2.6 Recommendations for changes Reference to the term 'Program' includes Refer section 4.1.2 Include explicit reference to potential regulatory to the Program including: both statutory instruments and non-statutory and legislative changes. Recommendations for changes to the mechanisms. This has been made explicit in Program if the analysis carried out in the Terms of Reference. accordance with clause 2.5 identifies that relevant MNES are not adequately protected by the Program. This may include recommendations to: Spatial and non-spatial approaches will be Refer sections 2, 3 Set limits and constraints for development, both employed to examine values and pressures and 4 spatially and by defining best practice standards. including circumstances where impacts are Modify the GBRMPA management Identify zones of high and low development likely to be unacceptable. arrangements to ensure impacts, impact. Consideration will be given to best practice including cumulative impacts, on standards in examining the effectiveness of relevant MNES are avoided, the Program to avoid, mitigate, offset and mitigated or offset to an acceptable adaptively manage impacts. level. Included in recommendations. Refer section 6 Add "recommend improvements to existing local, Change related State or State, or national legislation, plans, policies, and Commonwealth programs or programs". policies. The Strategic Assessment will focus on the Refer Introduction, Add "Reform new local, state, and national management arrangements under the sections 1 and 6 legislation policies, programs, and processes to jurisdiction of the Authority. ensure that MNES are fully protected from future The Strategic Assessment will look at development activities within the Program area". relevant case study examples for the Consider creating GBRWHA Act modeled after protection of MNES, including Wet Tropics Wet Tropics Protection and Management Act legislation and policies. 1993. 2.7 Consideration of ecologically ESD principles now included. Refer section 6 List ESD principles in Terms of Reference or refer sustainable development principles to EPBC Act. including a description of how the principles of ecologically sustainable development have been applied in the Program.
2.6 Recommendations for changes to the Program including: Recommendations for changes to the Program if the analysis carried out in accordance with clause 2.5 identifies that relevant MNES are not adequately protected by the Program. Include explicit reference to potential regulatory and legislative changes. Reference to the term 'Program' includes both statutory instruments and non-statutory mechanisms. This has been made explicit in the Terms of Reference. Refer section 4.1.2 This may include recommendations to: Modify the GBRMPA management arrangements to ensure impacts, including cumulative impacts, on relevant MNES are avoided, mitigated or offset to an acceptable level. Set limits and constraints for development, both spatially and by defining best practice standards. Identify zones of high and low development impact. Spatial and non-spatial approaches will be employed to examine values and pressures including circumstances where impacts are likely to be unacceptable. Consideration will be given to best practice standards in examining the effectiveness of the Program to avoid, mitigate, offset and adaptively manage impacts. Refer sections 2, 3 and 4 Change related State or Commonwealth programs or policies. Add "recommend improvements to existing local, State, or national legislation, plans, policies, and programs". Included in recommendations. Refer section 6 Add "Reform new local, state, and national legislation policies, programs, and processes to ensure that MNES are fully protected from future development activities within the Program area". Consider creating GBRWHA Act modeled after Wet Tropics Protection and Management Act 1993. The Strategic Assessment will focus on the management arrangements under the jurisdiction of the Authority. The Strategic Assessment will look at relevant case study examples for the protection of MNES, including Wet Tropics legislation and policies. Refer Introduction, sections 1 and 6 2.7 Consideration of ecologically sustainable development principles including a description of how the principles of ecologically sustainable development have been applied in the Program. List ESD principles in Terms of Reference or refer to EPBC Act. ESD principles now included. Refer section 6
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