Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01818:front:0:p38
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protects the rights of the traditional owners to access and use the park and sets out the requirements for the Director to manage the park. The full provisions of the Lease at the time of preparing this plan are provided at Appendix B.

Managing the park involves making joint decisions on a range of issues and at a range of levels. The Board, with a majority of representatives of the traditional owners, is established under the EPBC Act. Its functions are to prepare management plans, make decisions on management of the park consistent with the plan, monitor the management of the park and advise the Minister on all aspects of the park's future development. The Director is established under the EPBC Act and has functions and powers under the Act to manage the park in accordance with this plan.

In preparing management plans the Board has to make decisions that take into account the interests and aspirations of the traditional owners, the need to protect and conserve the park and the interests of the wider community. Whilst this management plan provides broad strategic direction, there are day-to-day decisions and processes which require input from the Council. In accordance with the Lease, the Director funds the Council for the purpose of fulfilling Community liaison functions; since 2005, those functions have been provided by a team of members employed by the Council. The Community liaison team meets with the park management team on a regular basis and makes decisions on day-to-day management issues; more complex matters may be referred to the Wreck Bay Board and/or Park Board for advice.

The concerns of Council members are represented by the Wreck Bay Board. In general, members of the Wreck Bay Board have been nominated by the Council for membership on the Park Board. The Council's concerns are wider than park management and extend into Community development, housing and other social issues. Although not directly the responsibility of the Director, these issues and how the Community deals with them have an impact on the joint management arrangements and their success. They are also of broader government interest, with a strong relationship to programs aimed at improving health and social outcomes for Aboriginal people. The Council's focus on park issues often relates to its aim of achieving outcomes that enhance the economic development of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community.

The implementation of joint management at Booderee continues to evolve. The success of joint management 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