North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Act 2011 (Qld)

North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Act 2011

An Act to provide for the ending of mining in the North Stradbroke Island Region

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction and object of Act

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Act 2011.

2 Object of Act The object of this Act is to manage the duration of mining interests over land in the North Stradbroke Island Region, and end mining in the region by the end of 2019— (a) to protect and restore environmental values of the region; and (b) to facilitate, under other Acts, the staged creation of areas to be jointly managed by the State and the traditional owners of the region; and (c) to assist the transition of the economy of the region from reliance on the mining industry to other industries.

3 Act binds all persons This Act binds all persons including the State and, to the extent the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States.

Division 2 Interpretation

4 Dictionary The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this Act.

5 Meaning of North Stradbroke Island Region (1) The North Stradbroke Island Region is the part of the State shown as 'Area A' and 'Area B' on the map titled 'NSI 1' approved by the chief executive on 18 March 2011 and held by the department. Editor's note— The map titled 'NSI 1' may be viewed on the department's website at www.dnrm.qld.gov.au. (2) The exact location of the boundary of the North Stradbroke Island Region is held in digital electronic form by the department. (3) The information held in digital electronic form can be reduced or enlarged to show the details of the boundary.

Part 2 Dealing with mining interests in the North Stradbroke Island Region