Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00321:front:0:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00321
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Character Range: 54400–57733

of traditional knowledge and cultural values.

Marine science program
Actions to provide necessary scientific knowledge and understanding of marine park values, pressures, and adequacy of responses for effective management.
Outcomes
  * Increase understanding of marine park values, pressures and adequacy of responses.
  * Improve understanding of the effectiveness of marine park management in protecting park values.
  * Informed decision-making and improved evidence-based decisions.
Actions—the Director will
under a national program:
  * establish ecological, social and economic baselines to support evidence-based decision-making and adaptive management,
  * develop an Australian Marine Parks science strategy to prioritise and encourage research and monitoring of park values, pressures and management effectiveness, and foster science communication and knowledge uptake,
  * encourage and facilitate knowledge brokering to support collaboration and partnerships with the science community, private enterprise, citizen science organisations and other Commonwealth, state and territory agencies,
  * establish an authorisation system for scientific research and monitoring by third parties, and encourage data to be made publicly available through the appropriate information portals such as the Australian Ocean Data Network,
  * collaborate with the science community (including 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 Temperate East Network:
  * monitor the social and economic uses and their benefits and impacts on marine parks in the Network,
  * monitor the condition of important habitats 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 and state government agencies, the Norfolk Island Regional Council, Lord Howe Island Board, marine park users, and the science sector to support long-term monitoring. For example, monitoring of coral reefs, protected species and 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