Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Proclamation - Jervis Bay National Park (27/02/1992) (Cth)

PROCLAMATION

Commonwealth of Australia By His Excellency the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

BILL HAYDEN Governor-General

I, WILLIAM GEORGE HAYDEN, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council after consideration by the Federal Executive Council under subsection 7 (11) of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 of a report by the Director of National Parks and Wildlife, under subsection 7(2) of that Act: declare the area specified in the Schedule to be a park; and assign to the park the name "Jervis Bay National Park"; and specify that the subsoil to the depth of 1,000 metres below the surface of any land within the declared area is taken to be within the park; and specify that the subsoil to the depth of 1,000 metres below any sea-bed within the declared area is taken to be within the park.

SCHEDULE

Description of area of Jervis Bay National Park

Firstly: All that piece of land in Jervis Bay Territory containing an area of 2630 hectares more or less: commencing at the westernmost corner of Block 110 Jervis Bay Territory as shown on the plan lodged at the Office of the Registrar of Titles Canberra as Deposited Plan 7092 being a point at the high water mark of Wreck Bay and from that point bounded by the high water mark generally southwesterly to the high water mark of the eastern side of Sussex Inlet, and from there by that high water mark generally northerly easterly northeasterly and northwesterly to the high water mark of St Georges Basin, and from there by that high water mark generally easterly and northeasterly to the northernmost northwestern corner of the Jervis Bay Territory, and from there by the boundary of the Jervis Bay Territory bearing 99 degrees 6 minutes 20 seconds 2930.07 metres to the proposed northwestern corner of the Royal Australian Navy College Her Majesty's Australian Ship Creswell, and from there by the proposed western boundary of Her Majesty's Australian Ship Creswell bearing 189 degrees 6 minutes 50 seconds 1136.03 metres to the northeastern side of Jervis Bay Road, and from there by part of that side of the road being lines bearing 142 degrees 11 minutes 23.32 metres, 47.03 metres of the arc of a circle of radius 119.885 metres the chord of which lies to the northeast and bears 130 degrees 56 minutes 40 seconds 46.73 metres, 119 degrees 42 minutes 20 seconds 32.04 metres, 62.18 metres of the arc of a circle of radius 209.885 metres the chord of which lies to the northeast and bears 111 degrees 13 minutes 61.95 metres, 102 degrees 43 minutes 50 seconds 93.43 metres, 77.83 metres of the arc of a circle of radius 18.0115 metres the chord of which lies to the southwest and bears 115 degrees 6 minutes 40 seconds 77.225 metres, 127 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds 382.92 metres and 124 degrees 31 minutes 88.645 metres to a point at the intersection of the northeastern side of Jervis Bay Road with the prolongation of the proposed northwestern boundary of the Royal Australian Navy airfield, and from there by that prolongation and that proposed boundary bearing in all 229 degrees 46 minutes 952.63 metres, and from there by the proposed northwestern and generally southwestern boundaries of the Royal Australian Navy airfield bearing successively 229 degrees 43 minutes 20 seconds 498.95 metres, 236 degrees 52 minutes 67.4 metres, 215 degrees 24 minutes 8.195 metres, 205 degrees 6 minutes 8.935 metres, 193 degrees 59 minutes 9.2 metres, 180 degrees 56 minutes 9.025 metres, 171 degrees 43 minutes 9.07 metres, 156 degrees 7 minutes 9.065 metres, 143 degrees 40 minutes 9.09 metres, 140 degrees 11 minutes 69.85 metres, 184 degrees 25 minutes 128.91 metres to the northernmost corner of Block 110 Jervis Bay Territory and from there by the northwestern boundary of that block bearing 212 degrees 51 minutes 40 seconds 2141.64 metres to the point of commencement excluding the Australian National Botanic Gardens annexe (Jervis Bay) Blocks 9-14 Jervis Bay Territory the right of way appurtenant to Block 13 Jervis Bay Territory Blocks 28 and 37 Jervis Bay Territory and Block 41 Jervis Bay Territory.