COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Subsection 368(2)

INVITATION TO COMMENT

PROPOSAL TO PREPARE A COMMONWEALTH RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN

TEMPERATE EAST COMMONWEALTH MARINE RESERVES NETWORK

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 Commonwealth reserves in the Temperate East Network of Commonwealth Marine Reserves.  A single draft management plan is to be prepared for the reserves in the network as provided by the EPBC Act. The reserves of the Temperate East Network are:

Gifford Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Norfolk Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Lord Howe Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Central Eastern Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Solitary Islands Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Hunter Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Jervis Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Members of the public are invited to comment on the proposals to prepare the draft management plan.  Comments may be made in relation to the proposed network management plan or management of individual reserves within the network.

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