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Details: C2007A00106
- C2007A00106
Act No. 106 of 2007 as made
Originating Bill: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2007
Date of Assent 28 Jun 2007
C2007A00106
No. 106, 2007
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 3
Schedule 2—Application and transitional provisions 16
Part 1—Definitions 16
Part 2—Assets, liabilities and legal proceedings 17
Part 3—Membership of the Authority 20
Part 4—Zoning plans 21
Part 5—Reporting requirements and records 22
Part 6—Other matters 24
This Act may be cited as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Act 2007.
This Act commences on 1 July 2007.
1 Subsection 3(1) (definition of Committee)
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area means the area described in Schedule 1.
3 Paragraph 7(1)(cb)
Omit “for payment to the Authority”.
4 Subsection 7(3)
(a) subject to this section, enter into contracts, agreements, arrangements or understandings; and
6 At the end of paragraph 8(1)(b)
7 Paragraph 8(1)(c)
Before “acquire”, insert “subject to this section,”.
8 At the end of paragraph 8(1)(c)
9 Paragraph 8(1)(d)
10 Subsection 8(2)
11 At the end of section 8
(4) Any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by the Authority is to be entered into on behalf of the Commonwealth.
(5) Any real or personal property held by the Authority is held for and on behalf of the Commonwealth.
(6) Any money received by the Authority is received for and on behalf of the Commonwealth.
(7) The Authority cannot hold real or personal property or money on trust.
(8) To avoid doubt, a right to sue is taken not to be personal property for the purposes of subsection (5).
12 At the end of Part II
8A The Authority’s liabilities are Commonwealth liabilities
financial liability means a liability to pay a person an amount where the amount, or the method for working out the amount, has been determined.
8B Chairperson not subject to direction by the Authority on certain matters
The Chairperson is not subject to direction by the Authority in relation to the Chairperson’s performance of functions, or exercise of powers, under:
13 Subsection 9(1) (note)
14 Paragraphs 10(1)(b) and (c)
(b) at least 2, but no more than 4, other members.
15 Paragraph 16(2)(e)
(e) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 16A or 16B;
16 Section 16A
16A Disclosure of interests to the Minister
A member must give written notice to the Minister of all material personal interests that the member has or acquires and that could conflict with the proper performance of the member’s functions.
16B Disclosure of interests to the Authority
(1) A member who has a material personal interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Authority must disclose the nature of the interest to a meeting of the Authority.
(4) Unless the Authority otherwise determines, the member:
17 Part IV
18 At the end of paragraph 32(2)(a)
19 Paragraph 32(2)(b)
Omit “1 month”, substitute “3 months”.
20 At the end of subsection 32(2)
; and (d) specify that the following are publicly available and how a copy may be obtained:
(i) principles approved under section 34;
(ii) a statement prepared under subsection 35(1).
21 After subsection 32(6)
(6A) The Authority must, in preparing the plan, have regard to the principles approved under section 34 in relation to the preparation of the plan.
22 At the end of paragraph 32(8)(a)
23 Paragraph 32(8)(b)
24 At the end of paragraph 32(8)(b)
25 At the end of subsection 32(8)
; and (e) specify that a statement prepared under subsection 35(2) is publicly available and how a copy may be obtained.
26 At the end of section 33
(7) Within the period of 60 days beginning on the day the notice under subsection (5) is published in the Gazette, the Authority must make publicly available a report that contains a statement of how the Authority, in preparing the plan, had regard to the principles approved under section 34 in relation to the plan.
Note: The heading to section 33 is altered by adding at the end “etc.”.
34 Operational principles
(1) Before preparing a zoning plan in respect of an area, the Authority must, by writing, determine principles relating to the preparation of the proposed plan.
(2) The principles must cover the environmental, economic and social objectives of the proposed plan. The principles may cover other matters.
(3) The Authority must give the principles to the Minister for his or her approval.
(4) The Minister must:
(a) approve the principles; or
(b) refer the principles to the Authority, together with the Minister’s suggestions, for further consideration.
Process after principles are referred to the Authority
(5) If the principles are referred to the Authority, it must, as soon as practicable after the referral, give further consideration to the principles, having regard to the Minister’s suggestions.
