queensland identified an initial 19 rivers to be protected as wild rivers and, in september 2005, opted to enact "australia’s first comprehensive and stand alone legislation to identify, protect and preserve that state’s remaining wild rivers". in 2007, queensland declared its first wild rivers within the gulf of carpentaria, as well as at fraser island, and hinchinbrook island and in april 2009 a further three wild river areas have been declared in cape york peninsula.