Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 : basis for zoning decisions report consultation draft June 2003: describing the issues, public comments and management responses for the proposed zoning.

Abstract

This ‘Basis for Zoning’ document sets out the background for the development of the Draft Zoning Plan for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, including the new coastal sections recently added to the Marine Park. The document summarises the wide range of information that assisted the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to make the zoning decisions shown in the Draft Zoning Plan. It includes a summary of the issues raised during the first formal community participation phase (7 May to 7 August 2002), commenting on the proposal to rezone the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. All submissions have been considered in accordance with Section 32 of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975. The final document was published in 2005 and is titled 'Report on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning plan 2003' and is available through this repository at https://hdl.handle.net/11017/407