(1) In these
regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
"Aboriginal person" means a person of Aboriginal descent who is accepted as a
member by a group in the community who claim Aboriginal descent;
"Act" means the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 ;
"aircraft" includes a glider or balloon capable of carrying a person;
"cave" means a cave in a wilderness protection area or wilderness protection
zone and includes any natural cavity in the earth's surface;
"co-managed wilderness protection area" means a wilderness protection area in
relation to which a co-management agreement is in force under Part 3
Division 4 of the Act;
"co-managed wilderness protection zone" means a wilderness protection zone in
relation to which a co-management agreement is in force under Part 3
Division 4 of the Act;
"co-management agreement" means a co-management agreement under Part 3
Division 4 of the Act;
"co-management board" for a co-managed wilderness protection area or
co-managed wilderness protection zone means a board established under
Part 3 Division 4 of the Act;
"drive" includes ride;
"exotic plant" means a plant that is not a native plant;
"filming" means taking moving or still pictures by any means;
"motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 ;
"protected animal" has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife
Act 1972 ;
"relevant authority" means—
(a) in
relation to a co-managed wilderness protection area or a co-managed
wilderness protection zone for which there is a co-management board—the
co-management board for the wilderness protection area or the wilderness
protection area; or
(b) in
any other case—the Director;
"take" has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife
Act 1972 ;
"unprotected animal" means an animal (including fish and invertebrates) that
is not a protected animal;
"vessel" includes a boat, jet-ski, sailboard, raft, pontoon and hovercraft.
(2) If the
co-management board for a co-managed wilderness protection area or
co-managed wilderness protection zone is suspended under the Act (by virtue of
section 43I of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 as that
section applies under section 33A of the Act), a reference in these
regulations to the "relevant authority" will be taken to be a reference to the
Director.