sec.187Existing protected areas and indigenous joint management areas

### sec.187 Existing protected areas and indigenous joint management areas This section applies to a protected area or indigenous joint management area dedicated or declared under this Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this section. As soon as practicable after the commencement, the chief executive must give the chief executive (lands) written notice of the existence of the protected area or indigenous joint management area. See section 215 in relation to the application of this section. To remove any doubt, it is declared that sections 33B, 42AR and 70EB do not apply to the protected area or indigenous joint management area. s 187 ins 2011 No. 31 s 348 amd 2021 No. 12 s 148 sch 3 (sec.187-ssec.1) This section applies to a protected area or indigenous joint management area dedicated or declared under this Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this section. (sec.187-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after the commencement, the chief executive must give the chief executive (lands) written notice of the existence of the protected area or indigenous joint management area. See section 215 in relation to the application of this section. (sec.187-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that sections 33B, 42AR and 70EB do not apply to the protected area or indigenous joint management area.