Queensland Consolidated Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 21A

21A Management principles of resources reserves

(1) Subject to subsection (2) , a resources reserve is to be managed to—

(a) recognise and, if appropriate, protect the area’s cultural and natural resources; and

(b) provide for the controlled use of the area’s cultural and natural resources; and

(c) ensure that the area is maintained predominantly in its natural condition.

(2) The felling of timber for a commercial purpose must not be conducted in a resources reserve.

(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) , a resources reserve, or a part of a resources reserve, that is also an Indigenous joint management area is to be managed, as far as practicable, in a way that is consistent with any Aboriginal tradition applicable to the area, including any tradition relating to activities in the area.