Schedule of works
The Marine Estate Management Authority’s Schedule of Works identifies priority areas of work as part of the strategic, holistic, evidence-based approach to managing the NSW marine estate – marine waters, coast and estuaries, including marine parks and aquatic reserves.
In forming advice for the Ministers responsible for the marine estate, the Marine Estate Management Authority (Authority) has direct access to independent expertise across economic, social, cultural and ecological sciences through the Marine Estate Expert Knowledge Panel (Knowledge Panel). The Authority and the Knowledge Panel are helping the NSW Government to focus their programs on priority issues and will oversee implementation of appropriate, innovative, cost-effective management responses to the biggest threats and risks to the NSW marine estate, and to monitor progress and outcomes.
Table 1. Priority of current marine estate programs and key outputs
Indicative completion | Priority programs | Status |
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2022 | Prepare a Network Management Plan (NMP) for five mainland marine parks | In progress |
2022 | Marine Integrated Monitoring Program – finalise framework documents to guide monitoring and fill knowledge gaps (Community Wellbeing Framework and Environmental Condition Framework) | In progress |
2023 | Development of management rules to implement the final NMP | In progress |
2023 | Threat and Risk Assessment for Lord Howe Island marine estate | In progress - scoping |
2023 | Statewide Threat and Risk Assessment – five-year review | In progress – agency consultation commenced |
2024 | Prepare a management plan for Lord Howe Island Marine Park | Pending finalisation of NMP and Threat and Risk Assessment for Lord Howe Island marine estate |
2024 | Marine Estate Management Strategy implementation – five-year health check | In progress – planning scope of health check |
2024 | Statutory review of management rules for marine parks | Pending marine park management plans and associated development of management rules |
2025 | Development of management rules to implement the final management plan for Lord Howe Island Marine Park | Pending finalisation of management plan for Lord Howe Island Marine Park |
2028 | Marine Estate Management Strategy (2018-2028) implementation | Being implemented |
2028 | Marine Integrated Monitoring Program (MIMP) implementation | Being implemented |
Table 2. Completed marine estate programs and outputs
Completed projects | Status |
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Marine Estate Management Strategy - Implementation Plan 2022-2024 | Published 2022 |
Published 2021 | |
Marine Estate Management Strategy - Implementation Plan 2020-2021 | Published March 2021 |
Marine Estate Management Act 2014 – five-year statutory review | Completed 2020 (tabled Parliament 17 December) |
Marine Integrated Monitoring Program Evaluation Framework | Published December 2019 |
Marine Estate Management Strategy - Implementation Plan 2018-2020 | Published October 2019 |
Maritime Infrastructure Plan 2019-2024 | Released December 2018 |
Hawkesbury Shelf marine bioregion assessment - explore mechanisms to enhance conservation of marine biodiversity in the Hawkesbury Shelf marine bioregion (Newcastle - Sydney - Wollongong) | Discussion paper released August-September 2018 |
Marine Estate Management Strategy (2018-2028) | Published 16 Aug 2018 |
Marine Estate Management (Management Rules) Regulation 1999 amended to implement final decision regarding 10 ocean beach and headland sanctuary zones sites in four marine parks in relation to shore–based recreational line fishing | Gazetted June 2018 |
Guidelines for assessing management options for the NSW marine estate | Published October 2017 |
Published October 2017 | |
Remade September 2017 | |
Published October 2017 | |
Marine Estate Expert Knowledge Panel evaluation of processes and role in NSW marine estate management | Published 2016 |
Published June 2015 | |
Commenced December 2014 | |
Social research, through a statewide survey to capture NSW community views on the marine estate | Published July 2014 |
The Authority’s vision and principles determined, to guide management of the marine estate | Published November 2013 |
Moratorium provisions in Marine Parks Act 1997 amended to allow for changes to zoning including alteration of sanctuary zones | Passed Parliament |