Framework for Wild River Assessment

This document outlines the legislative and policy framework for wild rivers, and describes the process of assessment and declaration of a river as wild.

Date
1 March 2007
Publisher
Department of Environment and Climate Change
Type
Publication
Status
Final
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISBN 978-1-74122-893-9
  • ID DECC20080365
  • File PDF 85KB
  • Pages 17
  • Name framework-for-wild-river-assessment-080365.pdf

This document provides information on how wild rivers are protected by law, the process involved in the assessment and declaration of wild rivers, and directions this work may take. For example, information on conservation programs that may complement the protection of wild rivers on our parks and reserves.

For a river to be declared wild it must be in a condition similar to that present before the European occupation of Australia.