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Area name |
Area (ha) |
Year |
2005–06 |
2005–06 |
2005–06 |
2005–06 |
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Terrestrial reserves |
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Australian National Botanic Gardens |
85 |
1991 |
8 629 |
945 |
499 |
not applicable |
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Booderee National Park |
7 254 |
1992 |
6 513 |
1 410 |
1 039 |
206 |
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Christmas Island National Park |
8 719 |
1980 |
2 908 |
135 |
1 449 |
not applicable |
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Kakadu National Park |
1 980 400 |
1979 |
17 244 |
2 997 |
1 162 |
1111 |
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Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden |
656 |
1986 |
948 |
108 |
21 |
not applicable |
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Pulu Keeling National Park |
2 602 |
1995 |
813 |
78 |
72 |
not applicable |
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Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park |
132 566 |
1977 |
9 921 |
5 285 |
8 045 |
1 896 |
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TOTALS |
2 132 282 |
– |
46 976 |
10 958 |
12 287 |
3213 |
Source: Director of National Parks, Annual Report 2005-06, p. 18.
Table 10.B: Commonwealth terrestrial national parks – operational costs, 2002-03 to 2004-05
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National Park |
Area (ha) |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
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Uluru-Kata Tjuta |
132 566 |
11.65 |
13.83 |
12.95 |
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Kakadu |
1 989 400 |
17.45 |
17.13 |
16.98 |
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Booderee |
6 312 |
6.36 |
6.98 |
6.76 |
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Norfolk |
656 |
0.97 |
1.07 |
1.02 |
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Pulu Keeling |
2 602 |
0.71 |
0.72 |
0.73 |
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Christmas Island |
8 719 |
2.13 |
1.73 |
2.61 |
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TOTALS |
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39.27 |
41.46 |
41.05 |
Note: these figures do not include capital expenditure (infrastructure items).
Source: DEH, Submission 126A, p. 2.
Table 10.C: Funding and related data: overview of individual marine reserves
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Area name |
Area (ha) |
Year |
2005–06 |
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Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve |
58 337 |
1983 |
553 |
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Cartier Island Marine Reserve |
17 237 |
2000 |
13 |
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Coringa–Herald National Nature Reserve |
885 250 |
1982 |
99 |
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Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve |
187 726 |
1987 |
62 |
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Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) |
1 937 162 |
1998 |
98 |
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve and Conservation Zone |
6 457 815 |
2002 |
200 |
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Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve |
843 670 |
1982 |
13 |
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Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) |
300 063 |
2000 |
28 |
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Macquarie Island Marine Park |
16 205 928 |
1999 |
89 |
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Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve |
53 987 |
1991 |
79 |
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Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) |
243 559 |
1987 |
178 |
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Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters) |
15 747 |
1993 |
90 |
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Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve |
38 897 |
1999 |
14 |
Footnote: In addition, $725 407 was spent across the 12 marine reserves managed by the Marine Division on training wardens, travel (on management-related expenses for the whole estate), workshops and conference attendance. Another $1 452 890 was spent on activities for the identification of new marine protected areas.
Source: Director of National Parks, Annual Report 2005-06, p. 18.
Table 10.D: Commonwealth marine protected areas – expenditures, 2002-03 to 2004-05
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Marine Protected Area |
Area (ha) |
Date declared |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
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Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve |
58 300 |
1983 |
0.49 |
0.55 |
0.497 |
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Cartier Island Marine Reserve |
17 200 |
2000 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.031 |
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Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve |
885 000 |
1982 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
0.026 |
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Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve |
188 000 |
1987 |
0.04 |
0.003 |
0.076 |
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Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) |
1 940 000 |
1998 |
0.2 |
0.19 |
0.173 |
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Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve |
843 000 |
1982 |
0.007 |
0.11 |
0.014 |
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Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) |
300 000 |
2000 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
0.012 |
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Macquarie Island Marine Park |
16 200 000 |
1999 |
0.007 |
0.05 |
0.137 |
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Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve |
54 000 |
1991 |
0.036 |
0.047 |
0.006 |
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Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) |
218 000 |
1987 |
0.019 |
0.15 |
0.2 |
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Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters) |
15 680 |
1993 |
0.065 |
0.08 |
0.133 |
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Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve |
38 900 |
1999 |
0.015 |
0 |
0 |
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Additional funding across marine estate* |
0.17 |
0.274 |
0.250 |
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve ^ |
6 460 000 |
2002 |
0.055 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
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Totals # |
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1.364 |
1.784 |
1.615 |
* In addition to the expenditure shown for each marine reserve, these amounts, which cannot be separately identified, were spent across the 12 marine reserves managed by the Marine Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage on training wardens, travel expenses (on matters pertaining to management of the whole estate), workshops and conference attendance.
^ Note that these funds are from Government appropriations to the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
# In addition to NHT funds, funds from Departmental appropriations were used to cover the costs of staff employment, travel and training to carry out management activities which cannot be separately identified.
Source: DEH, Submission 126A, p. 3.
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