Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 324Y

  (1)   The regulations must prescribe principles for managing National Heritage places. The principles prescribed are the National Heritage management principles .

  (2)   The regulations may prescribe obligations to implement or give effect to the National Heritage management principles if the obligations relate to:

  (a)   a constitutional corporation, the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth agency; or

  (b)   trade or commerce:

  (i)   between Australia and another country; or

  (ii)   between 2 States; or

  (iii)   between a State and Territory; or

  (iv)   between 2 Territories; or

  (c)   either or both of the following:

  (i)   a Commonwealth area;

  (ii)   a Territory; or

  (d)   the National Heritage values, to the extent that they are indigenous heritage values, of a National Heritage place; or

  (e)   the National Heritage values of a National Heritage place in an area in respect of which Australia has obligations under Article 8 of the Biodiversity Convention.

  (3)   A person must comply with the regulations to the extent that they impose obligations on the person.

  (4)   Paragraph   (2)(e) applies only to a prescribed obligation that is appropriate and adapted to give effect to Australia's obligations under Article 8 of the Biodiversity Convention.