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to take in views of the landscape and seascapes from various vantage points in the park and botanic garden, and to surround themselves with nature.

                             Management plan for
                     Norfolk Island National Park
              and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden

Conservation and appreciation of Norfolk Island's natural and cultural heritage through the control of invasive species, provision of safe visitor access, and working with stakeholders and the community.
              1. Introductory provisions

             1.1              Short title

         This management plan may be cited as the Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden Management Plan 2020.

             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 the day after it is registered under the Legislation Act 2003, whichever is later, and will cease to have effect ten years after commencement, unless revoked sooner by a new plan.

1.3 IUCN category and zoning

  Our aim
         .1                      The park and botanic garden are managed in accordance with an IUCN protected area category and relevant management principles to protect their values while providing for
         appropriate use

         Background
         Under s.367(1) of the EPBC Act, a management plan for a Commonwealth reserve must assign the reserve to an IUCN protected area category. A management plan can also divide a Commonwealth reserve into zones, but must assign each zone to an IUCN category which may differ from the overall category assigned to the reserve. The EPBC Regulations (Schedule 8) prescribe the management principles for each IUCN category.

         The provisions of a management plan must not be inconsistent with the management principles for the IUCN category to which the reserve or zone of the reserve is assigned (s.367(3)).

         The categories to which the park and botanic garden are assigned are guided by the purposes for which they were declared.

         The purposes for which Norfolk Island National Park was declared as a Commonwealth reserve are:

           (a)    the preservation of the area in its natural condition; and

           (b)    the encouragement and regulation of the appropriate use, appreciation and enjoyment of the area by the public.

         The Norfolk Islands Botanic Gardens was declared for the purpose of increasing knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of Australia's plant heritage by establishing, as an integrated resource, a collection of living and herbarium specimens of Australian and related plants for study, interpretation, conservation and display.

         The purposes for which the park was declared are consistent with the characteristics for IUCN protected area category II, national park. The purpose for which the botanic garden was declared is consistent with the characteristics for IUCN protected area category IV, habitat/species management area.

         The park is divided by this plan into two zones—the Forestry