Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01818:front:0:p87
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in the park during the life of the plan. Where practicable, place names will have the original Indigenous name next to the current common name.

    7.3.14    Regularly review the park's interpretive material and update information available to the public.

    7.3.15    Investigate the feasibility of installing signage at the end of Deakin Street to inform visitors of relevant restrictions in the park—including camping, littering and the prohibition of domestic animals

    7.4           Visitor safety and management

Aim
    * Visitors to the park enjoy a safe, sustainable and enriching experience while protecting the park's natural and cultural values.

Background
There are approximately 400,000 visitors to Booderee per year, mostly from Australia and arriving by car. The warmer months and school holidays are the peak visitation periods and park facilities, especially camping areas, may be crowded.

Visitor activities in the park include camping, bushwalking and swimming, surfing and other beach-based activities; whale watching and other nature-based activities are also popular along with boating, snorkelling and scuba diving. The Botanic Gardens provides an opportunity for visitors to see representative samples of coastal plant species and to learn about Aboriginal plant use. A number of commercial boat and land tours operate in the park and are regulated under permit (see Section 7.9, Commercial Tour Activities).

Visitor surveys have found that summer visitors tend to rate 'beaches' as the park's prime attraction whereas winter respondents focused more on the natural aspects. Visitor survey results also indicate that, while the proportion of first time visitors was the same summer and winter, there was a higher proportion of repeat visitors in winter. Overall, winter visitors are more satisfied with their visit than summer visitors.

Visiting the park, like other wild places and national parks everywhere, can have risks. Swimming and other water-based activities and rock fishing have the greatest potential risk. A range of measures are adopted by the park to reduce the risk to visitors including assessing tree safety at camping areas, maintenance of roads, tracks and visitor facilities in good condition and providing educational information to visitors. All visitor safety incidents are reported, recorded and reviewed regularly and used to compile a Risk Watch List for the park that identifies and rates a range of risks, including risks to visitor safety. The Risk Watch List also specifies risk management measures that are carried out as required. The list is reviewed and updated regularly.

Under the EPBC Regulations the Director may prohibit or allow certain adventurous activities within the park including climbing, abseiling and jumping from cliffs and rock faces. The Director also has general power under the EPBC Regulations to prohibit access to parts of Commonwealth reserves and activities within reserves. The Director may exercise this power