Table 35: Summary of further consultation with Seafood Industry Victoria and Victorian Rock Lobster Association Date Information provided Feedback given, Issues Raised response, including Summary of Origin’s Origin’s outcomes proposed or achieved assessment and response SIV acknowledged Origin’s 10/8/17 A discussion on VRLA raised concerns regarding Origin followed up with the Marine Origin’s response and passed onto the Oil Spill Response for the level of involvement of local Pollution Team, Emergency new Harbour Master at Apollo Otway Operations was responders (such as the Apollo Bay management Division within Bay. Origin had a subsequent provided to SIV & VRLA Harbour) and expectations and DEDJTR and passed their conversation with the Harbour (VRLA via Video assumptions from Government information onto VRLA, as follows: Master to ensure he had our Conference) which agencies regarding actual The state runs a multi-agency contact details and see if he had covered the following conditions as against the exercise annually to test the further questions. Wanted to know items: assumptions included in plans. The governance and strategic if Origin would use Apollo Bay concern is whether there is a Framework of controls consequence management Harbour in the event of any disconnect between the plan associated with our state plans. Structure of the OPEP emergencies. Advised Origin’s developed by DEDJTR / Earth The Victorian coastline is emergency response specialist Escalation and Resources Division and the the ‘on divided into 4 regions and each would call and explain approach Notification ground' conditions under which section is coordinated by the for operations and projects. local agencies operate. The Difference in ‘oils’ major port. example provided was that there is emergency response Origin’s Fate of an oil spill They run at least one silting in Apollo Bay which could specialist contacted the Harbour Oil Spill Scenarios operational exercise each year restrict vessel movement in the Master and confirmed that Apollo with the port and trained Oil Spill Response event of an emergency. Bay is not currently identified as a officers. base location for a response. Response Priorities A number of training courses in There may be a requirement that Response Strategies shoreline and equipment a vessel of opportunity is engaged On-going monitoring operation are run each year. in the region to support scientific monitoring.
Table 35: Summary of further consultation with Seafood Industry Victoria and Victorian Rock Lobster Association Date Information provided Feedback given, Issues Raised Origin’s response, including outcomes proposed or achieved Summary of Origin’s assessment and response 10/8/17 A discussion on Origin’s Oil Spill Response for Otway Operations was provided to SIV & VRLA (VRLA via Video Conference) which covered the following items: Framework of controls Structure of the OPEP Escalation and Notification Difference in ‘oils’ Fate of an oil spill Oil Spill Scenarios Oil Spill Response Response Priorities Response Strategies On-going monitoring VRLA raised concerns regarding the level of involvement of local responders (such as the Apollo Bay Harbour) and expectations and assumptions from Government agencies regarding actual conditions as against the assumptions included in plans. The concern is whether there is a disconnect between the plan developed by DEDJTR / Earth Resources Division and the ‘on the ground' conditions under which local agencies operate. The example provided was that there is silting in Apollo Bay which could restrict vessel movement in the event of an emergency. Origin followed up with the Marine Pollution Team, Emergency management Division within DEDJTR and passed their information onto VRLA, as follows: The state runs a multi-agency exercise annually to test the governance and strategic consequence management associated with our state plans. The Victorian coastline is divided into 4 regions and each section is coordinated by the major port. They run at least one operational exercise each year with the port and trained officers. A number of training courses in shoreline and equipment operation are run each year. SIV acknowledged Origin’s response and passed onto the new Harbour Master at Apollo Bay. Origin had a subsequent conversation with the Harbour Master to ensure he had our contact details and see if he had further questions. Wanted to know if Origin would use Apollo Bay Harbour in the event of any emergencies. Advised Origin’s emergency response specialist would call and explain approach for operations and projects. Origin’s emergency response specialist contacted the Harbour Master and confirmed that Apollo Bay is not currently identified as a base location for a response. There may be a requirement that a vessel of opportunity is engaged in the region to support scientific monitoring.