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Family fun day at Hastings Thermal Springs

13/11/2009

Hastings Cave is throwing open the doors to the thermal springs pool for a family fun day on Saturday, 28 November.
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Planned fuel reduction burn in the southwest

29/10/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service and Forestry Tasmania are conducting a planned burn in the Southwest National Park and on lands managed by Forestry Tasmania today.
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Volunteer Campground Hosts Sought for Cockle Creek

21/10/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is seeking people with a passion for the beautiful Cockle Creek area in Tasmania's far south area to be volunteer campground hosts for several weeks during the coming summer.More

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Legislation

The Parks and Wildlife Service operates under the:

• National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 (this partially replaces the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970)

In addition there are a number of other State and Federal Acts which may be delegated to staff of the Parks and Wildlife Service:

• Aboriginal Relics Act 1975
• Crown Lands Act 1976
• Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995
• Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 (Federal legislation)
• Nature Conservation Act 2002 (this partially replaces the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970)
• Threatened Species Protection Act 1995
• Whales Protection Act 1988