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and other relevant legislation and government policies.
Staff appointed by the Minister under the EPBC Act (s 392) as rangers or wardens exercise the powers and functions conferred on them by the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations. In addition, all members and special members of the Australian Federal Police are ex officio wardens. Officers or employees of other Australian, state or territory government agencies may be appointed by the Minister as rangers or wardens.
Staff appointed as rangers or wardens conduct monitoring, visitor awareness raising and, if required, compliance and enforcement operations while on routine patrols and during specific, targeted programs at the ANBG. ANBG staff not appointed as rangers or wardens cannot exercise these powers but can encourage compliance with legislation through education and non-confrontational interaction with visitors to raise their awareness of the value of the ANBG and appropriate visitor conduct.

Aims
    * Improve awareness of, and compliance with, relevant legislation through effective education and compliance programs.
    * Provide adequate protection of fixed assets.
    * Provide adequate protection of intangible assets, especially the living collection, herbarium specimens, the image collection and data stored electronically.

Issue
    * The ANBG needs enough operational staff trained in appropriate compliance procedures and with powers to enforce the EPBC Act and Regulations to maintain a continuous presence on site during business hours.

What we are going to do

Policies
4.5.1       The ANBG will maintain levels of security consistent with ensuring the adequate protection of its tangible and non-tangible assets.
4.5.2       There will be an appropriately trained warden or ranger on site to ensure compliance during business hours.

Actions
4.5.3       Provide required compliance training for staff appointed, or likely to be appointed, as wardens and rangers.
4.5.4       Review levels of security on an annual basis or if significant changes to the risk profile occur.

4.6       Staffing and volunteers

Background
The work of the ANBG draws on a diverse range of disciplines and expertise. The ANBG has several work areas and its staff are spread across these work areas on both ANBG and CSIRO land.
Our volunteer program has facilitated significant community involvement in the operation of the ANBG and CANBR. We encourage people of all ages to engage with volunteer projects and research that supports the work of the ANBG and CANBR. The breadth and range of Volunteer programs enable volunteers to make a substantial contribution to the ANBG benefiting both volunteers and the ANBG. A range of new volunteer programs were introduced over the life of the previous plan, and further expansion of volunteer programs is proposed for the next 10 years.

The ANBG, including CANBR, encourages use of the collections and facilities by staff from other organisations and by individuals who are