(6) The Authority must again give the principles, with or without alterations, to the Minister, together with its comments on the Minister’s suggestions.
(7) If the principles are again given to the Minister, he or she must, as soon as practicable after receiving them:
(a) approve them; or
(b) approve them after making such alterations as the Minister thinks fit.
(8) If the Minister alters the principles under subsection (7), the Minister must prepare a report:
(a) specifying the alterations; and
(b) setting out any views expressed by the Authority in respect of the matters to which the alterations relate.
(9) The report must accompany the plan when it is laid before both Houses of the Parliament under section 33.
Principles to be publicly available
(10) The Authority must make the principles publicly available.
Principles are not a legislative instrument
(11) The principles are not a legislative instrument.
35 Environmental, economic and social assessments
(1) Before preparing a zoning plan in respect of an area, the Authority must, by writing, prepare a statement of the environmental, economic and social values of the area.
(2) After preparing a zoning plan in respect of an area, the Authority must, by writing, prepare a statement covering the expected environmental, economic and social effects of the plan.
(3) The Authority must make a statement prepared under this section publicly available.
(4) A statement prepared under this section is not a legislative instrument.
28 Section 37
37 Amendment or revocation of zoning plan—substantive changes
Amendment of zoning plan
(1) The Authority may amend a zoning plan (other than to correct typographical errors) in respect of an area only if:
(a) the plan has been in operation for at least 7 years; or
(b) if the plan has been previously amended under this section—the most recent of those amendments has been in operation for at least 7 years.
Note: Section 37A deals with the amendment of a zoning plan to correct typographical errors.
(2) The Authority must not publish a notice under subsection 32(2) in relation to a proposed amendment of a zoning plan in respect of an area unless the Minister has approved the publication of the notice. The Minister’s approval cannot be sought until after the end of the period applicable under subsection (1) of this section.
Note: Subsection 32(2) applies to this situation because of subsection (8) of this section.
Revocation of zoning plan
(3) The Authority may:
(a) revoke a zoning plan (the existing plan) in respect of an area; and
(b) prepare a new zoning plan in respect of that area;
(c) the existing plan has been in operation for at least 7 years; or
(d) if the existing plan has been amended under this section—the most recent of those amendments has been in operation for at least 7 years.
The revocation does not take effect until the new plan comes into operation.
(4) The Authority must not publish a notice under subsection 32(2) in relation to:
(a) the proposed revocation of a zoning plan in respect of an area; and
(b) a proposed new zoning plan in respect of that area;
unless the Minister has approved the publication of the notice. The Minister’s approval cannot be sought until after the end of the period applicable under subsection (3) of this section.
(5) The Authority must prepare a report setting out the reasons for the action it proposes to take under subsection (1) or (3). The report must refer to the relevant environmental, economic and social information on which those reasons were based.
Report to be publicly available
(6) The Authority must make the report publicly available.
Report is not a legislative instrument
(7) The report is not a legislative instrument.
Application of sections 32 to 35
(8) Subject to subsection (9) of this section, sections 32 to 35 apply in relation to action referred to in subsection (1) or (3) of this section in the same way as they apply to a zoning plan required to be prepared in accordance with section 32.
Additional obligation for amendment or revocation of zoning plan
(9) The notice published under subsection 32(2) in relation to action referred to in subsection (1) or (3) of this section must also specify that a report prepared under subsection (5) of this section is publicly available and how a copy may be obtained.
37A Amendment of zoning plan—typographical errors
(1) The Authority may, with the Minister’s approval, amend a zoning plan in respect of an area to correct typographical errors.
(2) Subsections 33(1) to (3) and (5) and (6) apply in relation to the amendment in the same way as they apply to a zoning plan that has been accepted under section 32.
29 Section 39I
39I Appropriation of amounts for the purposes of the Authority
(1) If an amount (the Commonwealth amount) is received under section 39DA, subsection 39FA(2) or section 39FD or 39H, an amount equal to the Commonwealth amount is appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of the performance of the functions of the Authority.
(2) If the Commonwealth refunds the whole or a part of a Commonwealth amount, the amount appropriated under subsection (1) is reduced by the amount of the refund.
Note: Subsection 28(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is a standing appropriation for repayments of amounts received by the Commonwealth.
