Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970

Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, on the recommendation of the Minister and with the approval of both Houses of Parliament, by this my proclamation made under section 14(1) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970  –

(a) declare the land specified in Schedule 1 to this proclamation to be reserved land in the class of nature reserve; and

(b) give the name Macquarie Island Nature Reserve to that reserved land; and

(c) declare that this proclamation takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.

26 July 2000

W. J. E. COX

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

D. E. LLEWELLYN

Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment

SCHEDULE 1 - Extension of Macquarie Island Nature Reserve

All that area of land comprising about 74 715 hectares shown bounded by a heavy black line, not including the hatched area, on Plan Number 5330 in the Central Plan Register a reduced copy of which is set out, by way of illustration only, in Schedule 2 to this proclamation.

SCHEDULE 2 - Plan

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

Notified in the Gazette on 2 August 2000

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the proclamation)

This proclamation extends the Macquarie Island Nature Reserve by about 74 715 hectares to include the State waters surrounding the existing reserve.