Consultation on proposed Amendments to the protected area estates

Closed
20 May 2023 11.59pm
Topic
Queensland parks and wildlife
Type
Public notice and consultation

The Department of Environment and Science is proposing to make an amendment to the protected area estate and is seeking views in consideration of the Human Rights Act 2019, including Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural rights.

The Department of Environment and Science is proposing to make a number of amendments to the forestry and protected area estates and seeking views in consideration of the Human Rights Act 2019, including Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural rights.

The amendments proposed to be made are as follows:

Tenure Local Government Area Details of proposal

Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park

Mount Isa City

Burke Shire

Redescribe Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park as:

  • lot 17 on NPW627 other than lot 18 on SP326431 and lot 17 on SP326433, containing a total area of about 202,293 hectares, about 246 kilometres north-west of Mount Isa.

Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land)

Mount Isa City

Burke Shire

Dedicate parts of Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National park, described as:

  • lot 18 on SP326431 and lot 17 on SP326433, as the new Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land), containing a total area of 79,707 hectares, about 246 kilometres north-west of Mount Isa.

Comment regarding the proposed amendments to the forestry and protected area estate must be in writing and directed to tenureservices@des.qld.gov.au or the Department of Environment and Science, Tenure Services, PO Box 15187, City East, QLD, 4002.

Comments received by 20 May 2023 will be considered by the department.

Amendments to the forestry and protected area estate under the Forestry Regulation 2015 and Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 are administered by the Department of Environment and Science.