Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00019:front:0:p22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00019
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 57542–60588

Heritage and National Heritage

1.15A  Values
 (1) The Authority has identified the following values relating to World and National Heritage in the Planning Area.
 (2) The Great Barrier Reef, including the Planning Area, is a World Heritage Area under the World Heritage Convention and was inscribed in 1981 for its outstanding universal value. Outstanding universal value is defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as "the cultural and/or natural significance which is so exceptional as to transcend national boundaries and are to be of common importance for present and future generations of all humanity". The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is recognised for its natural beauty and natural phenomena; its representation of major stages in the Earth's evolutionary history, including man's interaction with the environment; its ecological and biological processes; and its habitats for the conservation of biodiversity.
 (3) The Great Barrier Reef, including the Planning Area, is also a National Heritage place under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

1.15B  Issues
 (1) The Authority has identified the following issue relating to World and National Heritage in the Planning Area.
 (2) Influences both within and external to the Planning Area and Great Barrier Reef may adversely impact on the World and National Heritage values.
Note: Risks and threats to the World Heritage Area have been more explicitly addressed in periodic reporting processes for world heritage sites to which the Authority contributes.

1.15C  Strategies
 (1) Protect and present the world heritage values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area through the Joint Field Management Program under the Great Barrier Reef Intergovernmental Agreement, and in accordance with the Authority's statutory responsibilities and Australia's international obligations.
 (2) Manage the Planning Area to contribute to the protection and management of the National and World Heritage by conserving areas of high value and/or good condition and improving degraded areas of high value by limiting use.
 (3) Manage the Planning Area to maintain a range of tourism and recreation experiences, including presentation of the World Heritage Area.

Subdivision 5—Scenic amenity including aesthetics

1.16A  Values
 (1) The Authority has identified the following values relating to scenic amenity in the Planning Area.
 (2) Scenic amenity values include visual elements such as coral reefs, continental islands and water clarity. There is an abundance and diversity of shapes, sizes and colours, spectacular species of reef fish and coral assemblages of hard and soft corals. The islands and inlets showcase white sandy beaches, varied geology, and diverse vegetation and wildlife.
 (3) The aesthetic values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area contribute to its outstanding universal value and listing as a World Heritage Site under criterion (vii) "contain superlative natural phenomena or areas