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National Parks Act 1980

National parks - Establishment, exclusion of land from, and definition of parks

12: Specially protected areas in national parks

You could also call this:

"Some parts of national parks can be made extra special to protect them"

The Governor-General can make certain parts of a national park extra special. These are called 'specially protected areas'. To do this, the Governor-General needs to talk to some important people first. These people are the Minister, the Authority, and the right Board. The Governor-General can also change these special areas or even remove them if they think it's a good idea.

If there were already special areas in a national park when this law started, they are now treated as if they were made under this new law.

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Part 1National parks
Establishment, exclusion of land from, and definition of parks

12Specially protected areas in national parks

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation with the Authority and the appropriate Board, set apart any part of a park as a specially protected area for the purposes of this Act, and may, in like manner, cancel any such setting apart or alter the boundaries of any specially protected area by including or excluding any area of the park that, in his opinion, should be so included or excluded.

  2. Where, at the commencement of this Act, any part of a national park is set apart as a special area this section shall apply as if that area had been set apart as a specially protected area under subsection (1).