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move a member of a native species; or
     * damage heritage; or
     * carry on an excavation; or
     * erect a building or other structure; or
     * carry out works; or
     * take an action for commercial purposes.
Mining operations are prohibited in Commonwealth reserves by the EPBC Act (ss.355 and 355A) except in accordance with a management plan.
The EPBC Regulations control, or allow the Director to control, a range of activities in Commonwealth reserves, such as camping, use of vehicles and vessels, littering, commercial activities and research. The Director applies the Regulations subject to and in accordance with the EPBC Act and management plans. The Regulations do not apply to the Director or to wardens or rangers appointed under the EPBC Act. Activities that are prohibited or restricted by the EPBC Regulations may be carried on if they are authorised by a permit issued by the Director and/or they are carried on in accordance with a management plan or if another exception prescribed by r.12.06(1) of the Regulations applies.
Section 358(2) of the EPBC Act provides that the Director may grant a lease or sublease of, or a licence relating to, land in a Commonwealth reserve, but only in accordance with a management plan in operation for the reserve. A licence to undertake an activity in a Commonwealth reserve shall include provisions to permit the activity described within the licence.
Access to biological resources in Commonwealth areas is regulated under Part 8A of the EPBC Regulations. Access to biological resources is also covered by ss.354 and 354A of the EPBC Act if the resources are members of a native species and/or if access is for commercial purposes.

Environmental impact assessment
Actions that are likely to have a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance are subject to the referral, assessment and approval provisions of chapters 2 to 4 of the EPBC Act (irrespective of where the action is taken).
At the time of preparing this plan, the matters of national environmental significance identified in the EPBC Act and relevant to the park are:
     * World Heritage listed properties
     * Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance
     * nationally listed threatened species and ecological communities
     * listed migratory species
     * Commonwealth marine areas.
The referral, assessment and approval provisions also apply to actions on Commonwealth land that are likely to have a significant impact on the environment and to actions taken outside Commonwealth land that are likely to have a significant impact on the environment on Commonwealth land. The park is Commonwealth land for the purposes of the EPBC Act.
Responsibility for compliance with the assessment and approval provisions of the EPBC Act lies with persons taking relevant 'controlled' actions.