EP 487 Meda 2016 2D Seismic Survey

Environment Plan - Public Disclosure Document

Prepared for Rey Lennard Shelf Pty Ltd by Strategen

March 2017

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March 2017

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Introduction 1
1.1
Project rationale 1
1.2
Environmental objectives 1
1.3
Structure of the Environment Plan 2
1.4
Registered holders 2
1.5
Operator details 2
1.6
Environment policy 3
1.7
Legislative context 5
1.7.1
State legislation 5
1.7.2
Commonwealth legislation 8
1.8
Codes of practice 9
1.9
International agreements and conventions 9
2.
Description of the activity 10
2.1
Location 10
2.2
Project overview 10
2.3
Timeframes 11
2.4
Operational aspects 11
2.4.1
Line Preparation 11
2.4.2
Seismic data acquisition 11
2.4.3
Seismic vibroseis 11
2.4.4
Vehicle details 12
2.5
Site infrastructure 14
2.5.1
Laydown location 14
2.5.2
Personnel 15
2.5.3
Transport of equipment 15
2.6
Clearing 15
2.6.1
Seismic line clearing 16
2.7
Temporary infrastructure and services 17
2.7.1
Fence lines 17
2.7.2
Power generation 17
2.7.3
Waste 17
2.7.4
Smoking 17
2.8
Chemicals and dangerous goods 17
2.9
Rehabilitation 18
3.
Existing environment 19
3.1
Climate 19
3.2
Biogeography 19
3.3
Geology 21
3.4
Hydrogeology 23
3.4.1
Surface water 23
3.4.2
Ground water 24
3.5
Landforms and land systems 28
3.6
Vegetation 30
3.6.1
Beard Vegetation Mapping 30
3.7
Flora and vegetation 32
3.7.1
Flora and vegetation desktop assessment 32
3.7.2
Flora and vegetation field survey 37
3.7.3
Flora a nd vegetation management 44
3.8
Fauna 44
3.8.1
Fauna desktop assessments 44
3.8.2
Fauna field survey 51
3.8.3
Fauna and fauna habitat management 54
3.9
Environmentally sensitive areas 58
3.10
Aboriginal heritage sites 58
3.10.1
Aboriginal Heritage assessment 58
3.11
Socioecono mic environment 59
4.
Environmental risk assessment and mitigation 61

 
 










 

4.1
Method 61
4.1.1
Quantifying risk 62
4.2
Performance objectives, sta ndards and measurement criteria 64
4.3
Summary of environmental risk assessment 64
5.
Implementation strategy 73
5.1
Managing risks 73
5.2
Systems, practices and procedures 73
6.
Environmental management 79
6.1
Environmental training 79
7.
Roles and responsibility 81
7.1
RLS 81
7.2
RLS Site Supervisor Responsibilities 81
7.3
Employee/Contractor Responsibilities 82
7.4
Environmental Officer / ecologist / suitably qualified personnel 82
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Monitoring, auditing and reporting 84
8.1
Environmental auditing, monitoring and inspections 84
8.2
Environmental reporting 85
8.2.1
Routine reporting 85
8.2.2
Pre- start and completion reporting 85
8.2.3
Monitoring and reporting on emissions and discharges 85
8.2.4
Incident reporting 86
8.2.5
Other reporting require ments and commitments 89
8.2.6
Storage of records 89
8.2.7
Making records available 90
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Consultation 91
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References 92

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Table 1: Seismic lines 10
Table 2: Seismic survey vehicle details 12
Table 3: Str atigraphic units in the Derby area* with groundwater potential (from Smith (1992)) 24
Table 4: Land Systems of seismic survey ar ea 28
Table 5: Beard Vegetation within the seismic survey area 30
Table 6: Database searches conducted 32
Table 7: Priority flora records within 50km of the biological survey area, and likelihood of occurrence 33
Table 8: Range extension flora recorded in biological survey area 37
Table 9: Vegetation Communities within or in proximity to seismic survey area 40
Table 10 : Conservation Significant Species expected to occur in the seismic survey area and likelihood of occurrence (from database searches [Birdlife Australia 2014; DEE 2016; Parks and Wildlife 2014a]) 46
Table 11: SRE invertebrate fauna (epigean) potentially occurring in the seismic survey area 49
Table 12: Subterranean invertebrate fauna potentially occurring in the seismic survey area 51
Table 13: Fauna habitat 52
Table 14: Potential impacts to conservation species with a medium to high likelihood of occurrence 55
Table 15: Aboriginal heritage sites 58
Table 16: Hazard identification process and risk assessment and relevant legislation 61
Table 17: Consequence and likelihood descriptions 63
Table 18: Risk analysis matrix 64
Table 19: Risk rating and mitigation level 64
Table 20: Control efficacy rating (hierarchy of control) 64
Table 21: Assessment of environmental risks, objectives, standards and management criteria 65
Table 22: Hierarchy of contr ol for medium to high inherent -risk rated activities (following risk assessment, Table 21) 75
Table 23 : Summary of reporting requirements and commitments 87

 
 










 

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Figure 1: Location of EP 487 and EP 129 4
Figure 2: Seismic survey area 13
Figure 3: Mean monthly climate statistics for Derby Airport [station 3032] (BoM 2016) 19
Figure 4: IBRA Subregions 20
Figure 5: The onshore Cann ing Basin (image from (Crostella 1988; Geological Survey of Western Australia 2007)) (yellow star indicates location of the seismic survey area) 21
Figure 6: Generalised geological section for the broader Derby area (Smith 1992; Harrington et al. 2011) 22
Figure 7: Structural Setting of the Fitzroy Trough (yellow star indicates location of the seismic survey area) 23
Figure 8: Stratigraphy and aquifer potential for the Derby area (from Smith (1992)) 27
Figure 9: Land Systems of the seismic survey area 29
Figure 10: Beard Vegetation of the seismic survey area 31
Figure 11: TEC in proximity to the seismic survey area 36
Figure 12 : Priority Flora and introduced flora recorded within or in proximity to the seismic survey area 38
Figure 13: Vegetation commun ities within or in proximity to the seismic survey area 42
Figure 14: Vegetation condition of the seismic survey area 43
Figure 15: Conservation significant fauna recorded in proximity to the seismic survey area and mapped fauna habitats 53
Figure 16: ESAs and Aboriginal Heritage Sites 60
Figure 17: Hierarchy of control (control measures) 62
Figure 18: Chain of Command for reporting and field operations 83

