Paragraph 54(3)(c) of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cth) requires ‘… an assessment of the commercial and non-commercial use…’ of the Region.
Section 176 (3)(e) of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 2019 (Cth) requires ‘an assessment of the factors influencing the current and projected heritage values…’ of the Great Barrier Reef Region.
The assessment is based on two assessment criteria:
- impacts on ecological values
- impacts on heritage values
- impacts on economic values
- impacts on social values.
Grades for all components and attributes examined in the assessment, as well as the grade for the criterion, are allocated according to the statements in the table below.