Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_253
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 253
Character Range: 753242–755212

253       Reef Guardian Grants Program                                                                                                                         To fund activities that protect and conserve the heritage and the environment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (the heritage area) and the Great Barrier Reef catchment area (the catchment area), including the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) activities to engage communities in the catchment area to enable stewardship of the heritage and catchment areas;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) research projects designed to address priority planning and management issues in the heritage and catchment areas that are undertaken by eligible students or researchers;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) activities carried out in the heritage and catchment areas to address one or more of the key threats to the Great Barrier Reef;
                                                                                                                                                               (d) activities carried out in the heritage area to support reef resilience.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding for activities giving effect to Australia's obligations under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, particularly Articles 4, 5(a), 5(c) and 5(d).