Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
What is the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Act 1998?
What is a statutory authority?
How long has Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority existed?
Does the NSW Government fund Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority?
What is the role of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority?
Which government minister is responsible for Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority?
Who is the chief executive officer?
What is the role of the board?
Does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority offer inter-governmental tours and presentations?
How does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority formulate policies?
What sort of policies does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority develop?
What does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority do?
How does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority meet its statutory responsibilities?
Who appoints people to the Board and how long can someone be a board member?
What is the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Act 1998?
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority was formed on 1 February 1999 under the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Act 1998. The Act combined the functions of the former Sydney Cove Authority and City West Development Corporation. The Act also provided for the Darling Harbour Authority's amalgamation with Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority on 1 January 2001.
What is a statutory authority?
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority is a NSW Statutory Authority. Statutory authorities have the capacity to make legally enforceable decisions and regulations but are subject to the control and direction of a government department. In this instance, the Authority is subject to the control and direction of the Department of Planning.
How long has Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority existed?
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority was formed in 1999 under the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Act 1998 to consolidate the work and functions of City West Development Corporation, Darling Harbour Authority and Sydney Cove Authority.
Does the NSW Government fund Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority?
Under the Act, the organisation is responsible for balancing community, cultural, tourism, heritage and commercial objectives. It is not centrally funded by NSW Treasury, but funds its own operations principally from rental and other property income.
The Authority uses this income to provide around $21 million in community service obligations annually with an additional $10 million on property/heritage related capital works each year, as well as funding the usual costs associated with being a property owner and manager.
What is the role of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority?
The main role of the Authority includes place management and development, heritage conservation, urban renewal and tourism.
Which NSW Government minister is responsible for Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority?
The Minister for Planning, Hon Kristina Keneally.
Who is the Chief Executive Officer?
Mr Robert Domm.
What is the role of the Board?
The board meets monthly to oversee the Authority's policies, management and performance. It sets strategic direction for the organisation and ensures compliance with statutory requirements.
Does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority offer inter-governmental tours and presentations?
Yes. The Authority, through it's educational services and tours division, operates Technical Insight Tours, which are tailored to specific requirements and areas of interests. The tours normally comprise a presentation and site tour.
How does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority formulate policies?
The Authority works closely with communities and people affected by the policy being developed. We have highly trained staff skilled in policy development and recruit specialists for particular policy development when needed. We also work closely with staff from the Department of Planning to ensure compliance with broader legislation and relevant documentation.
What sort of policies does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority develop?
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority develops policies to govern the way it interacts with its key stakeholders. These policies, covering a wide range of matters, articulate the Foreshore Authority's response to government and community needs.
They include issues such as customer service, disabled access, privacy management and community consultation along with a Code of Ethics to guide standards of behaviour required by its staff. There are also a number of policies that relate to more specific areas of responsibility such as signage, outdoor seating, and telecommunications.
What does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority do?
The Foreshore Authority is responsible for the commercial and public management of some of the most valuable, prestigious and historically significant, government-owned real estate in Australia.
Its objectives and functions are derived from the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Act 1998 and Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Regulations 1999. It was formed in 1999 to replace a number of former organisations to consolidate Sydney Harbour foreshore planning and management.
How does Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority meet its statutory responsibilities?
Its responsibility extends over more than 400 hectares of Sydney Harbour foreshore land between Garden Island in the east and White Bay to the west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and other sites of strategic significance for the government. That includes Sydney's most significant waterfront locations, The Rocks and Darling Harbour.
Other prime sites within its legislative boundaries include the White Bay Power Station, the Rozelle railway yards, and Ballast Point. The Foreshore Authority also place manages the Circular Quay promenades, the Conservatorium of Music, King Street Wharf promenade and the Luna Park reserve.
It operates a portfolio of $1.38 billion of commercial and non-commercial assets, with around 82,538 square metres of retail space under direct management and approximately 519 tenancies within The Rocks and Darling Harbour precincts.
Who appoints people to the Board and how long can someone be a board member?
The Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and the Director-General of the Department of Planning are statutory appointments to the board as spelt out in the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Act 1998.
The Minister for Planning selects a maximum of five additional people, one of whom is appointed as chairperson.
