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National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
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#### 30H Regional parks
30H Regional parks
> > (1) The purpose of reserving land as a regional park is to identify, protect and conserve areas in a natural or modified landscape that are suitable for public recreation and enjoyment so as to enable those areas to be managed in accordance with subsection (2).
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> > (2) A regional park is to be managed in accordance with the following principles—
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> > > (a) the provision of opportunities, in an outdoor setting, for recreation and enjoyment in natural or modified landscapes,
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> > > (b) the identification, interpretation, management and conservation of the park so as to maintain and enhance significant landscape values,
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> > > (c) the conservation of natural and cultural values,
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> > > (d) the promotion of public appreciation and understanding of the regional park’s natural and cultural values,
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> > > (e) provision for sustainable visitor or tourist use and enjoyment that is compatible with the conservation of the regional park’s natural and cultural values,
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> > > (f) provision for the sustainable use (including adaptive reuse) of any buildings or structures or modified natural areas having regard to the conservation of the regional park’s natural and cultural values,
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> > > (g) provision for the carrying out of development in any part of a special area (within the meaning of the [Hunter Water Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-053)) in the regional park that is permitted under section 185A having regard to the conservation of the regional park’s natural and cultural values.
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> **s 30H:** Ins 2001 No 130, Sch 1 \[26\]. Am 2006 No 90, Sch 8 \[4\]; 2010 No 41, Sch 1 \[4\].