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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

Subregulation 12.32(3)

DETERMINATION OF BURIAL AREAS

SOUTH-EAST NETWORK OF MARINE PARKS – PARKS AND PARK ZONES EXCLUDING SANCTUARY ZONE

I, GLEN SALMON, Director, Authorisations and Compliance Section, Marine and Island Parks Branch, Parks Australia Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, delegate of the power of the Director of National Parks, under subregulation 12.32(3) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000, HEREBY DETERMINE that the area of each Marine Park comprised in the South-east Network, excluding the Sanctuary Zone in Macquarie Island Marine Park, being the areas shown in marine park maps in Schedule 1 and described in Schedule 3 to the South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2025, as specified in the Schedule hereto, is a burial area.

Note:  Sea burials are subject to the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 and must be conducted in accordance with a permit under that Act.

Dated this 25th day of September 2025

SIGNED

Glen Salmon

SCHEDULE 1

SOUTH-EAST NETWORK OF MARINE PARKS - PARK AND PARK ZONE BURIAL AREAS

List of relevant zone and clause numbers in Schedule 3 to the South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2025:

Marine Park

Zone Number/s

Clause describing the area boundary

East Gippsland Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

1.1

Beagle Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

2.1

Flinders Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

3.1

Freycinet Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

4.1

Huon Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

5.1

South Tasman Rise Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

6.1

Tasman Fracture Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

7.1

Zeehan Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

8.1

Franklin Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

9.1

Boags Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

10.1

Apollo Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

11.1

Nelson Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

12.1

Murray Marine Park

Entire area of marine park

13.1

Macquarie Island Marine Park

2, 3

14.2.2, 14.2.3