Portfolio Budget Statements 2005-06
Environment and Heritage Portfolio
Budget Initiatives and Explanations of Appropriations 2005-06
Budget Related Paper No. 1.7
ISSN 1448-1219 (Online), 1448-1200 (Print)
Agency Budget Statements (continued)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Tables in this section
- Section 1 - Agency Overview
- Section 2 - Agency Resources for 2005-06
- Section 3 - Agency Outcomes
- Section 4 - Other Reporting Requirements
- Section 5 - Budgeted Financial Statements
Section 1 - Agency Overview
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) is a recognised world leader in marine environmental management with responsibility for managing one of the world's premier natural resources through the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Protection of the environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance is a major aim of the Government.
The GBRMPA works in partnership with Australian Government and Queensland Government agencies, such as Customs - Coastwatch, the Queensland Environment Protection Agency and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, to undertake a wide range of functions to ensure that the conservation and World Heritage values of the Great Barrier Reef are preserved for future generations.
Conservation of the Great Barrier Reef is the GBRMPA's primary obligation. The GBRMPA's challenge is to ensure that valuable tourist and commercial fishing industries worth respectively, approximately $4.3 billion per annum and $130 million per annum and other important uses such as adjacent land use, shipping, recreational activities and research activities continue to operate on an ecologically sustainable basis.
| Outcome | Description | Outputs |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome 1 Protection, wise use, understanding and enjoyment of the Great Barrier Reef |
The GBRMPA is the Commonwealth Statutory Authority responsible for making recommendations to the Minister of the Environment and Heritage in relation to the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Seven output groups contribute to the outcome. | Output 1.1 Conservation, Heritage and Indigenous Partnerships Output 1.2 Water Quality and Coastal Development Output 1.3 Fisheries Output 1.4 Tourism and Recreation Output 1.5 Park Management Output 1.6 Information for Park Management Output 1.7 Reef Education and Communication |
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