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to park and botanic garden values.
           •      Management of these threats is resource intensive and costly.
           •      Control of current and emerging threats needs to be managed across all of Norfolk Island to enable success within the park and botanic garden.
           •      The recent introduction of a number of biosecurity risks, including the Argentine ant, Myrtle Rust and Palm Seed Borer to Norfolk Island raises concerns that current biosecurity arrangements may be insufficient to adequately protect park and botanic garden values.

         Prescriptions
2.6.1          The Director may take actions or authorise actions by other persons (by permit, licence, collaboration agreement or lease) concerning native species, including species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, that are otherwise prohibited by the EPBC Act or Regulations where they are necessary to implement this plan, or where they are otherwise necessary to manage threatening processes in the park or botanic garden.

2.6.2          The Director may use or authorise others (by permit, licence, collaboration agreement or lease) to use chemicals where necessary to implement this plan, or where they are otherwise necessary to manage threatening processes in the park or botanic garden, such as invasive species management. Persistent chemicals which may adversely affect the quality of surface water and/or water in aquifer recharge areas must not be used.
2.6.3          Subject to risk assessments and other required regulatory approvals, the Director may introduce, or authorise others by permit to introduce non-native species into the park or botanic garden for conservation purposes, for example for use in the biological control of one or more invasive species.

         Actions

2.6.4          Implement an effective weed removal program, giving priority to those that pose the greatest threat to species listed as threatened under the EPBC Act (in the critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable categories).
2.6.5          Take measures to mitigate the impacts of introduced predators, competitors and pathogens including:

               (a)    control and/or removal of rats and cats

               (b)    control and/or removal of other predators and dominant competitors including Australasian swamphens on Phillip Island and crimson rosellas in the Mount Pitt section of the park.

               (c)     rat-proofing bird breeding sites

               (d)    implementing biosecurity measures, such as boot scrub stations, at major visitor access points within the park or botanic garden

               (e)    monitoring species which may be susceptible to recently introduced pathogens and invertebrates.
2.6.6          Monitor weed coverage, trends in the status of introduced predators, the impact of introduced competitors and the number of major incidents involving pathogens.
2.6.7          Work with relevant government organisations, the local community and other stakeholders to ensure there is effective communication and advice provided on the identification and management of introduced competitors and pathogens, both at the time of identification and introduction to the island, and throughout the