Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

The analysis should describe both the potential and direct economic impacts includingestimated costs, if material, on industry and the community, assessing the following:• employment• property values• industry output (for example, large construction projects)• impact of project construction and operation, including additional marine transport,on commercial boating and fishing• both positive and negative impacts on the tourism industry due to any effects on theGreat Barrier Reef• potential impact on regional availability of extractive resources• the indirect impacts likely to flow to other industries and economies from thedevelopment of the project. This should also consider the implications of the projectfor future development• the distributional effects of the proposal including proposals to mitigate any negativeimpact on disadvantaged groups• the likely material fiscal impacts on national, state and local governments arisingfrom the economic and social impacts of the project.Strategies for local participationThe assessment of economic impacts should outline strategies for local participation,including:• strategies for assessing the cost effectiveness of sourcing local inputs from theregional economy during the construction, operation and rehabilitation stages of theproject• employment strategies for local residents including members of Indigenouscommunities and people with a disability, including a skills assessment andrecruitment and training programs to be offered• strategies responding to relevant government policy, relating to:– the level of training provided for construction contracts on QueenslandGovernment building and construction contracts, with regard to the QueenslandGovernment Building and Construction Contracts Structured Training Policy (the10 per cent policy) (Skills Queensland 2008)– to use of the Indigenous Employment Policy for Queensland GovernmentBuilding and Civil Construction Projects—the 20 per cent policy (Department ofEmployment, Economic Development and Innovation 2008a) as a guide forcreating Indigenous employment opportunities– development of a Local Industry Participation Plan in accordance with therequirements of the Local Industry Policy (Department of Employment, EconomicDevelopment and Innovation 2010) and Local Industry Policy Guidelines(Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation 2011a), inconjunction with the DSDIP Office of Advanced Manufacturing to embrace theuse of locally sourced goods and services.- 64 - Contents of the EISDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement