| Summary | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)managers and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Together they co-manage the GBRMP. |
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| Project | SESMAD |
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| Subtype | Government Agency |
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| Sector | Marine protected areas |
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| Interest Heterogeneity | Low (1) |
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| Explanation | The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are governed by parallel mandates with very similar objectives and targets for management. They are both essentially focused on protecting biodiversity of the reef. |
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| Costs Of Exit | Not Applicable |
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| Proportionality (Of Costs And Benefits) | Not Applicable |
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| Actor Group Coordination | Formal |
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| Explanation | The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are mandated under law to co-manage the GBR. Most of their active collaborations are agreed and formal in nature. |
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| Leadership | Formal leader |
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| Explanation | Both agencies have formal Directors. |
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| Leadership Accountability | Low (1) |
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| Explanation | The leaders of these organisations are accountable to Federal and State governments respectively rather than to employees (members of the group). |
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| Leadership Authority | High (3) |
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| Explanation | The leaders of these organisations can make important decisions about organisational and operational issues related to the structure of the agency, staff and the activities that are prioritised and undertaken. |
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| Actor Group Trust | High (3) |
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| Explanation | GBRMPA and QPWS seemingly demonstrate high levels of consensus and trust. |
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| Past Collaboration | High (3) |
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| Explanation | The co-management arrangements have been in place in policy, law and practice since designation of the MPA. |
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| Personal Communication | More than once a year (5) |
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| Remote Communication | More than once a year (5) |
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