Part 1 Preliminary

1   Name of Act

This Act is the Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Act 2005.

2   Commencement

(1)  This Act commences on 1 December 2005, except as provided by subsection (2).

(2)  The following provisions of this Act commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2005:

(a)  Part 1, Division 1 of Part 3, Part 5 and Schedule 10,

(b)  Schedule 12 (except Schedule 12.4).

3   Objects of Act

The objects of this Act are:

(a)  to reserve forested land in the Brigalow and Nandewar area to create a Community Conservation Area that provides for permanent conservation of land, protection of areas of natural and cultural heritage significance to Aboriginal people and sustainable forestry, mining and other appropriate uses, and

(b)  to give local communities a strong involvement in the management of that land.

4   Definitions

(1)  In this Act:

Advisory Committee means a Community Conservation Advisory Committee established under Division 2 of Part 3.

commencement of this Act means 1 December 2005.

Community Conservation Area means the area of the State described in the map at the end of this section.

Community Conservation Area Agreement means an agreement in force under Part 4.

Community Conservation Council means the Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Council established under Division 1 of Part 3.

Crown land has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1989.

State forest means land dedicated under the Forestry Act 1916 (or under the former Forestry Act 1909) as State forest, being a dedication that is in force.

Zone 1 of the Community Conservation Area means the land described or referred to in Schedule 1—Conservation and Recreation Zone.

Zone 2 of the Community Conservation Area means the land described or referred to in Schedule 2—Conservation and Aboriginal Culture Zone.

Zone 3 of the Community Conservation Area means the land described or referred to in Schedule 3—Conservation, Recreation and Mineral Extraction Zone.

Zone 4 of the Community Conservation Area means the land described or referred to in Schedule 4—Forestry, Recreation and Mineral Extraction Zone.

(2)  Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area