Goal and aims

Goal

To provide for the protection, wise use, understanding and enjoyment of the Great Barrier Reef in perpetuity through the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Aims

These aims are subordinate to the primary goal and must be read in conjunction with it and with each other.

To protect the natural qualities of the Great Barrier Reef, while providing for reasonable use of the Reef Region.
To involve the community meaningfully in the care and development of the Marine Park.
To achieve competence and fairness in the care and development of the Marine Park through the conduct of research, and the deliberate acquisition, use and dissemination of relevant information from research and other sources.
To provide for economic development consistent with meeting the goal and other aims of the Authority.
To achieve integrated management of the Great Barrier Reef through constantly seeking improvements in coordinated management.
To achieve management of the Marine Park primarily through the community’s commitment to the protection of the Great Barrier Reef and its understanding and acceptance of the provisions of zoning, regulations and management practices.
To minimise the cost of caring for and developing the Marine Park consistent with the goal and other aims of the Authority.
To minimise regulation of, and interference in, human activities, consistent with meeting the goal and other aims of the Authority.
To achieve its goal and other aims by employing people of high calibre, assisting them to reach their full potential, providing a rewarding, useful and caring work environment and encouraging them to pursue relevant training and development opportunities.
To make the Authority’s expertise available nationally and internationally.
To adapt actively the Marine Park and the operations of the Authority to changing circumstances.