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Acronym Detail

AH Act Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 AHIS Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable APPEA Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association BF Act Bush Fires Act 1954 BoM Bureau of Meteorology CAMBA China and Australia Migratory Bird Agreement CML Camelgooda Land System CSG Coal Seam Gas CS Act Contaminated Sites Act 2003 DAA Department of Aboriginal Affairs DER Department of Environment Regulation DMP Department of Mines and Petroleum DEE Department of the Environment and Energy DoW Department of Water Parks and Wildlife Department of Parks and Wildlife DRF Declared Rare Flora EP Exploration Permit EP Act Environment Protection Act 1986 EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 EMP Environmental Management Plan EMS Environmental Management System EPA Environmental Protection Authority ESA Environmentally Sensitive Area HI Notice Heritage Impact Notice HPA Heritage Protection Agreement IBRA Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia JAMBA Japan and Australia Migratory Bird Agreement KLC Kimberley Land Council KRED Kimberley Regional Economic Development MRWA Main Roads Western Australia MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet NEPM National Environment Protection Measures NES National Environmental Significance NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council NT Act Native Title Act 1993 NTRB Native Title Representative Body OBL Oil Basins Limited OSCP Oil Spill Contingency Plan PEC Priority Ecological Communities PGER Act Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 PGERR Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Regulations 2012 PGER(E)R Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012

 
 










 

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PGER(RMA)R Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 RIWI Act Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 ROKAMBA Republic of Korea and Australia Migratory Bird Agreement Rey Rey Resources Limited RLS Rey Lennard Shelf Pty Ltd SRE Short Range Endemic SMS Safety Management System TDS Total Dissolved Solids TEC Threatened Ecological Communities USG Unconventional Shale Gas USO Unconventional Shale Oil WAER Western Australian Electrical Requirements WC Act Wildlife Conservation Act 1950

 
 










 


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Rey Lennard Shelf Pty Ltd (RLS ) is required to have an Environment Plan under the Western Australian Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (PGER Act), in order to carry out petroleum activities within the State. RLS submit s this Environment Plan for Petroleum Exploration Permit 487 (EP 487) and a portion of EP 129 , in order to conduct a 2D seismic survey alon g approximately 66.65 km of lines (Figure 1). The seismic survey area is located 15 to 45 km east of the town of Derby in the west Kimberley region of Western Australia , in a locality being referred to as Meda 2016 for the purpose of this survey. The sur vey will involve disturbance of up to 33 ha of native vegetation for access to the proposed seismic lines (see Section 2.6). The vegetation is predicted to recover quickly over the following wet season, as clearing will be with raised blade leaving root -stock and surface soil in situ.

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Since assuming operatorship (overall management and operation on behalf of the petroleum instrument holders) of EP487 in May 2016, on resignation of the previous operator , RLS has reviewed the work program and extended the geological analysis by integrating new inf ormation released by other operators in the Canning Basin. This review has led RLS to undertake further studies on all the wells penetrating the Laurel Basin Centred Gas System in the region, adding previously uncaptured vintage seismic lines to the study and remapping these two elements in combination with a new time -to- depth methodology and a depositional environment study.

The work has recognised higher porosity units found in other wells in the region and highlights the need for additional work before selecting the best drilling locations. A total of 26 vintage seismic lines that have not previously been reprocessed have been identified in the boundary of the EP 487 area. Reprocessing is currently underway; h owever, the data was largely collected in t he 1980s and will need to be supplemented with newly acquired seismic data to allow identification of the sedimentary features that may indicate the best reservoir conditions and therefore, drilling locations .

As a consequence, a new seismic survey is planned in the central northern parts of EP 487 and a portion of EP 129 , near the Gibb River Road . Several of the potential target locations for drilling (derived from geological studies undertaken to date) are covered by the planned seismic survey. T his new quality seismic data, together with the results of a 2014 seismic survey undertaken by the State Government ’s Geological Survey of Western Australia along the Gibb River Road, will greatly assist in determining and optimising the final drill site l ocation.

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The objective of the Environment Plan is to ensure that petroleum and geothermal exploration activities are carried out in an ecologically sustainable manner , by reducing environmental risks and impacts of petroleum activ ities to a level considered to be as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). The Environment Plan addresses the potential environmental impacts and required management actions relevant to the activities associated with the proposed Meda 2016 2D seismic survey prior to, during and after seismic survey activities.

To achieve this, the Environment Plan incorporates the following elements: 1. Review and evaluate the physical, biological and social sensitivities of the receiving environment. 2. Detail specific in formation on the environmental sensitivities of the receiving environment. 3. Identify and assess the potential environmental effects of the Project on the receiving environment. 4. Outline mitigation actions and control measures to ensure the environmental risk s associated with the Project are minimised to ALARP. 5. Outline the relevant reporting requirements and the monitoring and review process .

 
 









 


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The Environment Plan has also been prepared in accordance with D epartment of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) publication Draf t Guideline for the Development of Petroleum and Geothermal Environment Plans in Western Australia (draft DMP guideline, DMP 2016) under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 (PGER(E)R).

