Queensland Consolidated Acts

WILD RIVERS ACT 2005 - SECT 41A

(1) The following parts of a wild river area in the Lake Eyre Basin are included in the high preservation area or special floodplain management area—

(a) the wild river;

(b) the major tributaries of the wild river;

(c) any special features in the wild river area.

(2) Also, the high preservation area includes the area, of up to 1km either side of the wild river, its major tributaries and any special features, stated in the wild river declaration for the wild river area.

(3) The part of the wild river area that is not the high preservation area or special floodplain management area is the preservation area.

(4) A floodplain management area, a subartesian management area or a designated urban area may be over all or part of the high preservation area or the preservation area.

(5) A subartesian management area or a designated urban area may be over all or part of a special floodplain management area.

(6) A floodplain management area can not be over a special floodplain management area.