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Policy Statements

Josephine Falls (photo: Campbell Clarke)In addition to Wet Tropics legislation the Authority is guided by a variety of policies which have been developed to help manage the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. These policies include detailed strategies and shorter policy statements.

You can read more about the detailed strategies on other pages of our website:

Wet Tropics Conservation Strategy
Wet Tropics Nature Based Tourism Strategy
Wet Tropics Walking Strategy

 

 

You can view and download the Wet Tropics policies listed below:

Policy 1: Private Interests in Land Within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area [38KB]
Policy 2: Roads in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area [23KB]
Policy 3: Marketing and Merchandising [66KB]
Policy 4: Wet Tropics Land Acquisition [68KB]
Policy 5: Crown Lease and Crown License Land Dealings [60KB]
Policy 6: Native Title [115KB]
Policy 7: Compliance and Enforcement [47KB]
Policy 8: Removal and Sale of Timber from Wet Tropics World Heritage Area [72KB]
Policy 9: Fish Stocking in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (not yet approved)
Policy 10: Grazing in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area [79KB]
Policy 11: Protection Through Partnerships [558KB]
Policy 12: Wet Tropics Nature Based Tourism Strategy [652KB]
Wet Tropics Nature Based Tourism Strategy map [3.6MB]
Policy 13:

Wet Tropics Walking Strategy [534KB]
Wet Tropics Walking Strategy Appendices [159KB]
Wet Tropics Walking Strategy Summary [310KB]
Wet Tropics Walking Strategy map [1.2MB]

Policy 14:

Involvement of Rainforest Aboriginal People in WTMA Policy, Planning, Permitting and Management [778KB]

Policy 15:

Wet Tropics Conservation Strategy [3.13MB]
Wet Tropics Conservation Strategy Summary [1.69MB]

Policy 16:

Use of Compound Sodium Fluoroacetate (1080) in the Wet Tropics WHA [65KB]
Attachment A - Code of Practice for Use of 1080 for Pig Control in the Wet Tropics WHA [167KB]

Policy 17: Commercial Use of Forest Products in the World Heritage Area [51KB]


 

 

 
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