, leased under the Land Act 1994 by lease number PH 13/5398;
a feature protection area, State forest park or scientific area under the Forestry Act 1959 ;
a declared fish habitat area under the Fisheries Act 1994 ;
a place in which a marine plant under the Fisheries Act 1994 is situated;
an endangered regional ecosystem identified in the database known as the ‘Regional ecosystem description database’ published on the department’s website.
The Regional ecosystem description database is also available for inspection during office hours, at the Queensland Herbarium and each regional office of the department.
- (a) any of the following areas under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 — (i) a coordinated conservation area; (ii) an area of critical habitat or major interest identified under a conservation plan; (iii) an area subject to an interim conservation order;
- (i) a coordinated conservation area;
- (ii) an area of critical habitat or major interest identified under a conservation plan;
- (iii) an area subject to an interim conservation order;
- (b) an area subject to the following conventions to which Australia is a signatory— (i) the ‘Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals’ (Bonn, 23 June 1979); (ii) the ‘Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat’ (Ramsar, Iran, 2 February 1971); (iii) the ‘Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage’ (Paris, 23 November 1972);
- (i) the ‘Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals’ (Bonn, 23 June 1979);
- (ii) the ‘Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat’ (Ramsar, Iran, 2 February 1971);
- (iii) the ‘Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage’ (Paris, 23 November 1972);
- (c) a zone of a marine park under the Marine Parks Act 2004 that is within a general use zone of the marine park under that Act;
- (d) an area to the seaward side of the highest astronomical tide;
- (e) the following under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 — (i) a place of cultural heritage significance; (ii) a Queensland heritage place, unless there is an exemption certificate issued under that Act;
- (i) a place of cultural heritage significance;
- (ii) a Queensland heritage place, unless there is an exemption certificate issued under that Act;
- (f) an area recorded in the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register established under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 46 , other than the area known as the ‘Stanbroke Pastoral Development Holding’, leased under the Land Act 1994 by lease number PH 13/5398;
- (g) a feature protection area, State forest park or scientific area under the Forestry Act 1959 ;
- (h) a declared fish habitat area under the Fisheries Act 1994 ;
- (i) a place in which a marine plant under the Fisheries Act 1994 is situated;
- (j) an endangered regional ecosystem identified in the database known as the ‘Regional ecosystem description database’ published on the department’s website. Note— The Regional ecosystem description database is also available for inspection during office hours, at the Queensland Herbarium and each regional office of the department.
- (i) a coordinated conservation area;
- (ii) an area of critical habitat or major interest identified under a conservation plan;
- (iii) an area subject to an interim conservation order;
- (i) the ‘Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals’ (Bonn, 23 June 1979);
- (ii) the ‘Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat’ (Ramsar, Iran, 2 February 1971);
- (iii) the ‘Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage’ (Paris, 23 November 1972);
- (i) a place of cultural heritage significance;
- (ii) a Queensland heritage place, unless there is an exemption certificate issued under that Act;