Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
35AMatters to which Authority must have regard when preparing zoning plans
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35A Matters to which Authority must have regard when preparing zoning plans
(1) The Authority must, in preparing a zoning plan in respect of an area (the zoning plan area), have regard to the following: (a) the objects of this Division; (b) the principles approved under section 34 relating to the preparation of the plan; (c) any reports that have been given to the Minister under section 54; (d) any matter protected by a provision of Part 3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 that is relevant to the zoning plan area; (e) any approved conservation advice, bioregional plan, recovery plan, threat abatement plan or wildlife conservation plan that is relevant to the zoning plan area; (f) any value, plan or principle referred to in Part 15 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 that relates to a property, place, wetland or other area that is in the zoning plan area; (g) any habitat in the zoning plan area that is critical habitat; (h) any plan made under the Marine Parks Act 2004 of Queensland or the Nature Conservation Act 1992 of Queensland that is relevant to the zoning plan area; (i) any other matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph. (2) In designating an IUCN category in relation to a zone for the purposes of paragraph 32B(2)(c), the Authority must have regard to: (a) the purposes for which the zone may be used or entered; and (b) the Australian IUCN Reserve Management Principles for the category.