Roles and responsibilities within the tourism system
Explains how different parts of the tourism system operate and defines who is responsible for key functions.
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Tourism involves many different entities working together.
While the broad roles of central government, local government and industry are generally understood, expectations are not always explicit and responsibility for addressing system-wide issues can be unclear. This can create uncertainty about who to engage, where decisions are made, and how cross-cutting challenges – such as mixed-use infrastructure pressures, workforce capability or community concerns – are resolved.
The purpose of setting out roles and responsibilities in this Statement is to describe how the Government expects the tourism system to operate going forward. It does not assume that these arrangements are consistently in place today.
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Core system roles
The roles are intended to guide future behaviour and decision-making, including clearer accountability when trade-offs arise.
Tourism system roles
This information outlines how roles and responsibilities are shared across the tourism system, and how central government, local government and industry work together.