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to represent the Cocos (Keeling) Islands community, with the functions to:
   (a)       provide the Director with its view in relation to the preparation and amendment of
   management plans for the park
   (b)       advise the Director in relation to matters arising under or connected with the management plans.
The first management plan for the park provided for the establishment of the Pulu Keeling National Park Community Management Committee, which is continued by this management plan (See Section 6, Stakeholders and partnerships).

Management plans
The EPBC Act (ss.366 and 368) requires the Director of National Parks to prepare management plans for Commonwealth reserves and sets out the content of a plan and matters to be taken into account when preparing a management plan. When prepared, the plans are given to the Minister for approval. A management plan is a 'legislative instrument' for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 and must be registered under the Act. Following registration the plan is tabled in each house of the Commonwealth Parliament and may be disallowed by either house on a motion moved within 15 sitting days of the house after tabling.
A management plan for a Commonwealth reserve has effect for 10 years, subject to its being revoked or amended earlier by another management plan for the reserve.

Planning process
This is the third management plan for Pulu Keeling National Park. The second plan came into operation on 28 April 2004 and ceased to have effect on 27 April 2011. When the second plan was prepared the EPBC Act required management plans for Commonwealth reserves to have effect for seven years. The EPBC Act now provides management plans have effect for 10 years.
Section 366 of the EPBC Act requires that the Director of National Parks prepare management plans for each Commonwealth reserve. Section 368 requires the Director to seek comments from members of the public and the relevant state or territory government.
Stakeholders were also consulted during the preparation of this plan. They included Australian and Western Australian government departments and agencies; the Pulu Keeling National Park Community Management Committee; the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council; researchers; island residents and community groups; and non-government organisations.
Prior to preparing this plan an audit was conducted to review the implementation of the previous plan and to provide recommendations to assist with the preparation of this plan. The audit (Director of National Parks 2010a) determined that 84 per cent (100) of prescriptions within the previous plan were successfully implemented, 13 per cent (15) were partially completed and 3 per cent (4) were unable to be commenced during the life of the plan.
Prescriptions under the previous plan that were not enacted include:
   (a)      Advice from