New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MARINE PARKS (ZONING PLANS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 4.2

4.2 Description of sanctuary zones

The sanctuary zones of the marine park are comprised of the following areas:

An area bounded as follows:

(a) commencing at a point near the centre of the emergent rock known as the Bombora (31° 31.431′S, 159° 02.419′E),

(b) then generally north west to a point at the mean high water mark at North Head (31° 31.365′S, 159° 02.370′E),

(c) then generally east, north east and south east following the mean high water mark along the coast of Lord Howe Island to a point at the navigation marker for North Passage (31° 31.339′S, 159° 03.023′E),

(d) then generally west to the point of commencement described in paragraph (a),

but excluding an area bounded by a line encircling the wreck of the “Favourite” at a radius of 50 metres from that wreck at 31° 31.311′S, 159° 02.733′E.

The area contained within a circle with a radius of 50 metres centred on a point at 31° 31.240′S, 159° 03.279′E near the middle of Sylphs Hole.

An area bounded as follows:

(a) commencing at a point at the mean high water mark on the coast of Lord Howe Island approximately 120 metres east of Curio Point at 31° 30.752′S, 159° 02.712′E,

(b) then generally north east to a point at the mean high water mark on the coast of Roach Island at the westernmost part of that island (31° 29.846′S, 159° 03.933′E),

(c) then generally south east along the coast of Roach Island at the mean high water mark to a point at the southernmost part of Roach Island at the mean high water mark (31° 30.132′S, 159° 04.206′E),

(d) then generally south to a point at the mean high water mark on the coast of Lord Howe Island at Searles Point (31° 31.086′S, 159° 04.358′E),

(e) then following the mean high water mark along the coast of Lord Howe Island to the point of commencement described in paragraph (a),

but excluding that area which is seaward of the mean high water mark, contained within a circle of radius 50 metres centred on a point at the northernmost corner of the Neds Beach picnic shelter at 31° 31.129′S, 159° 04.018′E.

An area bounded as follows:

(a) commencing at a point 50 metres west of the mean high water mark on the coast of Lord Howe Island at the rock-concrete interface at the western end of the airport (31° 32.173′S, 159° 04.227′E),

(b) then generally north west to a position between North Head and South Head at 31° 32.055′S, 159° 02.604′E,

(c) then generally south east along the alignment of North and South Heads to a position at 31° 33.534′S, 159° 03.205′E,

(d) then generally north east to a position 50 metres south west of a point at the mean high water mark on the coast of Lord Howe Island near the navigational marker trees for Erscotts Passage (31° 32.894′S, 159° 04.447′E),

(e) then generally north, offset 50 metres seaward of the mean high water mark along the coast of Lord Howe Island to the point of commencement described in paragraph (a),

but excluding the area that is bounded by a circle of radius 50 metres centred on a position within Erscotts Hole at 31° 32.794′S, 159° 03.668′E.

An area bounded as follows:

(a) commencing at a point at the mean high water mark on the coast of Lord Howe Island 290 metres generally north west of East Point (31° 33.689′S, 159° 06.240′E),

(b) then generally north east to a position on the outer boundary of the marine park at 31° 30.667′S, 159° 09.459′E,

(c) then following the outer boundary of the marine park generally south east, south and south west to a position on the boundary at 31° 35.833′S, 159° 09.509′E,

(d) then due west to a point at the mean high water mark on the coast of Lord Howe Island near King Point at 31° 35.833′S, 159° 04.455′E,

(e) then following the mean high water mark along the coast of Lord Howe Island to the point of commencement described in paragraph (a).

All parts of the marine park south of the latitude 31° 46.833′S.

All parts of the marine park within a line surrounding Observatory Rock at a distance of 50 metres seaward of the mean high water mark along the coast of Observatory Rock (such that Observatory Rock includes two rocks separated by a narrow channel).