Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p115
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 115/276)
Character Range: 459007–462435

separate exercise to estimate costs for private land more thoroughly should be undertaken.
This section presents the scope of the cost models, the cost modelling approach, and the estimate of the budget required to achieve the targets of the plan for each management area.

Scope
Management programs for which costs were estimated, and the locations to which they apply, are summarised in Table 33. These correspond to the programs in sections 4.3 and 4.5, with some differences:
    * Maintenance of cattle fences around native vegetation in protected areas was considered separately from broader restoration activities.
    * Creation of predator-proof sanctuaries—an action under both the rodent control and cat control programs in section 4.3—was costed separately.
    * The budget includes biosecurity for Phillip Island (which focuses on protection of biodiversity) only. It does not include biosecurity for the Norfolk Island Group overall, which is a broad activity that goes well beyond conservation of biodiversity. It is assumed that the current level of biosecurity for the Norfolk Island Group will be maintained independent of this plan.
    * Programs for eradicating incursions of invasive species on Phillip Island were costed individually and separately from the program of ongoing biosecurity management for that island. Those eradication programs on Phillip Island are termed 'contingent programs', distinct from the 'core programs' that represent the direct management programs outlined in section 4.3.
    * Most supporting management actions (as outlined in section 4.5) were incorporated into the programs of direct management to which they relate (for example, communication and policy work on cat management was included under the cat management program). The exception was the cost of a dedicated position to coordinate overall delivery of the plan and the work of the recovery team to undertake some policy and communication projects.
It was out of scope to prioritise management actions for funding and provide a staged approach to expenditure across the 10 years the plan is active. Prioritising how funding will be spent on management actions will be done as part of the implementation phase, informed by analysis underway at the time of writing the plan, and reassessed regularly as it is likely that management priorities will change over the life of the plan.
Table 33 Estimated costs and locations of core and contingent management programs
Type of program                                    Program name                       Mt Pitt  Phillip Island  Reserves  Other land
Core program                                       Rodent control                     Yes      N/A             Yes       Yes a
Control of free-roaming cats                       Yes                                N/A      Yes             No
Feral chicken control                              Yes                                N/A      Yes             No b
Crimson rosella control                            Yes                                N/A      Yes             No a
Swamphen control                                   Yes                                Yes      Yes             No a
Provision of nest sites for threatened birds       Yes                                N/A      Yes             No a
Restoration of native vegetation                   Yes                                Yes      Yes             Yes