The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Reef Authority) is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), which establishes an Information Publication Scheme (IPS).
The IPS requires agencies to publish a broad range of information on their website.
Under the IPS, the Reef Authority must publish, amongst other things, an agency plan that describes how we propose to comply with the IPS requirements.
Read our Agency Plan
In addition to the agency plan, the Reef Authority has published the following information on our website, as required under the IPS:
- About Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Board
- Corporate Plan
- Reconciliation Action Plan
- Annual Reports
- Corporate Publications
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027
- Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024
- Policies, plans and position statements
- Permit applications and decisions
- Public consultation
- Tendering and contracts
- Environmental Management Charge
- Portfolio Budget Statements
- FOI disclosure log
- FOI requests and contact
Most recent list of files created:
Other files created between:
- 1 July 2023 - 31 December 2023
- 1 January 2023 - 30 June 2023
- 1 July 2022 - 31 December 2022
- 1 January 2022 - 30 June 2022
- 1 July 2021 - 31 December 2021
- 1 January 2021 - 30 June-2021
- 1 July 2020 - 31 December 2020
- 1 January 2020 - 30 June 2020
- 1 July 2019 - 31 December 2019
- 1 January 2019 - 30 June 2019
- 1 July 2018 - 31 December 2018
- 1 January 2018 - 30 June 2018
- 1 July 2017 - 31 December 2017
- 1 January - 30 June 2017
- 1 July - 31 December 2016
- 1 January - 30 June 2016
- 1 July - 31 December 2015
- 1 January - 30 June 2015
- 1 July - 31 December 2014
- 1 January - 30 June 2014
- 1 July - 31 December 2013
- 1 January - 30 June 2013
- 1 July - 31 December 2012
- 1 January - 30 June 2012
- 1 July - 31 December 2011
- 1 January - 30 June 2011
Senate Procedural Order of Continuing Effect No. 12 - Indexed List of Files
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority provides indexed lists of files in accordance with Senate Continuing Order No. 12 - Orders for documents. Titles of files created in the agency are to be indexed twice a year:
- for the Autumn sitting: Files created in the preceding six months (July to December)
- for the Spring sitting: Files created in the preceding six months (January to June)
In accordance with the Order, the list of files does not include:
- files transferred to the National Archives of Australia
- case-related files (for example personal representations or dealing with the personal affairs of departmental or agency clients), and
- files essentially related to the internal administration of the agency (staff or personnel, accounts, training, or general administrative matters)
Other information in file titles have been removed in accordance with the Order including:
- commercially confidential information
- identifiably personal information, and
- any security classified information which is disclosed in or which could reasonably be established from a file title.
Access to individual files:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, members of the public can seek access to documents managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.