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Plan.

        1.2      Commencement and termination

      This management plan will come into operation following approval by the Minister under s.370 of the EPBC Act, on a date specified by the Minister or on the day after it is registered under the Legislation Act 2003 (Cth). This management plan will cease to have effect 10 years after that date, unless it is revoked or replaced with a new plan sooner.

        1.3      Planning process

      The EPBC Act requires the Park's Board of Management and the Director of National Parks to prepare a management plan for the park which takes into account the interests of traditional owners and any other Indigenous person interested in the park. Once the draft management plan has been prepared the Director must seek comments on the draft from the public, the Central Land Council and the Northern Territory Government before finalising the management plan and providing it to the Minister.

      This is the sixth management plan for the park. The fifth plan commenced on 9 January 2010, and ceased on 8 January 2020.

      Before preparation of this management plan began, the Director reviewed how well the previous plan had been implemented to identify improvements for park management though this plan. The review assessed whether the Director had successfully carried out the actions and policies in the previous plan, and whether the Director had successfully met the aims of each Section of that plan.

      The findings of the review suggested potential improvements to aspects of park management, recommending to:
       •      plan, monitor and report more regularly to provide measures of progress;

       •      ensure Board resolutions are properly formulated, tracked, and reported on;

       •      improve opportunities which lead to direct employment of Aṉangu;

       •      review the status and intent of climate change strategies;

       •      address the impact of feral species on native wildlife;

       •      address risks of ageing capital infrastructure, and ensure that park assets meet Australian standards.
    These recommendations were taken into account in the preparation of this plan.

    In September 2017 the Director published a notice inviting the public and stakeholders to have their say towards the preparation of this plan. Eleven written submissions were received, and the views expressed in those submissions were also considered in the preparation of this plan.

    During the drafting stage of this plan, park staff and the CLC also conducted extensive consultations with over 50 Aṉangu during participatory planning meetings, working group meetings and Board of Management meetings. These consultations focused on park management issues related to decision making and working together; cultural and natural resource management; visitor management; Aṉangu employment and the building of other benefits for Aṉangu.

    Several other stakeholder groups and individuals were consulted during the preparation of this management