Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047:reg:38:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 38 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 119005–121524

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The Australian Government's Threatened Species Strategy provides a broad framework for science, action and partnership to achieve Australia's long-term goal of reversing species declines and supporting species recovery.
Commonwealth and state/Northern Territory legislation is in place to implement MARPOL Annex V. The Commonwealth legislation giving effect to MARPOL Annex V is the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983, which applies in areas of Commonwealth jurisdiction and in state waters where a state or the NT has not implemented complementary legislation to implement MARPOL Annex V. All states except Western Australia, and the NT have enacted complementary legislation to implement MARPOL Annex V in state waters.

         39  /  Threat Abatement Plan

             3.4 Evaluating implementation of the plan

           Section 279 of the EPBC Act provides for the review of action under this TAP at any time and requires that the TAP be reviewed at intervals no greater than fi e years. The review will examine action under the TAP and assess whether the TAP's objectives have been met, i.e. has Australia:

            •   contributed to long-term prevention of the incidence of marine debris
            •   understood the scale of impacts from marine plastic and microplastic on key species, ecological communities and locations
            •   removed existing marine debris
            •   monitored the quantities, origins, types and hazardous chemical contaminants of marine debris, and assess the effectiveness of management arrangements for reducing marine debris
            •   increased public understanding of the causes and impacts of harmful marine debris, including microplastic and hazardous chemical contaminants, to bring about behaviour change.
           The review will also make a statement on the TAP's criteria for success, i.e. has activity under the TAP resulted in:

            •   a general decline in the presence and extent of harmful marine debris in Australia's marine environment
            •   a general decline in the number of marine vertebrates dying and being injured from ingestion of and/or entanglement in harmful marine debris.
           The TAP review's recommendations will form the basis of a revised plan, if required.

           Regular six-monthly meetings of the newly established TAP team and its working group will help ensure that progress is monitored and implementation of the plan is progressed.