table 22: stage 2 (Process implementation) monitoring and reporting requirements is What Monitored Activities Ref Type Reported? basis Purpose and Legislative Growth Area Environment To ensure that Appoint an Victorian To be Framework Plans Protection and the processes Independent Minister for determined Reporting Biodiversity undertaken to party to Planning during Stage (Program Sub-Regional Species Conservation prepare urban undertake 1 in Specific) Strategies Act 1999 frameworks, monitoring and Assisted by: establishing transport reporting the reporting Biodiversity (Strategic frameworks and Growth Areas schedule. Conservation Approval) the reservation Independent Authority Strategies of land occur party to prepare Independent in the manner and submit Department of reporting will Conservation described in the a report to the Planning and occur every Management Plans endorsed Victorian Community 2 years for Program Government and Development the first 4 Native Vegetation Report. Commonwealth years unless Precinct Plans Government Victorian otherwise that covers all Minister for agreed Precinct Structure projects defined Environment and Plans by the Program Climate Change National park or Department of reserve management Sustainability plans and Environment Framework for Victorian transport Minister for infrastructure (TBC) Road and Ports and Transport planning mechanisms Victorian Minister for Other activities Public Transport within the Program if relevant (eg. New Department of quarry approvals, Transport sewage treatment facilities) VicRoads monitoring and compliance: Commonwealth Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts
table 22: stage 2 (Process implementation) monitoring and reporting requirements Ref Type What is Monitored and Reported? Legislative basis Purpose Activities Reporting (Program Specific) Growth Area Framework Plans Sub-Regional Species Strategies Biodiversity Conservation Strategies Conservation Management Plans Native Vegetation Precinct Plans Precinct Structure Plans National park or reserve management plans Framework for transport infrastructure (TBC) Transport planning mechanisms Other activities within the Program if relevant (eg. New quarry approvals, sewage treatment facilities) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Strategic Approval) To ensure that the processes undertaken to prepare urban frameworks, transport frameworks and the reservation of land occur in the manner described in the endorsed Program Report. Appoint an Independent party to undertake monitoring and reporting Independent party to prepare and submit a report to the Victorian Government and Commonwealth Government that covers all projects defined by the Program Victorian Minister for Planning Assisted by: Growth Areas Authority Department of Planning and Community Development Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change Department of Sustainability and Environment Victorian Minister for Road and Ports and Victorian Minister for Public Transport Department of Transport VicRoads monitoring and compliance: Commonwealth Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts To be determined during Stage 1 in establishing the reporting schedule. Independent reporting will occur every 2 years for the first 4 years unless otherwise agreed
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