Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

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Consider the cumulative impacts (both beneficial and adverse) of the project from alife-of-project perspective, taking into consideration the scale, intensity, duration andfrequency of the impacts to demonstrate a balance between environmental integrity,social development and economic development.11. Environmental management plansDetail the EMPs for the construction and operation stages of the project. The EMPsshould be developed from, and be consistent with, the information in the EIS. TheEMPs must address discrete project elements and provide life-of-proposal controlstrategies. They must be capable of being read as a stand-alone documents withoutreference to other parts of the EIS.The EMPs must comprise the following components for performance criteria andimplementation strategies:• the proponent’s commitments to acceptable levels of environmental performance,including environmental objectives, performance standards and associatedmeasurable indicators, performance monitoring and reporting• impact prevention or mitigation actions to implement the commitments• corrective actions to rectify any deviation from performance standards• an action program to ensure the environmental protection commitments areachieved and implemented. This will include strategies in relation to:– continuous improvement– environmental auditing– monitoring– reporting– staff training– a rehabilitation program for land proposed to be disturbed under each relevantaspect of the proposal.- 68 - Contents of the EISDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement
The recommended structure of each element of the EMPs is:ElementOperational policyPerformance criteriaImplementation strategyMonitoringAuditingReportingCorrective actionAspect of construction or operation to be managed (as itaffects environmental values)The operational policy or management objective that applies to theelement.Measurable performance criteria (outcomes) for each element ofthe operation.The strategies, tasks or action program (to nominated operationaldesign standards) that would be implemented to achieve theperformance criteria.The monitoring requirements to measure actual performance(e.g. specified limits to pre-selected indicators of change).The auditing requirements to demonstrate implementation ofagreed construction and operation environmental managementstrategies and compliance with agreed performance criteria.Format, timing and responsibility for reporting and auditing ofmonitoring results.The action (options) to be implemented in case a performancerequirement is not reached and the person(s) responsible foraction (including staff authority and responsibility managementstructure).The proponent’s commitments to environmental performance, as described in theEMPs, may be included as Coordinator-General’s conditions to ensure thecommitments are met. Therefore, the EMPs are relevant documents for projectapprovals, environmental authorities and permits, and may be referenced by them.In addition to the EMPs, provide a draft DMP, as required for development approvalunder the Coastal Act, with reference to the Queensland Coastal Plan, Annex 9,‘Preparing a management plan for dredging activities’ (Department of Environment andResource Management 2012a).12. Conclusions and recommendationsMake conclusions and recommendations with respect to the project, based on thestudies presented, the EMPs and conformity of the project with legislative and policyrequirements.13. ReferencesAll references consulted should be presented in the EIS in a recognised format.14. AppendicesProvide the following as appendices to the EIS:• final TOR for the EISContents of the EISDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement- 69 -
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The Coordinator-GeneralDudgeon Poin
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8.1. Hazard and risk assessment....
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Part A.About the project1. Project
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The project was referred to the Aus
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