Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00019:front:0:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00019
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 26723–29677

Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), published in Gazette No GN 35 of 6 September 1995.
Note 1: The intertidal areas and most of the islands are managed by the Queensland Government.
Note 2: The Commonwealth island of Eshelby Island 20‑012 and the southern part of Dent Island 20‑058c, and their intertidal areas, are managed by the Authority.

Division 2—Overview of values of the Planning Area

1.5  Overview
 (1) For the purposes of the Plan, the values of the Planning Area have been grouped into 3 categories:
 (a) nature conservation; and
 (b) cultural and heritage; and
 (c) community (including scientific).
Note: Although the values have been grouped into 3 categories, it is noted that the values are interrelated and overlap. Values constantly evolve over time and are not static. Values (a) and (b) align with the objects of plans of management within the Act and value (c) has been incorporated and termed community values consistent with a broader range of objectives in the plan of management and the Act.
 (2) This Division and Divisions 2A, 2B and 2C outline the values and associated issues specific to the Planning Area, as well as the management strategies to address them to ensure ecologically sustainable use.
 (3) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners have continuing connections to traditional clan estates which are areas of great importance historically, culturally, socially and economically. This connection has been maintained despite a dynamic environmental shift during the last significant sea level rise (between 12,000 and 8,000 years ago), an altered state of living since European occupation and the modern use of marine and coastal environments. The Authority recognises that as custodians Traditional Owners have unique responsibilities, shared conservation interests and contrasting perspectives for some of the values and uses in the Planning Area.
 (4) Climate change, land‑based run‑off, coastal development and some remaining impacts from fishing present threats to the Planning Area at a broader scale. Strategies for managing these threats are presented in the Reef 2050 Long‑Term Sustainability Plan (the Reef 2050 Plan).
 (5) Increased visitation from vessels that have travelled internationally also presents the potential for increased biosecurity risks. Australia's National System for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pest Incursions (including the Biosecurity Act 2015) aims to prevent new marine pests arriving, guide responses when a new pest does arrive and minimise the spread and impact of pests already established in Australia.
 (6) The Planning Area is a complex natural system with multiple uses that is subject to successive and combined impacts on the environment (direct harm to marine life, reduced water quality and scenic amenity). This can also lead to adverse impacts on reef‑dependent enterprises. Managing the cumulative impacts presents a challenge