Latency of tourism permits in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park audit for the year 2000

Abstract

permits that have been issued by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). To determine the extent of this latency, the GBRMPA’s Tourism and Recreation Group conducted an audit for the year 2000. This involved analysing data from the Environmental Management Charge returns database and the Marine Parks permits database. In the year 2000, 730 tourism operators were permitted to operate in the Marine Park, they held 910 permits and were permitted to operate 1492 vessel/aircraft. The majority of permits were issued for 6 years and allowed access to the entire length of the Marine Park.