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Date Range: 1972 - 1999
The Wet Tropics Management Authority is charged with managing the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area according to Australia's obligations under the World Heritage Convention. In 1990 the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments agreed on a framework to manage the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. They decided to establish a small Cairns-based agency which would be responsible for managing the Wet Tropics according to Australia's obligations under the World Heritage Convention. The Authority was officially established under the Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993 (taken from the Authority's website, 13/4/2010)
The Authority's main functions are to develop and implement management plans, policies and programs; administer funding arrangements; promote research and monitor the state of the Wet Tropics; enter into cooperative management agreements and other arrangements; develop community education programs; promote the Wet Tropics locally, nationally and internationally.
The Authority administers the Queensland Government's Wet Tropics legislation and sets policies and procedures which govern activities and land use within the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area.
(taken from the Wet Tropics Management Authority website:
http://www.wettropics.gov.au/mwha/mwha_aboutwtma.html accessed 13/04/2010)
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