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with relevant government agencies, as needed, develop and implement procedures for detecting, minimising and rectifying the impacts of any unauthorised boat arrivals (see also Section 5.1, Visitor access and use).

    7.                 Business management

Objective
    * Appropriate actions are implemented to support the effective and efficient management and protection of the park.

Actions

    7.1              Assessment of proposals

Background
Activities proposed to be undertaken in the park by the Director and/or external proponents need to be assessed for their potential impacts before a decision can be made on whether the proposal should be approved. Considerations include impacts on the park's natural environment and risks associated with the activity or proposal.
Some proposed actions may be 'controlled actions' under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act). Controlled actions require assessment and approval by the Minister because they are likely to have a significant impact on a matter of national environmental significance (such as EPBC Act listed species or Ramsar wetlands) or on the environment generally. The EPBC Act defines the environment as including:
   (a)      ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities
   (b)      natural and physical resources
   (c)       the qualities and characteristics of locations, places and areas
   (d)      heritage values of places
   (e)      social, economic and cultural aspects of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).
Proposed actions that do not trigger the EPBC Act assessment and approval provisions may still have impacts that require assessment before a decision can be made on whether the action should proceed.
The Director makes decisions on whether proposals should be approved using the park's impact assessment procedures.
Issues
    * If proposed actions are not properly assessed, actions may cause significant impacts on the park's environmental values.
    * Transparent, clear and consistent impact assessment procedures are required for consideration of proposals.
    * Assessment of proposals may be resource intensive.

What we are going to do
Policies
    7.1.1          The potential impacts of all proposed actions will be considered, and where necessary assessed, in accordance with Table 3, the assessment matters and considerations outlined in Table 4, and the following prescriptions.
    7.1.2          Public/stakeholder consultation may be conducted when proposals are assessed (see Action 9.1.5).
    7.1.3          Assessment of proposed activities that are not controlled actions may be carried out by park staff, or by independent experts where specialist advice is required.
    7.1.4          Subject to the EPBC Act, where applicable the Director may recover from proponents or require proponents to pay the costs associated with administering, assessing, managing and monitoring proposals.

Action
    7.1.5          Develop, implement and, as needed, review impact assessment procedures in accordance with tables 3 and 4.

Table 3: Decision-making processes and impact assessment procedures
Category                                                                                                                                           Examples                                                                                                                                                           Decision-making process and impact assessment requirements