Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047:reg:34:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 34 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 110698–115086

the plan

This TAP is not linked directly to any Australian Government funding programs. However, the plan helps direct the focus of government funding programs to activities that will help to meet identified actions. While the Australian Government is unable to provide funding to cover all actions in this plan, it is committed to implement the plan to the extent to which it applies in Commonwealth areas, for example, in Commonwealth marine reserves. Investment in marine debris TAP actions will be determined by the level of resources that industry, government and community stakeholders commit to management of the problem. The cost estimates shown in Table 1 are provided for guidance and do not represent funding commitments.
The successful implementation of the actions under this TAP will rely on support from stakeholders. The Australian Government engages with all states and territories on matters relating to the reduction of plastics in the environment through the Meeting of Environment Ministers. There has been recent progress on implementation of container deposit schemes, as well as plastic bag and microbead bans. Partnerships involving industry, government and non-government organisations, universities, community groups, Indigenous groups and the community will be key to successfully delivering significant reductions in the threats posed by marine debris.
Estimated costs of implementation for selected actions within the plan are outlined in Table 1.

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           Table 1: Estimated costs of implementation for selected actions (note that these are not funded actions)

                                                                                                                                                                                       Costs anticipated at the time of TAP development                                                                                                                                                                Estimated total cost over the life of the TAP (generally 10 years)
Action
1.01 Agenda- and action-based meetings of representatives of relevant agencies and organisations (establish a TAP team to coordinate TAP actions for the life of the plan)             $50,000 (staff time for coordination / attendance at meetings)                                                                                                                                                  $500,000 (coordination of effort and several teleconferences or meetings per year)
1.04 Encourage innovation in recovery and waste                                                                                                                                        $200,000 (consultancy to assess the environmental impact and cost effectiveness of the use of waste-to- energy systems in remote coastal communities and at ports)                                              $200,000
treatment technologies
1.05 Improve management of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear                                                                                                                  $150,000 (consultancy / staff time to review Australia's engagement on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear in the Asia Pacific region and to determine the appropriateness of current actions)  $150,000
3.01. Build understanding related to microplastic pollution (research projects)                                                                                                        $1,000,000 (identification of  an appropriate suite of indicator species (invertebrate and vertebrate) for long-term monitoring to measure the impact of marine microplastic plastic debris)                    $10,000,000 (long-term monitoring of impact on indicator species)
4.01 Support beach-based clean-up efforts                                                                                                                                              $500,000 per year                                                                                                                                                                                               $5,000,000
4.03 Maintain a national database for long-term marine debris beach survey data (the ALA) and promote