sec.132ACommittees for protected areas in Cape York Peninsula Region

### sec.132A Committees for protected areas in Cape York Peninsula Region The Minister may establish committees to advise the Minister about matters relating to particular protected areas in the Cape York Peninsula Region, including, for example, matters about the preparation of management plans, and matters about implementing the plans, for the areas. Also, the Minister must establish a committee of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples who have an interest in a protected area in the Cape York Peninsula Region (the Regional Protected Area Management Committee ) to advise the Minister about matters relating to protected areas in the region, including, for example, matters about— employment opportunities for Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the areas; and any management plans for the areas; and the provision of resources for the management of the areas. Each committee established under subsection (1) must consist of representatives of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples the Minister is satisfied have an interest in the protected areas for which the committee is established. The Regional Protected Area Management Committee may consist of representatives of— the committees established under subsection (1) ; or regional organisations representing Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Cape York Peninsula Region. s 132A ins 2007 No. 48 s 52 amd 2013 No. 55 s 175 sch 1 pt 1 ; 2019 No. 8 s 28A ; 2024 No. 17 s 192 sch 1 pt 3 (sec.132A-ssec.1) The Minister may establish committees to advise the Minister about matters relating to particular protected areas in the Cape York Peninsula Region, including, for example, matters about the preparation of management plans, and matters about implementing the plans, for the areas. (sec.132A-ssec.2) Also, the Minister must establish a committee of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples who have an interest in a protected area in the Cape York Peninsula Region (the Regional Protected Area Management Committee ) to advise the Minister about matters relating to protected areas in the region, including, for example, matters about— employment opportunities for Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the areas; and any management plans for the areas; and the provision of resources for the management of the areas. (sec.132A-ssec.3) Each committee established under subsection (1) must consist of representatives of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples the Minister is satisfied have an interest in the protected areas for which the committee is established. (sec.132A-ssec.4) The Regional Protected Area Management Committee may consist of representatives of— the committees established under subsection (1) ; or regional organisations representing Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Cape York Peninsula Region. - (a) employment opportunities for Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the areas; and - (b) any management plans for the areas; and - (c) the provision of resources for the management of the areas. - (a) the committees established under subsection (1) ; or - (b) regional organisations representing Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Cape York Peninsula Region.