Section 28: System plan

(1) The Service shall cause to be prepared for the National Parks a system plan which shall include-
(a) the objectives of the network of National Parks;
(b) an outline of what each National Park contributes to achieving those objectives;
(c) identified areas of lapses in the National Parks and proposals for preventing future lapses;
(d) detailed plans for managing each National Park as an integral unit of the network of National Parks; and
(e) such other information as may be required for or as may be practicable in this type of system plan.
(2) The Service shall give notice to members of the public that it proposes to prepare a draft system plan for the National Parks and invite submissions from relevant interest groups, local authorities and communities and members of the public.
(3) The draft system plan shall not become effective until it is approved by the Board and published in the Gazette.
(4) An approved system plan or a reserved system plan, as the case may be, shall remain in operation for at least seven years before review.