Update on Whitsundays Plan of Management Amendments

In 2007, the community was asked to provide comment on proposed amendments to the Whitsundays Plan of Management and Setting 5 site plans. In total, 17 submissions were received.

The legal drafting of amendments to the Cairns Area Plan of Management is complete and the plan has been approved by the Marine Park Authority Board.

Next steps

Regulations are required to bring the plan into effect. These are now being finalised and will need to be approved by the Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts. We expect these final steps to be completed by the end of 2008. We thank you for your continued patience on this matter.

To view the site plans that have been prepared go to Setting 5 site plans.

To find out how the amendment process works go to Amending a Plan of Management.

Updated July 2008