14Director to comply with plan of management

##### 14 Director to comply with plan of management (1) While a plan of management is in force, the Director shall perform his or her functions and exercise his or her powers in relation to the park or reserve to which the plan relates in accordance with that plan and not otherwise. (2) Where, in respect of Aboriginal land wholly or partly within the area for which an Aboriginal Land Council has been established under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, being an area wholly or partly within the Region, a difference of opinion arises between the Chairperson of that Council and the Director as to whether the Director is performing his or her functions or exercising his or her powers in accordance with a plan of management, the Minister shall appoint a person (being a person whom he or she considers to be suitably qualified and in a position to deal with the matter impartially) to inquire into the matter. (2A) If, in respect of the Jervis Bay National Park or the Jervis Bay Botanic Gardens, a difference of opinion arises between the Chairperson of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council and the Director as to whether the Director is performing functions or exercising powers in accordance with a plan of management, the Minister must appoint a person (whom the Minister considers to be suitably qualified and in a position to deal with the matter impartially) to inquire into the matter. (3) A person appointed under subsection (2) shall inquire into the matter and submit a report, together with his or her recommendations, to the Minister. (4) Upon receipt of a report and recommendations under subsection (3), the Minister shall give the Director such directions in the matter as he or she thinks fit, and the Director shall comply with those directions.