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The structure of the Environment Plan is aligned to the draft DMP guideline (DMP 2016) and the previous Environment Plan which was submitted and approved by DMP for a larger seismic acquisition survey within EP 487. The structure of the Environment Plan is as follows: 1. Environmental Policy (Section 1.6). 2. Description of activity (Section 2). 3. Description of the environment (Section 3). 4. Environmental risk assessment and management (Section 4). 5. Environmental performance objectives, standards and measurement criteria (Section 4). 6. Legislation and other requirements (Section 1.7). 7. Implementation strategy (Section 5, 6 and 7). 8. Monitoring, Auditing and Reporting (Section 8). 9. Consultation (Section 9).

Compliance with the commitments outlined in this document will be i nternally audited by RLS and delegated contractors and consultants, and may also be subject to external audits by the relevant regulatory agencies, including the DMP. RLS is committed to compliance with all commitments outlined in the Environment Plan.

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RLS is a subsidiary company of Rey Resources Limited (R EY). Rey is an ASX- listed company (ASX: REY) focused on exploring and developing energy resources in Western Australia’s Canning and Perth Basins. RLS ( ABN 82 602 242 839 ) (50%) and Oil Basins Limited ( ABN 56 006 024 764 ) (50%) are the registered titleholders of EP 487. RLS is the nominated Registered Holder for EP 487 under the PGER Act, Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 and Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 .

Oil Basins Limited (OBL) was awarded the application area 5/07 -8EP (Derby Block) as designated operator for Unconventional Shale Gas (USG)/Coal Seam Gas in 2008. Several technical studies have been conducted since this time and the Derby Block title was subsequently granted to Oil Basins and Backreef Oil Pty Ltd by the DMP on 14 March 2014. RLS purchased the 50% interests of EP 487 from Backreef Oil Pty Ltd in Nov ember 2014.

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RLS became the registered operator of EP 487 under the PGER(E)R on 2 June 2 016.

The operator for the 2D seismic survey is RLS.

Address: Suite 2, 3B Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000

Telephone: +61 (2) 8259 9620 Facsimile: +61 (2) 89251 9066 ABN: 82 602 242 839

 
 









 


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REY , its employees and contractors will comply with all Commonwealth and State legislation as listed in Section 1.6 of this Environment Plan that apply to the activity. REY Environmental Policy , is detailed below:

REY commits to conducting its business in a responsible manner, balancing social, economic and environmental aspects of its work. REY directors, employees and contractors shall undertake thei r duties in accordance with this Policy. This Policy applies to all REY activities of exploration, mining, processing and transport of its products.

In order to fulfil this commitment, REY will: • p rovide management leadership to the orga nisation supporting this Policy • a ct diligently and responsibly to protect the environment in which it operates - meeting or exceeding applicable le gal requirements • e stablish, act to achieve and periodically review environmental performance objectives, targets and outcomes, seekin g opportunities for improvement • i ntegrate environmental objectives with safety, social and economic considerations when p lanning • id entify, evaluate and control environmental risks of activities, to levels a s low as reasonably practicable • p romote the efficient use, reuse and recycling of resources, and the mini misation of waste and emissions • r ehabilitate disturbed areas in accordance with regulations and site specific plans • e nsure that providers of services and materials share the responsibi lity of achieving the required standards of environmental performance.

 
 






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The DMP, under the PGER Act, has regulatory jurisdiction for exploration an d development of all onshore petroleum resources in Western Australia. The PGER Act requires that onshore petroleum explorers meet all applicable Commonwealth and State environmental laws and regulations.

The key State legislation that applies to this Environment Plan includes: • Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (PGER Act) • Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Regulations 2012 (PGERR) • Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 (PGER(E)R) • Petroleum and Geo thermal Energy Resources (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 (PGER(RMA)R) • Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) • Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 (Clearing Regulations) • Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 (Noise Regulations) • Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (AH Act) • Bush Fires Act 1954 (BF Act) • Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WC Act) • Contaminated Sites Act 2003 (CS Act) • Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (RIWI Act).

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The DMP regulates all petroleum and geothermal activities under the following environmental regulations: • PGER Act • PGERR • PGER(E)R • PGER(RMA)R • Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Environmental) Regulations 2012 • Petroleum Pipelines ( Environmenta l) Regulations 2012 • Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Regulations 2012 .

The purpose of these regulations is to ensure that any petroleum or geothermal activity is carried out in a manner consistent with the principles of ecol ogically sustainable development and in accordance with an Environment Plan that: • demonstrates the environmental impacts and risks of the activity will be reduced to ALARP • has appropriate environmental performance objectives and environmental performance s tandards • has appropriate measurement criteria for determining whether objectives and standards have been met • provides a risk- based management scheme for the exploration for, and production of, petroleum and, for the onshore regulations, geothermal energy resources.

RLS is required to submit an application to the DMP and obtain approval under the PGER Act , as enforced under the PGER(E)R, prior to commencing activities associated with the seismic survey.

 
 









 


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The Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 (the Regulations), require that all petroleum activities have an approved Environment Plan. In addition to ensuring environmental risks are responsibly manage d, the regulations enable: • p ublic disclosure of chemicals and additives introduced to a well or formation • p ublication of Environment Plan summaries on DMP’s website .

The Environment Plan is a legally binding management document, assessed by DMP, which m ust contain accurate information about all aspects of a proposal. The Environment Plan must include: • a description of the proposed activity and environment • e nvironmental risk assessment • p erformance objectives, standards and measurement criteria • implemen tation strategy • c onsultation with stakeholders.

The description of the environment must provide information on: • c limate and meteorology • vegetation, fl ora and fauna • g eology, land features and soils • h ydrogeology and hydrology • c ultural heritage, social amenity, and impacts on other land users • a ny other environmental aspects relevant to the proposal.

This information is typically acquired through desktop and field surveys (DMP 2015).

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PGER(RMA)R is an objective- based set of regulations within a framework of managing risk for the exploration for (and recovery or production of) petroleum and geothermal energy resources within onshore areas of Western Australia. There is, however, still some necessary prescription in the regulations, particularly with data submission and reporting.

