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13.

Heritage protection
The Jervis Bay Territory (which includes the area occupied by the park) is listed as a place in the Commonwealth Heritage List under the EPBC Act. The Booderee Botanic Gardens and Cape St George Lighthouse Ruins and Curtilage located within the park are also listed as places in the Commonwealth Heritage List.

At the time of preparing this plan the Hive Shipwreck Survivors' Camp was under consideration for inclusion in the Commonwealth Heritage List. The site will be managed in accordance with Commonwealth Heritage management principles if listed during the life of this plan.

The EPBC Act heritage protection provisions (ss.324A to 324ZC and ss.341A to 341ZH) relevantly provide:

    * for establishment and maintenance of a National Heritage List and a Commonwealth Heritage List, criteria and values for inclusion of places in either list and heritage management principles for places that are included in the two lists

    * that Commonwealth agencies must not take an action that is likely to have an adverse impact on the heritage values of a place included in either list unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative to taking the action and all measures that can reasonably be taken to mitigate the impact of the action on those values are taken

    * that Commonwealth agencies that own or control places must:

    -        prepare a written heritage strategy for managing those places to protect and conserve their Commonwealth Heritage values. The strategy must address any matters required by the EPBC Regulations, and not be inconsistent with the Commonwealth Heritage management principles

    -        identify Commonwealth Heritage values for each place, and produce a register that sets out the Commonwealth Heritage values (if any) for each place (and do so within the timeframe set out in the place's heritage strategy).

The prescriptions within this management plan are consistent with Commonwealth Heritage and National Heritage management principles and other relevant obligations under the EPBC Act for protecting and conserving the heritage values for which the park has been listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List and nominated on the National Heritage List.

Appendices C and D identify Commonwealth Heritage values and compliance with Commonwealth Heritage management principles relevant to the park.

Penalties
Civil and criminal penalties may be imposed for breaches of the EPBC Act.

  2.5           Purpose and content of a management plan

The purpose of this management plan is to describe the direction of management for the park for the next ten years in accordance with the EPBC Act. It identifies desired outcomes and actions required to achieve these outcomes. The plan enables management to proceed in an orderly way, helps reconcile competing interests and identifies priorities for the allocation of available resources.

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