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Tasmania regulation

Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002

In ForceTAS

Jurisdiction

Tasmania

Act Number

40 of 2012

Collection

regulation

Plain English Summary

3/10 complexity

This proclamation, made under the Nature Conservation Act 2002, formally declares specified parcels of land — including six extensions to the Bay of Fires and several named conservation areas — as conservation areas and attaches plans (maps) for each. It is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment and was gazetted 27 June 2012. Effect: the listed land is placed under the Act’s conservation regime, changing permitted uses and imposing management and compliance obligations on government and affected land managers.

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Part SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of landSCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land Part 1Bay of Fires (First Extension)Part 2Bay of Fires (Second Extension)Part 3Bay of Fires (Third Extension)Part 4Bay of Fires (Fourth Extension)

SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land

SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land

SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land

Part 1

Bay of Fires (First Extension)

Part 1 Bay of Fires (First Extension)

Part 1 Schedule 2

Part 2

Bay of Fires (Second Extension)

Part 2 Bay of Fires (Second Extension)

Part 2 Schedule 2

Part 3

Bay of Fires (Third Extension)

Part 3 Bay of Fires (Third Extension)

Part 3 Schedule 2

Part 4

Bay of Fires (Fourth Extension)

Part 4 Bay of Fires (Fourth Extension)

Part 4 Schedule 2

Part 5

Bay of Fires (Fifth Extension)

Part 5 Bay of Fires (Fifth Extension)

Part 5 Schedule 2

Part 6

Bay of Fires (Sixth Extension)

Part 6 Bay of Fires (Sixth Extension)

Part 6 Schedule 2

Part 7

Bluff River Conservation Area

Part 7 Bluff River Conservation Area

Part 7 Schedule 2

Part 8

Boot Bay Conservation Area

Part 8 Boot Bay Conservation Area

Part 8 Schedule 2

Part 9

Gentle Annie Conservation Area

Part 9 Gentle Annie Conservation Area

Part 9 Schedule 2

Part 10

Ninth Island Conservation Area

Part 10 Ninth Island Conservation Area

Part 10 Schedule 2

Part 11

Point Bailly Conservation Area

Part 11 Point Bailly Conservation Area

Part 11 Schedule 2

Part 12

Prosser River Conservation Area

Part 12 Prosser River Conservation Area

(a) about 19.69 hectares, shown as Lot 1; and

(b) about 2.683 hectares, shown as Lot 2; and

(c) about 3.061 hectares, shown as Lot 3 –

Part 12 Schedule 2

Part 13

Running Ground Ridge Conservation Area

Part 13 Running Ground Ridge Conservation Area

Part 13 Schedule 2

Part 14

Sassafras Gully Conservation Area

Part 14 Sassafras Gully Conservation Area

Part 14 Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 2 - Plans

SCHEDULE 2 - Plans

SCHEDULE 2 - Plans SCHEDULE 2 - Plans

Source text

Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land

SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land

Part 1 Bay of Fires (First Extension)

Part 1 Bay of Fires (First Extension)

Part 1 Schedule 2

Part 2 Bay of Fires (Second Extension)

Part 2 Bay of Fires (Second Extension)

Part 2 Schedule 2

Part 3 Bay of Fires (Third Extension)

Part 3 Bay of Fires (Third Extension)

Part 3 Schedule 2

Part 4 Bay of Fires (Fourth Extension)

Part 4 Bay of Fires (Fourth Extension)

Part 4 Schedule 2

Part 5 Bay of Fires (Fifth Extension)

Part 5 Bay of Fires (Fifth Extension)

Part 5 Schedule 2

Part 6 Bay of Fires (Sixth Extension)

Part 6 Bay of Fires (Sixth Extension)

Part 6 Schedule 2

Part 7 Bluff River Conservation Area

Part 7 Bluff River Conservation Area

Part 7 Schedule 2

Part 8 Boot Bay Conservation Area

Part 8 Boot Bay Conservation Area

Part 8 Schedule 2

Part 9 Gentle Annie Conservation Area

Part 9 Gentle Annie Conservation Area

Part 9 Schedule 2

Part 10 Ninth Island Conservation Area

Part 10 Ninth Island Conservation Area

Part 10 Schedule 2

Part 11 Point Bailly Conservation Area

Part 11 Point Bailly Conservation Area

Part 11 Schedule 2

Part 12 Prosser River Conservation Area

Part 12 Prosser River Conservation Area

(a) about 19.69 hectares, shown as Lot 1; and

(b) about 2.683 hectares, shown as Lot 2; and

(c) about 3.061 hectares, shown as Lot 3 –

Part 5Bay of Fires (Fifth Extension)

Part 6Bay of Fires (Sixth Extension)

Part 7Bluff River Conservation Area

Part 8Boot Bay Conservation Area

Part 9Gentle Annie Conservation Area

Part 10Ninth Island Conservation Area

Part 11Point Bailly Conservation Area

Part 12Prosser River Conservation Area

Part 13Running Ground Ridge Conservation Area

Part 14Sassafras Gully Conservation Area

Part SCHEDULE 2 - PlansSCHEDULE 2 - Plans

Part 12 Schedule 2

Part 13 Running Ground Ridge Conservation Area

Part 13 Running Ground Ridge Conservation Area

Part 13 Schedule 2

Part 14 Sassafras Gully Conservation Area

Part 14 Sassafras Gully Conservation Area

Part 14 Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 2 - Plans SCHEDULE 2 - Plans

SCHEDULE 2 - Plans SCHEDULE 2 - Plans

Part 1 Bay of Fires (First Extension)

Part 1 Bay of Fires (First Extension)

Part 2 Bay of Fires (Second Extension)

Part 2 Bay of Fires (Second Extension)

Part 3 Bay of Fires (Third Extension)

Part 3 Bay of Fires (Third Extension)

Part 4 Bay of Fires (Fourth Extension)

Part 4 Bay of Fires (Fourth Extension)

Part 5 Bay of Fires (Fifth Extension)

Part 5 Bay of Fires (Fifth Extension)

Part 6 Bay of Fires (Sixth Extension)

Part 6 Bay of Fires (Sixth Extension)

Part 7 Bluff River Conservation Area

Part 7 Bluff River Conservation Area

Part 8 Boot Bay Conservation Area

Part 8 Boot Bay Conservation Area

Part 9 Gentle Annie Conservation Area

Part 9 Gentle Annie Conservation Area

Part 10 Ninth Island Conservation Area

Part 10 Ninth Island Conservation Area

Part 11 Point Bailly Conservation Area

Part 11 Point Bailly Conservation Area

Part 12 Prosser River Conservation Area

Part 12 Prosser River Conservation Area

Part 13 Running Ground Ridge Conservation Area

Part 13 Running Ground Ridge Conservation Area

Part 14 Sassafras Gully Conservation Area

Part 14 Sassafras Gully Conservation Area

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 27 June 2012

This proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.