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and being unattended and unmaintained over long periods.
    * There are no freshwater sources on North Keeling Island.

What we are going to do

Policies
    7.2.1           The Director (including persons acting on behalf of the Director, such as park staff and contractors) may carry on an excavation, erect, move or remove a building or other structure, or carry out works in the park, which may include:

       (a)      additional low-impact shelters for staff, contractors and equipment
       (b)      desalination equipment and/or a rainwater capture and filtration system
       (c)       infrastructure for emergency situations
       (d)      upgrading, repairing, removing or adding signage
       (e)      replacement or relocation of existing assets
       (f)        communications infrastructure
       (g)      other facilities for the purpose of park management operations.
    7.2.2           No buildings or other structures for public use will be erected in the park.

Actions
    7.2.3           Assess capital works and infrastructure proposals in accordance with Section 7.1.

    7.2.4           Ensure that construction and maintenance of new and exisisting infrastructure is undertaken to reasonable and safe standards and to achieve the objectives of this plan.

    7.2.5           Identify and, where practicable, implement actions to reduce the carbon footprint of park operations.

    7.3              Compliance and enforcement

Background
Encouraging and monitoring compliance with relevant legislation is important for protecting park values, infrastructure and people's safety. In particular, the Director is required to comply with the provisions of the EPBC Act, this management plan and other relevant government legislation and policies.
Park or department staff may be appointed by the Minister under the EPBC Act as rangers or wardens and exercise the powers and functions conferred on them by the EPBC Act and the Environment Protection and Conservation Biodiversity Regulations 2000 (EPBC regulations). In addition, all members and special members of the Australian Federal Police and officers of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection are ex officio wardens; and officers of other Australian, state or territory government agencies may be appointed by the Minister as rangers or wardens.
The Australian Government requires that investigating officers be trained to standards set by the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines and the Australian Government Investigation Standards. Park or department staff not appointed as wardens and rangers cannot exercise these powers but can encourage compliance with park regulations using educational approaches. The Director's Compliance and Enforcement Manual sets out the broad guidelines and procedures for managing compliance issues in Commonwealth reserves.
Assessing and monitoring compliance with the EPBC Act in relation to off-park actions and proposals is not the Director's responsibility. However, the Director may assist other agencies to assess and monitor compliance with the EPBC Act and Regulations in relation to actions and proposals outside the park.
The laws of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, including applied Western Australian laws, apply in