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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ZONING PLAN 2003 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ZONING PLAN 2003 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 Published by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, May 2004 © Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning plan 2003. ISBN 1 876945 38 9. 1. Zoning - Queensland - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. 2. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Qld.). I. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 333.916409943 2 - 68 Flinders Street John Gorton Building PO Box 1379 King Edward Terrace TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 PARKES ACT 2600 Phone: (07) 4750 0700 PO Box 791 Facsimile: (07) 4772 6093 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Freecall: 1800 990 177 Email: [email protected] Phone: (02) 6274 1922 Facsimile: (02) 6274 1509 www.gbrmpa.gov.au Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 I, DAVID ALiSTAU~ KEMP, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, accept this Zoning Plan under subsecti on 32 (It) of the Greal Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975. Dated 2. ~ ~ 2003 , Minister for the Environment and eritage This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Contents Preface 1 A Introduction 1 B The Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section 2 C The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 4 D Additional management provisions 6 E Zoning maps 7 Part 1 Preliminary 1.1 Name of Zoning Plan 11 1.2 Commencement 11 1.3 Application of Zoning Plan 11 1.4 Revocation of previous Zoning Plans 11 1.5 Interpretation — general 11 1.6 Interpretation — geographic coordinates etc 12 1.7 Application of Queensland, Commonwealth and international law 14 1.8 Lawful taking of animals, plants or marine products 14 Part 2 Zones Division 2.1 Zoning of Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section 2.1.1 Zoning of Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section 15 Division 2.2 General Use Zone 2.2.1 Location of General Use Zone 16 2.2.2 Objective for General Use Zone 16 2.2.3 Use or entry without permission 16 2.2.4 Use or entry with permission 17 Division 2.3 Habitat Protection Zone 2.3.1 Location of Habitat Protection Zone 18 2.3.2 Objectives for Habitat Protection Zone 18 2.3.3 Use or entry without permission 18 2.3.4 Use or entry with permission 19 Division 2.4 Conservation Park Zone 2.4.1 Location of Conservation Park Zone 20 2.4.2 Objectives for Conservation Park Zone 21 2.4.3 Use or entry without permission 21 2.4.4 Use or entry with permission 22 Division 2.5 Buffer Zone 2.5.1 Location of Buffer Zone 23 2.5.2 Objectives for Buffer Zone 23 2.5.3 Use or entry without permission 23 2.5.4 Use or entry with permission 24 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 i Contents Page Division 2.6 Scientific Research Zone 2.6.1 Location of Scientific Research Zone 25 2.6.2 Objectives for Scientific Research Zone 25 2.6.3 Use or entry without permission 25 2.6.4 Use or entry with permission 26 Division 2.7 Marine National Park Zone 2.7.1 Location of Marine National Park Zone 27 2.7.2 Objectives for Marine National Park Zone 27 2.7.3 Use or entry without permission 27 2.7.4 Use or entry with permission 27 Division 2.8 Preservation Zone 2.8.1 Location of Preservation Zone 29 2.8.2 Objective for Preservation Zone 29 2.8.3 Use or entry without permission 29 2.8.4 Use or entry with permission 29 Division 2.9 Commonwealth Islands Zone 2.9.1 Location of Commonwealth Islands Zone 30 2.9.2 Objectives for Commonwealth Islands Zone 30 2.9.3 Use or entry without permission 30 2.9.4 Use or entry with permission 31 Part 3 Remote Natural Area 3.1 Remote Natural Area 32 3.2 Objectives for Remote Natural Area 32 3.3 Use or entry for certain purposes not authorised 32 3.4 Use or entry with permission 32 Part 4 Designated Areas Division 4.1 Shipping Areas 4.1.1 Shipping Areas 33 4.1.2 Objective for Shipping Areas 33 4.1.3 Shipping management provision 33 Division 4.2 Special Management Areas 4.2.1 Special Management Areas 33 4.2.2 Objective for Special Management Areas 34 4.2.3 Special management provisions — general 34 4.2.4 Special management provision — Princess Charlotte Bay Special Management Area 35 Division 4.3 Fisheries Experimental Areas 4.3.1 Objective of Fisheries Experimental Areas 35 4.3.2 Designation of Fisheries Experimental Areas 35 4.3.3 Special management provisions — Fork Reef (18-083) and unnamed reef (21-139) 36 4.3.4 Special management provisions — unnamed reef (14-133) and Boulton Reef (20-146) 36 4.3.5 ‘Sunsetting’ of this Division 36 ii Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 Contents Page Part 5 Additional purposes for use or entry 5.1 Use or entry without permission or notification 37 5.2 Use or entry without permission after notification 37 5.3 Entry to zones for purpose of taking protected species etc 38 5.4 Management activities 38 Schedule 1 Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section — descriptions of Zones and Areas 39 Dictionary 207 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 iii This page is intentionally blank. Preface Preface A Introduction 1. