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Director of National Parks Annual Report 2016-17 Annual Report 2016-17 Annual Report Director of National Parks of National Director Director of National Parks | Annual Report 2016-17 [This page is intentionally blank – inside cover] Director of National Parks Annual Report 2016-17 1 Acknowledgement of traditional owners and country We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to their elders both past and present. © Director of National Parks 2017 ISSN: 1443-1238 (Print) ISSN: 2204-0013 (Online) The Director of National Parks Annual Report 2016-17 by the Director of National Parks is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia with the exception of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, government agency logos, content supplied by third party, and all images depicting people. 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Original available at: environment.gov.au/resource/annual-report-2016-17-director-national-parks Director of National Parks Australian business number: 13 051 694 963 2 Director of National Parks | Annual Report 2016-2017 Letter of transmittal The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP Minister for the Environment and Energy Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Minister As the accountable authority for the Director of National Parks I am pleased to present the annual report on the activities of the Director of National Parks for the reporting period ending 30 June 2017 in accordance with section 46(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). The Director of National Parks Annual Report 2016-17 has been prepared in accordance with the PGPA Act and includes: • the annual financial statements for the Australian National Parks Fund, including the matters required by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015 • the matters required by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 for the reporting period • the matters required by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. In accordance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework, as the accountable authority for the Director of National Parks I have taken all reasonable measures to prevent, detect and deal with fraud relating to the Director. I am satisfied that this agency has prepared fraud risk assessments and implemented fraud control plans, has in place appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation, reporting and data collection procedures and processes that meet the specific needs of this agency, and has taken all reasonable measures to minimise the incidence of fraud in this agency and to investigate and recover the proceeds of fraud against the agency. Sally Barnes Director of National Parks 29 November 2017 Letter of transmittal i The Director of National Parks The Director of National Parks is responsible for the conservation and management of the Australian Government’s terrestrial and marine protected area estates established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. As at 30 June 2017, the Director was responsible for seven terrestrial reserves (six national parks and the Australian National Botanic Gardens) and 59 Commonwealth marine reserves. The location of Commonwealth reserves are shown in Figure 1 with further details for each reserve available in Appendix A. The Director of National Parks was assisted by the staff of Parks Australia, a division of the Department of the Environment and Energy (the Department), in the management of these reserves. Three parks–Uluru-Kata Tjuta, Kakadu and Booderee–are leased to the Director of National Parks by their Aboriginal owners. These parks are jointly managed by the Director and a Board of Management and are generously made available by their Traditional Owners to visitors and tour operators to enjoy and appreciate. Brief history of our reserves 1977 Uluru (Ayers Rock-Mount Olga) National Park is declared. Name changed to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in 1993. 1979 Kakadu National Park is first declared. 1980 Christmas Island National Park is declared. 1982 Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve and Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve are declared–the first of 12 individual marine reserves to be declared throughout Commonwealth waters over the period 1982 to 2000 1986 Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden is declared. 1991 Australian National Botanic Gardens is declared. 1992 Jervis Bay National Park is first declared. Name changed to Booderee National Park in 1995. 1995 Pulu Keeling National Park is declared. 2002 Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserves is declared. 2007 South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network is declared comprising fourteen individual reserves. 2012 Commonwealth marine reserves networks first declared, comprising 44 individual reserves and incorporating 12 pre-existing reserves, and the Coral Sea Commonwealth marine reserve. ii Director of National Parks | Annual Report 2016-2017 Our vision Outstanding natural places that enhance Australia’s well-being. What we do We protect the natural environment and cultural values of Commonwealth reserves by effectively managing them jointly with traditional owners and the wider community. We work to achieve ecologically sustainable use, so that these unique places may be enjoyed now and by future generations. We provide enriching experiences to attract and inspire visitors and we look to deliver economic, social and cultural benefits to traditional owners and regional economies. Like many private sector, public and community organisations we are dedicated to maintaining Australia’s unique plants and animals and halting species extinction. Our values and approach As Australian Public Service employees, Parks Australia staff uphold the values of the service. As conservation area managers we strive for an approach that is: • knowledge-based - we use evidence about our conservation assets and management performance to make decisions about future management activities and investments • transparent - we use clear criteria to determine our priorities and we communicate and explain our decisions • accountable - we clearly articulate what we seek to achieve through management interventions and measure our progress towards set outcomes • collaborative- we seek and support genuine partnerships to deliver conservation and tourism outcomes • adaptive- we incorporate lessons and performance information into management and business planning • innovative- we create the space for devising creative solutions and promote exposure of our staff to diverse experiences in conservation area management. Vision, values and approach iii iv Director Figure 1: Figure NORTH COMMONWEALTH MARINE RESERVE NETWORK of National 52 54 ± NORTH-WEST 57 Loc COMMONWEALTH 50 53 in2016-17 Parks ofNational oftheDirector responsibility Christmas Island 49 National Park MARINE RESERVE Parks NETWORK 48 ation of Commonwealth parks and reserves which are the reserves whichare and parks ofCommonwealth ation 56 47 55 Christmas 46 | Cocos-Keeling sland Annual Report 2016-2017 Annual Report Kakadu Islands 51 National Park 58 Coral Sea Commonwealth 45 44 Marine Reserve 42 Pulu Keeling 41 National Park 43 Uluru-KataUluru-Kata TjutaTjuta 39 National Park 40 National Park Norfolk Island 38 37 National Park and 2 Botanic Garden 5 Booderee 3 36 Australian National Park 35 26 28 National 34 Botanic 6 Norfolk 30 24 Gardens 7 Island 32 1 33 4 23 8 27 19 18 TEMPERATE EAST COMMONWEALTH 29 9 10 MARINE RESERVE NETWORK 31 25 Australian Waters 11 SOUTH-WEST 22 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park COMMONWEALTH 21 17 12 (Managed by Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority) MARINE RESERVE NETWORK 20 14 Heard Island and SOUTH-EAST COMMONWEALTH 59 McDonald Islands 16 15 Marine Reserve MARINE RESERVE NETWORK Macquarie 13 Heard Island and Island McDonald Islands 0 500 1,000 2,000 Km © Commonwealth of Australia, 2017 Table 1: Table reserves marine ofCommonwealth thelocation to ey Map Map Map Reserve Name Label Reserve Name Label Reserve Name Label Temperate East Commonwealth Franklin 20 Ningaloo 40 K Marine Reserve Network Nelson 21 Montebello 41 Norfolk 1 Murray 22 Dampier 42 Gifford 2 Southern Kangaroo Island 23 Eighty Mile Beach 43 Central Eastern 3 South-west Commonwealth Roebuck 44 Lord Howe 4 Marine Reserve Network Mermaid Reef 45 Solitary Islands 5 Western Kangaroo Island 24 Argo-Rowley Terrace 46 Cod Grounds 6 Western Eyre 25 Kimberley 47 Hunter 7 Murat 26 Ashmore Reef 48 Jervis 8 Great Australian Bight 27 North Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network South-east Commonwealth Twilight 28 Marine Reserve Network Eastern Recherche 29 Joseph Bonaparte Gulf 50 East Gippsland 9 Bremer 30 Oceanic Shoals 51 Beagle 10 South-west Corner 31 Arafura 52 Flinders 11 Two Rocks 32 Limmen 53 Freycinet 12 Geographe 33 Arnhem 54 Location Macquarie Island 13 Perth Canyon 34 West Cape York 55 Huon 14 Jurien 35 Gulf of Carpentaria 56 of Commonwealth South Tasman Rise 15 Abrolhos 36 Wessel 57 Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Tasman Fracture 16 Carnarvon
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