Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p106
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 106/276)
Character Range: 431021–434108

cadastral boundaries, among other sites including the school and hospital.

Kingston and Arthur's Value Historic Area (KAVHA)
The site covers approximately 250 ha, of which 78 ha are within public reserves. The public reserves within KAVHA include:

    * Cemetery Reserve

    * Government House Reserve

    * Kingston Common Reserve

    * Kingston Recreation Reserve

    * Point Hunter Reserve

    * War Memorial Reserve.
Day to day management of the KAVHA reserves is vested in the Conservator for Public Reserves.
Remnant natural vegetation, key flora species, migratory birds, land snails and crustaceans within KAVHA are listed as key attributes forming the protected heritage values. A number of threatened species have been recorded within the KAVHA reserves. Point Hunter Reserve supports what is likely the largest population of Euphorbia obliqua (a prostrate perennial herb) on Norfolk Island. The wetland and freshwater marsh in the lower reaches of Watermill and Town Creeks also contribute to the biodiversity of the area.
The KAVHA Heritage Management Plan outlines policies for the natural environment, including conservation, water, biodiversity, climate change, waste management, weed control, introduced species management, land management and community awareness (Jean Rice Architect et al. 2016).
Priority management actions for the KAVHA area include:
    * pest and weed control
    * restoration of native vegetation and ecological rehabilitation
    * wetland and drainage channel management, including water quality
    * grazing management

Norfolk Island Regional Council

Legislative context

Norfolk Island Regional Council (NIRC) has responsibilities for all eighteen public reserves, both council and Commonwealth-owned, including the preparation and implementation of Plans of Management. The reserves, formerly proclaimed under the Commons and Public Reserves Ordinance Act 1936 (NI), are now proclaimed under the Public Reserves Act 1997 (NI) (The Act). The Act also requires the appointment of a Conservator of Public Reserves who is responsible for the management of all public reserves. Management is to be conducted in accordance with the Act and the Plan of Management for each reserve. This applies to both council and Commonwealth-owned public land. The Manager of Environment & Planning at NIRC has been appointed the Conservator.
NIRC performs a direct management role for those public reserves that are council-owned. Council also authorises controlled activities in all reserves in its capacity as Conservator of Public Reserves, regardless of land ownership. NIRC is supported in its role by the Reserves and Conservation Advisory Committee, under the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) (NI).
The Norfolk Island Plan 2002 sets the development and land management of Norfolk Island in accordance with the provision of the Planning Act 2002. There are many other Norfolk Island Acts and associated Regulations relevant to the environment and natural areas including the Bores and Wells Act 1996, Environment Act 1990, Noxious Weeds Act 1916,