Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01386:schedule:2:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01386
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 4/40)
Character Range: 30354–33128

development is required under Commonwealth environmental law, application should be made to the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy or Commonwealth Director of National Parks (according to the nature of the authorisation required). Applications can be made on the internet and fees may be payable on lodgement.

Definitions

Zone Purpose Statement and table

BACKGROUND TO THE JABIRU TOWN PLAN 2019

Commencement of the Jabiru Town Plan 2019

The Jabiru Town Plan 2019 will come into force following the approval of the town plan as a Specific Planning Scheme under section 8 of the Planning Act 1999 (NT) by the Minister responsible for that Act, and on the day on which that approval is published in a newspaper circulating in the Territory. It is then intended that the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 be adopted as a  "town plan" for the purposes of sections 388 and 389 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act), and specifically section 389(3) which allows a town plan to adopt the provisions of any law of the Northern Territory.

The adoption of the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 as a town plan will require the Director of National Parks to approve an instrument pursuant to regulation 11.10 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Cth) and section 8.2.7 of the Kakadu National Park Management Plan 2016-2026 (Cth) (F2016L00002) that:

     * Supersedes the existing town plan for Jabiru, being the Jabiru Town Plan 1981 (Cth) (F20009B00160); and
     * Adopts the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 as the new town plan for Jabiru at the date that the instrument comes into force.

Where the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 is adopted as a town plan pursuant to the process set out above, that town plan will come into force on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation in accordance with the Legislation Act 2003 (Cth).

Context

Kakadu National Park was declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 (Cth) in three stages between 1979 and 1991. The park continues as a 'Commonwealth reserve' under the EPBC Act and is deemed to have been established for the preservation of the area in its natural condition and the encouragement and regulation of the appropriate use, appreciation and enjoyment by the public.

The cultural and environmental values of Kakadu National Park are summarised in a values statement for the park and reflect aspects of the park that are recognised through World Heritage, Commonwealth Heritage and Ramsar listings. The park is managed with regard to those listings and in accordance with the EPBC Act, including the regulations and management plans made under it. Importantly, Kakadu National Park is inscribed on the