Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00327:front:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00327
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 8042–11463

plan;
  * knowledge and expertise of marine park users and traditional owners;
  * the independent Commonwealth marine reserves review (publicly released in 2016);
  * the best available science and information on marine parks and approaches to marine park management, including insights from management of the South-east Network, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and state and territory marine parks;
  * the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) framework;
  * the East marine bioregional plan: bioregional profile (2009); and
  * Government policies and commitment to competitive and sustainable fisheries.

Legislation and policy supporting marine park management
The EPBC Act is Australia's primary environmental legislation. In recognition of the importance of the marine environment, it is listed as a matter of national environmental significance under the EPBC Act. Under the EPBC Act, the Director is responsible for managing marine parks (supported by Parks Australia), and is required to make management plans for marine parks. Other parts of the Australian Government must not perform functions or exercise powers in relation to these parks that are inconsistent with management plans (s.362 of the EPBC Act).
This plan complements a range of Commonwealth, state and territory laws, as well as international conventions and agreements that relate to protection of the marine environment (Schedule 1). Some of the ways in which the Australian Government protects the marine environment through national environmental law include management plans for Australian Marine Parks; marine bioregional plans for the Commonwealth marine environment; recovery plans for threatened species; and threat abatement plans for key threats, such as invasive species and marine debris.
Other Australian, state and territory government agencies also have statutory roles in managing fisheries, tourism, oil and gas activities, shipping, maritime pollution and biosecurity threats.
Australia also has international responsibility under the World Heritage Convention and Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, to manage the Coringa–Herald and Lihou Reefs and Cays Ramsar sites.
Table 1.1 Structure of this plan
Chapter 1
Introduction
Part 1                                                              Outlines the context and approach to managing marine parks.
Managing Australian Marine Parks
Part 2                                                              Provides a summary of the Coral Sea Marine Park including natural, cultural, heritage, social and economic values, the pressures facing the Marine Park and the management actions to protect values and manage pressures.
The Coral Sea Marine Park

Chapter 2
Management and prescriptions (the rules)
Part 3                                                              Explains the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories assigned to each marine park and zone, and provides zone objectives.
Zoning
Part 4                                                              Provides the rules about what activities can and cannot occur within zones, and outlines the assessment and decision-making processes, and the types of authorisations (permits, class approvals, activity licences and leases).
Managing activities
Glossary                                                            Lists terms