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Executive SummaryCleveland Bay is located within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and has recently been designated as a dugong protected area. These issues of environmental sensitivity, combined with the rapid expansion and development of the Port of Townsville over the past decade has meant that port operations and development need to be undertaken with due regard for the environment. Increasingly as the world’s population demands action in response to environmental degradation, governments are placed under pressure to respond through the introduction of legislative restrictions on activities and operations. These requirements have often been developed in an ad hoc fashion and often represent overlapping requirements which may not always reflect complimentary requirements. The northeast coast of Australia is complicated in its regulatory regimes through the management and active jurisdiction of both the Commonwealth and the State of Queensland. Based on area, 97% of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth with the remaining 3% being subject to the laws of the State being within the internal waters of the State of Queensland [1]. In response to this multi-jurisdictional approach there is a comprehensive system of management and regulation of maritime activities within the GBR. Queensland has recently experienced considerable change in the legislative framework that manages development, planning and the environment. These changes have heightened community and industry awareness to both environmental and planning issues. Residential land developments, particularly in the area of South Townsville and Railway Estate, continue to encroach on Port lands |
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This page was last updated on Friday 12 April 2002 |
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