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Authorised uses in protected area tenures

Wet Tropics Forest Transfer Authorised Uses in Protected Area Tenures (Nature Conservation Act 1992)

Area Bush walking Vehicles* Horse riding Walking dogs (guide dogs excepted) Grazing Bee keeping
National park
(scientific)
cross cross cross cross cross cross
National park tick tick
on roads or by permit
or regulatory notice
cross
except for bicentennial national trail with written approval from the department
cross

cross
except for phase out on new parks

cross
Except for identified
sites on forest transfer
lands until 2024
National park
(recovery)
tick tick
on roads or by permit
or regulatory notice
cross
except for bicentennial national trail with written approval from the department
cross cross
except for phase out on new parks
cross
Except for identified
sites on forest transfer
lands until 2024
Conservation
park
tick tick
on roads or by permit
or regulatory notice
tick
by regulatory notice on
selected conservation
parks only
cross cross
except for management benefit where ecologically sustainable
tick
Under permit
Resources
reserve
tick tick
on roads or by permit
or regulatory notice
tick
by regulatory notice on
selected resource
reserves only
cross cross
except for management benefit where ecologically sustainable
tick
Under permit

tick - May occur, where appropriate on this tenure
cross- No, can not occur on this tenure

* Vehicles include:

Permissible activities in particular protected ara classes are determined by both legislation and policy.

All activities must be sustainable.

For further information, please consult the Nature Conservation Act 1992.

Last updated 10 February 2005

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