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• Bilateral Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of South Australia to deliver the Natural Heritage Trust (PDF - 1976 KB)

Recitals

1. 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).
2. Through this Agreement, the Commonwealth and South Australia 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 South Australia jointly seek to fulfil the three overarching objectives of the Trust described by the Natural Resource Management 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.
3. The Trust will be delivered through four programs: Landcare, Bushcare, Rivercare and Coastcare (refer Attachment A).
4. Consistent with the Framework for the Extension of the Natural Heritage Trust agreed at NRM Ministerial Council the delivery framework for NAP and NHT for integrated Natural Resource Management (NRM) will be the same, and this principle will also apply for State specific purposes.
5. The Parties agree that where coastal or marine areas are included in an NRM region, the NRM plan put forward for accreditation must include activities to address these areas and be developed in co-operation with the land managers/agencies that have statutory coastal management or marine responsibilities, including Local Government.
6. The Parties agree to cooperate in progressing the implementation of Australia's international obligations in relation to the Naracoorte World Heritage property, and ensure that actions to implement this agreement will not be inconsistent with the statutory management plan(s) for that property and relevant State and Commonwealth legislation. The Parties also agree to ensure that priorities with regard to the management of this property are recognised and included in the relevant regional plan(s).
7. Decisions in relation to this Agreement will be made in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development outlined in subsection 21(3) of the NHT Act and Attachment B.