Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00875:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00875
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 3340–4667

8  Purposes of the special account
For paragraph 78(1)(c) of the Act, the purposes of the special account, in relation to which amounts may be debited from the special account, are:

           (a)      to make payments for projects to improve water quality and improve the health and resilience of the coastal habitat in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area;

           (b)      to make payments for projects to address threats to the environment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area;

           (c)      to make payment for projects to protect, repair or mitigate damage to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area;

           (d)      to make payments for projects that improve and protect marine biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area including the protection of listed threatened species and communities, and listed migratory species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;

           (e)      to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the special account) without making a real or notional payment; or

           (f)       to repay amounts where a court order,  Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received.

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