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Introduction
Image: Wandering albatross (Kim Kliska/Australian Antarctic Division)

  1.1                                    Introductory provisions

Name

This plan is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (South-east Marine
Parks Network Management Plan) Instrument 2025.

Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Interpretation

The Glossary provides the meaning of certain words, acronyms and expressions used and includes references to certain words and expressions that are defined in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act).

Authority

This instrument is made by the Minister under sections 370(3) and 371(1) of the EPBC Act.
This plan replaces the previous South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Management Plan 20132023.

    1.2           Management plan overview
This plan is structured into 4 chapters and 4 schedules, outlined below in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1 Structure of this plan
Management plan and supporting information
Chapter 1                                    Outlines the context and approach to managing Australian Marine Parks.
Introduction
Chapter 2                                    Outlines the values and pressures of the South-east Marine Parks Network.
The South-east Marine Parks Network
Chapter 3                                    Provides an overview of marine park management and describes the desired outcomes, management programs, goals and actions for the South-east Marine Parks Network.
Management approach
Chapter 4                                    Provides details for the management of the South-east Marine Parks Network, including zoning design and prescriptions for managing activities.
Zones and rules of the network
Schedule 1                                   Provides a summary for each marine park, including a description of values, social and economic benefits, other protected place arrangements and a zoning map with coordinates.
South-east Marine Parks Network overview
Schedule 2                                   Includes a summary of relevant legislation, including the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000, other relevant state and Commonwealth legislation and international agreements.
Summary of legislative and policy contexts
Schedule 3                                   Gives coordinate descriptions for the zones within each marine park.
Coordinate descriptions
Schedule 4                                   Lists references used in preparing this plan.
Supporting information
Glossary                                     Lists terms and words used in this plan, including references to certain words that are defined in the EPBC Act.

    1.3           Legislative context supporting Australian Marine
    Park management
At the time of making this plan, the EPBC Act is Australia's primary environmental legislation. Under the EPBC Act, the Governor-General may declare an area of sea in a Commonwealth marine area as a Commonwealth reserve. For the purposes of this plan, these Commonwealth reserves are referred to as Australian Marine Parks.
The Director of National Parks (the Director) has primary responsibility for the administration, protection, conservation and management of Australian Marine Parks.
Under the EPBC Act, the Director is required to make management plans for the protection and conservation of marine parks