GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 3AA Ecologically sustainable use

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 3AA

    For the purposes of this Act, ecologically sustainable use of the Great Barrier Reef Region or its natural resources is use of the Region or resources:

  (a)   that is consistent with:

  (i)   protecting and conserving the environment, biodiversity and heritage values of the Great Barrier Reef Region; and

  (ii)   ecosystem - based management; and

  (b)   that is within the capacity of the Region and its natural resources to sustain natural processes while maintaining the life - support systems of nature and ensuring that the benefit of the use to the present generation does not diminish the potential to meet the needs and aspirations of future generations.