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (the Act) provides for the establishment, control, care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (the Marine Park). The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Authority) is responsible for the management of the Marine Park. 2. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 is the primary planning instrument for the conservation and management of the Marine Park. 3. In having regard to the objects set out in subsection 32 (7) of the Act, this Zoning Plan takes account of the world heritage values of the Marine Park and the principles of ecologically sustainable development. This Zoning Plan aims, in conjunction with other management mechanisms, to protect and conserve the biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem within a network of highly protected zones, while providing opportunities for the ecologically sustainable use of, and access to, the Great Barrier Reef Region by current and future generations. 4. In addition to the protection of representative areas of biodiversity, this Zoning Plan also provides for the protection of other areas of high conservation value by assigning protective zoning to a range of habitats such as coral reefs, sponge beds, seagrass beds and deep water areas, as well as important dugong habitats and other special or unique sites. 5. The Marine Park is managed as a multiple use area. This means that, while enhancing the conservation of the Marine Park, this Zoning Plan also provides for a range of recreational, commercial and research opportunities, and for the continuation of traditional activities. 6. This Zoning Plan expressly acknowledges the rights and interests of indigenous Australians in the Marine Park by providing for the management of the traditional use of marine resources, including traditional hunting, in accordance with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander custom and tradition. 7. The contributions of scientific research to the management and understanding of the Marine Park are also acknowledged in this Zoning Plan, which provides for the management of research in the Marine Park, including a system of Scientific Research Zones to facilitate research around scientific research stations. 8. This Zoning Plan builds on the framework established by previous zoning plans for the Far Northern, Cairns, Central, Mackay/Capricorn and Gumoo Woojabuddee Sections to provide a single, consistent zoning plan for the entire Marine Park. This Zoning Plan also provides zoning for the 28 new coastal areas which have been included in the Marine Park since the year 2000. 9. Many of the provisions of previous zoning plans have been revised and simplified in this Zoning Plan. This Zoning Plan also provides for the description of zone boundaries through a coordinate-based system. It is envisaged that, in addition to the conservation benefits, these changes will provide for a simpler, more consistent, and user-friendly basis for the management of activities within the Marine Park. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 1 Preface B The Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section 10. Since the declaration of the first area (or Section) of the Marine Park in 1983, the Marine Park has been progressively increased to its present area by the addition of new Sections. 11. The Far Northern Section, the Cairns Section, the Central Section and the Mackay/Capricorn Section were progressively declared to be parts of the Marine Park between 1983 and 1989. In 1998 the Gumoo Woojabuddee Section was declared to be a part of the Marine Park, and a further 28 new coastal Sections were declared to be parts of the Marine Park in 2000 and 2001. 12. The Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section (the AGBR Section) was proclaimed under subsection 31 (1) of the Act in 2003 (Gazette No. S119 dated 21 April 2004). 13. The AGBR Section covers more than 99% of the Great Barrier Reef Region and replaces all previously existing Sections (as listed in Table 1 at the end of this Preface). For administrative purposes, the AGBR Section is divided into 4 management areas: • the Far Northern Management Area • the Cairns/Cooktown Management Area • the Townsville/Whitsunday Management Area • the Mackay/Capricorn Management Area. Although these management areas have no legislative effect, they approximate the areas of the previous 4 main Sections and provide a basis for the regional management of the Marine Park.
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