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making decisions about managing the park. The Director of National Parks and the Central Land Council (CLC) developed traditional owner consultation guidelines which the Board has approved, to assist Parks Australia staff meet the Director's legal obligations associated with the joint management of the park.

      Table  2 shows the decision making process required by this management plan for activities carried out in the park. Consultation requirements and decision making processes are separated into two main categories—routine actions and non-routine actions—depending on the potential impact on the park's cultural and natural values, visitor use, facilities and infrastructure, and Aṉangu interests. While a key
      aspect of joint management, consultation does not replace the need for Aṉangu and the Director continuing to work together as equals to manage the park.

      Joint management is an ongoing learning process, and the relationship will adapt and transform because Aṉangu aspirations and other factors change over time.  Working together requires active participation from both Aṉangu and Parks Australia staff, as well as from the Board of Management, the Board's working groups, the Joint Management Partnership Team and the CLC. There are also other people and organisations that may need to be consulted and/or engaged for their expertise when the Board and the Director makes decisions, such as Aboriginal associations, the tourism industry, and experts in cultural and natural resource management.

      The roles of each of the people and organisations involved in the joint management of the park is provided in more detail below. Figure 6 is a visual pathway for the shared decision making and planning process for Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.

    Figure 6: The shared decision making and planning process for the park

  Board of Management*

       Working groups

       Joint Management Partnership Team#

    Monitoring and review

                     Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Management Plan

                          Park work plan

         Aṉangu and Nguraritja

         •  Working together
         •  Consultations
         •  Meetings

                          Actions

  © Kunmaṉara – 'Working Together' Painting

                   *Board of Management is comprised of Aṉangu nominees, the Director of National Parks, a Minister for Tourism nominee, a Minister for the Environment nominee and a Northern Territory Government nominee.

                    #Joint management partnership team consists of representatives from the Central Land Council, a Mutitjulu Liaison Officer, and the Board Secretariat).
      Board of Management

      The Board of Management was established in 1985. Under Piṟanpa law (the EPBC Act), the Board must comprise of a majority of Indigenous people nominated by Nguraṟitja. At the time of this plan's preparation the Board comprises eight Aṉangu members including the Chairperson (who by convention is Aṉangu); the Director of National Parks; a Minister for Tourism nominee; a Minister for the Environment nominee, and a Northern Territory Government nominee.

      The Board operates under a set of rules approved by the Board,