Marine And Estuarine Conservation of New South Wales Coastal Waters

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This report was prepared by Mr Peter Parker, Environmental Consultant, Broken Head Road, Broken Head NSW, 2481.

National Parks Association of NSW Inc. 199 5 Contents

Foreword 3

Acknowledgments 4

The National Parks Association ofNSWInc. . . . . 5

Contact List 6

Background 9 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING 9 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SETTING 9 HISTORICAL SETTING 11 JURISDICTIONS SETTING - COMMONWEALTH APPROACH 13 NPAPolicy 15 OBJECTIVES OF THIS POLICY 15 DEFINITIONS 15 POLICY 17

Marine and Estuarine Protected Areas on the NSW Coast 20

The Legal Framework , 21 INTRODUCTION 21 THE COMMONWEALTH'S ROLE IN MARINE PROTECTION 21 NSW'S ROLE IN MARINE PROTECTION 33 LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN MARINE PROTECTION 40 COMMONWEALTH-STATE COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS 41 NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS' ROLE IN MARINE PROTECTION 43

Atlas Of Proposed Marine National Parks 45 SELECTION OF MECRS 45 THE ATLAS 46

Cook Island Nature Reserve • 48 Julian Rocks Nature Reserve 51 Broken Head Nature Reserve 54 Yuraygir National Park 58 Hat Head National Park , 64 MARINE AND ESTUARINE CONSERVATION (NSW)

Lake bines Nature Reserve 68 Khappinghat Nature Reserve 72 Booti Booti National Park 75 Myall Lakes and Tomaree National Parks 78 Kooragang and Awabakal Nature Reserves 82 Munmorah State Recreation Area 85 Bouddi and Brisbane Water National Parks 88 Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park . 91 Royal National Park 93 Jervis Bay National Park (Commonwealth) _ 97 Murramarang National Park 99 Broulee Island Nature Reserve 102 Montague Island Nature Reserve 105 Mimosa Rocks National Park 108 Bournda National Park 111

Ben Boyd National Park and Nadgee Nature Reserve 114

References 117

Appendices 121 APPENDIX 1: THE OFFSHORE CONSTITUTIONAL SETTLEMENT 121 APPENDIX 2: NSW COMMERCIAL FISHING ADVISORY COUNCIL (CFAC) MARINE AND ESTUARINE PROTECTED AREA (MEPA) POLICY STATEMENT 122