Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01818:front:0:p113
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01818
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 322459–325695

materials into the park unless provided for by, and carried out in accordance with, this plan (or authorised by a permit or under certain other conditions).

Issue
    * Resources are required to perform nursery functions adequately.

Prescriptions

Policies

    9.3.1        Nursery facilities will be primarily used for propagating plants for use within the park, including for addition to the living collection and for landscaping and revegetation purposes at camping areas and other relevant sites.

    9.3.2        Nursery facilities may be used for propagating plants for conservation, restoration and rehabilitation activities in the surrounding region if provision of plantings for park purposes is not compromised.

    9.3.3        Plants may be sold for commercial purposes and to support Aboriginal business enterprises.

    9.3.4        Excess nursery stock may be provided to members of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community with the approval of the Park Manager.

    9.3.5        Potting mix ingredients and soil and rock from sources outside the park may be brought into the park for the purposes of the Botanic Gardens subject to assessment of potential environmental impacts in accordance with Section 9.8, How Proposals will be Evaluated.

    9.3.6        Nursery facilities may be made available to Parkcare volunteers to assist with revegetation work undertaken in the park.

Action

    9.3.7        Develop and implement a marketing plan to promote the commercial sale of plants.

    9.4           Herbarium management

Aim
    * Maintain a reliable reference set of local and regional flora for use by Parks Australia staff and stakeholders.

Background
The Booderee Botanic Gardens herbarium represents the flora of the region and other groups of plants under study or growing in the Botanic Gardens and is presented as a reference set of selected duplicates of vouchered specimens held at the Australian National Herbarium in Canberra.

The herbarium collection is housed in a purpose-built structure that provides for storage, security and public access. Access to the herbarium is available for research purposes and to the visiting public by appointment. Specimen loans and exchanges are not a feature of the herbarium operation.

Issue
    * Resources are needed to effectively curate the reference collection.

Prescriptions

Policies

    9.4.1        The Australian National Herbarium will continue to provide the scientific underpinning for correct plant names and the maintenance of voucher specimens for the Botanic Gardens.

    9.4.2        The Botanic Gardens herbarium will contain duplicate vouchers of the regional flora and duplicate vouchers representative of the Botanic Gardens' wild-sourced living collection accessions.

    9.4.3        The reference collection will reflect contemporary taxonomy and be curated to appropriate standards.

    9.4.4        The reference collection will be available for use by Parks Australia staff and stakeholders.

Action

    9.4.5        At the Australian National Herbarium deposit voucher specimens of wild-sourced living collection plants and other regional flora not represented in the living collection.

    9.4.6        At the