Before the Governor - General makes a Proclamation assigning a Commonwealth reserve, or a zone within a Commonwealth reserve, to a particular IUCN category, the Minister must be satisfied:
(a) that the reserve or zone:
(i) has the characteristics (if any) prescribed by the regulations for the category; and
(ii) meets the criteria (if any) prescribed by the regulations for the category; and
(b) that the reserve or zone should be managed in accordance with the Australian IUCN reserve management principles for the category.