Terms of Reference

The Tourism and Recreation Reef Advisory Committee (TRRAC) has the following Terms of Reference:

1. To provide advice to the Authority on matters relating to:
• The implementation of the key findings of the Outlook Report 2009.
• Ensuring that tourism and recreation use in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is ecologically sustainable and contributes to Reef resilience.
• The strengthening of partnerships with the tourism industry and recreation sector, communities and government.
• The development and implementation of policy (including priorities for policy development).
• Priorities for research and monitoring to enhance the resilience and adaptive capacity of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem and the industries that rely on that ecosystem by ensuring ecologically sustainable use of marine resources.
• The development and implementation of plans including strategic plans, plans of management, zoning plans and recovery plans.
• The development and implementation of strategies to encourage ecologically sustainable tourism and recreation use of the Marine Park and to communicate management arrangements appropriately.
2. To assist the Authority to consider community issues and facilitate engagement.
   
3. Interact with other Reef Advisory Committees on matters of joint interest towards achieving the GBRMPA’s Corporate objectives.
   
4. As necessary for the purposes of carrying out the function of providing advice, to undertake specific tasks/projects such as participating in workshops or other means to progress specific issues or projects.
5. To make available, for broad distribution, information about and a record of the TRRAC’s activities and outcomes.

Related information

• Membership of the Tourism and Recreation Reef Advisory Committee