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This is a law that was passed by the Australian Labor Party in response to the Franklin Dam controversy. As stated at the top of the bill, it is "An Act to make provision for and in relation to the Establishment of National Parks and other Parks and Reserves and the Protection and Conservation of Wildlife." [1] This law is no longer in force.
As of 2018, South Australia contained 359 separate protected areas declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, the Crown Land Management Act 2009 and the Wilderness Protection Act 1992. Together, they cover a total land area of 211,387.48 km 2 (81,617.16 sq mi) or 21.5% of the state's area.
In 2019, the service was branded National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia, [5] a name it has retained as of August 2021, using the initialism NPWSSA. [6] It administers around 360 parks across South Australia that are subject to the National Parks and Wildlife Act and National Parks Regulations. [7]
Director of National Parks is a Commonwealth corporate entity responsible for the management of a portfolio of terrestrial and marine protected areas proclaimed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Parks Australia (formerly the Australian Nature Conservation Agency and the Australian National Parks ...
The following protected areas which are designated as national parks are managed by the Australian government and in some instances in conjunction with indigenous land owners: [2] Booderee (owned by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community and co-managed) [3] [4] Christmas Island; Kakadu; Norfolk Island; Pulu Keeling; Uluru-Kata Tjuta
The Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves is a group of eleven protected areas consisting of national parks, nature reserves and one wilderness park located in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria and which was listed as a "place" on the Australian National Heritage List on 7 November 2008 under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
This is a list of national parks within Australia that are managed by Australian, state and territory governments. The name may be a misnomer: nearly all parks are land owned and managed by the states and territories rather than the national government.
Protected areas include national parks and other reserves, as well as 64 wetlands which are registered under the Ramsar Convention and 16 World Heritage Sites. As of 2002 [update] , 10.8% (774,619.51 km 2 or 299,082.26 sq mi) of the total land area of Australia is within a protected area. [ 11 ]