| 词条 | Torres Strait Regional Authority |
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|name = Torres Strait Regional Authority |common_name = Torres Strait Islands |image_flag = |image_coat = Torres Strait Regional Authority Logo.gif |image_map = LocationTorres.png |map_caption = The Torres Strait Islands |national_anthem = |official_languages = |capital = Thursday Island |largest_settlement_type = |largest_settlement = |government_type = Regional Authority |leader_title1 = Queen |leader_name1 = Elizabeth II |leader_title2 = Chair |leader_name2 = Joseph Elu |leader_title3 = Chief Executive Officer |leader_name3 = Wayne See Kee |sovereignty_type = Regional Authority |established_event1 = Established |established_date1 = 1 July 1994 |established_event2 = |established_date2 = |area_magnitude = |area_km2 = |area_sq_mi = |percent_water = |population_estimate = |population_estimate_rank = |population_estimate_year = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_rank = |currency = |currency_code = |time_zone = |utc_offset = |cctld = |calling_code = |footnotes = | demonym = Torres Strait Islander }} The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is an Australian Government body established to administer the Torres Strait Islands.The TSRA consists of 20 elected representatives.[1] The primary function of the Authority is to strengthen the economic, social and cultural development of the peoples of the Torres Strait area. The authority was established in 1994.[2] The TSRA was set up to replace the activities that were previously conducted by the abolished Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. Nearly two thirds of the authority's funds are spent on employment programs.[2] Most of the remaining funding is spent on housing programs. The TSRA is part of the Territory Coalition, which is trying to gain official Territory status for the Torres Strait Islands. The plan would see the TSRA and local governments in the area abolished.[3] The islandsThe Torres Strait Islands lie to the north of Tropical Queensland's Cape York Peninsula and comprise 274 small islands, of which 17 are inhabited, located in Torres Strait which separates Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Each island community elects a member to the Torres Strait Regional Authority.[4] Thursday Island (Waiben) and Horn Island (Nurupai) are the most well-known of the Torres Strait Islands. Activities on the islands are quite traditional, with fishing being the major economic activity. To travel to the remote islands (other than Thursday and Horn Islands) permission is required from the Torres Strait Regional Authority.[5]The five major island groups of the Torres Strait include:
GovernanceThe TSRA board is led by a Chair of the Torres Strait Regional Authority and Deputy Chair. The current chair is Joseph Elu.[6] The day-to-day functions of the TSRA are carried out by an Administration Department led by a Chief Executive Officer, currently Wayne See Kee.[7] Chair of the Torres Strait Island Regional Authority:
HistoryTogether with the Island Co-ordinating Council (ICC) the TSRA has been active in implementing community based management strategies. The adoption of a Marine Strategy for the monitoring and management of dugong and turtle populations in the seas around the islands was undertaken in 1999.[8] In 2006, successful lobby by the authority and the ICC resulted in the granting of $300,000 from the Federal Government to study the risks of climate change on the six largest Torres Strait Islands.[9] In 2010, after a nine-year legal battle, the TSRA made a successful native title claim to 40,000 km² of sea between Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea.[10] This was the largest native title claim in Australia's history.[11] See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Qld-councils-urged-to-cooperate/2007/07/26/1185339140898.html |title=Qld councils urged to cooperate |date=26 July 2007|accessdate=2008-06-02 |work=The Age }} 2. ^1 {{cite book |title=Evaluation of the Torres Strait Regional Authority |last=Office of Evaluation and Audit |date=June 2001 |pages=1–2 |url=http://www.anao.gov.au/uploads/documents/Evaluation_of_the_Torres_Strait_Regional_Authority_Report.pdf |accessdate=22 Oct 2012 }} 3. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.torresnews.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1545:tsra-councils-to-go-under-territory-plan&catid=3:news |title=TSRA, Councils to go under Territory plan |author= |accessdate=10 September 2010 |date=28 August 2010 |work=Torres News }} 4. ^{{cite book |title=The Torres Strait |last=Kaye |first=Stuart B. |authorlink= |year=1997 |publisher=Kluwer Law International |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |isbn=90-411-0506-9 |page=13 |url= |accessdate=}} 5. ^Queensland Destinations – The Torres Strait Islands. Tourism Queensland. 6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.tsra.gov.au/news/news-items/tsra-board-elects-eight-portfolio-members | title=TSRA Board Elects Eight Portfolio Members | publisher=TSRA | date=19 November 2012 | accessdate=December 18, 2012}} 7. ^General Manager Profile {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309152950/http://www.tsra.gov.au/the-tsra/structure/gm-profile.aspx |date=9 March 2012 }}. Torres Strait Regional Authority. Retrieved on 3 July 2011. 8. ^{{cite book |title=Indigenous Peoples and Governance Structures |last=Nettheim |first=Garth |author2=Gary D. Meyers |author3=Donna Craig |year=2002 |publisher=Aboriginal Studies Press |location=Canberra |isbn=0-85575-379-X |page=386 }} 9. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/going-under/2006/08/11/1154803102254.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 |title=Going Under |accessdate=29 June 2011 |date=12 August 2006 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald }} 10. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/03/2943951.htm?site=indigenous&topic=latest |title=Islanders celebrate historic native title decision |author=Nicole Butler |accessdate=10 September 2010 |date=3 July 2010 |work=ABC Online Indigenous |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }} 11. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/02/2942783.htm |title=Historic native title decision looms |accessdate=28 June 2011 |date=2 July 2010 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }} External links
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