MINISTER of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has reiterated the Government’s plans to create a Tourism Authority which will lead the planned modernisation of the sector.

Bartlett, who first announced plans to create the Tourism Authority earlier this year, provided additional details as he made his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

He underscored that for the new framework it will be necessary to enact legislation to repeal and replace the Tourist Board Act of 1955 and the River Rafting Authority Act of 1970, and introduce a Tourism Authority Act.