Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Forestry and Other Legislation (Revocation of Forest Reserves) Amendment Regulation 2025.2CommencementPart 10 commences on the day after the day part 5 commences.Part 2Amendment of Environmental Protection Regulation 20193Regulation amendedThis part amends the Environmental Protection Regulation 2019.4Amendment of sch 19 (Dictionary)Schedule 19, part 1, section 1(a)(viii)—omit.Part 3Amendment of Forestry Regulation 20245Regulation amendedThis part amends the Forestry Regulation 2024.6Amendment of sch 1 (Timber reserves)Schedule 1, entry for Callide Timber Reserve—omit, insert—Callide Timber ReserveLot 17 on SP3466887Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary)(1)Schedule 7, definition forestry area, paragraph (a)—omit.(2)Schedule 7, definition forestry area, paragraphs (b) and (c)—renumber as paragraphs (a) and (b).Part 4Amendment of Forestry (State Forests) Regulation 19878Regulation amendedThis part amends the Forestry (State Forests) Regulation 1987.9Amendment of schedule (State forests)(1)Schedule—omit the following entries—

•Lots 1 to 3, 6 to 8 and 179 on AP19344

•Lots 3, 5 and 1322 on plan AP19368

•Lots 6, 7, 19, 23 and 1229 on plan AP19345

•Lots 9, 11 and 185 on plan AP19368

•Lot 194 on plan FTY1870 excluding lot 1 on AP19246 and lot 100 on SP252390

•Lot 258 on plan FTY1864

•Lot 329 on plan FTY1912

•Lot 511 on plan FTY1923 together with lot 1 on AP19288 and lot 1 on AP19289

•Lot 607 on plan FTY1922 together with lots 1 to 3 on AP13772

•Lot 679 on plan FTY1949

(2)Schedule—insert—

Lots 1 to 3, 6 to 8 and 179 on AP19344 and lot 46 on plan AP23975

Lots 2, 5, 7 and 8 on AP23904

Lots 6, 7, 19, 23 and 1229 on AP19345 and lots 1, 2 and 4 to 7 on AP23983

Lots 9 and 15 to 17 on AP23904

Lot 194 on plan FTY1870 and lots 3 to 10 on AP23974

Lot 258 on plan FTY1864 and lot 1 on AP23985

Lot 329 on plan FTY1912 and lots 1, 3, 5 and 6 on AP23987

Lot 511 on plan FTY1923, lot 1 on AP19288, lot 1 on AP19289 and lot 1 on AP23973

Lot 607 on plan FTY1922, lots 1 to 3 on AP13772 and lots 1 and 3 on AP23978

Lot 679 on plan FTY1949 and lots 2 and 4 on AP23976

Part 5Amendment of Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 200010Regulation amendedThis part amends the Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 2000.11Amendment of s 2 (Dedication of forest reserves)Section 2, ‘the schedule’—omit, insert—schedule 112Amendment of s 3 (Inspection of forest reserve plans)Section 3, ‘the schedule’—omit, insert—schedules 1 and 213Insertion of new s 4After section 3—insert—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 2.14Numbering of schedule (Forest reserves)Schedule—number as schedule 1.15Insertion of new sch 2After schedule 1, as numbered by this regulation—insert—Schedule 2Revocation of dedication of particular forest reservessection 4Part 1Dedications revoked entirelyColumn 1NameColumn 2Description of forest reserveDanbulla South Forest Reserve 2Lots 10 to 14 on AP23904Elgin Vale Forest ReserveLot 1 on AP23979Gadgarra Forest ReserveLot 2 on AP23980Japoon Forest ReserveLots 1 and 3 on AP23981Koombooloomba South Forest ReserveLots 1 to 5 on AP23982Little Mulgrave Forest ReserveLot 2 on AP23984Malbon Thompson Forest ReserveLot 1 on AP23595Mapleton Forest ReserveLots 1 to 7 on AP19232Maroochy Forest Reserve 2Lot 1 on AP19224Mount Fisher Forest ReserveLot 1 on AP23986Ravenshoe Forest Reserve 1Lots 1 to 3 on AP23988Tam O’Shanter Forest ReserveLots 1 and 2 on AP23989Tully Falls Forest ReserveLot 1 on AP23990Part 2Dedications revoked in partColumn 1NameColumn 2Description of part of forest reserveAlcock Forest ReserveLots 3 to 5 on AP23973Baldy Mountain Forest ReserveLots 1 and 2 on AP23974Crediton Forest ReserveLots 1, 3 and 5 to 8 on AP23976Danbulla South Forest ReserveLots 3, 4 and 6 on AP23904Dinden West Forest ReserveLots 2 and 4 on AP23978Kuranda West Forest ReserveLot 3 on AP23983Mount Stanley Forest Reserve 1Lots 2, 4 and 7 to 9 on AP23987Part 6Amendment of Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 202016Regulation amendedThis part amends the Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020.17Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary)(1)Schedule 5, definition State-related land, paragraph (e)—omit.(2)Schedule 5, definition State-related land, paragraphs (f) and (g)—renumber as paragraphs (e) and (f).Part 7Amendment of Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 202418Regulation amendedThis part amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024.19Amendment of s 278 (Waiver of application fee for particular permits and agreements)(1)Section 278(1)(a)(i)—omit.(2)Section 278(1)(a)(ii) and (iii)—renumber as section 278(1)(a)(i) and (ii).(3)Section 278(1)(b), ‘forest reserve,’—omit.20Amendment of s 281 (Waiver of additional daily fee for particular permits)(1)Section 281(1)(a)(i)—omit.