The Minister may also take into account the environmental history of the individual or company proposing to take the action, including the environmental history of the executive officers of companies, and parent companies and their executive officers. Following the assessment, the Minister will decide whether to approve the action, approve the action subject to constraints (that is, place conditions on the action), or not approve the action. Conditions may be imposed to protect against, mitigate or offset environmental damage. Conditions can include or other securities, independent environmental audits and compliance monitoring. Specialist officers monitor approved projects to ensure compliance with conditions non-compliance is treated seriously and significant penalties can be applied. – If a project requires approval under the EPBC Act as well as state or territory legislation, the Australian Government prefers to undertake a joint or bilateral assessment with the relevant state or territory authority. This ensures a streamlined and consistent approach to the assessment and any conditions imposed on a project. Where can I find more information? The Department of the Environment website provides information on the Australian Government’s approach to regulating coal seam gas extraction and coal mining and how best available science informs the Australian Government’s approach to managing the environmental impacts of coal and coal seam gas development. This can be at: . 2 – The of reference specify that the focus of the review is on whether the EPBC Amendment Act 2013 (the regulation) remains appropriate, and to what extent the regulation is efficient and effective in achieving its objective. The following Evaluation Framework reflects this overall and takes into account the OBPR Guidance Note on Post Implementation Reviews and the OBPR Regulatory Burden Measurement Framework. Review Term of Reference Key Evaluation Questions Potential Evidence including from the OPBR Sources Guidance Note on Post Implementation reviews 1.Examine the appropriateness What impacts of coal seam gas of the regulation including and large coal mining Australian Government whether it is necessary and development on water statements at the time the well targeted resources was the EPBC regulation was made including Amendment Act 2013 (the statements, legislative regulation)intended to documents, statements to the address? Parliament. What previous policy or Scientific or other robust regulation had failed to evidence about the nature of address impacts of coal seam the problem and the capacity gas and large coal mining
The Minister may also take into account the environmental history of the individual or company proposing to take the action, including the environmental history of the executive officers of companies, and parent companies and their executive officers. Following the assessment, the Minister will decide whether to approve the action, approve the action subject to constraints (that is, place conditions on the action), or not approve the action. Conditions may be imposed to protect against, mitigate or offset environmental damage. Conditions can include or other securities, independent environmental audits and compliance monitoring. Specialist officers monitor approved projects to ensure compliance with conditions – non-compliance is treated seriously and significant penalties can be applied. If a project requires approval under the EPBC Act as well as state or territory legislation, the Australian Government prefers to undertake a joint or bilateral assessment with the relevant state or territory authority. This ensures a streamlined and consistent approach to the assessment and any conditions imposed on a project. Where can I find more information? The Department of the Environment website provides information on the Australian Government’s approach to regulating coal seam gas extraction and coal mining and how best available science informs the Australian Government’s approach to managing the environmental impacts of coal and coal seam gas development. This can be at: . 2 – The of reference specify that the focus of the review is on whether the EPBC Amendment Act 2013 (the regulation) remains appropriate, and to what extent the regulation is efficient and effective in achieving its objective. The following Evaluation Framework reflects this overall and takes into account the OBPR Guidance Note on Post Implementation Reviews and the OBPR Regulatory Burden Measurement Framework. Review Term of Reference Key Evaluation Questions including from the OPBR Guidance Note on Post Implementation reviews Potential Evidence Sources 1.Examine the appropriateness of the regulation including whether it is necessary and well targeted What impacts of coal seam gas and large coal mining development on water resources was the EPBC Amendment Act 2013 (the regulation)intended to address? What previous policy or regulation had failed to address impacts of coal seam gas and large coal mining Australian Government statements at the time the regulation was made including statements, legislative documents, statements to the Parliament. Scientific or other robust evidence about the nature of the problem and the capacity
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