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through the National Marine Science Committee and the National Environmental Science Program) and other marine park users to assist in improving the understanding of marine park values, pressures and management effectiveness, and
  * collaborate with the science community and other government agencies to increase the use of innovative and effective technology and systems including sensor technology.
in the North Network:
  * monitor social and economic uses and their benefits and impacts on marine parks.
  * monitor the condition of important habitats such as reef systems and their vulnerability to climate change,
  * monitor the impact of invasive species on marine park values and the effectiveness of management,
  * collaborate with other Commonwealth, state and territory government agencies, marine park users and the science sector to support long-term monitoring. For example, monitoring of coral reefs, protected species and the effects of fishing on marine parks, and
  * investigate opportunities to extend citizen science programs.
Assessments and authorisations program
Actions to provide for efficient, effective, transparent and accountable assessment, authorisation and monitoring processes to enable sustainable use and protection of marine park values.
Outcome
  * Assessments and authorisations ensure ongoing protection of marine park values through the management of activities in marine parks.
Actions—the Director will
under a national program:
  * develop and apply best-practice approaches to regulation and decision-making in the authorisation of activities within marine parks. This includes developing policy to ensure assessment and authorisation requirements are clearly articulated and that decision making is robust, consistently applied, and transparent to all marine park users,
  * collaborate with industry to investigate innovative technologies and systems (including vessel monitoring systems) that can assist businesses and individuals to comply with regulatory requirements,
  * develop an effective and efficient process to assess new technologies and gear types to allow for the use of new equipment during the life of this plan if appropriate,
  * develop a guarantee of service for the regulated community that includes a commitment to work with key marine park users and interest groups whose interests are likely to be affected by regulatory decisions, and
  * develop a customer focused online authorisation system for marine park users that includes publishing authorisations issued by Parks Australia on its website.
in the North Network:
  * issue authorisations—a permit, class approval, activity licence or lease—for activities in marine parks assessed as acceptable either by the Director or another government or industry policy, plan or program accepted by the Director, and
  * work with other Commonwealth, state and territory government agencies to improve experiences and consistency of approaches for people seeking authorisations.

Park protection and management program
Timely and appropriate preventative and restorative actions to protect natural, cultural and heritage values from impacts.
Outcome
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