Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

The Macquarie Lighthouse at Vaucluse.
Statutory authority overview
Formed	2001 (2001)
Jurisdiction	Cockatoo Island, North Head, Georges Heights, Middle Head Fortifications, Macquarie Lighthouse, Snapper Island, HMAS Platypus, Chowder Bay
Headquarters	Building 28, Best Avenue, Mosman, New South Wales
Statutory authority executives	Joseph Carrozzi, Chair Jean Hay AM, Deputy Chair Mary Darwell, Executive Director
Parent Statutory authority	Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Key document	Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act, 2001 (Cth)
Website	www.harbourtrust.gov.au

The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust ("Harbour Trust") is an Australian Government agency established in 2001 to preserve and rehabilitate a number of defence and other Commonwealth lands in and around Sydney Harbour.^[1] The Trust has beed focused on the remediation of protected islands and make the islands accessible to the public.

Jurisdiction[]

The lands managed by the Harbour Trust are:

• Cockatoo Island
• Headland Park, Mosman (Middle Head, Georges Heights and Chowder Bay)
• North Head Sanctuary (Former ), North Head, Manly
• Woolwich Dock and Parklands
• Macquarie Lighthouse
• Snapper Island
• Former Marine Biological Station, Watsons Bay^[2]
• HMAS Platypus, Neutral Bay

A number of other bodies have responsibility for the management of lands around Sydney Harbour including the Sydney Harbour National Park, an entity of the New South Wales State Government.

Parking and other illegal activities on Sydney Harbour Trust land is enforced as a Commonwealth offence by special Sydney Harbour Trust rangers, which is a minimum $100 fine and is not enforced as a NSW Government State Debt Recovery Office matter.

See also[]

• Protected areas of New South Wales

References[]

External links[]

• Sydney Harbour Federation Trust website