Under section 8 (1) (a) of the Forests (West Coast Accord) Act 2000, the Minister of Finance and the Minister for
State-Owned Enterprises jointly declare that the land described in the Schedule is held under the Conservation Act 1987 for conservation purposes as a conservation park subject to that Act, as part of Victoria Conservation Park and as an ecological area to be known as Station Creek Ecological Area, to protect extensive tall beech forest and important wildlife habitat at low altitude in the Rotoroa Ecological District.
This notice shall take effect on 1 July 2001.
Schedule
Nelson Land District-Tasman and Buller Districts
9081.7337 hectares, being Sections 1 and 2, S.O. 15019 and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, S.O. 15048.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of June 2001.
DR MICHAEL CULLEN, Minister of Finance.
MARK BURTON, Minister for State-Owned Enterprises.
Explanatory Note:
Ecological areas are held for conservation purposes to protect indigenous intrinsic natural values and resources, ecological and evolutionary systems and in particular to protect values of scientific interest.
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