Environmental Panorama
Sydney - Australia
August of 2005
23/08/2005 - The Minister
for the Environment and Heritage, Senator
Ian Campbell, today released the terms of
reference for the review of the Great Barrier
Reef Marine Park Act 1975.
“This review is part of the Australian Government’s
election commitment to improve the performance
of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority,
its office holders and its accountability
frameworks,” Senator Campbell said.
“This Act has not been reviewed for a long
time and it needs to be modernised to ensure
it complements and works in harmony with the
Australian Government’s primary legislation
for environmental regulation, the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999.
“Through the authority, the Australian Government
has increased the protection of the reef from
five to 33 per cent under the Representative
Areas Programme. This review will not be revisiting
the outcomes of that programme.
“We need to ensure this world-leading authority
can guarantee the protection of the park’s
biodiversity and conservation values, as well
as maintain sustainable fisheries and sustainable
tourism industries.
“The Australian Government will work closely
with the State Government and will be consulting
with key stakeholders in the coming months.
“I want to reassure the people of North Queensland
this review is not about winding back the
authority. The authority’s board will continue
to be the principal source of advice to government
on the authority’s operations, and the authority
will continue to be the primary source of
advice on the conservation and management
of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
“The authority will maintain its presence
in Townsville and in other coastal centres.
It has an impressive track record and all
Australians can be proud of its achievements
for the protection of the reef over the last
30 years. This review will focus on ensuring
the authority’s governance arrangements not
only meet modern best practice, but also define
world’s best practice.”
Senator Campbell said the review, expected
to take about six months to complete, would
also meet the requirements of the government’s
broader review of the governance of statutory
authorities, the Uhrig review, and consideration
would be given to changing the Authority’s
financial framework to the Financial Management
and Accountability Act 1997.
The review will be chaired by the Secretary
of the Department of the Environment and Heritage,
David Borthwick, assisted by Barbara Belcher,
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
and Jonathan Hutson, Department of Finance
and Administration. Public submissions are
invited, with a closing date of 30 September
2005.
The panel will also travel to major coastal
centres along the Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park and stakeholders will be invited to meet
with the panel to present their views.
The Terms of Reference for the review and
information on the public submission process
are available at www.deh.gov.au/coasts/mpa/gbrmpa
Source:
Australian - Department of the Environment and
Heritage (http://www.environment.gov.au)
(http://www.deh.gov.au)
Australian Alps National Park (http://www.australianalps.deh.gov.au)
Australian Antarctic Division (http://www.aad.gov.au)
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