Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024.2Purpose of revocation of forest reservesFor the Nature Conservation Act 1992, section 70E(3), the purpose of the revocation of the dedication of a forest reserve under section 4 is to allow the forest reserve to become a protected area.Part 2Amendment of Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 20003Regulation amendedThis part amends the Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 2000.4Amendment of schedule (Forest reserves)Schedule, entries for Barron Gorge Forest Reserve, Dryander Forest Reserve, Kelvin Forest Reserve, Kuranda Forest Reserve, Macalister Range Forest Reserve and Yabba Forest Reserve 2—omit.Part 3Amendment of Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 19945Regulation amendedThis part amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994.6Amendment of sch 2 (National parks)(1)Schedule 2, entries for Barron Gorge National Park, Broad Sound Islands National Park, Curtis Island National Park, Dryander National Park, Ella Bay National Park (formerly National Park 1024, County of Nares), Eubenangee Swamp National Park, Eungella National Park, Gloucester Island National Park, Kelvin National Park, Keppel Bay Islands National Park, Kuranda National Park, Macalister Range National Park, Northumberland Islands National Park, Percy Isles National Park, Russell River National Park, South Cumberland Islands National Park, Wild Cattle Island National Park (formerly National Park 697, County of Clinton) and Wrattens National Park—omit.(2)Schedule 2—insert—Barron Gorge National ParkLot 1 on AP19290, lot 880 on plan NPW459 and lot 406 on plan NR8027, containing an area of about 3,001.16haBroad Sound Islands National ParkLot 1 on AP23587, lot 406 on plan NPW690, lot 2 on plan PS804651, lots 2, 3, 6 to 8 and 10 on plan USL37429, lot 4 on plan USL37430, lots 2, 3, 5 and 9 on plan USL37431, lots 5, 8 and 11 on plan USL37454, lots 63 to 65 and 68 on plan USL42130 and lots 6, 21, 23 and 43 on plan USL42165, containing an area of about 3,089.547haCurtis Island National ParkLot 29 on plan DS546, lot 128 on plan NPW700 Sh 1, lot 7 on SP239340, lot 1 on plan USL36622 and lots 102 and 103 on plan USL39717, containing an area of about 10,618.577haDryander National ParkLots 1 to 5 and 24 on AP19346 and lot 293 on plan HR176, containing an area of about 13,352.4487haElla Bay National ParkLot 88 on AP15769, lot 1024 on plan NPW151 and lot 49 on plan USL21851, containing an area of about 4,339.2haEubenangee Swamp National ParkLot 283 on AP16255, lot 157 on plan NPW880, lots 88 and 89 on plan NR4809 and lots 9 and 27 on plan USL21999, containing an area of about 2,444.6794haEungella National ParkLots 1 to 5 on AP23768, containing an area of about 62,194.365haGloucester Island National ParkLots 23 to 25 and 37 on AP22764, lot 255 on plan NPW520, lot 19 on SP342973 and lot 13 on plan USL46741, containing an area of about 2,977.755haKelvin National ParkLots 4 and 5 on AP19344, lot 7 on RP741163, lot 10 on RP741164, lot 14 on RP741166 and lot 1 on SP260087, containing an area of about 3,825.2516haKeppel Bay Islands National ParkLots 49, 147 and 148 on AP23401, lot 2 on AP23588, lot 3 on AP23589, lot 403 on plan NPW915 and lot 16 on SP342971, containing an area of about 844.44haKuranda National ParkLots 9 to 11, 16 to 18, 20, 21, 25 and 63 on AP19345, containing an area of about 27,452.44haMacalister Range National ParkLots 12 to 15 on AP19345, lot 174 on plan NPW930 and lot 1 on SP146525, containing an area of about 5,610.7509haNorthumberland Islands National Park Lot 1 on AP15948, lot 404 on plan NPW689, lots 4, 8 and 9 on plan USL37428, lots 11 to 13 and 15 on plan USL39191 and lot 3 on plan USL39192, containing an area of about 1,954.529haPercy Isles National ParkLot 432 on plan NPW1112 and lot 17 on SP342972, containing an area of about 3,711haRussell River National ParkLots 1 and 2 on AP15770, lot 109 on plan NPW903, lot 49 on plan NR144, lot 85 on plan NR4807, lot 30 on plan NR5359, lots 14 and 35 on plan NR6649 and lot 49 on plan USL21999, containing an area of about 5,873.6292haSouth Cumberland Islands National ParkLots 1 to 6 on AP22769, lot 1 on AP22771, lot 11 on plan CI3969, lot 407 on plan NPW855, lots 10 to 12 on SP342968, lots 13 and 14 on SP342969, lots 3 to 5 on plan USL37601, lots 9 and 11 to 13 on plan USL37786, lots 8 to 12 on plan USL37790 and lots 2 and 3 on plan USL39190, containing an area of about 3,430.779haWild Cattle Island National ParkLot 697 on plan NPW443 and lots 6 and 7 on SP342966, containing an area of about 649.4haWrattens National ParkLot 1 on AP19204, lots 1021 to 1023 on AP23647, 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 24,772.1379ha7Amendment of sch 3 (Conservation parks)(1)Schedule 3, entries for Broad Sound Islands Conservation Park and Middle Percy Island Conservation Park—omit.(2)Schedule 3—insert—Broad Sound Islands Conservation ParkLot 14 on CP887447, lots 8 and 9 on SP342967 and lot 15 on SP342970, containing an area of about 168.3haMiddle Percy Island Conservation ParkLot 3907 on plan NPW1113 and lot 18 on SP342972, containing an area of about 319.2ha8Amendment of sch 5 (Nature refuges)Schedule 5—insert—Bimboola Nature RefugeThe part of lot 5 on RP209559, containing an area of about 39.14ha, shown on plan PA1157Maraverde Nature RefugeThe part of lot 3 on plan NR192, containing an area of about 64.6354ha, shown on plan PA1159Under Milkweed Nature RefugeThe part of lot 76 on plan CC789, containing an area of about 132.22ha, shown on plan PA1161Wyangan Springs Nature RefugeThe part of lot 72 on SP178213, containing an area of about 63.25ha, shown on plan PA1156Part 4Expiry9Expiry of regulationThis regulation expires on the day after it commences.