This regulatory regime determines that the responsibility for achieving objectives and managing risk in conducting petroleum activities, through the use of industry ‘best practice’, lies with the holder(s) of the petroleum title (DMP 2016a).

A range of resource management and administration matters are covered by the regulations, including: • surveys • well mana gement plans (WMP) for the approval of all drilling activities (including shale and tight gas) • field management plans (FMP) and geothermal energy resources development plans (GERDP) • discovery assessment reports • annual assessment report • data management • subm ission of information • release of technical information.

The regulations ensure that adequate information will be provided about all aspects of exploration, discovery, development and production operations in relation to petroleum and geothermal energy reso urces. They also outline confidentiality periods applicable to information submitted by title holders.

 
 









 


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In the case of operations relating to the exploration or recovery of petroleum, they also ensure work is conducted in accordance with good oilfield prac tice, carried out in a way that reduces the risk of aquifer contamination and compatible with optimum long -term recovery of petroleum and geothermal energy resources (DMP 2016b).

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Given the location of the seismic survey a nd subsequent low risk of environmental and social impacts (described in detail in Section 3 of this Environment Plan), RLS do not anticipate that the seismic survey will require referral to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) by the DMP for formal assessment under Part IV of the EP Act.

Clearing of native vegetation is also prohibited Part V of the EP Act, unless a vegetation clearing permit has been granted, or, the clearing is exempt under the Act or the Clearing Regulations .

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The D epartment of Environment Regulation (D ER) has delegated powers, under the Clearing Regulations, to the DMP for clearing activities within mining and related tenements and under exploration permits. These regulations set out certain clearing exemptions, which apply across the State except in environmentally sensitive areas.

The clearing requirements associated with the proposed seismic survey (detailed in Section 2.6.1) are considered exempt from requiring a clearing permit, unde r Section 51 (C) of the EP Act - Regulation 5 (1), item 24, of the Clearing Regulations . This exemption is provided for low impact petroleum activities and prevents the need for clearing approvals, so long as the clearing does not occur within Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) or encroach on declared rare flora (DRF) (now referred to as Threatened flora).

The disturbance to vegetation required to facilitate the seismic survey and supporting access tracks is considered to be consistent with the above exemption . The disturbance to native vegetation will be temporary, and is located within areas previously disturbed by pastoral activities , that do not contain an ESA or Threatened Flora , as detailed in Section 3.

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RLS will consult as required with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) and relevant Native Title claimants in relation to Aboriginal Heritage and RLS requirements under the AH Act. All seismic lines have been located so as not to interfere with any known heritage sites (shown in Figure 16 ) and a de scription of the heritage values is provided in Section 3.10.

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The WC Act provides for the conservation and legal prot ection of flora and fauna, especially rare species. The WC Act was developed to provide for the protection of wildlife in Western Australia. Under Section 14 of this act, all flora and fauna are protected in Western Australia. In addition, the Minister has published a list of species in need of special protection because they are considered rare, likely to become extinct, or are presumed extinct.

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The BF Act provides for the prevention and management of bush fires. A number of specifi c management actions have been committed to for the proposed activity in order to mitigate risks against site and bush fires, including disposal of butts in designated butt bins only, fire training for all site staff and vehicle and equipment compliance re quirements for fire safety.

 
 









 


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The Noise Regulations set out assigned/allowable noise levels for various types of premises that receive noise from other premises. These assigned levels are set to provide a go od level of protection for the noise receiver. However, there are many activities that occur in the community that cannot meet those assigned levels but retain a degree of acceptance either due to their temporary nature or the perceived community benefit. The Regulations make special provision for such activities.

The noise levels expected from the proposed activities are not expected to impact on the community due to their nature and the considerable distance from the nearest residential community in Der by. Specifically, the seismic lines proposed for survey have been adjusted to avoid any activity within 10 km of the Derby Township. This is expected to avoid any noise impacts arising from the activity.

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The CS Act provides for the identification, recording, management and remediation of contaminated sites. The Act complements the EP Act and addresses contamination and legacy issues not regulated under the EP Act. The CS Act requires that known or suspected contam ination is reported to DER, investigated and, if necessary, remediated.

No contaminated sites are known to occur or have been recorded within the project area. However, where contaminated sites are encountered, or result from the activity, these will be r eported to DMP and DER immediately, and appropriately remediated.

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The RIWI Act relates to rights in water resources, to make provision for the regulation, management, use and protection of water resources, and for re lated purposes. EP 487 is located with in the Canning - Kimberley groundwater proclamation area and the Fitzroy River and Tributaries Surface Water Proclamation Area. As such, approvals would be required to abstract groundwater, take surface water or distur b beds and banks of waterways.

The abstraction of groundwater or taking of surface water is not required to undertake seismic activities. The activity will avoid disturbance to discernible beds and banks.

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The relevant Commonwealth legislation that may apply to the Project is as follows: • Native Title Act 1993 ( NT Act) • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 .

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Under the NT Act, proponents are required to negotiate with traditional owners. These negotiations are currently continuing with the relevant parties.

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Under the EPBC Act, an 'action' requires the approval of the Commonwealth Minister for the Department of Environment and Energy (DE E) if the action has, will have, or is likely to have significant impact on any of the following matters of National Environmental Significance (NES): • World Heritage properties • National H eritage places • RAMSAR wetlands of international importance • n ationally threatened animal and plant species and ecological communities

 
 









 


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• m igratory species protected under international agreements • the Great Barrier Reef Marine Par k • Commonwealth marine environment • nuclear actions • a water resource, in relation to coal seam gas development and large coal mining developments .

Given the location of the seismic survey and subsequent low risk of environmental impacts (described in detail in Section 3 of this Environment Plan), RLS referral of the seismic survey to the DEE for assessment under Part IV of the EPBC Act is not required .

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The industry code of practice that applies to this exploration programme is the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Code of Environmental Practice (APPEA 2008). RLS has considered this code of practice in the development of this Environment Plan.

