Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2007B00386:body:0:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2007B00386
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 51187–54341

Assumes involvement of ARA volunteers rather than dedicated researchers in trapping, marking birds and training local staff
^ Local trained staff est. 30 nights work @$250/night + $1500 mileage: $9000/year, Staff time to analyse data: $2000/year; 2 ARA volunteers visit every 5 years (airfares + accom. and transport Total $7000 /5 yr);
** Funds provided by conservation levy, with total dependant on phosphate production levels

Summary table of costs

Year         1           2         3         4         5
Total Costs  $1,015,800  $924,000  $924,000  $924,000  $926,500

Landholder incentives
Opportunities exist for the Natural Heritage Trust to be used to protect remnant vegetation on private land. Management agreements can be put in place with landholders' permission to protect and enhance native vegetation on the island.

Role and interests of indigenous people
Not relevant.

Interests that will be affected by the plan's implementation or adoption
Parks Australia North, Shire of Christmas Island, Union of Christmas Island Workers, Asia Pacific Space Centre Pty. Ltd., Department of Transport and Regional Services, the Department of Immigration and Indigenous Affairs, Christmas Island Phosphates.

Consultation with, and advice considered from relevant State and Territory Governments and the general public
There are no relevant State or Territory governments to consult with. Whilst Christmas Island is a Commonwealth non-self governing Territory, Western Australian laws are applied to the island as Commonwealth applied laws. A number of Western Australian agencies have roles on Christmas Island through agreements with the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS). DOTARS has contributed to the development of this plan.
This plan was originally written in 1996. The current version was completed by Birds Australia in consultation with PAN, staff of Christmas Island National Park, and the Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra. Both Christmas Island Phosphates and Shire of Christmas Island were consulted during the preparation of this current plan.
As part of the requirements for the EPBC Act, a three month public consultation phase is undertaken whereby the public are able to contribute comments on draft plans, and where relevant these comments are then incorporated.

Community Participation

Regular press articles in Christmas Island newspapers. Participation by community and visitors in reporting sightings of colour-banded goshawks will be an important part of the proposed goshawk monitoring program. Also see action 9 - includes production of a multi-lingual pamphlet on Christmas Island seabirds and a potential curriculum unit on endemic seabirds for both primary and secondary school students.

References
      Burton, A.M. 1991. Resource partitioning between two sympatric goshawks in the Australian wet tropics. PhD thesis, James Cook University of North Queensland.
Burton A.M., Alford, R.A. and J. Young. 1994 Reproductive parameters of the Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae) and Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) at Albergowrie, northern Queensland, Australia. J. Zool.