to the current and future There is evidence that legislation is reviewed Marine Park Act 1975 (2006) emerging issues and periodically as needed. Great Barrier Reef Region Strategic challenges confronting the Queensland Government has requirements for Assessment property? agencies and departments to undertake Great Barrier Reef Coastal Zone Regulatory Impact Statements to evaluate the Strategic Assessment merit of changing Acts and Regulations to meet future and emerging issues. Queensland Government Regulatory Impact Statement System Guidelines Are current institutional Managing agencies are aware of the threats Reef Water Quality Protection Plan arrangements adequately facing the Great Barrier Reef, and have Outlook Report 2014 responsive to the changing implemented significant programs to address needs of the property and these risks (e.g. Reef Plan). The extent to different uses that impact which such programs are scalable appears to on the property? Are be limited by the available resources. strategic planning and There is little information available on the level change management of investment that will be required to achieve processes scalable to the desired response. respond to fast moving threats/risks? As regularly acknowledged in the Great Barrier Reef Region Strategic Assessment Report more needs to be done to advance to an integrated monitoring and reporting (e.g. setting of outcomes and targets). It is important that monitoring and reporting strikes the right balance between inputs, outputs and outcomes in order to inform stakeholders that agree actions are being implemented(and reasons why the action is not being implemented to proposed timeframes). Is there documented The Intergovernmental Agreement is Inter-governmental Agreement evidence to support the effectively implemented and respected by Field Management Program Five status of the Queensland and Australian Government Year Strategy implementation of agreed Agencies. Inter-governmental Stakeholder consultation The Field Management Program tacks actions? progress of implementing actions agreed in its Five Year Strategy. Are the administrative Water Quality Protection Stakeholder consultation GBRMPA’s arrangements between Guidelines are embedded with Queensland Draft MoU between Queensland each of the regulatory and Water Quality Guidelines and therefore Government and GBRMPA (on policy agencies sufficiently considered in local and Queensland behalf of the Commonwealth) well-defined to ensure the Government assessments of development relevant agency is applications. GBRMPA Water Quality Draft Approval Bilateral Agreement consulted in a timely Protection Guidelines could be made easier to manner regarding potential find and apply particularly for Councils. uses of the property and The capacity of Councils to adequately assess management local development applications against existing actions/interventions (e.g. Water Quality Protection Guidelines was do the administrative
to the current and future emerging issues and challenges confronting the property? There is evidence that legislation is reviewed periodically as needed. Queensland Government has requirements for agencies and departments to undertake Regulatory Impact Statements to evaluate the merit of changing Acts and Regulations to meet future and emerging issues. Marine Park Act 1975 (2006) Great Barrier Reef Region Strategic Assessment Great Barrier Reef Coastal Zone Strategic Assessment Queensland Government Regulatory Impact Statement System Guidelines Are current institutional arrangements adequately responsive to the changing needs of the property and different uses that impact on the property? Are strategic planning and change management processes scalable to respond to fast moving threats/risks? Managing agencies are aware of the threats facing the Great Barrier Reef, and have implemented significant programs to address these risks (e.g. Reef Plan). The extent to which such programs are scalable appears to be limited by the available resources. There is little information available on the level of investment that will be required to achieve the desired response. As regularly acknowledged in the Great Barrier Reef Region Strategic Assessment Report more needs to be done to advance to an integrated monitoring and reporting (e.g. setting of outcomes and targets). It is important that monitoring and reporting strikes the right balance between inputs, outputs and outcomes in order to inform stakeholders that agree actions are being implemented(and reasons why the action is not being implemented to proposed timeframes). Reef Water Quality Protection Plan Outlook Report 2014 Is there documented evidence to support the status of the implementation of agreed Inter-governmental actions? The Intergovernmental Agreement is effectively implemented and respected by Queensland and Australian Government Agencies. The Field Management Program tacks progress of implementing actions agreed in its Five Year Strategy. Inter-governmental Agreement Field Management Program Five Year Strategy Stakeholder consultation Are the administrative arrangements between each of the regulatory and policy agencies sufficiently well-defined to ensure the relevant agency is consulted in a timely manner regarding potential uses of the property and management actions/interventions (e.g. do the administrative GBRMPA’s Water Quality Protection Guidelines are embedded with Queensland Water Quality Guidelines and therefore considered in local and Queensland Government assessments of development applications. GBRMPA Water Quality Protection Guidelines could be made easier to find and apply particularly for Councils. The capacity of Councils to adequately assess local development applications against existing Water Quality Protection Guidelines was Stakeholder consultation Draft MoU between Queensland Government and GBRMPA (on behalf of the Commonwealth) Draft Approval Bilateral Agreement