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Assessment - Response to Discussion Paper

The Task -

This assessment item builds upon the understandings developed in Assessment. In this assessment item you are required to draft a response to your own proposal to develop a plan or policy. You should make clear recommendations with respect to whether your agency supports the preparation of the plan or policy, and critique the proposal using your own research to justify your position.

You must adopt a clear viewpoint by identifying the agency whose perspective you are writing from. This will be one of the following:

• a national tourism agency

• a state/provincial tourism agency

• local government

• marine agency (e.g. international marine agency, marine parks agency, fisheries)

• protected lands agency (e.g. a national parks or conservation agency)

• Indigenous agency (e.g. Aboriginal affairs agency).

Report Content - Your assessment should include the following:

1. Position statement - this statement clearly indicates all the assumptions you have made about who you work for, the agency's goals and the position and recommendations of your agency with respect to the Discussion Paper.

2. Critique of the background context - a critique of the background context, identifying any issues that are particularly relevant to your agency. Ensure that you have researched and properly referenced your response.

3. Critique of the statement of need - a response to the stated need for the proposed policy or plan.

4. Critique of the scope of the proposed plan - identification of possible policy approaches and instruments that the plan or policy will consider (this helps scope or provide direction to those who might be preparing the plan/policy).

5. Critique of the proposed process - responses from your agency with respect to the proposed planning process including details of consultation, implementation and review.