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The Wellington Park Act 1993 and Wellington Park Regulations 1999 may be viewed at the Tasmanian Legislation website. Choose ‘Browse A-Z’, and type in Wellington into the Search box.
The Wellington Park Act 1993 establishes Wellington Park and provides for the Park's use and management. The Act provides for a regional approach to an area consisting of a variety of land tenures.
The Act sets aside Wellington Park as a reserve for the following purposes:
- the provision of recreational and tourism uses and opportunities consistent with the purposes specified below;
- the preservation or protection of the fauna or flora contained in or on the land;
- the preservation or protection of the natural beauty of the land or of any features of the land of natural beauty or scenic interest;
- the preservation or protection of any features of the land being features of historical, Aboriginal, archaeological, scientific, architectural or geomorphological interest;
- the protection of the water catchment values of the land.
The Act also provides for the establishment of the Wellington Park Management Trust, the preparation of the Wellington Park Management Plan 2005, and the making of Regulations for the Park.
The ongoing care, control and management of the Park is carried out according to the Wellington Park Regulations 1999. The Regulations provide a mechanism for controlling the use of the Park, and contain penalty provisions for offences against individual regulations. Penalties may be issued via an on-the-spot fine or may be determined by the Court system. The list of penalties for on-the-spot fines are contained in Schedule 1 of the Regulations.