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is available, park buildings or parts of park buildings may be sublet to the Council.

    4.2.5        Business and commercial activity proposals supported by the Council which require use and occupation of the park or part thereof will be assessed in accordance with the environment assessment guidelines established by this plan (see Section 9.8, How proposals will be evaluated).

Actions

    4.2.6        Consistent with the Lease, allow for the use and occupancy of the park by Council members for traditional use, ceremonial and religious, and other approved purposes in accordance with guidelines approved by the Board.

    4.2.7        In the first year of the plan, in consultation with the Council and the Board, prepare guidelines for traditional use of areas within the park, (including camping).

    5.   Working towards sole management

  Performance indicator

      * Between 80% and 100% of all park functions are managed by Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council within five years of the commencement of this plan

      * Improved ratio of Indigenous employees (employed directly and under contract) to non-Indigenous employees

  Performance under first plan

  An average of 45 per cent of staff engaged as ongoing Australian Government employees in the park were Indigenous, and over $1.7 million in park services were outsourced to the Council in 2013/14 financial year.

    5.1           A roadmap to sole management

Aim
    * Responsibility for the provision of services and management of the park are transitioned over time to the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council.

Background
In 1995 the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council was granted freehold title to Jervis Bay National Park and the Jervis Bay annex of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. The area of the park and gardens was leased back to the Director of National Parks to jointly manage the park with the traditional owners of Booderee. Joint management arrangements aim to share knowledge and skills necessary to manage and conserve the cultural and natural values of the park, and to build capacity within the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community-so that the park may eventually be managed solely by the Council within the term of the lease.

The 99 year lease between the Director and Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council (Appendix B) formally recognises the Council's long-term goal for self-sufficiency through the control and management of its own lands and acknowledges the need to support actions during the term of the lease to achieve that goal.

Taking into account the Director's duties under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and Australian Government procurement rules, the lease requires the Director of National Parks to contract the Council's services and engage as many Community members as is practicable to provide services in and in relation to the park.

The transfer of responsibility for the