About us
Our role
The NSW Government set up the Marine Parks Authority in 1997.
The main role of the Marine Parks Authority is to:
- investigate and recommend where marine parks should be established
- make recommendations on which areas in each marine park should be set aside for conservation, recreational and commercial purposes (this is called zoning)
- manage activities in marine parks so as to protect the marine environment
- tell the public about marine parks
- carry out and encourage research on how marine parks affect the marine environment and nearby communities.
For more information see the Marine Parks Act 1997.
Structure
Our structure reflects the fact that the Authority reports jointly to the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, the Hon Verity Firth MP, and the Minister for Primary Industries, the Hon Ian Macdonald MLC.
The Authority comprises:
- Robyn Kruk, the Director General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, as Chairperson
- Lisa Corbyn, the Director General, Department of Environment and Climate Change. and
- Dr Richard Sheldrake, the Director General of the Department of Primary Industries
Relationships with other government agencies
We work closely with numerous government organisations including the:
- Australian Customs Service
- Australian Department of Defence
- Australian Federal Police
- Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- NSW Department of Lands
- NSW Department of Planning
- NSW Maritime
- NSW Police Force
- NSW Catchment management authorities
- local councils.