This paper examines the key elements of the institutional framework through which Australia manages its ocean and coastal areas and resources. The paper notes moves to greater integration between governments, facilitated by extensive intergovernmental interaction and argues that this needs to be matched by a similar commitment to integration within each of the nine Australian governments. The paper provides a survey of existing institutional arrangements and examines the development of policy in three key areas, marine environmental protection, marine science and technology, and coastal zone management. The paper supports strengthening existing intergovernmental arrangements to ensure the current efforts in integrated ocean and coastal management are sustained in the longer term.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Studies in Human Society
Research Group:	Political Science
Research Field:	Political Science not elsewhere classified
Objective Division:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Field:	Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society
Author:	Haward, MG (Professor Marcus Haward)
ID Code:	10012
Year Published:	1996
Web of Science® Times Cited:	7
Deposited By:	Government
Deposited On:	1996-08-01
Last Modified:	2011-08-22
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