Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 2000


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Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 2000

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 2000.

2Dedication of forest reserves

(1)Each area of Land Act reserve, State forest, timber reserve or unallocated State land described in schedule 1 is dedicated as a forest reserve.
(2)Each forest reserve is given the name stated opposite its description in schedule 1.

s 2 amd 2007 SL No. 221 s 5; 2025 SL No. 144 s 11

3Inspection of forest reserve plans

The plans mentioned in schedules 1 and 2 are available for inspection by members of the public during office hours on business days at—
(a)the department’s head office; and
(b)each regional office of the department in whose area the forest reserve is situated.

s 3 amd 2025 SL No. 144 s 12

4Revocation of dedication of particular forest reserves

(1)The following dedications are revoked—
(a)the dedication of each forest reserve mentioned in schedule 2, part 1, column 1 and described opposite in column 2;
(b)the dedication of the part of each forest reserve mentioned in schedule 2, part 2, column 1 and described opposite in column 2.
(2)For the Nature Conservation Act 1992, section 70E(3)—
(a)the purpose of each revocation under subsection (1)(a) is to allow the entirety of each forest reserve mentioned in schedule 2, part 1, column 1 and described opposite in column 2 to become a protected area; and
(b)the purpose of each revocation under subsection (1)(b) is to allow the part of each forest reserve mentioned in schedule 2, part 2, column 1 and described opposite in column 2 to become a protected area.

Notes—

1See the Forestry and Other Legislation (Revocation of Forest Reserves) Amendment Regulation 2025, part 8 in relation to the dedication, as a protected area, of—
(a)each forest reserve mentioned in schedule 2, part 1, column 1 and described opposite in column 2; and
(b)the part of each forest reserve mentioned in schedule 2, part 2, column 1 and described opposite in column 2.
2See also the Forestry and Other Legislation (Revocation of Forest Reserves) Amendment Regulation 2025, part 4 in relation to the setting apart and declaration, as a State forest, of—
(a)each forest reserve mentioned in schedule 2, part 2, column 1, other than the part of the forest reserve described opposite in column 2; and
(b)Connors Forest Reserve, Danbulla West Forest Reserve and Mount Binga Forest Reserve.
(3)This section applies despite section 2.

s 4 ins 2025 SL No. 144 s 13

Schedule 1 Forest reserves

section 2

Name

Description

Alcock Forest Reserve

Lots 1 and 3 to 5 on AP14613, containing an area of about 3.4ha

Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP19246, other than lot 10 on SP254827, situated in the counties of Cardwell, Hodgkinson and Nares, containing an area of about 7,099.3077ha

Connors Forest Reserve

Lot 46 on AP19344 situated in the County of Wodehouse, containing an area of 728.4ha

Crediton Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP19324 situated in the counties of Carlisle and Hillalong, containing an area of about 12,813ha

Danbulla South Forest Reserve

Lot 12 on AP19368 situated in the County of Nares, containing an area of about 770.18ha

Danbulla South Forest Reserve 2

Lots 1, 2 and 6 to 8 on AP19368 situated in the County of Nares, containing an area of about 49.4ha

Danbulla West Forest Reserve

Lot 10 on AP23903, containing an area of about 0.3352ha

Dinden West Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP19244 situated in the County of Nares, containing an area of about 4,295ha

Elgin Vale Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP19296 situated in the County of Cavendish, containing an area of about 2,098ha

Gadgarra Forest Reserve

Lot 2 on AP14635, containing an area of about 1ha

Japoon Forest Reserve

Lots 1 and 3 on AP13766, containing an area of about 2.7ha

Koombooloomba South Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP14637 situated in the County of Cardwell, containing an area of about 3,019ha

Kuranda West Forest Reserve

Lots 1, 4, 5, 8 and 22 on AP19345, containing an area of about 2,413.5ha

Little Mulgrave Forest Reserve

Lot 2 on AP14612, containing an area of about 1ha

Malbon Thompson Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP23595, containing an area of about 1.7ha

Mapleton Forest Reserve

Lots 1 to 7 on AP19232 situated in the counties of Canning and March, containing an area of about 127ha

Maroochy Forest Reserve 2

Lot 1 on AP19224 situated in the County of Canning, containing an area of about 1.38ha

Mount Binga Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP14628 situated in the County of Cavendish, containing an area of about 1.3ha

Mount Fisher Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP13774, containing an area of about 0.8ha

