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2020-2030 Management plan comments

My comments on the 2020 - 2030 management plan are outlined below, make sure you make Parks Australia and the Board aware that you do not support the ban on access to the world's finest desert views. For details on how to submit see this earlier POST . Draft 2020 - 2030 Management Plan General Comments and recommendations 1. Plan breaches section 17-2 of lease agreement The Draft plan breaches section 17-2 of the lease agreement. Section 17-2 reads: “ The Leasee covenants that the flora, fauna, cultural heritage and natural environment of the park shall be preserved, managed and maintained according to the best comparable management practices established for National Parks anywhere in the world or where no comparable practices exist, to the highest standards practicable.” The draft plan fails to provide, in fact deliberately diminishes the history of the Park by moving non-Anangu history to an appendix and omitting important aspects of the park's history. In doing so ...