Policy adopted September 1997
Policy last updated June 2021
Scope and application
This policy applies to all lands acquired or reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act) except for lands reserved under Part 4A of the Act (unless the Board of Management for those lands has adopted the policy). However, NPWS staff can use the policy as guidance in their dealings with Boards of Management.
Note: Provisions in this policy may not be relevant where either:
- existing interests under section 39 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (the NPW Act) apply
- other legislation takes precedence (for example, Defence Force Regulations).
Legal advice may be required to confirm whether these apply to a particular military training proposal.
Objectives
This policy has been created to:
- establish a consistent process for responding to applications to undertake military training activities
- establish a single point of contact in the ADF as the conduit for all applications to NPWS
- ensure that the nature of appropriate activities is clearly communicated to the ADF
- minimise the impact on the environment and on other users of parks that would result from ADF training activities
- ensure that NPWS recovers all costs associated with ADF training activities in parks.
Definitions
ADF means the Australian Defence Force.
Park means a reserve gazetted under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act), including a national park, nature reserve, historic site, Aboriginal area, state conservation area, karst conservation reserve, regional park or any land acquired by the Minister under Part 11 of the Act.