2019-05-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA    7 MAY 2019




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    7 MAY 2019

                                                                                           ATTACHMENT 2
    Copy of Notice Tabled in State Parliament for Dedication of 357 Ha of National Park

                                            MINISTERIAL PAPER
                                       Revocation of Protected Areas
       $.    Hon. LM ENOCH (Algester—ALP) (Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister
       for Science and Minister for the Arts) (9.35 am): | lay upon the table of the House a proposal under
       section 30 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and a brief explanation of the proposal.
       Tabled paper Proposal under section 30 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and a brief explanation of the proposal
                                            NOTICE OF MOTION
                                       Revocation of Protected Areas
       @,    Hon. LM ENOCH (Algester—ALP) (Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister
       for Science and Minister for the Arts) (9.36 am): | give notice that, after the expiration of at least 28 days
       as provided in the Nature Conservation Act 1992, | shall move—
       (1)   That this House requests the Governor in Council to:
             (a)   revoke by regulation the setting apart and declaration of parts of two State forests; and

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            (b)   dedicate by regulation the revoked areas of the aforementioned State forests as national park:
             under section 30 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 as set out in the Proposal tabled by me in the House today, viz—
                                             Description of areas to be revoked
                Yurol State Forest           An area of about 234.4 hectares, as illustrated on the attached "Yurol State
                                             Forest revocation: sketch A".
                 Ringtail State Forest       An area of about 72.99 hectares, as illustrated on the attached "Ringtail
                                             State Forest revocation: sketch B".
                                       Description of area to be revoked and dedicated
                Tewantin National Park       An area of about 357.39 hectares, as illustrated on the attached "Tewantin
                                             National Park addition: sketch C”.
      (2)   That Mr Speaker and the Clerk of the Parliament forward a copy of this resolution to the Minister for Environment and
            the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts for submission to the Governor in Council.
            These revocations are the first stage of the state forest upgrades to protected area as part of the
      partnership between the state of Queensland, HQPlantations Pty Ltd, Noosa Shire Council and Noosa
      Parks Association Inc. to progressively convert the whole of Yurol State Forest and Ringtail State Forest
      to protected area.

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