POLICIES 9.1 Planning and management for people's benefit and enjoyment
9.1 (a) Recreational opportunities will be provided on public conservation lands and waters. Where provided, they should be consistent with the values of and outcomes planned for places.
9.1 (b) The recreational opportunities and the outcomes planned for different places will be identified in conservation management strategies and plans and will be consistent with the statutory purposes for which the place is held.
9.1 (c) Identification of the outcomes planned for different places and the range of recreational opportunities available should include an assessment of the following:
- i. quality and characteristics of the experience to be maintained;
- ii. public access and current recreational opportunities available;
- iii. uniqueness of some current recreational opportunities;
- iv. contribution to, and compatibility with, the wider network of recreational opportunities;
- v. suitability for people with different capabilities, skills and interests; and
- vi. current and projected levels of use.
9.1 (d) Conservation management strategies should identify (based on the assessment criteria in policy 9.1(c)) how public access is to be enabled, and what types of recreational opportunities, activities, information, accommodation, facilities and services (including those provided by concessionaires) are suitable in different places and to what extent.
9.1 (e) Recreational opportunities should be managed using a variety of tools to support the outcomes planned for places, including, but not limited to, zoning and limitations on the number of people or activities, including those managed by concessionaires.
9.1 (f) Recreational opportunities at places should be managed to avoid or otherwise minimise any adverse effects (including cumulative effects) on:
- i. natural resources and historical and cultural heritage where required by the relevant Act;
- ii. the qualities of peace and natural quiet, solitude, remoteness and wilderness, where present; and
- iii. the experiences of other people.
9.1 (g) Public access to public conservation lands and waters will be free of charge. Charges may be made for the use of accommodation, facilities and services.
9.1 (h) The Department may undertake advocacy and work cooperatively with other people and organisations to secure practical walking access to public conservation lands and waters to which there is no alternative practical walking access.
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