Tourism

The Australian Government is committed to maximising tourism's net economic contribution to the Australian economy and to fostering an industry that promotes the principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable development.

Working Groups

About the working groups
Working groups
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About the working groups

To implement the National Long-Term Tourism Strategy and the update to the strategy, Tourism 2020, Australia’s Tourism Ministers established nine working groups to engage with the key issues identified in the strategy.

The working groups and the Australian Government work with industry and state and territory governments to progress key supply side issues through the updated Tourism 2020.

Working groups

The following table outlines each working group, their focus and their jurisdiction.

Working group	Focus	Chaired by
Destination Management Planning Working Group	Activities completed. Working group has a monitoring role only until completion of DMP Practitioner’s Guide in June 2012.	Queensland
Digital Distribution Working Group	Build competitive digital capability.	New South Wales
Indigenous Tourism Working Group	Increase supply of Indigenous participation.	Northern Territory
Industry Resilience Working Group	Build industry resilience.	Queensland
Investment and Regulatory Reform Working Group	Encourage investment and implement regulatory reform agenda.	Victoria
Labour and Skills Working Group	Increase supply of labour and skills.	South Australia
Tourism Access Working Group	Ensure tourism transport environment supports growth.	Commonwealth
Tourism Quality Council of Australia	Build industry productivity and quality.	Mr Simon Currant, Independent Chair
Tourism Research Advisory Board	Broaden the research base for the industry and improve industry access to the information needed by operators.	Commonwealth

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For more information about the working groups contact email ascot-tmm@ret.gov.au.

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