Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

 

Subregulation 12.23(3)

 

KAKADU NATIONAL PARK

 

PROHIBITION AND REVOCATION ON ENTRY AND REMAINING IN CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE PARK (PHASE 1A)

 

I, Dr James Findlay, Director of National Parks, acting pursuant to subregulation 12.23(3) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Regulations), having taken into account and being satisfied that access to certain areas in the Kakadu National Park (Park) might endanger public safety, HEREBY PROHIBIT the entry and remaining in areas of the Park specified in Schedule A of this prohibition, by the persons specified in Schedule A, and with effect from the time specified in Schedule A.

 

AND I HEREBY REVOKE, under subregulation 12.23(3) of the Regulations, the prohibition I made in relation to access to certain areas in the Park, dated 17 June 2020, and for that purpose this revocation takes effect at 11.59pm ACST on 25 June 2020.

Dated:      25    June 2020

Dr James Findlay

Director of National Parks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A – Particulars of prohibition

 

  1. Prohibited areas

 

All areas that comprise the Park, except those areas of the Park that:

 

  1. are described in Schedule B of this prohibition; 

 

b.     are a part of a town, outstation or other permanent residential place; or

 

c.      are a vehicle access road or vehicle access track. 

 

2.     Prohibited persons

 

All persons.

 

Note: Certain classes of person will be exempt from this prohibition by operation of subregulations 12.06(1) and 12.23(2) of the Regulations.

 

3.     Prohibition commencement

 

This prohibition commences at 00.00am ACST on 26 June 2020. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SCHEDULE B - Exclusions to the Prohibited areas

 

  1. Certain terrestrial areas of the Park 

 

All the areas known by the names, and which are generally located within the vicinity of the areas described by the coordinates, in the below table:

 

AREA NAME

LONGITUDE

LATITUDE

ALLIGATOR BILLABONG CAMPGROUND

132.433541

-12.870543

ANBANGBANG BILLABONG WALK

132.794379

-12.86663

BARDEDJILIDJI WALK

132.969757

-12.436929

BARRK BUSH WALK

132.818155

-12.858638

BOULDER CREEK

132.456122

-13.523242

BUCKET BILLABONG (NGARRABABA) CAMPGROUND

132.458729

-12.85376

BUKBUKLUK LOOKOUT

132.248987

-13.484992

BURDBULBA CAMPGROUND

132.747877

-12.771449

DJARRADJIN (MUIRELLA PARK) BOAT RAMP

132.756193

-12.855352

DJARRADJIN (MUIRELLA PARK) CAMPGROUND

132.754619

-12.854259

EAST ALLIGATOR BOAT RAMP (DOWNSTREAM)

132.96515

-12.425415

EAST ALLIGATOR BOAT RAMP (UPSTREAM)

132.967456

-12.429364

FERNY GULLY

132.295149

-13.560285

GUNGURUL CAMPGROUND

132.33648

-13.29131

GUNGURUL WALK

132.332423

-13.288253

HOME BILLABONG BOAT RAMP

132.520985

-12.908958

IGOYMARRWA (MOLINE) ROCK HOLES

132.254813

-13.573972

KAMBOLGIE CAMPGROUND

132.393789

-13.503197

KUBARA (GUBARA) POOLS WALK

132.858349

-12.836979

KUNGARRE WALK

132.481374

-12.673009

MALABANJBANJDJU CAMPGROUND

132.7551

-12.765563

MAMUKALA WETLANDS

132.572518

-12.649584

MANNGARRE RAINFOREST WALK

132.966914

-12.420264

MARDAKUL(MARDUGAL) BOAT RAMP

132.537567

-12.931753

MARDAKUL(MARDUGAL) CAMPGROUND

132.538042

-12.93019

MERL 1 CAMPGROUND

132.956506

-12.425886

MIRRAY(MIRRAI) LOOKOUT

132.710055

-12.862059

MOTOR CAR FALLS

132.478951

-13.533155

NANGULUWURR ART SITE WALK

132.81021

-12.83057

NAWURLANDJA LOOKOUT WALK

132.794587

-12.861194

NOURLANGIE (BURRUNGKUY) ROCK ART SITE

132.811468

-12.867053

RED LILY (DJUNDA) BILLABONG CAMPGROUND

132.492335

-12.852261

SOUTH ALLIGATOR BOAT RAMP

132.505789

-12.657394

TWO MILE HOLE BOAT RAMP

132.152612

-12.691841

TWO MILE HOLE CAMPGROUND

132.15068

-12.69234

UBIRR

132.958222

-12.411731

YELLOW WATERS (NGURRUNGURRUDJBA) BOAT RAMP

132.518399

-12.896448

YURMIKMIK LOOKOUT WALK

132.463711

-13.520295

 

2.   Certain riverine and estuarine areas of the Park 

 

All rivers, creeks, waterholes and billabongs in the Park which are immediately accessible from one of the areas listed at item 1 of this Schedule B.

 

 

 

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