New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MARINE PARKS ACT 1997 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act:

"advisory committee" means an advisory committee established under section 35.

"Advisory Council" means the Marine Parks Advisory Council established under section 32.

"aircraft" means any airborne craft, including a fixed wing craft, helicopter, gyrocopter, glider, hang glider, hot air balloon and airship.

"animal" means any animal-life (other than human), whether vertebrate or invertebrate and in any stage of biological development, and includes a dead animal.

"Authority" means the Marine Parks Authority constituted by section 29.

"biological diversity" means the diversity of life and is made up of the following 3 components:

(a) genetic diversity--the variety of genes (or units of heredity) in any population,

(b) species diversity--the variety of species,

(c) ecosystem diversity--the variety of communities of ecosystems.

"Commonwealth Native Title Act" means the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.

"Crown land" means Crown land within the meaning of the Crown Lands Act 1989 .

"ecologically sustainable use" of a marine park means the taking of plants, animals or materials from the marine park, or some other use of the marine park, in accordance with the principles and programs for ecologically sustainable development set out in section 6 (2) (a)-(d) of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 .

"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.

"function" includes a power, authority or duty.

"marine" includes estuarine.

"marine park" means a marine park declared under section 6.

"marine park closure" --see section 20A.

"marine park ranger" --see section 35A (1).

"mineral" includes coal, shale or petroleum.

"moratorium period" means:

(a) the period of 5 years commencing on the commencement of the Marine Parks Amendment (Moratorium) Act 2011 , or

(b) if an order is made under section 48B specifying a shorter period commencing on that commencement, that shorter period.

"native title holder" has the same meaning as it has in the Commonwealth Native Title Act.

"operational plan" for a marine park means the operational plan for the marine park adopted under Part 4.

"owner" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993 , and includes a native title holder.

"plant" means any plant-life, whether vascular or non-vascular and in any stage of biological development, and includes fungi, lichens and dead plants.

"registered native title body corporate" has the same meaning as it has in the Commonwealth Native Title Act.

"registered native title claimant" has the same meaning as it has in the Commonwealth Native Title Act.

"zoning plan" for a marine park means the zoning plan for the marine park established by a regulation referred to in section 17B.

(2) Notes in the text of this Act do not form part of this Act.