South Australia
National Parks and Wildlife (Witjira National Park—Mining Rights) Variation Proclamation 2021
under section 43 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972

Preamble
1	By proclamation made under sections 28 and 43 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 21 November 1985, the following Crown lands were constituted as the Witjira National Park (Gazette 21.11.1985 p1544): 
Section 1495, Out of Hundreds (Dalhousie).
2	The proclamation provided that rights of entry, prospecting, exploration or mining under the Mining Act 1971 or the Petroleum Act 1940 (now repealed) could in certain circumstances be acquired or exercised in relation to the lands constituted as the Park.
3	It is now intended that the proclamation be varied so that rights of entry, prospecting, exploration or mining under a mining Act (within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972) are no longer able to be acquired or exercised in relation to a portion of the lands constituted as the Park.
4	A resolution requesting the making of this proclamation has been passed by both the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council.

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This proclamation may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife (Witjira National Park—Mining Rights) Variation Proclamation 2021.
2—Commencement
This proclamation comes into operation on the day on which it is made.
3—Variation provisions
In this proclamation, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of a specified proclamation varies the proclamation so specified.

Part 2—Variation of proclamation under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 constituting, and preserving mining rights in, Witjira National Park (Gazette 21.11.1985 p1544)
4—Insertion of clause 5
After clause 4 insert:
5. Despite clauses 2, 3 and 4, rights of entry, prospecting, exploration or mining under a mining Act (within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972) may not be acquired or exercised after the commencement of this clause in respect of that portion of the lands constituting Witjira National Park described in Schedule 1.
5—Insertion of Schedule 1
After clause 5 insert:
Schedule 1—Portion of Witjira National Park excluded from acquisition or exercise of mining rights
The area enclosed by a line joining the following points of Latitude and Longitude (GDA2020) consecutively:
26.470786S 135.425108E, 26.463086S 135.424808E, 26.455686S 135.425708E, 26.448086S 135.428108E, 26.441386S 135.431408E, 26.434886S 135.431108E, 26.427886S 135.427608E, 26.422186S 135.425908E, 26.416286S 135.425108E, 26.393086S 135.425508E, 26.387386S 135.426308E, 26.382786S 135.427208E, 26.377186S 135.429308E, 26.371886S 135.432108E, 26.351586S 135.447508E, 26.347186S 135.451808E, 26.331485S 135.472708E, 26.327485S 135.479108E, 26.324885S 135.485008E, 26.322985S 135.491208E, 26.322085S 135.495708E, 26.318385S 135.501108E, 26.314985S 135.508208E, 26.312685S 135.514408E, 26.311085S 135.522408E, 26.310685S 135.528908E, 26.311485S 135.562308E, 26.313485S 135.571908E, 26.315685S 135.577908E, 26.318685S 135.583608E, 26.322185S 135.588908E, 26.326385S 135.593508E, 26.331085S 135.597508E, 26.338785S 135.602208E, 26.347285S 135.605108E, 26.353185S 135.606008E, 26.359085S 135.606008E, 26.363385S 135.605408E, 26.368585S 135.624608E, 26.370785S 135.630608E, 26.373685S 135.636308E, 26.377285S 135.641608E, 26.383685S 135.648308E, 26.391185S 135.653508E, 26.396685S 135.656108E, 26.402385S 135.657808E, 26.408185S 135.658708E, 26.414085S 135.658708E, 26.419985S 135.657908E, 26.428485S 135.655108E, 26.433785S 135.652208E, 26.438685S 135.648608E,
26.443186S 135.644308E, 26.447086S 135.639408E, 26.450386S 135.634008E, 26.454086S 135.625008E, 26.455586S 135.618708E, 26.456386S 135.612208E, 26.456486S 135.605608E, 26.455685S 135.599108E, 26.453485S 135.589908E, 26.457185S 135.588408E, 26.461885S 135.585908E, 26.467385S 135.581908E, 26.476185S 135.574008E, 26.480385S 135.569308E, 26.491785S 135.569708E, 26.510585S 135.575608E, 26.520085S 135.577408E, 26.528985S 135.577108E, 26.534785S 135.575808E, 26.543285S 135.572308E, 26.550385S 135.568408E, 26.557685S 135.563308E, 26.562085S 135.559008E, 26.566085S 135.554108E, 26.572485S 135.544308E, 26.576685S 135.535608E, 26.578685S 135.529408E, 26.580085S 135.519708E, 26.580185S 135.500708E, 26.579285S 135.492908E, 26.577185S 135.485408E, 26.574285S 135.478808E, 26.571085S 135.473308E, 26.566185S 135.467308E, 26.560685S 135.462408E, 26.555885S 135.459008E, 26.559885S 135.449308E, 26.561085S 135.440908E, 26.561085S 135.432908E, 26.559785S 135.425808E, 26.556785S 135.417608E, 26.552886S 135.410908E, 26.546886S 135.404208E, 26.539386S 135.398608E, 26.531286S 135.394708E, 26.523086S 135.392708E, 26.514886S 135.392208E, 26.507086S 135.393108E, 26.499986S 135.395208E, 26.492686S 135.398908E, 26.485786S 135.404108E, 26.480086S 135.410508E, 26.474386S 135.418808E, then directly to the point of commencement. The spatial descriptions are based on the Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA2020).
Made by the Governor
pursuant to a resolution of both Houses of Parliament and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 25 November 2021