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The international agreements and conventions that are of relevance to onshore seismic exploration programmes include: • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 1983 (commonly known as the Bonn Convention) • agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Protection of Migratory Birds and their Environment (commonly referred to as the China Aust ralia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA)) • agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environment (commonly referred to as the Japan Australia Mig ratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA)) • agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds (commonly referred to as the Republic of Korea Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (ROKAMBA)) • Conve ntion on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) • Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer • Basel Convention on the Control o f Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The proposed seismic survey will not significantly impact migratory birds, wildlife or wetlands. Any hazardous and other wastes generated will be disposed of appropriately at registered facilities within the State. The use of ozone depleting substances will be limited to sealed air conditioning units and managed in accordance with all relevant guidelines and legislation.

 
 





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RLS propose to undertake the Meda 2016 2D seismic survey in the central nor th of EP 487 and central south of EP 129 between 15 – 45 km east of the town of Derby (Figure 1) , herein termed the ‘ seismic survey area’. The seismic survey area is situated in the north- west margin of the Fitzroy Trough, in the northern periphery of the Canning Basin. The Canning Basin covers an area of ~ 530,000 km 2 in central northern Western Australia and extends offshore for a total basin area of ~ 640,000 km 2.

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RLS requires a total of five lines of 2D seismic survey, recording a total of approximately 66.65 km, to tie-in with existing seismic lines, to obtain a clearer picture of the USG target Laurel Shale gross rock volume. A portion of one of the seismic line s (Line 5, see Figure 2 ) will cross into a third party permit area (EP 129) which has been granted to Buru Energy (Buru) . RLS has been in discussions with Buru in order to gain access to the area which extends into Buru’s exploration permit boundary.

In consultation with relevant stakeholders , the seismic survey has been designed to avoid: • areas within 100 m of Curtain Air Base boundary • areas within 5 00 m of proclaimed environment reservations • areas within 10 km of Derby Township • waterways with discernible beds and banks.

The Meda 2016 2D seismic survey will comprise of 66.65 km of 4.5m (maximum) wid th seismic lines, which covers a total area of 30 ha. The proposed seismic line coordinates ( approximate start and end point of each straight seismic line) are provided in Table 1 below, and shown in Figure 2.

Table 1: Seismic lines Start Middle End Line Easting Northing Easting Northing Easting Northing 1 584704.4 8074469 592086.3 8085608 594066.8 8087381 2 589116.6 8074423 NA 595772.9 8084706 3 591565.5 8074512 NA 597491.1 8083155 4 580192.9 8079764 NA 597153.8 8074294 5 607247.7 8067711 607855.1 8072101 609759.6 8076892

Additional temporary disturbance of a maximum of 3 ha may also be required to enable access to the north portions of seismic lines 1, 2 and 3 and the western portion of line 4 (shown in Figure 2), in order to avoid any potential impacts to drainage lines, if discernible beds and banks are observed (as discussed in more detail in Section 2.6). No clearing will be required for the laydown area, as RLS is proposing to utilise previously cleared sites (as described in Section 2.5.1).

 
 









 


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Clearing and shooting of the seismic lines is expected to take approximately three weeks. Two separate mobilisation phases will be undertaken; the first phase being line demarcation, clearing and li ne preparation and the second, acquisition (‘shooting’ seismic) . Mobilisation, clearing and line preparation is expected to take one and a half weeks, and acquisition is expected to take an additional one and a half weeks.

Work will be undertaken during daylight hours only (i.e. approximately 5 am – 6.30 pm). Field based staff will work a 12 hour day, with 10- 11 hours in the field, and the remaining time in travel, the office / meeting / preparing paperwork.

It is anticipated that the seismic survey will be undertaken in Quarter 2 of 2017, following the wet season. Aboriginal heritage clearance surveys will be undertaken prior to the commencement of on -ground activities.

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Seismic lines will be cleared using a raised blade of 4.3 m in width, ensuring at least 100 m between any parallel pastoral tracks, roads and/or seismic lines. In accordance with standard practice, standard bulldozer blades have a fixed width of 4.3 m, and therefore, the width of tracks cleared for seismic lines will be no more than 4.5 m (allowing for 10 cm either side of the dozer blade). During line clearing debris is distributed evenly along the trackside within the 4.5 m total width to be scraped back immediately fol lowing acquisition , preventing the formation of windrows.

Existing tracks/seismic will require no additional clearing other than light overhanging vegetation trimming and surface grading to clear any vegetation re -growth on the track itself, as necessary.

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The Reflection Seismic Method is a geophysical technique used to map an image of the earth’s subsurface in 2D or 3D. Reflection Seismic is used to develop an understanding of subsurface rock structure and other geological properties.

Seismic vibrators are used to generate a compression wave travelling downward through the subsurface and being partially reflected at each rock interface. The reflected energy is recorded at the surface by the seismic recording system via a two to 10 km long seismic cable to which ground motion sensors, termed geophones, are attached.

The geophones are moved by the upward travelling compression wave, generating a small electrical current within the geophone. The small electrical signals are added t o improve signal to noise ratio and are digitised to 24- bit accuracy, with the digital signal then being transmitted to the recording truck connected to the seismic cable.

The servo- hydraulic seismic vibrator uses a hydraulic pump and servo valve operating at 3,000 psi to oscillate a 4,000 kg steel mass (attached to the base -plate) through a pre- programmed band of frequencies between 4 and 200 Hz. This can be generated with variable force, phase rotation and timing. To increase the energy output being tra nsmitted into the earth, several vibrators may be used in series and several sweeps with the same or variable frequency ranges may be added together.

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Seismic data acquisition involves applying a seismic energy source, such as a vibroseis tru ck at discrete surface locations. The resulting energy is reflected back from interfaces where rock properties change. By recording this reflected energy at an array of geophones placed in the ground surface, the results can be processed to produce an im age of underground geological structures and a range of attributes that can be used to infer the physical rock properties.

