Report on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning plan 2003

Abstract

This document provides an overview of the preparation and information that assisted the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to make the decisions that resulted in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003. It includes a summary of the issues raised during both formal Community Participation phases (7 May - 7 August 2002 and 2 June - 4 August 2003) on the proposal to rezone the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. All submissions received during these periods were considered in accordance with Section 32 of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975. The previous version of this document is the 'Draft Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 : basis for zoning decisions report draft June 2003: describing the issues, public comments and management responses for the proposed zoning' and it is available in through this repository at http://hdl.handle.net/11017/373