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KAVHA Research Centre staff—who are regarded as KAVHA site staff;

. the Conservator of Public Reserves—who has an island-wide role that includes making decisions
about environmental issues within the public reserves of the KAVHA site (except where the
provisions of the CMP (or HMP, once endorsed) prevail);

° the Sexton—who is responsible for the care, control and maintenance of the cemetery reports to the
Conservator of Public Reserves; and

° the Government Stock Inspector—who manages cattle within the reserves.

Section 5: Management Context

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6.1 Commonwealth and Norfolk Island Relationship

Norfolk Island is an external territory of Australia and one of its most geographically isolated communities.
The Island has been part of the Commonwealth of Australia since 1914, when it was accepted as an
Australian Territory under Section 122 of the Constitution.

Norfolk Island was a self-governing Australian Territory between 1979 and 2015. Under this model, the
Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly had all local, state and some federal responsibilities (more than any
other government in Australia). The Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015 provides for the
introduction of Australian taxes and laws, resident access to Australia's health and social security
systems, and for the Australian Government to assume responsibility for delivering a range of functions,
including new management arrangements for the KAVHA site.

6.2 Human Resources

In 2015 most of the staff working within the KAVHA site were Norfolk Island administration employees. The
majority of these were included within a works crew of approximately 10 expert tradespeople, responsible for
the conservation and maintenance of buildings, structures, gardens, landscape and infrastructure. The
Research Centre had two staff. There was also an Administration Officer. The Norfolk Island administration
operated the Norfolk Island Museum with its own permanent and casual staff, supported by volunteers. Other
officers of the Norfolk Island administration, including the Conservator and Cemetery Sexton, worked within the
KAVHA site, but reported separately from the works crew. In addition, the Australian Government employed a
Commonwealth Heritage Manager.

In 2015-2016 the staff within the KAVHA site were split between maintenance of the grounds, gardens and
buildings, coordination and administration, and the operation of the Research Centre. There was relatively little
capacity for new capital work or new interpretive initiatives within the resourcing levels in place at that time.
However, the Commonwealth has developed an ongoing capital program in 2015-2016 which has increased
available funding. The works program was focused on maintenance works and based on a 1988 Maintenance