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Seismic data acquisition require s a fleet of supporting vehicles. The indicative details of vehicles proposed to be utilised in the field for the survey are listed in Table 2. The type and quantity of vehicles may change depending on the ava ilability at the time of the survey.

Table 2 : Seismic survey vehicle details Vehicle/Facility type Quantity Purpose Landcruiser Wagon 4 Field supervisor’s vehicle , personnel movement Landcruiser Trayback 10 Cable trucks , Jug trucks, Trouble Shooter, Mechanical vehicl e, Line Boss, Spare ute White W Model Kenworth 1 Transport Cable Repair Shop 1 Repair of Cable and Geophones Isuzu Recorder 1 Seismic field truck, records the seismic signals Vibe Hemi 50 2 Vibe truck Vibe service truck 1 Support truck with fuel and parts for vibrators Elross Van #1 1 Site Office for Field Supervisor Elross Van #2 1 Site office for HSEA

 
 






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The seismic survey area has a limited number of pastoral access tracks (shown in Figure 2). Access to the immediate seismic survey area will be from the Gibb Rive r Road, then via the survey lines. Parts of the seismic lines may be accessed via existing tracks and roads, and /or via adjoining seismic lines to avoid crossing defined drainage lines if required, as shown in Figure 2.

Seismic lines will be cleared using a raised blade of 4.3 m in width, ensuring at least 100 m between any parallel pastoral tracks, roads and/or seismic lines. Existing tracks/seismic will require no additional clearing other than light overhanging vegetation trimming and surface grading to clear any vegetation re - growth on the track itself, as necessary.

In accordance with standard practice, standard bulldozer blades have a fixed width of 4.3 m, and therefore, the width of tracks cleared for seismic lines will be no more than 4.5 m (allowing for 10 cm either side of the dozer blade).

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A camp is not required as part of the seismic survey as the crew is proposed to be accommodated within existing facilities in the town of Derby. In order to reduce tr affic between Derby and the seismic survey area, help avoid excessive use of pastoral tracks, and to avoid additional clearing, a lay down area will be required in proximity to the seismic lines to park vehicles and store excess equipment. There will be no requirement for toilet facilities at the laydown area and therefore sewage management and disposal is not required.

The laydown / marshalling area w ill be chosen from existing cleared areas such as ‘borrow pits’ alongside the Gibb River Road. A site assessment to locate suitable locations of previously cleared areas was undertaken by Ecologia Environment on 18 –19 September 2014 (Ecologia 2015) . The aim of the assessment was to identify a number of cleared areas in proximity to the seismic survey area that meet with the following site selection criteria: • previously cleared of vegetation and not rehabilitated • located in an area of higher elevation and level topography (in order to avoid flooding in excessive rain events and the lead -up to the wet season) • located in proximity to the seismic survey area with ease of access to main roads for transport of supplies, and in case of emergency • avoidance of any ecologically significant features (i.e. presence of wetlands or watercourses, conservation significant flora, vegetation, fauna and fauna habitats) • relatively flat and level topography that requires little levelling and therefore ground disturbance • suitabl y located away from areas of general public access and visibility.

Based on the above criteria, four sites were identified as being appropriate locations for the laydown / marshalling area (Figure 2) ( Ecologia 2015 ).

Three of the sites (Sites 3, 4 and 5) were completely cleared of all vegetation for borrow pits and quarry areas by Main Roads Western Australia ( MRWA). Site 2, is located on Meda Statio n, on slightly lower ground, adjacent to the May River drainage line. Although Site 2 meets the site selection criteria, this site has the potential to be subject to inundation during wet periods , therefore this site would be suitable for dry-season work only.

RLS ’s preference for a laydown location would be Sites 3, 4 or 5. Permission to temporarily utilise MRWA borrow pit areas will be requested. Terrex have previously been granted permission by MRWA to utilise abandoned borrow pits in other locations for temporary seismic camps.

All of these sites fall outside of EP 487; however , the environmental management of these sites will be in accordance with management criteria listed within this E nvironment Plan and in accordance with Shire of Derby and MRWA requirements.

 
 









 


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Personnel, equipment and supp ly requirements will vary over the course of the seismic survey and as such, there will be two separate mobilisation phases. The first phase will be l ine demarcation, clearing and line preparation, and the second phase will be acquisition (‘shooting’ seismic). Phase one will require up to four personnel on site, while phase two will require up to 25 personnel.

All activities for mobilisation/ demobilisation of RLS personnel will be in accordance wi th RLS’s Road Travel Management Procedure ( RLS_SMS_PRO_003 ) and relevant completed Journey Management Forms (RLS_SMS_FRM_002) . The mobilisation/demobilisation of Terrex’s personnel and equipment will be in accordance with Terrex’s procedures for land tran sportation including the Vehicle Driving Standard (TS-PRO- 31) and the Journey Management Procedure (TS -PRO-22).

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All equipment will be transported to site using transport vehicles. Terrex operates under a certified Integrated Managem ent System and as such, transportation procedures are provided in TS -PRO-22- Journey Management.

Mobilisation to site will require the use of commercial carriers to float the vibrators to site, potentially over three to four loads. No more than two semi -tr ailers for phase one and no more than five road trains or B - double trucks for phase two will be required for mobilisation and demobilisation. All travel on public roads will be in accordance with the State road legalisation, and the Terrex Vehicle Driving Standard Procedure, TS-PRO-31.

All staff will be required to abide by speed limitation s as signposted on State roads, and in private areas, RLS has set driving requirements and speed limits. Information on speed limits will be inc luded in the site induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001 ) which all staff will undertake before going to site.

