Queensland Consolidated Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 15

15 Management of protected areas

(1) Each protected area is to be managed in accordance with—

(a) the management principles prescribed by this division for the class of protected area; and

(b) if the area is—

(i) a national park (Aboriginal land) or national park (Torres Strait Islander land)—the lease or sublease of the area; or

(ii) a national park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land) or an Indigenous joint management area—any Indigenous land use agreement for the area and the Indigenous management agreement for the area; or

(iii) a special wildlife reserve—the conservation agreement and management program for the area; or

(iv) a nature refuge—the declared management intent, and the conservation agreement or covenant, for the area; or

(v) a coordinated conservation area—

(A) the interim management intent for the area until a management statement or management plan is approved for the area; and

(B) the conservation agreement for the area; and

(c) if a management plan is in effect for the area—the management plan for the area.

(2) The interim or declared management intent for a protected area is the management intent for the area specified in the regulation dedicating or declaring the area.

(3) The interim or declared management intent for a protected area must contain a statement of—

(a) the area’s significant cultural and natural resources and values; and

(b) the proposed management intent for, and any proposed use of, the area.

(4) If a management statement is in effect for a protected area, the statement is to be considered in managing the area.