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prepares the management plan. Other Board members are the Director of National Parks; a representative of the Australian Government department responsible for Jervis Bay Territory; a scientist familiar with the conservation values of the Jervis Bay region; the Commanding Officer of HMAS Creswell which is located in the Jervis Bay Territory; and a tourism representative familiar with the Jervis Bay region.

The Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council concerns are wider than park management and extend into community development, housing and other social issues. Although these are not directly the responsibility of the Director of National Parks, these issues and how the Council deals with them have an impact on the joint management arrangements and the success of joint management. The Council's focus on park issues often relates to its aim of achieving outcomes that enhance the sound and economic development of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community.

The implementation of joint management at Booderee continues to evolve. The joint management structure is set out in the EPBC Act. The Act sets out the establishment of the Board and the basic philosophy of the working relationship between the Australian Government and the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council. The success of the arrangements depends on a number of things, including implementation of this second management plan for Booderee which reflects the objectives and provisions of the Lease and the aspirations of the Wreck Bay people; further development of a shared decision-making relationship; and the increasing involvement of the Wreck Bay people in the management of the park.

The primary function of this management plan is to provide for the protection and conservation of the reserve. This plan clarifies management arrangements, provides for increased Community involvement in managing Booderee and sets out how Booderee will be managed for biodiversity conservation.

Key issues for the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community

Sole management
The Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community is working towards sole management of Booderee National Park. The requirements of the Lease support progress towards this goal. The Director is providing training and employment opportunities for Community members, which are enhancing the Community's opportunities to manage the park.

Maintaining Australian Government commitments
As part of the negotiations for joint management in 1995, the Australian Government made a number of funding and other commitments to the Community. Those commitments were made on the basis that the joint management arrangements for the park follow the model established for Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park, namely grant of a 99-year lease in return for payment by the Australian Government of annual rent and a 25 per cent share of park income. That is the model under which Booderee has been jointly managed.

A particular commitment was to fund the design and construction