Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00902:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00902
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3220–6633

Schedule 1—Description of area (Northern Queensland)

      The area is the area of land and water bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of a southern boundary of the Mackay Regional Council (Local Government Area) and the coastline of mainland Australia and extending generally westerly and generally south westerly along southern boundary of that regional council to its intersection with the eastern boundary of the former Nebo Shire Council (Local Government Area); then generally southerly and generally westerly along eastern and southern boundaries of that former shire council to intersect a southern boundary of the Whitsunday Regional Council, a point on the centreline of the Suttor River; then generally westerly along southern boundaries of that regional council to its intersection with an eastern boundary of the Charters Towers Regional Council, then generally south westerly, generally westerly, generally southerly, again generally westerly and generally northerly along eastern, southern and western boundaries of that regional council to the easternmost south eastern corner of the Flinders Shire Council; then generally westerly along southern boundaries of that shire council to its intersection with an eastern boundary of the Richmond Shire Council; then generally south westerly, generally westerly, generally northerly and easterly along southern, western, and northern boundaries of that shire council to the southernmost south western corner of the Croydon Shire Council; then generally north westerly, generally northerly and generally easterly along southern, western and northern boundaries of that shire council to its intersection with a western boundary of the Etheridge Shire Council; then north easterly along the boundary of that shire council to its intersection with a western boundary of the Tablelands Regional Council; then generally northerly and generally easterly along western and northern boundaries of that regional council to its intersection with a western boundary of the Cairns Regional Council; then generally northerly and generally easterly along western and northern boundaries of that regional council to a corner at Longitude 145.255114° East, a point on the McDowall Mountain Range; then generally south westerly, generally southerly and north easterly along that mountain Range passing through the following coordinate points:

      Longitude East        Latitude South
      145.253696            15.935481
      145.263160            15.955775
      145.252034            15.963983
      145.216218            15.974830
      145.168604            15.981903
      145.178724            15.996054
      145.177476            16.015895
      145.163457            16.030390
      145.167809            16.038407
      145.162542            16.050854
      145.163259            16.052878
      145.168505            16.050151

      Then easterly to the source of Adastra Creek; then generally southerly along the centreline of that creek to the centreline of the Daintree River; then generally south easterly and generally easterly along the centreline of that river to its intersection with the coastline of mainland Australia; then south easterly to Longitude 145.466927° East, Latitude 16.304254° South; then easterly passing through the southernmost point of the Mean High Water Mark of Snapper Island to intersect the outer