Maximum vehicle traffic speeds (if not otherwise signposted) will be limited to:

Bitumen roads: 100 km/h

When towing on bitumen roads: 80 km/h maximum

Dirt roads: 80 km/h maximum

Wet or rough dirt roads, driving at dusk/dawn: 40 km/h maximum

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Approximately 30 ha of vegetation is proposed to be temporarily disturbed for the seismic lines (comprising 66.65 km of lines at 4.5 m width) . No clearing will be required for the laydown area, as RLS is proposing to utilise previously cleared sites (as described in Sect ion 2.5.1). Access to the seismic lines will be predominantly through roads, existing access tracks to minimise disturbance to native v 7egetation. Additional temporary disturbance up to a maximum of 3 ha may be required to avoid sensitive sites such as discernible bed and banks, riparian vegetation or any Greater Bilby habitat ob served during the survey.

 
 









 


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Seismic lines 1, 2, 3 and 4 are currently p roposed to cross a minor wet season drainage line, which , based on a desktop analysis, does not appear to have an incised discernible river bank or support riparian vegetation. Prior to clearing an environmental officer / field ecologist will walk this portion of the line , and if riparian vegetation or bed and banks are observed, the seismic survey lines will be deviated or truncated to avoid disturbance to these area s. If this occurs, access to the northern portion of lines 1, 2, & 3 and the western portion of line 4 will be predominantly through an existing pastoral track, with additional vegetation disturbance of up to 3 ha required to access the lines from the pastoral track (Figure 2 ). The environmental management of this disturbance will be in accordance with management criteria listed within this Environment Plan.

No Threatened Fauna or ESAs are known to occur within the seismic survey area ( Ecologia 2015 ). Some areas of potentially suitable Greater Bilby habitat were identified (Section 3.7 ), although no individuals or evidence of their occurrence were identified during the field assessment . A s a precautionary approach, prior to clearing, RLS will have suitably qualified person nel (such as an environmental officer , botanist, fauna specialist or field ecologist ) walk the proposed seismic survey lines where the lines intersect potential Greater Bilby habitat , to avoid disturbance to areas where Greater Bilby burrows or other evidence of the species is identified (Table 14) . Line pointing is conducted as the line is cleared, so there is no window of opportunity for conservation -signification species to re- inhabit the area.

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All seismic line clearing will be undertaken in accordance with RLS’s Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) using a raised blade method. Operators will ensure blades are raised approximately 10-30 cm above ground, depending on ground conditions. This method does not require complete removal of the vegetation , and seed and root stock will be left undisturbed, wherever practicable in order to reduce disturbance and promote regeneration . Cleared vegetation will be left on the sides of the cleared seismic lines, allowing for an y seed stock to remain in place. F ollowing cessation of the seismic survey, the vegetation will be pushed back into pl ace if beneficial and will not cause greater disturbance in its recovery . This method of clearing is therefore low impact and will not require formal rehabilitation at the cessation of seismic activities .

To ensure no accidental clearing , all clearing mac hinery will be fitted with GPS, with all pre -determined seismic lines uploaded. The GPS will also be uploaded with data demarcating areas of environmental or heritage importance, including buffers. Known listed Heritage sites (Figure 16 ) will be uploaded with a 1 km buffer, and newly identified heritage sites will be uploaded with a 100 m buffer unless otherwise recommended following heritage impact assessment recommendations (see Section 3.10 ). Any areas of newly identified significant fauna habitat (i.e. observed Greater Bilby burrows) or newly identified bed and banks will be uploaded with a 50 m buffer to ensure lines deviate around these features .

As part of RLS HSE Induction ( RLS_CMS_IND_001 ), all personnel will be made aware of these areas of importance prior to work being undertaken. All clearing will be in accordance with RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure ( RLS_EMS_PRO_002 ) and clearing records will be kept in RLS Vegetation Clearing Register (RLS_EMS_REG_002 ).

Seismic survey lines are not required to necessarily be continuous straight lines. Within a tolerance of about 100 m they are able to weave and be re- aligned and deviated in order to suit the landscape and environment and to minimise impact (both physical and visual). The primary environmental objectives duri ng line preparation are to have as little impact on the environment as possible and to enable natural rehabilitation of lines to occur as quickly as possible.

In order to achieve this, RLS and their contractors will: • minimise vegetation removal and soil disturbance • deviate and weave lines as necessary and within the tolerances available to it, around vegetation and terrain in order to reduce environmental, visual and erosion impacts • avoid the removal of large trees by deviating around them where possible • avoid creation of soil windrows • avoid disturbance to discernible beds and banks

 
 









 


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• deviate around sites of European or Aboriginal heritage significance • deviate around any significant flora and vegetation, and known significant fauna habitats (sensitive sites) • discourage subsequent use of lines by third parties (unless a pre -existing pastoral track) • avoid visual corridor effects, especially in dense vegetation and at road and creek crossings • avoid damage to pastoral infrastructure • utilise p reviously cleared areas for laydown / marshalling to avoid unnecessary clearing.

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To facilitate access to and within the seismic survey site , existing fence lines may be required to be crossed. This will b e undertaken in consultation with local landholders and pastoral managers , commenced in August 2016. Where this is required, RLS will engage a contractor or the landholder to install temporary fences and gates during the planning and preparation phases. Subject to the wishes of the landholder these will be retained or removed and all existing fences and gates reinstated during demobilisation and rehabilitation.

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One portable diesel power generators will be on site at the laydown area (Figure 2 ). All equipment will be installed in accordance with the Western Australian Electrical Requirements (WAER) and Australian Electrical Safety Standards.

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RLS commits to disposing of all wastes from the seismic activities off -site at a licensed waste disposal facilities.

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All cigarette butts will be disposed of in butt bins and ash trays provided. T his information will be provided to all staff in the RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) .

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Regulation 15(9) of the PGER(E)R requires an Environment Plan to disclose the details of all chemicals to be used in the course of the petroleum activity. Chemical disclosure is required for all ‘down -hole’ petroleum or geothermal related activities, including seismic activity. RLS does not plan to undertake any uphole seismic (conducted from within boreholes) during the course of this seismic survey .

