2014-10-14 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda - Pages 1 - 50

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       14 OCTOBER 2014


Types of Conservation Protection Tenure

There is a range of conservation protection tenure applicable to public land. Table 2 below
summarises the various tenures and where they apply.

Conservation           Level           of    Criteria                    Management         Examples
protection tenure      protection
National Park          Highest               Usually large areas of      State    owned     Cooloola National
(Nature                                      land with significant       and    managed     Park
Conservation Act                             conservation      and       by Department
1992-NCA)                                    recreation values           of      National
                                                                         Parks,
                                                                         Recreation,
                                                                         Sports      and
                                                                         Racing
                                                                         (NPSRS)

Regional     Park      Secondary        to   May      not     be     a   Owned by State     Mount     Cooroy
(formerly              National Park         significantly large area,   but      usually   Conservation
Conservation Park                            lesser      conservation    managed      by    Park
under NCA)                                   value to National Park,     Council through
                                             may offer recreation        trustee
                                             and          compatable     agreement
                                             commercial
                                             opportunities

State   Land     for   Dependant     on      Lesser      significance    Owned by State     Sunshine Beach
Public Purposes-       trustee agreement     than National Park or       but managed by     Foreshore
Environment            and management        Conservation        Park.   Council            Reserve
Reserve (Land Act      plan                  Often high recreational
1994)                                        values and associated
Council as trustee                           infrastructure.
                                             Urban reserves

Council   freehold     Highest               Usually           lesser    Owned       and    Arthur     Harold
Nature     Refuge      conservation          significance        than    managed      by    Reserve, Noosa
(under NCA)            protection      for   National     Park     or    Council     with   North Shore
                       Council    freehold   Conservation Park           management
                       land                                              agreement
                                                                         between State
                                                                         and Council

Council    freehold    High                  Often smaller parcels       Owned       and    Railway      Rd,
land under trust                             bequeathed to Council.      managed      by    Cooran
                                             Deed of agreement           Council
                                             secures protection.

Council     freehold   High                  Usually small parcels       Owned       and    Eumundi      Rd,
land with covenant                           through development         managed      by    Doonan
                                             contributions               Council


Table 2. Types of conservation protection tenure for public lands




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