(2)Section 281(1)(a)(ii) and (iii)—renumber as section 281(1)(a)(i) and (ii).(3)Section 281(1)(b), ‘forest reserve,’—omit.21Amendment of sch 6 (Apiary areas and maximum apiary sites)(1)Schedule 6—insert—Dinden National Parklot 2 on AP239781Herberton Range National Parklot 1 on AP239742(2)Schedule 6, entry for Wrattens National Park—insert—lot 1 on AP239796Part 8Amendment of Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 199422Regulation amendedThis part amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994.23Amendment of sch 2 (National parks)(1)Schedule 2, entries for Curtis Island National Park, Danbulla National Park, Dinden National Park, Djiru National Park, Eungella National Park, Gadgarra National Park, Herberton Range National Park, Homevale National Park, Japoon National Park, Koombooloomba National Park, Kuranda National Park, Little Mulgrave National Park, Maalan National Park, Malbon Thompson Range National Park, Tully Falls National Park, Tully Gorge National Park and Wrattens National Park—omit.(2)Schedule 2—insert—Curtis Island National ParkLot 5 on plan DS219, lot 29 on plan DS546, lot 128 on plan NPW700 Sh 1, lots 5 and 7 on SP239340, lot 1 on plan USL36622, lots 6 to 11 on plan USL39395 and lots 102 and 103 on plan USL39717, containing an area of about 12,450.4416haDanbulla National ParkLots 1, 3, 4, 6 and 10 to 14 on AP23904, containing an area of about 12,226.51haDinden National ParkLots 2 and 4 on AP23978, lot 62 on plan NPW920 Sh 1 and lot 488 on plan NPW920 Sh 2, containing an area of about 23,677.62haDjiru National ParkLots 1 and 2 on AP23989, lot 173 on plan NPW960 and lots 1 and 2 on SP241481, containing an area of about 4,143.4haEungella National ParkLots 1 to 5 on AP23768 and lots 1, 3, 5 and 6 on AP23976, containing an area of about 71,330.985haGadgarra National ParkLot 2 on AP23980 and lot 181 on plan NPW894, containing an area of about 8,271haHerberton Range National ParkLots 1 and 2 on AP23974, lot 179 on plan NPW922 Sh 1 and lot 483 on plan NPW922 Sh 3, containing an area of about 11,270.17haHomevale National ParkLot 1 on AP23633, lot 1 on AP23648, lot 8 on AP23976 and lot 3 on SP296671, containing an area of about 51,829.8716haJapoon National ParkLots 1 and 2 on AP4579, lot 2 on AP13766, lots 1 and 3 on AP23981, lot 55 on plan NPW896, lot 548 on plan NR1046, lot 1 on plan USL37289 and lot 109 on plan USL42304, containing an area of about 24,828.1112haKoombooloomba National ParkLots 1 to 5 on AP23982 and lot 68 on plan NPW929 Sh 1, containing an area of about 32,289.33haKuranda National ParkLot 88 on AP12218, lots 2, 3, 9 to 11, 16 to 18, 20, 21, 24, 25 and 63 on AP19345 and lot 3 on AP23983, containing an area of about 31,273.07haLittle Mulgrave National ParkLot 2 on AP23984 and lot 65 on plan NPW898, containing an area of about 10,901haMaalan National ParkLot 2 on AP13774, lots 1 and 175 on AP22495 and lot 1 on AP23986, containing an area of about 2,478.4haMalbon Thompson Range National ParkLots 1 to 20 on AP23595, containing an area of about 6,574.682haTully Falls National ParkLots 1 to 3 on AP23988, lot 1 on AP23990, lot 234 on plan CWL208, lot 60 on plan NPW928 Sh 1 and lot 486 on plan NPW928 Sh 2, containing an area of about 19,325.1962haTully Gorge National ParkLot 2 on AP14613, lot 1 on AP22840, lot 5 on AP23598, lots 3 to 5 on AP23973, lot 33 on plan CWL1738, lot 66 on plan NPW890 Sh 1, lot 484 on plan NPW890 Sh 2 and lots 32 to 34 on SP188129, containing an area of about 60,485.5105haWrattens National ParkLot 1 on AP19204, lots 1021 to 1023 on AP23647, lot 1 on AP23883, lot 1 on AP23884, lot 674 on AP23889, lot 1 on AP23979, lots 2, 4 and 7 to 9 on AP23987, lot 55 on plan LX1044, lot 42 on plan LX2577, lot 1 on plan NPW1142 and lot 5 on SP324388, containing an area of about 30,261.7083ha24Amendment of sch 3 (Conservation parks)(1)Schedule 3, entry for Mapleton Conservation Park—omit.(2)Schedule 3—insert—Eungella Conservation ParkLot 7 on AP23976, containing an area of about 992haMapleton Conservation ParkLot 1 on AP19224, lots 1 to 7 on AP19232 and lot 368 on plan NPW1111, containing an area of about 490.0088haPart 9Amendment of Recreation Areas Management Regulation 202425Regulation amendedThis part amends the Recreation Areas Management Regulation 2024.26Amendment of s 53 (Waiver of application fee for particular permits and agreements)(1)Section 53(1)(a)(i)—omit.(2)Section 53(1)(a)(ii) and (iii)—renumber as section 53(1)(a)(i) and (ii).(3)Section 53(1)(b), ‘forest reserve,’—omit.27Amendment of s 56 (Waiver of additional daily fee for particular permits)(1)Section 56(1)(a)(i)—omit.(2)Section 56(1)(a)(ii) and (iii)—renumber as section 53(1)(a)(i) and (ii).(3)Section 56(1)(b), ‘forest reserve,’—omit.Part 10Repeal28RepealThe Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 2000, SL No. 282 is repealed.