30 Section 39KA
31 After Division 5 of Part VA
Division 5A—Application of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
39QA Collected amounts etc.
(1) For the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, a collected amount does not become public money until it is received by the Authority on behalf of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 does not apply in relation to:
(a) interest, or other amounts, derived by holders of chargeable permissions from the custody or banking of collected amounts; and
(b) payments covered by subsection 39PA(3).
Note: One of the effects of this section is that holders of chargeable permissions will not be subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
32 Part VII
Part VII—Finance and reporting requirements
Division 1—Great Barrier Reef Field Management Special Account
49 Great Barrier Reef Field Management Special Account
(1) The Great Barrier Reef Field Management Special Account is established by this section.
(a) amounts that, under an agreement referred to in paragraph 7(1)(cc), are paid by Queensland to the Authority for the purpose of the management, protection or maintenance of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area;
(b) amounts that, under such an agreement, the Commonwealth agrees to allocate for that purpose;
(c) amounts received by the Authority in relation to property paid for with amounts debited from the Account;
In particular, this mechanism could be used to credit amounts to the Great Barrier Reef Field Management Special Account for the purposes of paragraph (b).
(a) the management, protection or maintenance of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area;
(b) purposes incidental to the management, protection or maintenance of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area;
52 Amounts paid by Queensland
If, under an agreement referred to in paragraph 7(1)(cc), amounts are paid by Queensland to the Authority for the purpose of the management, protection or maintenance of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, the Authority must expend those amounts in accordance with that agreement and not otherwise.
(1) The Chairperson must, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each financial year, prepare and give to the Minister a report on the Authority’s operations during that year.
(2) The Chairperson must include in the report the following:
(a) particulars of all directions given during the year by the Minister under subsection 7(2) or 61A(4);
(b) the financial statements required by section 49 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997;
(c) an audit report on those statements under section 57 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
Annual report to be tabled in Parliament
(3) The Minister must cause a copy of each annual report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister receives the report.
54 Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report
(1) The Authority must prepare and give to the Minister a report in relation to the Great Barrier Reef Region every 5 years. The first report must be given to the Minister by 30 June 2009.
(2) The report must be prepared in accordance with the regulations (if any).
(3) The report must contain the following matters:
(a) an assessment of the current health of the ecosystem within the Great Barrier Reef Region and of the ecosystem outside that region to the extent it affects that region;
(b) an assessment of the current biodiversity within that region;
(c) an assessment of the commercial and non‑commercial use of that region;
(d) an assessment of the risks to the ecosystem within that region;
(e) an assessment of the current resilience of the ecosystem within that region;
(f) an assessment of the existing measures to protect and manage the ecosystem within that region;
(g) an assessment of the factors influencing the current and projected future environmental, economic and social values of that region;
(h) an assessment of the long‑term outlook for the ecosystem within that region;
(i) any other matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
Peer‑review
(4) The Minister must arrange for the content of the report to be peer‑reviewed by at least 3 persons who, in the Minister’s opinion, possess appropriate qualifications to undertake the peer‑review. The peer‑review must occur before the report is given to the Minister.
Report to be tabled in Parliament
(5) The Minister must cause a copy of each report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister receives the report.
biodiversity has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
ecosystem has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Division 3—Exemption from taxation
55 Exemption from taxation
The Authority is not subject to taxation under the laws of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.
33 Subsection 61A(5)
34 Paragraph 66(2)(u)
After “granted or issued”, insert “(which may include a requirement to enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth)”.
Authority means the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority established by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.
2 Existing property, money and financial liabilities
(1) Any real or personal property or any money that is held by the Authority immediately before the commencement time is taken, at the commencement time, to be held by the Authority for and on behalf of the Commonwealth.
(2) Any financial liabilities of the Authority that exist immediately before the commencement time are taken, at the commencement time, to be liabilities of the Commonwealth.
(3) Subitems (1) and (2) have effect subject to items 3 and 4 of this Schedule.
(4) If an amount of money (the original amount) is covered by subitem (1), an amount equal to the original amount is appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of the performance of the functions of the Authority.
3 Vesting of assets held on trust by the Authority
(1) This item applies to any assets held on trust by the Authority immediately before the commencement time.
