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of the VPC and draw on expertise from CTAG, state and territory agencies and non-government organisations
       * encourage involvement of key stakeholders and experts in cane toad related research and management.

In relation to Australian Government responsibilities, the EPBC Act requires the Director of National Parks to protect, conserve and manage biodiversity and heritage in Commonwealth reserves and conservation zones and to contribute to these factors in areas outside Commonwealth reserves and conservation zones. Collaboration between all stakeholders is required for the successful implementation of this TAP. Local governments assist in delivering state and territory priorities at a local and regional level and consequently may be involved in the management of specific assets as part of jurisdictional actions.

Research priorities for managing the impacts of cane toads should focus on: identification of priority biodiversity assets at risk from the impact of cane toads; mechanisms for the protection of those assets found to be of a high priority; and preparation of appropriate tools for stakeholders to use to mitigate the negative impacts of cane toads. All research and monitoring results will be provided to stakeholders via the DSEWPaC cane toad webpage within the timeframes set under Objective 3.

3.4 Evaluating and reviewing the plan
Section 279 of the EPBC Act provides for the review of this TAP at any time and requires that the TAP be reviewed at intervals of no longer than five years. If evidence is found that the objectives and actions recommended in the TAP need to be updated or modified to prevent species or ecological communities becoming threatened, or that the effectiveness of the TAP can be improved, it can be revised within five years of the release of this TAP. Annual reports on the implementation of the TAP will be provided to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.

References

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    Bureau of Rural Sciences (2009). Cane Toads in Communities - Executive Report, Commonwealth of Australia available at:
     http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/cane-toad/pubs/cane-toad-brs-report.pdf

    Commonwealth of Australia (2006). EPBC Act Policy Statement 1.1 Significant Impact Guidelines, available at http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/nes-guidelines.pdf accessed November 2, 2009.

    DECCW (2006). Invasion and establishment of the Cane Toad - key threatening process available at the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water website: http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/home_threats.aspx accessed 26 July, 2010.

    Doody JS, Roe J, Mayes P and Ishiyama L (2009). Telemetry tagging methods for some freshwater reptiles, Marine and Freshwater Research 60:293–298.

    Dubey S and Shine R (2008). Origin of the parasites of an invading species, the Australian cane toad (Bufo marinus): are the lungworms Australian or American?, Molecular Ecology 17:4418–4424

    Fensham R.J, Ponder, W.F. and Fairfax, R.J. 2010.