GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 35A Matters to which Authority must have regard when preparing zoning plans

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 35A

  (1)   The Authority must, in preparing a zoning plan in respect of an area (the zoning plan area ), have regard to the following:

  (a)   the objects of this Division;

  (b)   the principles approved under section   34 relating to the preparation of the plan;

  (c)   any reports that have been given to the Minister under section   54;

  (d)   any matter protected by a provision of Part   3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 that is relevant to the zoning plan area;

  (e)   any approved conservation advice, bioregional plan, recovery plan, threat abatement plan or wildlife conservation plan that is relevant to the zoning plan area;

  (f)   any value, plan or principle referred to in Part   15 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 that relates to a property, place, wetland or other area that is in the zoning plan area;

  (g)   any habitat in the zoning plan area that is critical habitat;

  (h)   any plan made under the Marine Parks Act 2004 of Queensland or the Nature Conservation Act 1992 of Queensland that is relevant to the zoning plan area;

  (i)   any other matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

  (2)   In designating an IUCN category in relation to a zone for the purposes of paragraph   32B(2)(c), the Authority must have regard to:

  (a)   the purposes for which the zone may be used or entered; and

  (b)   the Australian IUCN Reserve Management Principles for the category.