Title: <i>Australia’s Oceans Policy</i>: Five Years of Integration Across Sectors and Jurisdictions?
Abstract: In December 1998, the Australian government released two formal documents that comprised Australia’s Oceans Policy (AOP). The AOP sets out for the first time a comprehensive, integrated, national approach to ecosystem based ocean management that covers Australia’s vast ocean domain. Analysis of policy development and implementation delivered by new institutional arrangements indicates potentially significant changes to ocean-related policies embodied in the AOP. This paper argues that despite reflecting a commitment towards integrated ocean management, the legal and jurisdictional framework established following a quarter century of ‘offshore federalism’ has made it difficult to implement a fully integrated oceans policy.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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