APPENDIX 1 MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES FOR MARINE SANCTUARIES control of that use. Management objectives for marine national parks and marine sanctuaries included on Section 17D Marine national parks and Schedule 7 or Schedule 8 of the National Parks marine sanctuaries Act are in Sections 4 and 17D as listed below. For an up-to-date copy of the National Parks (3)(a) The Secretary, subject to this Act will (Vic.), refer to Victorian Acts on the Act 1975 ensure that each marine national park and Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary marine sanctuary is controlled and managed in Documents website, accordance with the objects of this Act in a manner that will – 4. Objects of the Act preserve and protect the natural The objects of this Act are— environment and indigenous flora and fauna of the park and any features of the (a) to make provision, in respect of national park which are of geological, parks, State parks, marine national parks and geomorphological, ecological, scenic, marine sanctuaries – archaeological, historic or other scientific for the preservation and protection of the interest; and natural environment including wilderness promote the prevention of the introduction and remote and natural areas in of exotic flora and fauna into the park; those parks; and for the protection and preservation of provide for the eradication or control of indigenous flora and fauna and of features exotic flora and fauna found in the park; of scenic or archaeological, ecological, and geological, historic or other scientific interest in those parks; and subject to paragraph (a) – for the study of ecology, geology, botany, provide for the use, enjoyment and zoology and other sciences relating to the understanding of Marine National Parks conservation of the natural environment in and Marine Sanctuaries by the public; and those parks; and promote an understanding of the purpose for the responsible management of the and significance of Marine National Parks land in those parks; and Marine Sanctuaries; and to make provision in accordance with the prepare a plan of management in respect foregoing for the use of by the public for of each marine national park and each marine the purposes of enjoyment, recreation or sanctuary. education, and for the encouragement and
APPENDIX 1 MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES FOR MARINE SANCTUARIES Management objectives for marine national parks and marine sanctuaries included on Schedule 7 or Schedule 8 of the National Parks Act are in Sections 4 and 17D as listed below. For an up-to-date copy of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.), refer to Victorian Acts on the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents website, 4. Objects of the Act The objects of this Act are— (a) to make provision, in respect of national parks, State parks, marine national parks and marine sanctuaries – for the preservation and protection of the natural environment including wilderness and remote and natural areas in those parks; for the protection and preservation of indigenous flora and fauna and of features of scenic or archaeological, ecological, geological, historic or other scientific interest in those parks; and for the study of ecology, geology, botany, zoology and other sciences relating to the conservation of the natural environment in those parks; and for the responsible management of the land in those parks; to make provision in accordance with the foregoing for the use of by the public for the purposes of enjoyment, recreation or education, and for the encouragement and control of that use. Section 17D Marine national parks and marine sanctuaries (3)(a) The Secretary, subject to this Act will ensure that each marine national park and marine sanctuary is controlled and managed in accordance with the objects of this Act in a manner that will – preserve and protect the natural environment and indigenous flora and fauna of the park and any features of the park which are of geological, geomorphological, ecological, scenic, archaeological, historic or other scientific interest; and promote the prevention of the introduction of exotic flora and fauna into the park; and provide for the eradication or control of exotic flora and fauna found in the park; and subject to paragraph (a) – provide for the use, enjoyment and understanding of Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries by the public; and promote an understanding of the purpose and significance of Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries; and prepare a plan of management in respect of each marine national park and each marine sanctuary.
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