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TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (JUDBARRA / GREGORY NATIONAL PARK CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROJECT) BY-LAWS 2022

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These by-laws allow specified fire‑management activities (including planned burning, slashing and grading) in Judbarra / Gregory National Park for the purpose of reducing carbon emissions by exempting certain prohibitions in the Territory Parks and Wildlife By‑laws 1984 where the activities are part of an eligible offsets project under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 and approved by the park’s joint management partners; the exemptions run until 1 January 2045 (by‑law 5). Project proponents pay operational costs and seek federal carbon credits; approval discretion rests with joint management partners, and general trade/commercial rules remain in force (by‑law 6).

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TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (JUDBARRA / GREGORY NATIONAL PARK CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROJECT) BY-LAWS 2022

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (JUDBARRA / GREGORY NATIONAL PARK CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROJECT) BY-LAWS 2022 As in force at 3 November 2022 Table of provisions 1 Title .................................................................................................. 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1 4 Application of By-laws ..................................................................... 2 5 Use of fire for carbon emissions reduction....................................... 2 6 Trade and commerce ...................................................................... 3 ENDNOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

As in force at 3 November 2022

TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (JUDBARRA / GREGORY NATIONAL PARK CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROJECT) BY-LAWS 2022 By-laws under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 1 Title These By-laws may be cited as the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Judbarra / Gregory National Park Carbon Emissions Reduction Project) By-laws 2022. 2 Commencement These By-laws commence on the day on which they are notified in the Gazette. 3 Definitions In these By-laws: Judbarra / Gregory National Park means land to which by-law 4 applies. use of fire includes the following activities: (a) intentionally lighting fires; (b) slashing; (c) grading; (d) fire suppression; (e) any other form of fire management.

Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Judbarra / Gregory National Park Carbon Emissions Reduction Project) By-laws 2022 2 4 Application of By-laws These By-laws apply in relation to: (a) all the areas of land declared to be a park under section 24(2) of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 by instrument dated 10 September 2009 and published in Gazette G38 on 23 September 2009; and (b) the parcel of land known as Gregory's Tree Historical Reserve declared to be a reserve under section 24(2) of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 by instrument dated 10 September 2009 and published in Gazette G38 on 23 September 2009. 5 Use of fire for carbon emissions reduction (1) By-laws 11(1) and (2) and 11A(2) of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws 1984 do not apply in relation to use of fire in the Judbarra / Gregory National Park that is: (a) for the purpose of reducing carbon emissions in the Judbarra / Gregory National Park; and (b) carried out during the period commencing on the commencement of this by-law and ending on 1 January 2045; and (c) part of an eligible offsets project declared under section 27(2) of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 (Cth); and (d) approved by the joint management partners for the Judbarra / Gregory National Park. (2) By-law 18(1) and (6) of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws 1984 does not apply in relation to the disturbance of a natural feature of the Judbarra / Gregory National Park as an ordinary consequence of use of fire that is: (a) for the purpose of reducing carbon emissions in the Judbarra / Gregory National Park; and (b) carried out during the period commencing on the commencement of this by-law and ending on 1 January 2045; and (c) part of an eligible offsets project declared under section 27(2) of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 (Cth); and

Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Judbarra / Gregory National Park Carbon Emissions Reduction Project) By-laws 2022 3 (d) approved by the joint management partners for the Judbarra / Gregory National Park. 6 Trade and commerce To avoid doubt, nothing in by-law 5 affects the application of by-law 13 of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws 1984 to the Judbarra / Gregory National Park.

ENDNOTES Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Judbarra / Gregory National Park Carbon Emissions Reduction Project) By-laws 2022 4 ENDNOTES 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Judbarra / Gregory National Park Carbon Emissions Reduction Project) By-laws 2022 (SL No. 16, 2022) Notified 3 November 2022 Commenced 3 November 2022

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1 TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (JUDBARRA / GREGORY NATIONAL PARK CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROJECT) BY-LAWS 2022

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

As in force at 3 November 2022