Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01587:reg:2021:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01587
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2021 (pt 7/14)
Character Range: 21432–24451

woodland
       * Eucalyptus obliqua dry forest and woodland
       * Eucalyptus lobules
       * Leptospermum scrub
Threatened flora species documented in the region include:
       * eastern eyebright – Euphrasia collina
       * Tasmanian salt couch – Sporobolus virginicus
       * juniper wattle – Acacia ulicifolia
       * yellow onion-orchid – Mircotus alratum
       * shining dogwood – Pomaderris paniculosa subsp. Paralia
       * sand grasstree – Xanthorrhoea areanaria
Threatened fauna species documented in the region include the:
       * swift parrot – Lathamus discolour
       * fairy tern – Sterna Nereis
       * hooded plover – Thinormis rubricollis
       * little tern – Sterna albifrons
       * white-bellied sea eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster
       * yellow-tailed black cockatoo – Calyptorhynchus funereus
       * azure kingfisher – Alcedo azurea
       * masked owl – Tyto novaehollandiae
       * grey goshawk – Accipiter novaehollandiae
       * New Holland mouse – Pseudomys novaehollandiae
       * white-footed dunnart – Sminthopsis leucopus
       * Tasmanian devil – Sarcophilus harrisii
       * glossy grass skink – Pseudemoia rawlinsoni
A site plan for the conservation area was enacted by the Natural Resource Management North and the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service in 2011[5]. The area is managed by Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife.
  2.3  Lease and ownership
AMSA holds a lease for the lighthouse and land from the Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 (Tas). The lease is currently administered through TPWS.
The AMSA lease consists of three parcels of land:
       * Lot 1 – 400m2
       * Lot 2 – 216m2
       * Lot 3 – 400m2
The entire surface area equals a total of 2016m2.
Figure 5. Eddystone Point Lighthouse lease map (Map data: Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/ Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community)
The current lease was signed on 11 August 1998 commencing 1 May 1998. This lease lasts for 25 years with an option to renew for a further 25 years.
Due to interest in the site from the general public, a tourism licence between AMSA and the State of Tasmania was signed on 31 July 1998 for a period of 25 years with the option to renew for a further 25 years. The licence permits the practice of tours inside the lighthouse tower.
  2.4  Listings
The table below details the various heritage listings of the Eddystone Point Lightstation.
Register                         ID
Commonwealth Heritage List       105565[6]
Register of the National Estate  012660[7]
Tasmanian State Heritage List    599[8]

  2.5  Access
Access to Eddystone Point Lighthouse is available to the general public. The site can be reached by vehicle via Eddystone Point Road (C846). No structures found on either the lighthouse precinct or the quarters precinct are accessible to the general public with exception to tour groups and prior bookings.
Figure 6. Access track leading from lightstation precinct