Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

Subregulations 12.23(3) and 12.23A(3)

ULURU-KATA TJUTA NATIONAL PARK

PROHIBITION OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN AREAS AND UNDERTAKING OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PARK

I, Dr James Findlay, Director of National Parks, acting pursuant to subregulations 12.23(3) and 12.23A(3) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Regulations), having taken into account and being satisfied that access to certain areas and undertaking of certain activities in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Park) might endanger public safety, HEREBY PROHIBIT:

1. the entry to areas in the Park specified in the schedule to this prohibition (Schedule); and

2.      the undertaking of activities in the Park specified in the Schedule,

by the persons and during the times specified in the Schedule.

Dated:  25 March 2020

Dr James Findlay

Director of National Parks

SCHEDULE

Prohibited areas

All areas that comprise the Park.

Prohibited activities

Entering the Park, and being in the Park.

Prohibited persons

All persons excepting:

1. residents of communities, towns, outstations and other permanent residential  places that are located on Aboriginal Land, as it is defined under the               Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, and the invited visitors               of those residents;

2.                  persons who identify as Anangu;

3.                  minimum services personnel in the performance of their duties; and

4.                  persons who transit the Park, without stopping in the Park, except for an emergency, via Tjukaruru Road, Kata Tjuta Road and Lasseter Highway in the Northern Territory.

Note 1: Certain classes of person will be exempt from this prohibition by operation of subregulation 12.06(1) of the Regulations.

Note 2: For the purposes of this prohibition ‘minimum services personnel’ means healthcare workers, persons involved in the delivery or sale of food and essential personal items, persons involved in the delivery and maintenance of utilities including water, sewer, electricity and gas, persons involved in the provision of government services, banking, telecommunications, transport, hygiene, animal health, fuel, postal and refuse collection, and emergency services personnel including police, fire and ambulance.

Prohibited times

At all times that this prohibition is in effect, and for that purpose this prohibition commences on the later of:

1. 5pm ACST on 26th March 2020; and

2.      the date on which this prohibition otherwise takes effect pursuant to law,

and ends at 11:59pm ACST on 9th April 2020.