(2) At the commencement time, the assets cease to be assets held on trust by the Authority and become assets held on trust by the Commonwealth, without any conveyance, transfer or assignment. The Commonwealth becomes the Authority’s successor in law in relation to those assets.
4 Vesting of liabilities relating to assets held on trust
(1) This item applies to the liabilities of the Authority relating to assets to which item 3 of this Schedule applies.
(2) At the commencement time, the liabilities cease to be liabilities of the Authority relating to the assets and become liabilities of the Commonwealth relating to the assets, without any conveyance, transfer or assignment. The Commonwealth becomes the Authority’s successor in law in relation to those liabilities.
5 Contracts etc.
A contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by the Authority before the commencement time and that is in force immediately before that time has effect after that time as if it had been entered into by the Authority on behalf of the Commonwealth.
6 Certificates relating to vesting of land
(a) any land vests in the Commonwealth under this Schedule; and
(iii) states that the land has become vested in the Commonwealth under this Schedule.
Note: Certificates under paragraph (1)(b) are presumed to be authentic: see item 16 of this Schedule.
7 Certificates relating to vesting of assets other than land
(iii) states that the asset has become vested in the Commonwealth under this Schedule.
8 Substitution of Commonwealth as a party to pending proceedings
If any proceedings relating to an asset held on trust by the Authority, to which the Authority was a party, were pending in any court or tribunal immediately before the commencement time, the Commonwealth is substituted for the Authority, from the commencement time, as a party to the proceedings.
Part 3—Membership of the Authority
9 Membership of the Authority
(1) A person holding office as a member of the Authority under paragraph 10(1)(c) of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 immediately before the commencement time is taken, at the commencement time, to have been appointed by the Governor‑General as a member of the Authority under paragraph 10(1)(b) of that Act:
(2) An appointment in force immediately before the commencement time under subsection 15(3) of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 in relation to a vacancy in an office under paragraph 10(1)(b) or (c) of that Act continues in force after that time as if it were an appointment under subsection 15(3) of that Act in relation to a vacancy in an office under paragraph 10(1)(b) of that Act.
(3) A determination in force under paragraph 15(4)(a) of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 immediately before the commencement time, in relation to an appointment continued in force under subitem (2), continues in force after that time in relation to that appointment.
Part 4—Zoning plans
10 Zoning plans
The amendment made by item 28 of Schedule 1 applies in relation to zoning plans made before or after the commencement of that item.
Part 5—Reporting requirements and records
11 Reporting requirements
Reports for periods ending after the commencement time
(a) immediately before the commencement time, a law required the Authority or a member of the Authority to provide a report (whether financial statements or otherwise) for a period; and
the Chairperson must provide the report, as required, for so much of the period as occurs before the commencement time.
(a) under subitem (1), the Chairperson is required to provide a report for a part of a period; and
(b) the Chairperson is also required to provide a similar report for the remainder of the period;
the Chairperson may meet the requirements in a single report for the period.
Reports for periods ending before the commencement time
(a) a law required the Authority or a member of the Authority to provide a report (whether financial statements or otherwise) for a period that ended before the commencement time; and
the Chairperson must provide the report as required.
Application of law to Chairperson
(4) To avoid doubt, if, under this item, the Chairperson is required to provide a report under a law, the law applies to the Chairperson in respect of the report in the same way as the law would have applied to the Authority or the member of the Authority in respect of the report.
12 Access to records
For the purposes of the operation of subsection 27L(4) of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 in relation to the books of the Authority, the reference in that subsection to a Commonwealth authority is to be read, after the commencement time, as a reference to the Chairperson.
Section 20 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (as in force from time to time) continues to apply after the commencement time in relation to the accounting records kept by the Authority under that section before that time as if the Authority continued to be subject to that Act.
Part 6—Other matters
15 Constitutional safety net—acquisition of property
A document that appears to be a certificate made or issued under this Schedule:
(1) The Minister may, by writing, delegate all or any of his or her powers and functions under this Schedule to the Chairperson.
(2) In exercising powers or performing functions under a delegation, the Chairperson must comply with any directions of the Minister.
(2) The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments or repeals made by Schedule 1 to this Act.
Senate on 12 June 2007]
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