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NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 34A

34A—Constitution of regional reserves by proclamation

        (1)         The Governor may, by proclamation—

            (a)         constitute as a regional reserve any specified Crown land for the purpose of conserving any wildlife or the natural or historic features of that land while, at the same time, permitting the utilisation of the natural resources of that land; and

            (b)         assign a name to a regional reserve so constituted.

        (2)         The Governor may, by subsequent proclamation—

            (a)         abolish a regional reserve constituted under this section; or

            (b)         alter the boundaries of a regional reserve constituted under this section; or

            (c)         alter the name of a regional reserve constituted under this section.

        (3)         A proclamation must not be made under subsection (2)(a) or (b) by virtue of which any land ceases to be, or ceases to be included in, a regional reserve except in pursuance of a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament.

        (4)         Notice of a motion for a resolution under subsection (3) must be given at least 14 sitting days before the motion is passed.

        (5)         The Minister must, in relation to each regional reserve constituted under this Act, at intervals of not more than ten years—

            (a)         prepare a report—

                  (i)         assessing the impact of the utilisation of natural resources on the conservation of the wildlife and the natural and historic features of the reserve; and

                  (ii)         assessing the impact, or the potential impact, of the utilisation of the natural resources of the reserve on the economy of the State; and

                  (iii)         making recommendations as to the future status under this Act of the land constituting the reserve; and

            (b)         cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament.



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