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in the background document (DoEE, 2018a). The control of pathways for the spread of Phytophthora, especially through good hygiene, and the development of improved control and remediation tools and techniques will also reduce the potential spread and impacts of other Phytophthora species.

           The Department works with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) to manage biosecurity risk to Australia's environment. DAWR conducts biosecurity import risk analyses to minimise the risk of harmful plant pathogens being introduced, including additional species of Phytophthora. The potential for some Phytophthora species to spread their spores aerially presents an additional biosecurity risk, as most control measures used in Australia for P. cinnamomi and other soil-borne species are ineffective for airborne species.

              1.1       Threat abatement plans and implementation

           The EPBC Act prescribes the process, content and consultation to be followed when making a threat abatement plan to address a listed key threatening process. Under section 270A of the EPBC Act, the Australian Government develops threat abatement plans where the Australian Government Minister for the Environment (the Minister) agrees that the making of a threat abatement plan is a feasible, effective and efficient way to abate a key threatening process.

           Section 268 of the EPBC Act stipulates that Australian Government agencies must not take any action that contravenes a threat abatement plan.

           Under section 269 of the EPBC Act, the Australian Government:
            •   implements threat abatement plans to the extent they apply in areas under Australian Government control and responsibility
            •   seeks the cooperation of the affected jurisdictions in situations where a threat abatement plan applies outside Australian Government areas in states or territories, with a view to jointly implementing the threat abatement plan.

           The success of this Plan will depend on a high level of cooperation between all key stakeholders, including:
            •   Australian Government departments and agencies
            •   state and territory conservation and natural resource management agencies
            •   local governments
            •   research institutes
            •   industry and other businesses, including the forestry, garden and nursery, tourism, mining, and road construction industries
            •   the general community, including non-government environmental organisations and private conservation land management bodies, private landholders, recreation groups, Indigenous communities, and natural resource management groups.

           It will be important that land managers assess the threats and impacts of Phytophthora and allocate adequate resources towards effective on-ground prevention of spread and management of impacts, improving the effectiveness of prevention and management programs, and measuring and assessing outcomes.

         It should be acknowledged that a well-informed and engaged community supports efforts to manage Phytophthora dieback and that this understanding encompasses the importance of adhering to conditions that may be placed on access to the conservation estate.

         In order to successfully implement this Plan, the Department will:
•       coordinate