Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p101
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 101/276)
Character Range: 417159–420350

aspirations and values in relation to the natural environment of Norfolk Island, attitudes towards possible conservation interventions, and factors that facilitate or hinder community engagement in conservation.

Part 5—Implementation

5.1         Governance and responsibilities

5.1.1        Governance
For the plan to be successfully delivered in full, coordinated planning, management and monitoring is required across different areas and land tenures in the Norfolk Island Group. This will require the establishment of a recovery team that will be responsible for implementing the plan and that includes representatives of the land management agencies, representatives from the Norfolk Island community, and experts in relevant aspects of threatened species ecology and management methods. The members of the group should bring complementary skills to ensure all ecological, administrative and social aspects of the plan are collectively covered. It could also form the nucleus of a wider conservation management network on the island.
This group should be constituted as a formal recovery team and cover many or all of the typical functions of a recovery team (DoEE 2017), including:

    * development of strategies to support the plan

    * oversight of delivery of management actions, and coordination among groups/individuals implementing management (for example, to enable coordinated management of invasive species across land tenures)

    * oversight of monitoring and ensuring alignment of methods

    * evaluation at appropriate stages of progress in implementing the plan and advising on adjustment/reprioritisation of operations as required

    * reporting to internal and external stakeholders, including the Norfolk Island community

    * coordination of community involvement and citizen science

    * identification of potential partnerships that could be explored to address knowledge gaps or secure additional resources for management

    * assistance in coordination of research and development of a research hub
Clear terms of reference should be established for the group in accordance with the Commonwealth Terms of Reference guide (DoEE 2017), covering for example:

    * role, purpose and objectives

    * representation, knowledge and skills

    * responsibilities of members

    * intended reporting and communication

    * decision making processes

    * structure including formation and duties of working groups

    * operational arrangements
It is suggested that the group meet at least every six months and evaluate progress on an annual basis, following the approach outlined in section 4.6.2. The results of annual evaluation should be reported among partners and to the community as a minimum. More extensive reports following in‑depth evaluation should be made at appropriate points.
For the group to be maximally effective, a dedicated coordinator position should be funded. This staff member would both coordinate and provide secretariat support for the activities of the group and act as a project officer to lead individual elements of work (particularly relating to policy on the island) and coordinate community engagement, citizen