Marine Parks (Declaration) Regulation 2006 (Qld)

Marine Parks (Declaration) Regulation 2006

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Marine Parks (Declaration) Regulation 2006.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 31 August 2006.

Part 2 Interpretation

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 4 defines particular words used in this regulation.

4 References to latitudes and longitudes (1) The latitudes and longitudes used to describe an area mentioned in this regulation are worked out using— (a) for an area mentioned in schedule 1—AGD84; or (b) for an area mentioned in schedule 2—GDA94; or (c) for an area mentioned in schedule 3—GDA2020. (2) In this section— AGD84 means the Australian Geodetic Datum 1984, commonly called 'AGD84', defined in the technical report by Allman, JS and Veebstra, C titled 'Geodetic Model of Australia 1982', Technical Report 33, published in 1984 by the Commonwealth Department of Resources and Energy, Division of National Mapping. GDA94 means the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 under the repealed Recognized-value standard of measurement of position 2012 (No. 1) (Cwlth) as in force immediately before its repeal by the National Measurement (Recognized-Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2017 (Cwlth). GDA2020 means the Reference Frame under the National Measurement (Recognized-Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2017 (Cwlth) as in force on 1 July 2020.

5 References to H.A.T., high water etc. (1) A reference in this regulation to the mainland, an island or another natural feature at H.A.T., high water, L.A.T., or low water is a reference to the line that represents H.A.T., high water, L.A.T., or low water adjacent to the mainland, the island or the natural feature. Examples of natural features— bay, cliff, creek, inlet, river, rock (2) A reference to the bank of a creek, inlet or river is a reference to the line that— (a) runs along the outer limit of the defined channel of the creek, inlet or river; and (b) follows the upper limit of the land in the channel that is covered by the waters of the creek, inlet or river— (i) for a reference to the bank at H.A.T.—at H.A.T.; or (ii) for a reference to the bank at high water—at high water; or (iii) for a reference to the bank at L.A.T.—at L.A.T.; or (iv) for a reference to the bank at low water—at low water. (3) In this section— the mainland includes a part of the mainland. Note— See also the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003, section 60 (References to features forming part of an administrative area boundary) for other rules of interpretation for working out boundaries mentioned in this regulation.