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legislative effect, they approximate the areas of the previous 4 main Sections and provide a basis for the regional management of the Marine Park. Further sub-areas or regions may also be identified for particular management purposes.

14. The following map shows the location and extent of the AGBR Section.

    C The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan

15. The framework for the conservation and management of the AGBR Section is provided by this Zoning Plan, the requirements for the preparation of which are set out in section 32 of the Act.

16. Subsection 32 (7) of the Act provides that, in preparing a zoning plan, the Authority must have regard to a number of objects including the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef, the regulation of the use of the Marine Park so as to protect the Great Barrier Reef, the reservation of some areas for appreciation and enjoyment by the public, and the preservation of some areas in their natural state.

17. This Zoning Plan provides for the division of the AGBR Section into zones and makes provision for the purposes for which each zone may be used or entered. This Zoning Plan also provides for the management of remote natural areas of the Marine Park, and the designation of shipping and special management areas, as well as additional purposes for which zones may be used or entered.

Zones

18. Part 2 of this Zoning Plan divides the AGBR Section into 8 zones, named as follows:
        General Use Zone
        Habitat Protection Zone
        Conservation Park Zone
        Buffer Zone
        Scientific Research Zone
        Marine National Park Zone
        Preservation Zone
        Commonwealth Islands Zone.

19. The boundaries of the zones are set out in Parts 1 to 8 of Schedule 1 to this Zoning Plan.

20. This Zoning Plan sets out the purposes for which each zone may be used or entered without permission, and the purposes for which each zone may be used or entered only with the written permission of the Authority. The General Use Zone provides for the widest range of activities, while the Preservation Zone is the most restricted. The Commonwealth Islands Zone provides for the use or entry of areas of the Marine Park above mean low water on Commonwealth Islands. (The Marine Park does not include areas that form a part of Queensland.)

21. The operation of Part 2 (Zones) is subject to the provisions of Part 3 (Remote Natural Area), Part 4 (Designated Areas) and Part 5 (Additional purposes for use or entry), which are discussed below. The overlay of use or entry provisions within the zoned areas, as provided by or under Parts 3, 4 and 5,