6Object of this Part

##### 6 Object of this Part (1) The object of this Part is to make provision for the establishment and management of parks and reserves: (a) appropriate to be established by the Commonwealth Government, having regard to its status as a national government; (b) in the Territories; (c) in the Australian coastal sea; (d) for purposes related to the rights (including sovereign rights) and obligations of Australia in relation to the continental shelf of Australia; (e) for facilitating the carrying out by Australia of obligations under, or exercise by Australia of rights under, agreements between Australia and other countries; or (f) conducive to the encouragement of tourism between the States and between other countries and Australia; and this Act shall be administered accordingly. (2) Land in a State shall not, without the consent of the State, be acquired by the Commonwealth for the purposes of this Part if it is land that is dedicated or reserved under a law of the State for purposes related to nature conservation or the protection of areas of historical, archaeological or geological importance or of areas having special significance in relation to Aboriginals. (3) Land in the Northern Territory, other than land in the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park or in the Alligator Rivers Region as defined by the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978, shall not, without the consent of the Territory, be acquired by the Commonwealth for the purposes of this Part if it is land that is dedicated or reserved under a law of the Territory for purposes related to nature conservation or the protection of areas of historical, archaeological or geological importance or of areas having special significance in relation to Aboriginals.