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objectives and actions span a broad gamut of policy, management, research, monitoring, governance and other components, recognising the high profile but complex conservation context for this species. The set of objectives and actions described here includes all, or components of, conservation actions developed through the LPAG process and implemented through the Victorian Action Statement for this species (Department of Environment and Primary Industries 2014a), but also significantly extends these actions and includes new actions. This set of actions does not necessarily include all actions recommended outside the LPAG process (such as those described in Section 7.2 Recovery objectives, actions and performance measures), but includes components of these and encompasses those components within a broader package that should collectively secure the conservation future for this species. Noting that actions under the 2019 Conservation Advice predated the Victorian Government announcement to cease native forest harvesting, the actions described in this Recovery Plan build upon only those relevant actions in the 2019 Conservation Advice (TSSC 2019).
All objectives and actions in this Plan will contribute significantly to the conservation of Leadbeater's possum, and all individual actions are of high priority and need to be implemented. However, to assist in the orderliness of this implementation, actions are prioritised (see Section 8.1 Implementation schedule and costs).
The objectives also vary in complexity and magnitude. In particular, Objective 2 includes a large set of substantial and inter-dependent actions that focus on the conservation and management of current and future habitat. There are some interrelated activities across some objectives, for example although there are translocation components within Objective 3 and Objective 4, they have a different purpose with Objective 3 developing translocation protocols and, subject to appropriate assessment of risks and benefits, moving animals to currently unoccupied, but suitable, habitat within their known range, while Objective 4 includes translocation as a subsidiary action within a broader program focusing on spreading the risk, searching for new populations or potential habitat outside of the current known range.

Objective 1
All relevant existing and future planning and policy settings are reviewed, and where required, refined and implemented in a manner that contributes appropriately to maximising the chances of long-term survival of Leadbeater's possum in nature.

Rationale
Management actions alone will not be sufficient to recover the Leadbeater's possum: that objective also needs harmonisation of existing and future planning and policy settings such that they collectively and coherently contribute appropriately to maximising the chances of long-term survival of Leadbeater's possum in nature. The current policy setting that most influences the likelihood of conservation success for Leadbeater's possum is the Victorian Government's decision to end native timber logging on public land 1 January 2024 and the subsequent planning and policy decisions relating