Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Outlook Report and Other Measures) Regulation 2013 (Cth)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Outlook Report and Other Measures) Regulation 2013

Select Legislative Instrument No. 264, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.

Dated 12 December 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Greg Hunt

Minister for the Environment

Contents

1............ Name of regulation............................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority............................................................................................ 1

4............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                            2

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983                                    2

1Name of regulation

This regulation is the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Outlook Report and Other Measures) Regulation 2013.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3Authority

This regulation is made under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.

4Schedule(s)

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983

1  Subregulation 3(1)

Insert:

Commonwealth Heritage value has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

indigenous heritage value has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

National Heritage value has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

2  Regulation 73

Before “A person”, insert “(1)”.

3  At the end of regulation 73

Add:

            (2)  An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.

4  After Part 4AA

Insert:

Part 4AB—Reporting requirements

116A  Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report

(1) For paragraph 54(3)(i) of the Act, an assessment of the heritage values of the Great Barrier Reef Region is prescribed as a matter that must be contained in the Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report.

            (2)  An assessment of the heritage values, of the Great Barrier Reef Region, includes the following:

                    (a)  an assessment of the current heritage values of the region;

                    (b)  an assessment of the risks to the heritage values of the region;

                    (c)  an assessment of the current resilience of the heritage values of the region;

                    (d)  an assessment of the existing measures to protect and manage the heritage values of the region;

                    (e)  an assessment of the factors influencing the current and projected future heritage values of the region;

                     (f)  an assessment of the long‑term outlook for the heritage values of the region.

            (3)  In this regulation:

heritage values, of the Great Barrier Reef Region, include the following values for the region:

                    (a)  the Commonwealth Heritage values;

                    (b)  the heritage values;

                    (c)  the indigenous heritage values;

                    (d)  the National Heritage values;

                    (e)  the world heritage values.

5  Subregulation 166(2)

Omit “144”, substitute “143”.

6  At the end of regulation 167

Add:

            (4)  An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.