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Bilateral Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Queensland to Deliver the Natural Heritage Trust

Australian Government, 18 June 2004

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  1. Through this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the State wish to reflect their intent to work as joint investment partners, with the community and other stakeholders, in natural resource management activities. In particular, the Commonwealth and the State jointly seek to fulfil the three overarching objectives of the Natural Heritage Trust extension endorsed by the NRM Ministerial Council on 3 May 2002, namely:
    1. biodiversity conservation - the conservation of Australia’s biodiversity through the protection and restoration of terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine ecosystems and habitat for native plants and animals;
    2. sustainable use of natural resources - the sustainable use and management of Australia’s land, water and marine resources to maintain and improve the productivity and profitability of resource based industries; and
    3. community capacity building and institutional change - support for individuals, landholders, communities, industry and organisations with skills, knowledge, information and institutional frameworks to increase capacity to implement biodiversity conservation, and sustainable resource use and management.
  2. The Trust will be delivered through four programs: Landcare, Bushcare, Rivercare and Coastcare (refer Attachment A).
  3. Activities and actions under this Bilateral Agreement will be implemented in accordance with the Framework for the Extension of the Natural Heritage Trust as agreed by the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council on 11 October 2002.
  4. The Parties recognise the overarching framework of natural resource management policies, strategies and agreement within which the Trust extension will be implemented. Particularly relevant to the extension of the Trust are:
    1. the Council Of Australian Governments Water Reform Framework
    2. the National Water Quality Management Strategy
    3. the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
    4. the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development.
  5. The Parties also recognise the policies and strategies agreed by the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, particularly relevant to the extension of the Trust are the:
    1. Council Of Australian Governments Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan and associated Primary Industry and Natural Resources Management Plans. b) National Framework for the Management and Monitoring of Australia’s Native Vegetation.
  6. This Agreement is made pursuant to subsection 19(2) of the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997 (Cth) and section 5 of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992 (Cth).
Cover of Bilateral Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Queensland

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