Queensland Consolidated Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 15

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

(iv) a coordinated conservation area—

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

(B) the conservation agreement for the area; and

(c) 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.