Editing Protected areas of Australia (section)

===Commonwealth Marine reserves===
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The Australian Government manages an estate of [[marine protected area]]s  known as Commonwealth marine reserves (CMR) which was established under the ''[[Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999]]'' (EPBC Act). These marine reserves are in Australian waters, but not [[States and territories of Australia|state or territory]] waters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth marine reserves|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves|publisher=Parks Australia, Department of the Environment|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012 - F2012L02188|url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2012L02188|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia, Comlaw|access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref> A majority of the reserves are not in effect until new managements plans are released following a review of reserves established in 2012.<ref name=GovReview>{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/marinereservesreview/about |title=About the Commonwealth Marine Reserves Review |website=environment.gov.au |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref><ref name=ABCReview>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-06/amcs-slams-reduction-in-coral-sea-marine-protection/7819256 |title=Conservationists critical of plan to reduce Coral Sea marine park protection |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |website=abc.net.au |first=Stephanie |last=Smail |date=6 September 2016 |access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref>

In addition to the Coral Sea CMR<ref>{{cite web|title=Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves/coral-sea|publisher=Parks Australia, Department of the Environment|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref> and the Heard Island and McDonald Islands CMR,<ref>{{cite web|title=Marine reserve|url=http://heardisland.antarctica.gov.au/protection-and-management/marine-reserve|publisher=Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref> there are a further 57 Commonwealth marine reserves grouped into 5 geographical regions called ''Commonwealth marine reserve networks'':

* North network (8 reserves)<ref>{{cite web|title=North Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves/north|publisher=Parks Australia, Department of the Environment|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>
* North-west network (13 reserves)<ref>{{cite web|title=North-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves/north-west|publisher=Parks Australia, Department of the Environment|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>
* Temperate East network (8 reserves)<ref>{{cite web|title=Temperate East Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves/temperate-east|publisher=Parks Australia, Department of the Environment|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>
* South-east network (14 reserves)<ref>{{cite web|title=South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves/south-east|publisher=Parks Australia, Department of the Environment|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>
* South-west network (14 reserves)<ref>{{cite web|title=South-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves/south-west|publisher=Parks Australia, Department of the Environment|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>