arrangements implemented expansion of existing port facilities outside the existing long established port priority areas of Townsville, Abbot Point, Hay Point / Mackay and Gladstone, with a review in 2024 Legislative/policy action • Great Barrier Reef • Inscribed on World • Nature Conservation Act • Consolidated Great Barrier • Comprehensive strategic Marine Park Act 1975 Heritage List 1992 (Qld) Reef Marine Park Zoning environmental assessment for the (Cth) Plan 2003 (Cth) Great Barrier Reef World Heritage • Environment Protection • Fisheries Act 1994 (Qld) Area and adjacent coastal zone • Great Barrier Reef (Sea Dumping) Act • Marine Parks Act 2004 • Environment Protection Marine Park Authority 1981(Cth) (Qld) • Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Biodiversity established 2012–2017 • Marine Park sections Conservation Act 1999 • Great Barrier Reef Coast • Intergovernmental proclaimed and zoning (Cth) Zoning Plan 2004 (Qld) • Informing the outlook for Great Agreement—Emerald plans developed Barrier Reef coastal ecosystems • 25-Year Strategic Plan • Reef Vessel Tracking Agreement • Joint field management System (2004) • Biodiversity Conservation Strategy • Plans of management for arrangements with and vulnerability assessments Cairns Area and • Plans of management for Queensland Government Whitsundays (Cth) Hinchinbrook and • Water quality improvement plans established Shoalwater Bay (Cth) • Declaration of • Outlook Report 2014 • Joint permit Particularly Sensitive • Reef Water Quality • Responding to the 2011–2014 arrangements between Sea Area for shipping Protection Plan recommendations of the World Great Barrier Reef • Compulsory pilotage • Aquaculture Regulations Heritage Committee Marine Park Authority (Cth) • Dugong Protection Areas • Reef Trust and Queensland
arrangements implemented expansion of existing port facilities outside the existing long established port priority areas of Townsville, Abbot Point, Hay Point / Mackay and Gladstone, with a review in 2024 Legislative/policy action • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cth) • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority established • Intergovernmental Agreement—Emerald Agreement • Inscribed on World Heritage List • Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981(Cth) • Marine Park sections proclaimed and zoning plans developed • Joint field management arrangements with Queensland Government established • Joint permit arrangements between Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Queensland • Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Qld) • Fisheries Act 1994 (Qld) • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) • 25-Year Strategic Plan • Plans of management for Cairns Area and Whitsundays (Cth) • Declaration of Particularly Sensitive Sea Area for shipping • Compulsory pilotage • Dugong Protection Areas • Consolidated Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 (Cth) • Marine Parks Act 2004 (Qld) • Great Barrier Reef Coast Zoning Plan 2004 (Qld) • Reef Vessel Tracking System (2004) • Plans of management for Hinchinbrook and Shoalwater Bay (Cth) • Reef Water Quality Protection Plan • Aquaculture Regulations (Cth) • Comprehensive strategic environmental assessment for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and adjacent coastal zone • Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2012–2017 • Informing the outlook for Great Barrier Reef coastal ecosystems • Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and vulnerability assessments • Water quality improvement plans • Outlook Report 2014 • Responding to the 2011–2014 recommendations of the World Heritage Committee • Reef Trust