Environment & waterStatutory authorityExists today
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
GBRMPA · Reef Authority
1975 – present
Statutory authority, based in Townsville, that manages the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park through zoning, permits, plans of management and joint field management with Queensland.
How it came into existence
Established by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 to establish and manage the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It had no predecessor body.
Legislation: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
Main functions
- Zoning and management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Permits for use of the marine park
- Reef health monitoring and outlook reports
- Joint field management with Queensland
- Education and stewardship programs
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
- Type of body
- Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Accountable authority
- Chief Executive Officer – Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 section 6(2)(b)
- ABN
- 12 949 356 885
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))