Former Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve Management Plan 2006 - 2013
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE USERS
Transitional arrangements for areas within former reserves:
From the declaration of Commonwealth marine reserves in November 2012 until new management plans come into effect in July 2014, there will be no changes to management arrangements for the area within the former Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve.
- Transitional arrangements involve NO CHANGE ON THE WATER for marine users.
- If you hold an existing approval to undertake activities within the former Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve, you are able to continue to operate under the terms of your existing approval.
- No additional administrative requirements apply.
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- Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve Management Plan 2006 (PDF - 566 KB)
- Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve Management Plan 2006 - Brochure (PDF - 772 KB)
About this former management plan
The former Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve has been included within the larger new Lord Howe Commonwealth Marine Reserve.
The former Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve was originally proclaimed on 23 December 1987 under the now repealed National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 (NPWC Act). On the 16 July 2000, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) replaced the NPWC Act. The second former Management Plan for the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve came into force on in 2006. This management plan expired with the declaration of the new Lord Howe Commonwealth Marine Reserve which encompasses the area covered by the former Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve.
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