Mount Stanley Forest Reserve 1

Lot 1 on AP19297 situated in the County of Cavendish, containing an area of about 3,395ha

Ravenshoe Forest Reserve 1

Lot 1 on AP19287 situated in the County of Cardwell, containing an area of about 2,241ha

Tam O’Shanter Forest Reserve

Lots 1 and 2 on AP13775 situated in the counties of Cardwell and Nares, containing an area of about 2ha

Tully Falls Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP14608 situated in the County of Cardwell, containing an area of about 2ha

sch 1 (prev sch) amd 2001 SL No. 39 s 3; 2001 SL No. 163 s 3; 2002 SL No. 267 s 3; 2002 SL No. 372 s 8; 2003 SL No. 96 s 5; 2003 SL No. 177 s 7; 2004 SL No. 139 s 7; 2004 SL No. 190 s 3; 2004 SL No. 265 s 5; 2004 SL No. 317 s 8; 2005 SL No. 92 s 5; 2005 SL No. 290 s 5; 2005 SL No. 320 s 3; 2005 SL No. 330 s 4; 2006 SL No. 50 s 4; 2006 SL No. 117 s 4; 2006 SL No. 137 s 5; 2006 SL No. 210 s 4; 2006 SL No. 257 s 4; 2006 SL No. 285 s 5; 2007 SL No. 176 s 5; 2007 SL No. 204 s 4; 2007 SL No. 221 s 6; 2007 SL No. 320 s 4; 2008 SL No. 235 s 5; 2008 SL No. 251 s 4; 2008 SL No. 334 s 4; 2008 SL No. 373 s 4; 2008 SL No. 389 s 6; 2008 SL No. 406 s 4; 2009 SL No. 16 s 5; 2009 SL No. 75 s 6; 2009 SL No. 158 s 6; 2009 SL No. 202 s 6; 2009 SL No. 257 s 3; 2009 SL No. 305 s 8; 2010 SL No. 51 s 8; 2010 SL No. 106 s 6; 2010 SL No. 315 s 6; 2010 SL No. 364 s 6; 2011 SL No. 25 s 5; 2011 SL No. 73 s 6; 2011 SL No. 178 s 5; 2011 SL No. 195 s 6; 2011 SL No. 220 s 6; 2013 SL No. 164 s 3; 2013 SL No. 203 s 3; 2013 SL No. 233 s 3; 2014 SL No. 70 s 3; 2014SL No. 162 s 3; 2014 SL No. 263 s 3; 2014 SL No. 304 s 3; 2015 SL No. 150 s 3; 2019 SL No. 227 s 7; 2022 SL No. 92 s 6; 2023 SL No. 122 s 6; 2024 SL No. 27 s 4; 2024 SL No. 110 s 4; 2025 SL No. 7 s 6

num 2025 SL No. 144 s 14

Schedule 2 Revocation of dedication of particular forest reserves

section 4

Part 1 Dedications revoked entirely

Column 1
Name

Column 2
Description of forest reserve

Danbulla South Forest Reserve 2

Lots 10 to 14 on AP23904

Elgin Vale Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP23979

Gadgarra Forest Reserve

Lot 2 on AP23980

Japoon Forest Reserve

Lots 1 and 3 on AP23981

Koombooloomba South Forest Reserve

Lots 1 to 5 on AP23982

Little Mulgrave Forest Reserve

Lot 2 on AP23984

Malbon Thompson Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP23595

Mapleton Forest Reserve

Lots 1 to 7 on AP19232

Maroochy Forest Reserve 2

Lot 1 on AP19224

Mount Fisher Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP23986

Ravenshoe Forest Reserve 1

Lots 1 to 3 on AP23988

Tam O’Shanter Forest Reserve

Lots 1 and 2 on AP23989

Tully Falls Forest Reserve

Lot 1 on AP23990

Part 2 Dedications revoked in part

Column 1
Name

Column 2
Description of part of forest reserve

Alcock Forest Reserve

Lots 3 to 5 on AP23973

Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve

Lots 1 and 2 on AP23974

Crediton Forest Reserve

Lots 1, 3 and 5 to 8 on AP23976

Danbulla South Forest Reserve

Lots 3, 4 and 6 on AP23904

Dinden West Forest Reserve

Lots 2 and 4 on AP23978

Kuranda West Forest Reserve

Lot 3 on AP23983

Mount Stanley Forest Reserve 1

Lots 2, 4 and 7 to 9 on AP23987

sch 2 ins 2025 SL No. 144 s 15