Associated bodies
Beach Protection Authority
Constitution
The Beach Protection Authority, which was disbanded in August 2003, was constituted under the Beach Protection Act 1968.Objectives, functions and powers
The authority's statutory objectives were to:- regulate and provide advice with respect to activities affecting the coast;
- protect the amenity of the coast;
- minimise damage to property from erosion or encroachment by tidal water; and
- establish an authority, and confer and impose upon it certain powers and functions.
Structure and organisation
MembershipDuring its final term, the authority comprised a chairperson and eight members. The term of office for members expired on 26 August 2003.
Staff and funding
The authority's operations for 2003/04 were financed through the EPA's
budget process and the details have been included in the Agency's financial
statements.
Board of Trustees of Newstead House
Constitution
The Board of Trustees of Newstead House (the board) is constituted under the Newstead House Trust Act 1939.Objectives,functions and powers
The board is required to govern, manage and control Newstead House, Brisbane.Structure and organisation
The board operates out of
Newstead House, Breakfast Creek
Road, PO Box 3121, Newstead,
Queensland 4006.
Membership
At 30 June 2004, membership comprised Janet Conrad, Queensland Government)
chair; Stephen Sheaffe (Royal Historical Society of Queensland); and Helen Taylor
(Brisbane City Council). Staff at 30 June 2004 comprised David Gibson, director
and secretary to the board.
National Trust of Queensland
Constitution
The National Trust of Queensland is established under the National Trust of Queensland Act 1963.
Objectives, functions and powers
The trust is constituted for the purposes of promoting: the preservation and
maintenance of lands, buildings, furniture, pictures and other chattels of beauty
or of national, historic, scientific, artistic, or architectural interest for
the benefit of the public generally; the restoration or completion of a building
(referred to above)
consistent and in harmony with the original design or intention with regards
its architectural style; the protection and augmentation of the amenities of
such lands, buildings and chattels and their surroundings; and the access to
and enjoyment of such lands, buildings and chattels by the public.
Financial reporting
The transactions of the trust are not accounted for in the Environmental Protection Agency's financial statements. The trust details its operations and audited financial statements in a separate report to the Minister for Environment.
Queensland Heritage Council
Constitution
The Queensland Heritage Council is established under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992.Objectives, functions and powers
The objective of the Act is to provide for the conservation of Queensland's cultural heritage.The council's functions are to:
- advise the Minister on matters relating to Queensland's cultural heritage, in particular measures necessary to conserve Queensland's cultural heritage for the benefit of the present community and future generations;
- administer the Heritage Register; encourage public interest in, and understanding of, issues relevant to conserving Queensland's cultural heritage; encourage and assist proper management of places of cultural heritage significance; keep proper records, and encourage others to keep proper records, of places and objects of cultural heritage significance;
- co-operate and collaborate with federal, state and local authorities in the conservation of places and objects of cultural heritage significance; and undertake any other functions assigned to the council by the Act or the Minister.
Structure and organisation
Place of business
The Queensland Heritage Council Secretariat is located at:
Level 9, 160 Ann Street, Brisbane.
The address for correspondence is:
PO Box 15155, City East,
Queensland 4002.
Membership
The council consists of 12 people nominated by the Minister and appointed
by the Governor-in-Council, including one person appointed as chair and one
as
deputy chair. Five members represent organisations or interest groups specified
in the Act and seven have knowledge, expertise and interest in heritage conservation.
The council comprises: Professor John Brannock (town planner), chair; Margaret
Cook (National Trust of Queensland), deputy chair; John Adams (town planner);
Catherine Brouwer (landscape architect); Chris Price (Queensland Council of
Unions); Ruth Woods (architect); Christine Campbell (rural industries); Dr Janice
Wegner (lecturer); Robert Riddel (architect); David Kernke (valuer); Alice Chang
(medical student). Cr Margaret Strelow (Mayor of Rockhampton)
resigned from the council on 14 May 2004.
The council is supported by the following standing subcommittees
(which include non-council members):
- Strategic Directions Committee (Christine Campbell, John Brannock, John Adams)- develops the Council's strategic plan
- Heritage Register Advisory Committee (John Adams, Margaret Cook, Ruth Woods,
Jean Sim, Thom Blake, Don Watson)- considers nominations to the
Heritage Register - Development Committee (John Brannock, David Kernke, Robert Riddel, Malcolm Middleton, Catherine Brouwer)- considers applications for development of registered places
- Procedural Committee (John Brannock, regional planning managers, Director
of Cultural Heritage, Manager of Strategy and Planning, Manager of the
Queensland Heritage Council Secretariat) - responsible for the authorisation and signature of administrative matters - Review Committee - reviews decisions made by the Development Committee.
Staff and funding
The Queensland Heritage Council Secretariat, located within the Cultural
Heritage Branch of the EPA, undertakes council administration and provides professional
and technical support. Staff include the manager, executive officer, sites registrar,
principal heritage architect and administrative officer. The council controls
no funds. Meeting fees are met by the EPA.
Queensland Recreation Areas Management Board
Constitution
The Queensland Recreation Areas Management Board is constituted under the Recreation Areas Management Act 1988.Objectives, functions and powers
The Act's objective is to provide for the establishment of a system of recreation areas throughout Queensland and, in relation tothem, to:
- provide, co-ordinate, integrate and improve recreational planning, development and management of recreation areas;
- provide for joint management of any recreation area where necessary; and
- provide for the collection of funds from users or intending users of the
recreational facilities and services provided.
The board aims to provide opportunities for the public to recreate in natural
environments and to facilitate public appreciation, enjoyment, respect and protection
of resources in recreation areas. The board has legislative powers to manage
the four recreation areas it administers: Fraser Island, Moreton Island, Green
Island
and Inskip Peninsula.
