Norfolk Island Botanic Garden Plan of Management
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This Plan of Management for Norfolk Island Botanic Garden has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 under which the Garden was established and has been managed. The National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act is however to be replaced by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 by no later than 16 July 2000. The new Act will also replace the Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974, Endangered Species Protection Act 1992, Whale Protection Act 1980 and World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983. References to any of these Acts in this Plan of Management are to be read where necessary as including references to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
The Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 will continue the operation of this Plan as if it had been made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act but the Plan will need to be read subject to the provisions of the new Act.
The Director of National Parks and Wildlife will continue to be responsible for the administration, management and control of the Garden in accordance with this plan, although the name of the Director will be changed to the Director of National Parks.
Copies of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and the Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act may be purchased from Commonwealth government bookshops or may be viewed on the internet at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth or http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/.
This Plan of Management has been prepared under sections 11 and 12 of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975, sections 2 and 3 of the Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden Regulations 1988 and to be consistent with sections 365-373 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
This Plan of Management commences in accordance with section 12(3) of the NPWC Act and will cease to have effect on the day specified by the Minister in a notice published in the Commonwealth Government Gazette pursuant to section 12(6) of the Act.
Consistent with section 373 of the EPBC Act, it is intended that the Plan will be effective for seven years or until a new Plan comes into operation within the prescribed seven year period.