Committee members
Former member
Committee secretariat

Conduct of the inquiry
Acknowledgements
Overview of the Great Barrier Reef 2050 Partnership Program
Stakeholders in the Reef management sector
2017–18 Government measures for Reef-related activities
Australian National Audit Office audit of the Partnership

The Great Barrier Reef Foundation
The approach to the Foundation for the $444 million Partnership
Development of Collaboration Principles for the Partnership
Approval of the grant
The Grant Agreement
Delivery of funding to the Foundation

Initial consideration of funding for the Reef
A lack of consultation with Reef stakeholders
Lack of evidence of due diligence in the Government's decision
The use of a grant mechanism to award funding
The delivery of funds in the 2017–18 year as a single payment
Size of other Commonwealth grants awarded in 2018

Choice of an organisation outside of government
Potential loss of the Reef's World Heritage status
Concerns about Partnership delivery and administration
Addressing critical underlying causes of damage to the Reef

Departmental advice
Program guidelines
Approval of grant funding
Evaluation of the Foundation's proposal by the department
Entity response and implications for the department

A hastily and poorly designed approach
Capacity of the Foundation and Commonwealth assessment of risk
Meeting Australia's World Heritage commitments
Parliamentary oversight of the Agreement
Addressing climate change

Tuesday, 18 September 2018 – Canberra
Friday, 21 September 2018 – Canberra