Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:section:17
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Provision Reference: s 17
Character Range: 70284–70991

17  What is a declared Ramsar wetland?

Areas designated for listing
 (1) A wetland, or part of a wetland, designated by the Commonwealth under Article 2 of the Ramsar Convention for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International Importance kept under that Article is a declared Ramsar wetland as long as the wetland or part is not:
 (a) excluded by the Commonwealth from the boundaries of a wetland in the List under that Article; or
 (b) deleted by the Commonwealth from the List under that Article.

Areas declared by the Minister
 (2) A wetland, or part of a wetland, is also a declared Ramsar wetland for the period for which a declaration of the wetland as a declared Ramsar wetland is in force.