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of the western beach. Waves had eroded sections of the beach and exposed the ammunition, which had been previously undetected. Reports suggest that Japanese armed forces stored them together with submarine fuel. The fuel and some ammunition was found and destroyed some time after World War II. Unexploded ammunition remains a potential risk to staff and visitors accessing the island.
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are subject to high winds and storm events requiring disaster management procedures that apply across the islands. Participation of staff in managing these risks is essential. Difficulties accessing North Keeling Island often results in the need to draw on partnerships and commercial vessels to assist in transport to and from the island. Assistance is also required for evacuation and/or recovery operations in the case of injury or emergency on North Keeling Island. Similarly, as a member of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Emergency Management Committee, Parks Australia would, as requested and within its capacity to do so, assist the Territory Controller in the event of an off-park emergency on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Pulu Keeling National Park will continue to be a site where unauthorised boat arrivals land during the period of operation of this plan. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has primary responsibility for managing unauthorised boat arrivals to Australia and its territories, and works with agencies such as the Australian Federal Police to undertake tasks associated with the arrival of unauthorised vessels at Cocos (Keeling) Islands (including North Keeling Island) and processing of asylum seekers.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is generally responsible for coordinating land and marine search and rescue operations on Cocos (Keeling) Islands. In complex emergencies the Officer in Charge of the AFP performs the role of Territory Controller and coordinates the emergency response in liaison with representatives from relevant agencies, including (if and as needed) the Director. The Territory Controller has powers to draw on available resources wherever they are and whoever controls them.

Issues
    * Responding to incidents to address the Director's duty of care obligations can be difficult due to limited response capacity.
    * Cocos (Keeling) Islands are subject to severe weather events, particularly cyclone activity.

What we are going to do

Policies
    7.4.1           Incidents will be responded to in accordance with legal obligations and relevant policies and procedures, including procedures agreed to between the Director and emergency response agencies.
    7.4.2           Subject to legal requirements, the Director may seek reimbursement of, or contributions to, the cost of responding to incidents.

Actions
    7.4.3           Develop and update incident management procedures for managing incidents that may affect people's safety, the environment and property that:
           (a)    are consistent with territory-wide emergency response procedures
           (b)    outline the roles and responsibilities of the