Part Part 3 - High Seas Biodiversity Act 2026 - sets out the process for giving effect to a decision under the BBNJ Agreement to establish an area‑based management tool. Broadly, an area‑based management tool contains measures, such as the establishment of a marine protected area, for managing a specific area beyond national jurisdiction.

Part 3 sets out the process for giving effect to a decision under the BBNJ Agreement to establish an area‑based management tool. Broadly, an area‑based management tool contains measures, such as the establishment of a marine protected area, for managing a specific area beyond national jurisdiction.

Depending on whether Australia objects to the decision, the Minister must either:

(a) determine a plan for managing the area that is consistent with the area‑based management tool; or

(b) determine alternative measures for managing the area that are equivalent in effect to the area‑based management tool.

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