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sec.186Limited amendment of map of Great Barrier Reef wetland protection areas
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### sec.186 Limited amendment of map of Great Barrier Reef wetland protection areas
The chief executive may amend the map of Great Barrier Reef wetland protection areas only if the amendment—
is to remove all or part of an area shown as a wetland protection area; and
is made because—
more accurate information indicating the extent, or hydrological type, of the wetland has become available; or
the chief executive considers the wetland is not of high ecological significance.
If the chief executive amends the map under subsection (1) , the chief executive must—
fix a new edition number to the amended map; and
publish the amended map on the department’s website.
In this section—
wetland protection area means an area shown as a wetland protection area on the map of Great Barrier Reef wetland protection areas.
(sec.186-ssec.1) The chief executive may amend the map of Great Barrier Reef wetland protection areas only if the amendment— is to remove all or part of an area shown as a wetland protection area; and is made because— more accurate information indicating the extent, or hydrological type, of the wetland has become available; or the chief executive considers the wetland is not of high ecological significance.
(sec.186-ssec.2) If the chief executive amends the map under subsection (1) , the chief executive must— fix a new edition number to the amended map; and publish the amended map on the department’s website.
(sec.186-ssec.3) In this section— wetland protection area means an area shown as a wetland protection area on the map of Great Barrier Reef wetland protection areas.
- (a) is to remove all or part of an area shown as a wetland protection area; and
- (b) is made because— (i) more accurate information indicating the extent, or hydrological type, of the wetland has become available; or (ii) the chief executive considers the wetland is not of high ecological significance.
- (i) more accurate information indicating the extent, or hydrological type, of the wetland has become available; or
- (ii) the chief executive considers the wetland is not of high ecological significance.
- (i) more accurate information indicating the extent, or hydrological type, of the wetland has become available; or
- (ii) the chief executive considers the wetland is not of high ecological significance.
- (a) fix a new edition number to the amended map; and
- (b) publish the amended map on the department’s website.