Section 304 — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Object of this Part

(1) The object of this Part is to provide for: (a) conservation agreements between the Commonwealth and persons related to the protection and conservation of the following: (i) biodiversity; (ii) the world heritage values of declared World Heritage properties; (iii) the National Heritage values of National Heritage places; (iv) the Commonwealth Heritage values of Commonwealth Heritage places; (v) the ecological character of a declared Ramsar wetland; (vi) the environment, in respect of the impact of a nuclear action; (vii) the environment in a Commonwealth marine area; (viia) a water resource, in respect of the impact of an action involving unconventional gas development or large coal mining development; (viii) the environment on Commonwealth land; and (b) the effect of conservation agreements; and (c) the publication of conservation agreements. (2) Conservation agreements are agreements whose primary object is to enhance the conservation of matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a). They may relate to private or public land, or to marine areas. Note: Conservation agreements cannot cover all or part of a Commonwealth reserve (see subsection 305(4)).