Structure and organisation
Place of businessThe principal place of business is
Floor 7, 160 Ann Street, Brisbane.
The address for correspondence
is Queensland Recreation Areas
Management Board
PO Box 15155, City East,
Queensland 4002.
Queensland Recreation Membership
Alan Feely, Executive Director, Parks Division, continued as nominee
of the chief executive officer of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
director-general of the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.
Staff and funding
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) officers, using powers
delegated by the board, undertake day-to-day management of recreation areas.
Revenue
collected through fees under the Act was distributed to the relevant
regional QPWS offices for management of these areas.
Raine Island Corporation
Constitution
The Raine Island Corporation is constituted under the Meaker Trust Raine Island
Research) Act 1981.
Objectives, functions and powers
The corporation's functions are to:
- promote research in respect of the nature and the environment of Raine Island, Moulter and Maclennan cays and the surrounding seas;
- promote, by appropriate and practicable means, the preservation and protection of the nature and the environment of those areas;
- promote the development and application of science and technology to preserve and protect the nature and the environment of those areas;
- investigate the feasibility of restoring or preserving any improvements or relics situated on Raine Island; and
- promote, through the publication of research results, the conservation of the nature and the environment of the Great Barrier Reef province.The corporation may do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with or incidental to the performance of its functions and, in particular, may:
- cause such restoration of preservation work to be carried out in respect of any improvements or relics situated on Raine Island as appears to it to be desirable; and
- establish such research facilities on or in relation to Raine Island as appear to be necessary for the proper performance of its functions.
Structure and organisation
Place of business
The corporation's principal place of business is:Level 14, 160 Ann Street, Brisbane.
Address
correspondence to:
PO Box 13180,
George Street Post Shop, Brisbane,
Queensland 4003.
Membership
The corporation members are: James Purtill (Director-General, Environmental
Protection Agency), chair; Professor Terry Hughes (James Cook University), deputy
chair; Hank Wymarra (Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy),
nominee of chief executive officer; Elia Doolah (Torres Strait Islands
representative); David Butler; and Nicola Butler. The Director of the EPA's
Wildlife Ecology Unit, Dr Julia Playford, was the nominee of the Agency's Director-General.
The Financial Advisory Committee, which advises the corporation on investing
funds in trust, has three members: Mark White (Queensland Treasury Corporation),
chair; Angus Love (Financial Acumen Pty Ltd); and Jenny Chapman (Environmental
Protection Agency). Mr White represents the committee
at corporation meetings. The Environmental Protection Agency undertakes day-to-day
management of Raine Island and Moulter and Maclennan cays.
John Cornelius, Extension Officer, Northern Region, Queensland Parks and Wildlife
Service, represents the Agency's dayto- day management interests
at corporation meetings. Arnold Wallis, chair, Wuthathi Land Trust, attends
corporation meetings on behalf of the trust.
Raine Island Corporation
Number of meetings held
One meeting was held on 6 August 2003.
Staff
A part-time project manager was employed until 31 March 2004 to manage the corporation's
day-to-day affairs. An EPA officer is appointed as the
corporation secretary.
Funding
The corporation's activities are self-funded using interest earned
on its investments. It operated in 2003/04 on an approved budget of $79,344.
The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with the requirements
of the Meaker Trust (Raine Island Research) Act 1981 and the Financial Administration
and Audit Act 1977, section 46F.
Wet Tropics Management Authority
Constitution
The Queensland legislation concerning the Wet Tropics, the Wet Tropics World
Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993, was proclaimed on 1 November 1993.
Complementary Commonwealth legislation, the Wet Tropics of Queensland World
Heritage Area Conservation Act 1994, was proclaimed on 15 March 1994. It has
now been replaced by the Environment Protection andBiodiversity Conservation
Act 1999. The Wet Tropics Management Plan
1998 was gazetted on 22 May 1998 and started on 1 September 1998. The Wet Tropics
World Heritage Area Management Scheme is an intergovernmental agreement signed
by the Prime Minister and the Premier of Queensland in 1990. The agreement is
scheduled in the Queensland Act and given effect by section three of the Commonwealth
Act. The Australian and Queensland Environment Ministers last revised it in
December 1995.
Objectives, functions and powers
The authority's primary goal is to ensure Australia meets its obligations under the World Heritage Convention in relation to the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
The authority's functions are to:
- develop and implement policies and programs for managing the World Heritage Area;
- formulate and implement performance indicators for approved policies and programs;
- advise, and make recommendations to, the Minister and the Ministerial Council;
- prepare and implement management plans for the area;
- administer funding arrangements;
- facilitate and enter into co-operative management agreements;
- rehabilitate and restore the area;
- gather, research, analyse and disseminate information about the area;
- develop public and community education programs;
- promote the area locally, nationally and internationally;
- liaise with State and Australian governments, agencies and international organisations;
- monitor the state of the area; and
- advise and report to the Minister and the Ministerial Council on the state of the area.
In performing its functions, the authority must, as far as practicable, consider
Aboriginal tradition and liaise and cooperate with Aboriginal people who are
particularly concerned with the area. In assessing permit applications, the
authority must refer to section 62 of theWet Tropics Management Plan, guideline
three: Consulting - Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land in
the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
Financial reporting
The transactions of the authority are included in the Environmental Protection
Agency's financial statements. The authority also details its operations and
audited financial statements in a separate report to the Minister for Environment.
A copy of the Wet Tropics Management Authority's 2003/04 annual report
is published on the authority's website, www.wettropics.gov.au, after tabling
in State and Australian Parliaments.
Last updated: 06 March 2006
