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NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT 1975 No. 12, 1975 - SECT 6 Object of this Part.

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT 1975 No. 12, 1975 - SECT 6

Object of this Part.
PART II-PARKS AND RESERVES
6. (1) The object of this Part is to make provision for the establishment and
management of parks and reserves-

   (a)  appropriate to be established by the Australian Government, having
        regard to its status as a national government;

   (b)  in the Territories;

   (c)  in the Australian coastal sea;

   (d)  for purposes related to the rights (including sovereign rights) and
        obligations of Australia in relation to the
        continental shelf of Australia;

   (e)  for facilitating the carrying out by Australia of obligations under,
        or the exercise by Australia of rights under, agreements between
        Australia and other countries; or

   (f)  conducive to the encouragement of tourism between the States and
        between other countries and Australia, and this Act shall be
        administered accordingly.

(2) Land shall not be acquired by Australia for the purposes of this Part if
it is land that is dedicated or reserved under a law of a State, without
consent of the State, for purposes related to nature conservation or the
protection of areas of historical, archaeological or geological importance or
of areas having special significance in relation to Aboriginals.