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Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
The Queensland Government is committed to growing a four pillar economy, focusing on tourism, agriculture, resources and construction. On 26 June 2012, the Premier reached a partnership agreement with the Queensland Tourism Industry Council as part of the DestinationQ initiative. Under this agreement, the Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing (NPRSR) is chartered with inter al

Nature Conservation Amendment Bill 2013
The Queensland Government is committed to improving access to national parks and other public lands, while ensuring that the protected area estate is managed in a manner appropriate to the values that it contains. The Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No.2) 2013 is the result of the second stage of the review of the Nature Conservation Act 1992, aimed at delivering on key

Qld Eco and Sustainable Tourism Policy
Queensland’s protected areas are key tourism attractions and recognised as an important part of the tourism economic pillar. The quality of these areas is increasingly recognised as providing a strong and unique competitive advantage in both domestic and international markets. Queensland’s five World Heritage Areas, more than any State in Australia, are key attractors particularly in the interna

Amendments to the Nature Conservation Act 1992
Severe drought and extensive wildfire across much of western and northern Queensland in early 2013 has resulted in the loss of fodder and extreme hardship for many graziers. Drought declarations are in place for 13 local government areas covering about a third of the state. In addition to a range of drought relief measures already available to affected graziers, the Queensland Government is lookin

Forestry Amendment Bill 2014
Under automatic expiry provisions in the Statutory Instruments Act 1992, the Forestry Regulation 1998 must be remade. The Regulation was scheduled to expire in 2009 but its expiry was extended on the basis that provisions of the Forestry Act 1959 (the Act) were under review. The Regulation is now scheduled to expire on 31 August 2014 and needs to be remade before then. The relevant provisions of t

Queensland Eco and Sustainable Tourism (QuEST) Policy - changes to policy framework
The Government is committed to providing increased ecotourism opportunities in national parks, an objective clearly articulated in the Queensland Ecotourism Plan 2013-2020 and Destination Success – The 20-year plan for Queensland tourism. The Queensland Eco and Sustainable Tourism (QuEST) policy enables the full commercial opportunity to be available in protected areas. QuEST is being implemented

Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
The Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (the Bill) has been prepared for the protected area estate. These amendments: reinstate ‘the conservation of nature’ as the sole object of the Nature Conservation Act 1992; remove redundant provisions from the Nature Conservation Act 1992 that allowed the chief executive to grant stock grazing permits for emergency drought relief on

Development of Protected Area Strategy for expansion and management of the protected area estate
Protected areas form the cornerstone of Queensland’s nature conservation programs currently cover 7.8% of the state. The protected areas include privately owned and managed protected areas (nature refuges) and state owned managed and jointly managed protected areas (national parks, conservation parks and resources reserves). These areas are managed for nature or heritage conservation purposes and

Grazing on Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service managed land
Stock grazing occurs on national parks and other Queensland Government managed lands including State forests, regional parks and forest reserves. Grazing in national parks is primarily a legacy issue due to changes in tenure over time. To ensure that the protected area estate is managed in accordance with the cardinal principle to preserve and protect natural conditions, cultural resources and val

Queensland’s Protected Area Strategy 2020-2030
Queensland’s protected areas cover over 14 million hectares. This is comprised of 69% public protected areas (such as national parks) and 31% private protected areas (such as nature refuges). These areas are managed for nature or heritage conservation purposes and receive formal protection under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. The Queensland Government has committed to securing and conserving re

QG response to the KGari (Fraser Island) Bushfire Review Report 1 2020-21
K’gari (Fraser Island) is the world's largest sand island. It is the only place on Earth where tall rainforests grow on sand dunes at elevations of more than 200 metres, holds half the world's perched lakes, and has a diverse and spectacular environment. K’gari is World Heritage listed. The K’gari fire was reported on 14 October 2020, in a camping area at the northern end of the Island. Over a two

Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
Under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA), commercial beekeeping is currently permitted on apiary sites in 49 national parks until 31 December 2024, under arrangements established as a result of transferring State forest land to national parks. National parks are managed to provide, to the greatest possible extent, for the permanent preservation of the area’s natural condition and the protecti