COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Subsection 368(2)

INVITATION TO COMMENT

PROPOSAL TO PREPARE A COMMONWEALTH RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN

CORAL SEA COMMONWEALTH MARINE RESERVE

The Director of National Parks proposes to prepare a draft management plan under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) for the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve. 

Members of the public are invited to comment on the proposal to prepare a draft management plan. 

Comments must be sent to either:

1)      Postal address -

Marine Reserves Management Planning Comments

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Reply Paid 787

Canberra, ACT 2601

2)      Email address - managementplanning@environment.gov.au

Comments must be sent by Tuesday 18 December 2012.

Comments that are sent after that date or to addresses other than those above cannot be taken into account in preparing the draft management plan.

Please note that all comments may be treated as public documents and may be made public on the department’s website. 

Further information is available at:

www.environment.gov.au/marinereserves

Signed this day of 14th November 2012

SIGNED

Charlton Clark

Assistant Secretary

Commonwealth Marine Reserves Branch

Marine Division

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Delegate of the Director of National Parks