Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021N00251:schedule:1:p1
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Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/7)
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Schedule 1— Area and zoning of proposed Christmas Island Marine Park and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park

Two zone types are proposed for Christmas Island Marine Park and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park. Consistent with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories proposed for these zones and the relevant Australian IUCN reserve management principles prescribed by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Schedule 8), these zone types are:

       * Marine national park zone – IUCN category national park (IUCN II). To be managed to protect and conserve biodiversity, ecosystems, habitats and native species in as natural a state as possible. This zone type is intended to allow only non-extractive activities, such as research, wildlife watching, diving and snorkelling. Fishing and mining are intended to be prohibited.

       * Habitat protection zone – IUCN category habitat/species management area (IUCN IV). To be managed to ensure maintenance of the habitat conditions necessary to protect significant species, groups of species, biotic communities or physical features of the environment. Scientific research, environmental monitoring and community engagement are intended to be priority management activities. Activities that generate benefits for local communities and other marine park users, such as recreational fishing, other recreational uses, charter fishing, tourism and aquaculture are intended to be allowed. Some forms of commercial fishing are intended to be allowed. Mining is intended to be prohibited.

In this Schedule:

Christmas Island National Park means the area by this name, proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 and continuing under the EPBC Act.

Pulu Keeling National Park means the area by this name, proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 and continuing under the EPBC Act.

Perth Treaty (Indonesia) means the Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia establishing an Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary and Certain Seabed Boundaries done at Perth on 14 March 1997.

Exclusive economic zone means the exclusive economic zone, as it is defined by the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 ('the SSL Act'), including any amendments to that Act.

Territorial sea baseline means the baseline as defined by the Seas and Submerged Lands (Territorial Sea Baseline) Proclamation 2016, made pursuant to section 7 of the SSL Act, and as applying to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Port of Christmas Island means the area declared in the 2013 'Notice of Declaration of Security Regulated Port - Port of Christmas Island' made pursuant to the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003, and published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette C2013G01284 21/08/2013.

Port of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is the whole of the area described in the Proclamation of Port of Cocos (Keeling) Islands,