Since July 2014, the FMCU’s quarterly reports summarising compliance The FMCU prepares problemtarget profiles from time-to-time to gain a

ANAO Report No.3 2015–16 Regulation of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Permits and Approvals 86 Park, of which seven related primarily to permitted activities and a further 1413 related to both permitted activities and activities not subject to permits see Table 5.1. 88 Table 5.1: Summary of strategic risk register risk ratings Risk Rating All Compliance Risks Risks Related to Both GBRMP Permitted Activities and Activities Not Subject to Permits Risks Related Primarily to GBRMP Permitted Activities 2013–14 2014–15 2013–14 2014–15 2013–14 2014–15 Extreme 1 2 - - 1 - Very High 13 10 2 1 - 1 High 14 14 7 6 3 4 Medium 10 12 5 6 3 2 Low 1 1 - - - - Total 39 39 14 13 7 7 Source: ANAO analysis of FMCU strategic risk registers.

5.17 Only a small proportion of the ‘Extreme’ and ‘Very High’ rated

compliance risks relate to GBRMP permitted activities—with most relating to commercial fishing, vessel groundings or the illegal take of protected species. The highest-rated compliance risk related to GBRMP permitted activities is ‘breach of a Marine Park permit to commercially net in the Princess Charlotte Bay Special Management Area’.

5.18 For each rated risk, the risk register identifies: the areas within the

Marine Park and the months of the year that the risk is at its greatest 89 ; the intended surveillancemonitoring treatments; and the agencies tasked involved in managing the risks. The FMCU has determined that most risks related to GBRMP permitted activities can be addressed exclusively through vessel and aerial patrols by FMCU and its partner agencies. However, some risks are also addressed through actions from other areas of GBRMPA, for example EAP Section audits of user charges and reports from state government agencies, commercial tourism operators and members of the public. 88 The remaining risks related primarily to illegal or state-regulated activities. 89 High risk periods often coincide with fishing seasonsexclusions or peak visitation times.