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sustainable agriculture
17 Meaning of natural resources management
18 Meaning of accounting transfer purpose
19 Grant of financial assistance to a State
20 Grant of financial assistance to a person, or a body, other than a State
21 Principles of ecologically sustainable development
Part 4—Crediting of amounts to the Account
22 $1.1 billion derived from the initial partial sale of Telstra
22A $250 million derived from the subsequent partial sale of Telstra
23 Budget appropriations
24 Gifts and bequests
25 Repayments of grants
26 Commonwealth receipts under funding agreements
27 Income from assets acquired using amounts credited to the Account
28 Proceeds of disposal of assets acquired using amounts credited to the Account
29 Income from projects and related activities funded with amounts credited to the Account
Part 6—Miscellaneous
40 Natural Heritage Ministerial Board
41 Estimates
42 Minimum balance in the Account after 30 June 2001
43 Annual report about the Account
44 Audit of annual financial statements of the Account
45 Delegation by Minister
46 Delegation by Agriculture Minister
47 Acceptance of gifts etc.
49 Appropriations for the purposes of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992
50 Regulations
53 External Territories
54 Interpretation
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act to establish the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Account, and for related purposes
Preamble
  The Parliament of Australia recognises the need for urgent action to redress the current decline, and to prevent further decline, in the quality of Australia's natural environment.
  There is a national crisis in land and water degradation and in the loss of biodiversity.
  There is a need to conserve Australia's environmental infrastructure, to reverse the decline in Australia's natural environment and to improve the management of Australia's natural resources.
  There is a need for the Commonwealth to provide national leadership and work in partnership with all levels of government and the whole community, recognising, among other things, that many environmental issues and problems are not limited by State and Territory borders.
  There is a need to integrate the objectives of environmental protection, sustainable agriculture and natural resources management consistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development.
  It is essential that government leadership be demonstrated, and that the Australian community be involved, in relation to these matters.
  The Commonwealth Government should work cooperatively with State governments to achieve effective outcomes in matters relating to environmental protection, natural resources management and sustainable agriculture. Those cooperative working relationships should involve entering into inter‑governmental agreements which reflect the support of the States for the purposes of the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Account and promote the development of complementary policies and programs.
  Australia's rural community should have a