Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01389:body:0:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01389
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 42872–45913

insects on pisonia, however a mealybug was found on coconut palm.
Winds from cyclones have destroyed substantial amounts of vegetation in the past and have had a detrimental effect on the breeding seabird populations. In January 1989 Cyclone John devastated the red-footed booby population on North Keeling Island.
Under the previous plan, permits could be issued for the collection of plant propagules. No requests for such permits were received during the life of the previous plan.
To enable the Cocos-Malay community to continue traditional crafts, permits were available under the previous management plan for the collection of small amounts of ironwood from North Keeling Island and will continue to be available under this plan. At the time of preparing this plan, no permits had been requested or issued for the collection of ironwood since the park was proclaimed.
Note: Under ss.354 and 354A of the EPBC Act a person (including the Director) may not kill, injure, take, trade, keep or move a member of a native species except in accordance with a management plan. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (EPBC Regulations) (r.12.20) also prohibit taking animals and plants into the park.
Mining operations are prohibited in Pulu Keeling National Park by the EPBC Act (ss.355 and 355A) except where authorised under a management plan.
Under regulation 12.15 a person must not use or introduce a pesticide, herbicide or other poisonous substance in the park, unless it is provided for by, and carried out in accordance with, a management plan in force for the park, or is authorised by a permit, or under certain other conditions (r.12.06).
Research and monitoring will be undertaken in accordance with Section 3.3, Research and monitoring.

Issues
    * Reducing threats to vegetation and significant habitats, particularly existing invasive species and the likelihood of additional invasive species entering and establishing.
    * Managing the park's biodiversity, especially threatened species, in a bioregional context. This may include the need to facilitate and/or assist with off-park conservation actions such as the reintroduction and/or monitoring of native species to the southern atoll, which requires significant resources and effective stakeholder collaboration.
    * Access to North Keeling Island is difficult or limited, restricting the amount of research and monitoring activities that can be undertaken.

What we are going to do

Policies
    3.1.1           The park will be managed to maintain its values and ecological character in accordance with the Australian International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) management principles and the Ramsar Ecological Character Description.

    3.1.2           The park will work collaboratively with stakeholders, particularly the Territory Administration, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council and relevant natural heritage researchers and managers, in regard to regional approaches to the conservation and management