Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

Subregulations 12.23(3) and 12.23A(3)

BOODEREE NATIONAL PARK

PROHIBITION OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN AREAS AND UNDERTAKING OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PARK

I, Dr James Findlay, Director of National Parks, acting pursuant to subregulations 12.23(3) and 12.23A(3) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Regulations), having taken into account and being satisfied that access to certain areas and undertaking of certain activities in the Booderee National Park (Park) might endanger public safety, HEREBY PROHIBIT:

1. the entry to areas in the Park specified in the schedule to this prohibition (Schedule); and

2.      the undertaking of activities in the Park specified in the Schedule,

by the persons and during the times specified in the Schedule.

Dated:  23 June 2020

Dr James Findlay

Director of National Parks

SCHEDULE

Prohibited areas

All areas of the Park through which transit may occur in order to access the Wreck Bay Village within the Jervis Bay Territory.

Prohibited activities

Transit through the Park in order to access the Wreck Bay Village within the Jervis Bay Territory.

Prohibited persons

All persons excepting:

1. residents of the Wreck Bay Village within the Jervis Bay Territory; and

2.      minimum services personnel in the performance of their duties.

Note 1: Certain other classes of person will be exempt from this prohibition by operation of subregulations 12.06(1), 12.23(2) and 12.23A(2) of the Regulations.

Note 2: For the purposes of this prohibition ‘minimum services personnel’ means healthcare workers, persons involved in the delivery or sale of food and essential personal items, persons involved in the delivery and maintenance of utilities including water, sewer, electricity and gas, persons involved in the provision of government services, banking, telecommunications, transport, hygiene, animal health, fuel, postal and refuse collection, and emergency services personnel including police, fire and ambulance.  

Prohibited times

At all times that this prohibition is in effect, and for that purpose this prohibition commences at 00.00am AEST on 24 June 2020 and ends at 11.59pm AEST on 23 July 2020.