MARINO CONSERVATION PARK

The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport) (16:25): I move:

That this house requests His Excellency the Governor to make a proclamation under section 30(2)(b) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to exclude allotment 801 in deposited plan 91248, hundred of Noarlunga, from the Marino Conservation Park.

The purpose of the motion is to excise this parcel from the Marino Conservation Park. Under section 30(4) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, an alteration to the boundary of the Marino Conservation Park will require a resolution of both houses of parliament and a subsequent proclamation by the Governor.

The Marino Conservation Park, located at Marino Rocks in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, is a popular destination to view the spectacular metropolitan shoreline. The park also provides protection for a number of plants species, including the nationally endangered inland bright eye.

The Noarlunga rail line runs adjacent to the park's western boundary. This rail line is included in the government initiative to electrify the Noarlunga and Seaford rail lines. During the execution of the project, it was identified by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure that land held by the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure had been fenced inside the park and a small area of the existing Marino Conservation Park infringed on the eight-metre offset required to ensure rail safety standards. To rectify these tenure issues, a new boundary for the park is proposed.

The new boundary will require the excision of 1,059 square metres of land—allotment 801—from the Marino Conservation Park for transfer to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. This transfer of land will legally realign the boundary of the park to be the required distance from the track and electrical infrastructure in order to meet rail safety standards.

As part of the boundary realignment, the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure will transfer allotments 701 and 702—approximately 3,089 square metres of land—to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation for addition to Marino Conservation Park. This land is currently fenced within the park and will continue to be managed for conservation as a park. As you are aware, the excision of land from the conservation park requires the resolution of both houses of parliament.

Once allotment 801 has been formally excised from the conservation park by way of proclamation, the parcel will resume tenure as unalienated crown land. The Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation will then dispose of this land, for no consideration, under sections 24 and 25 of the Crown Land Management Act 2009 to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. This excision has been supported by the Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, and the Friends of Marino Conservation Park. I commend this motion to the house.

Motion carried.