implementing the Regional Rehabilitation Strategy. To promote the participation of the community and stakeholders from the Latrobe Valley region in the development and implementation of the Regional Rehabilitation Strategy. To promote the effective rehabilitation of coal mine land in accordance with the Regional Rehabilitation Strategy. Functions and powers of the Commissioner: Define and implement a framework to monitor and evaluate rehabilitation planning activities. Carry out strategic audits of public sector bodies and the Latrobe Valley coal mine licensees in relation to rehabilitation planning activities. Review research plans in relation to the rehabilitation of brown coal mines. Engage with the following groups: Victorian community Public sector bodies Latrobe Valley coal mine licensees Other stakeholders. Promote information sharing through engagement and education. Advise the Minister for Resources on the LVRRS and post-closure maintenance of coal mining land. Carry out investigations referred by the Minister. goals within the next three years: Commissioner’s LVRRS developed for implementation. Agreements around water and final landforms resolved. Outstanding knowledge gaps identified. Integrated mine research program operationalised and delivering results. Future land use planning strategies developed even if final land uses are not yet fully defined. Community confidence in the plans for rehabilitation and closure. Hazelwood work plan for final closure established. Minister for Resources is comfortable that the rehabilitation proposals are deliverable and risks appropriately managed. Next three to six months a monitoring plan for the Commissioner will be developed. 4 Presentation on how water allocations and entitlements are awarded in Victoria Delivered by: Elizabeth Cryer, Senior Water Resource Officer, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). The presentation provided Committee members with an overview of how water entitlements and allocations are awarded in Victoria (Action Register Item 3.4) Water Entitlement Framework is established in the Water Act 1989. Victoria’s The Framework defines how water is shared, held, used and traded. Under the Water Act 1989 the Victorian Government retains the overall right to the use, flow and control of all surface water and groundwater on behalf of all Victorians. The Minister for Water is responsible for granting entitlements to water to Authorities and setting limits and caps.
implementing the Regional Rehabilitation Strategy. To promote the participation of the community and stakeholders from the Latrobe Valley region in the development and implementation of the Regional Rehabilitation Strategy. To promote the effective rehabilitation of coal mine land in accordance with the Regional Rehabilitation Strategy. Functions and powers of the Commissioner: Define and implement a framework to monitor and evaluate rehabilitation planning activities. Carry out strategic audits of public sector bodies and the Latrobe Valley coal mine licensees in relation to rehabilitation planning activities. Review research plans in relation to the rehabilitation of brown coal mines. Engage with the following groups: Victorian community Public sector bodies Latrobe Valley coal mine licensees Other stakeholders. Promote information sharing through engagement and education. Advise the Minister for Resources on the LVRRS and post-closure maintenance of coal mining land. Carry out investigations referred by the Minister. Commissioner’s goals within the next three years: LVRRS developed for implementation. Agreements around water and final landforms resolved. Outstanding knowledge gaps identified. Integrated mine research program operationalised and delivering results. Future land use planning strategies developed even if final land uses are not yet fully defined. Community confidence in the plans for rehabilitation and closure. Hazelwood work plan for final closure established. Minister for Resources is comfortable that the rehabilitation proposals are deliverable and risks appropriately managed. Next three to six months a monitoring plan for the Commissioner will be developed. 4 Presentation on how water allocations and entitlements are awarded in Victoria Delivered by: Elizabeth Cryer, Senior Water Resource Officer, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). The presentation provided Committee members with an overview of how water entitlements and allocations are awarded in Victoria (Action Register Item 3.4) Victoria’s Water Entitlement Framework is established in the Water Act 1989. The Framework defines how water is shared, held, used and traded. Under the Water Act 1989 the Victorian Government retains the overall right to the use, flow and control of all surface water and groundwater on behalf of all Victorians. The Minister for Water is responsible for granting entitlements to water to Authorities and setting limits and caps.