2017-02-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  13 FEBRUARY 2017

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Submission to State Government via LGAQ-Draft Queensland Protected Area Strategy

Page     Reference                                         Comment
5        Page 5 Principles                                 It is recommended that the management principles for National Parks, particularly the
                                                           cardinal principle , as stated in the Nature Conservation Act 1992 be included in the
                                                           Protected Area Strategy. Part 17 (1) A national park is to be managed to— (a) provide,
                                                           to the greatest possible extent, for the permanent preservation of the area’s natural
                                                           condition and the protection of the area’s cultural resources and value;

5        Guiding principles part 6. ‘The values and        Please provide further clarification of this principle.
         management of a protected area, rather than
         its ownership, will determine its level of
         protection’

5        Guiding principal part 11. ‘Local governments     Suggest:
         will be encouraged, through the availability of   ‘Local governments will continue to play an active role in identifying and securing land
         appropriate protective mechanisms and             with significant biodiversity value and will be encouraged, through the availability of
         support, to declare significant conservation      appropriate protective mechanisms and support, to declare significant conservation
         reserves as private protected areas’              reserves as private protected areas’

9        Question 3. ‘What are your thoughts on            Although not protected under the Nature Conservation Act 1999, the Indigenous
         including Indigenous protected Areas in           Protected Areas are of significant biodiversity value. Consider a sub-category for
         Queensland’s protected area reporting?            reporting purposes to include Indigenous Protected Areas

13       Heading ‘Local government contributions to        Local governments can play a significant role in expanding the Protected Area Estate.
         conservation’                                     For example some Councils have an Environment Levy for the purchase of
                                                           Environmentally Significant Land. This land is sometimes gifted to State for National
                                                           Park purposes. A coordinated approach between State and Local Government to expand
                                                           the protected area estate based on a consistent set of criteria would help achieve
                                                           biodiversity conservation objectives.

14       The use of entry fees or a ‘Park Pass’            A ‘Park Pass’ system may help support the management of an expanded protected area
                                                           estate . A user fee would have to be carefully implemented to ensure certain community
                                                           sectors are not disadvantaged and policing can be easily undertaken by park staff using
                                                           latest technologies.




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