Queensland Consolidated Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 132A

132A Committees for protected areas in Cape York Peninsula Region

(1) The Minister may establish committees to advise the Minister about matters relating to particular protected areas in the Cape York Peninsula Region, including, for example, matters about the preparation of management plans, and matters about implementing the plans, for the areas.

(2) Also, the Minister must establish a committee of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples who have an interest in a protected area in the Cape York Peninsula Region (the
"Regional Protected Area Management Committee" ) to advise the Minister about matters relating to protected areas in the region, including, for example, matters about—

(a) employment opportunities for Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the areas; and

(b) any management plans for the areas; and

(c) the provision of resources for the management of the areas.

(3) Each committee established under subsection (1) must consist of representatives of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples the Minister is satisfied have an interest in the protected areas for which the committee is established.

(4) The Regional Protected Area Management Committee may consist of representatives of—

(a) the committees established under subsection (1) ; or

(b) regional organisations representing Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Cape York Peninsula Region.