The chemicals and dangerous goods likely to be required for the project are listed in Appendix 1. All dangerous goods will be managed, transported and handled, in accordance with Terrex TS -PRO-16 (Hazardous Substance Control Procedure ) and their relevant MSDS. The primary dangerous good that is required to be transported, stored and utilised for the project will be diesel fuel. No bulk storage of d iesel fuel is proposed within the laydown area ; however vehicles will be required to be refuelled onsite using a service truck which has around 2,000 L storage capacity . The service truck will also be used to refuel generators within the laydown area . Light vehicle s will be refuelled in Derby and vibe trucks and generators will be refuelled within the field in accordance with Terrex’s refuelling procedures, TS -SOP- MECH008 (Fuel Loading and Unloading from Delivery) and TS -SOP- GEN019 (Refuelling in the Field).

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Hydrocarbon spills and clean- ups, if any, will be managed in accordance with the Oil Spill Contingency Plan (OSCP) (Strategen 2016b), which is in alignment with RLS Spill Response Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_011) and Terrex’s own int ernal Hydrocarbon Spillage and Clean up Standard Operating Procedure (TS-SOP-GEN016).

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Given there will be minimal disturbance to vegetation and little to no damage to root stock or top soil , na tural regeneration of the vegetation is expected to occur following the cessation of the activity . In order to facilitate natural regeneration, the loose vegetation that was pushed to the side during line preparation , will be pushed back onto the lines following completion of survey if beneficial and will not cause greater disturbance in its recovery . This will create a natural seed bed and mulch, which will assist natural regeneration of the area.

In accordance with the RLS Rehabilitation Procedure (Appendix 10, RLS_EMS_PRO_004), selected areas of rehabilitated seismic lines shall the subject of 'initial monitoring' to determine rehabilitation success between six and twelve months following completion of rehabilitation activities (allowing for seasonal access). T he monitoring shall be via a visual inspection of selected areas of rehabilitated seismic lines for vegetation recovery and presence of weeds, by suitably qualified field personnel such as a botanist or ecologist. It is not proposed to collect formal quan titative data during the initial monitoring. The following qualitative criteria will apply to the initial monitoring : • v egetation within seismic lines exhibiting comparable percentage foliage cover, compared to surrounding non impacted vegetation (cover cr iterion) • v egetation within seismic lines supporting similar diversity of native sp ecies compared to surrounding non impacted vegetation (species richness criterion) • v egetation within seismic lines not exhibiting a greater density or diversity of weed speci es compared to surrounding non impacted vegetation (weed criterion).

In the highly unlikely event that the 'initial monitoring' indicates that natural regeneration has not been successful after the completion of activities, active revegetation will be inve stigated and details regarding how this will be undertaken (including the preparation of completion criteria and rehabilitation monitoring) will be provided to the DMP. As active revegetation is not anticipated for the proposed activities, this is not dis cussed further in this Environment Plan.

 
 









 


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Climate data has been taken from the nearest Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) weather station at Derby Airport [station 3032] (BoM 2016), which lies in the central -north-eastern area of the Derby Block, and approximately 15 - 45 km west of the proposed seismic survey area. Located in northern Australia, the climate at Derby is described as dry, hot, tropical and semi -arid, typically consisting of two main seasons; a hot, wet summer and a coo ler, drier winter. The average rainfall for Derby is 691 mm between 1972 to 2016 (BoM 2016). The rainfall and temperature averages are shown in Figure 3.

  

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The seismic survey area fa lls within the Dampier land IBRA region (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia, [DSEWPaC 2012] ). Dampier land is further split into two subregions, Pindan land, and the Fitzroy Trough. The seismic survey lies within the Fitzroy Trough subregion, this semi- arid subregion forms the northern edge of the Canning Basin, comprising the middle and lower catchments of the Fitzroy River (Figure 4). Landforms of the Fitzroy Trough include alluvial plains from the Fitzroy River, sandstone and eroded dune surfaces, coastal mudflats surrounding the Fitzroy Delta, Pindan, Boab and Eucalypt woodlands, with patches of rainforest and hummock grassland on l imestone in the north and east. The total area of the Fitzroy Trough subregion comprises 3,614,096 ha. The dominant land uses are grazing on native pastures, unallocated crown land and crown reserves and conservation.

 
 





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The Canning Basin is a large, predominantly onshore sedimentary basin, ranging in age from the early Ordovician (490M years ago) to the Cretaceous (80M years ago). The Canning Basin is subdivided into a series of troughs, sub- basins, platforms, shelves and terraces bounded by generally northwest –southeast trending syn- depositional fault systems ( Figure 5). The seismic survey area is situated in the Fitzroy Trough which contains the thickest sedimentary deposits of the Canning Basin, with inferred depths of up to 15 km. The most active period of fault movement and subsidence in the Fitzroy Trough was during the Devonian-Carboniferous (300- 400M years ago). Known stratigraphy (shown in Figure 6), from samples from the deepest wells drilled in the Fitzroy Trough, show thick marine Devonian to Early Carboniferous strata, overlain by shallow marine to deltaic Carboniferous Anderson Formation. Regional unconformities separate this part of the succession from the mostly non -marine Reeves Formation and Grant Group of Late Carboniferous – Early Permian age, the latter being partly glacigenic in origin. Further phases of marine and fluvial sedimentation took place in the latter part of the Permian to early Triassic and during the Jurassic– Cretaceous. The deeper stratigraphy of th e Fitzroy Trough is poorly known, being beyond penetration by exploration wells to date, but it is assumed to include older Devonian strata and equivalents of the Ordovician to Silurian shallow marine and overlying salt bearing successions that are widespr ead elsewhere in the Canning Basin (Geological Survey of Western Australia 2007).

Figure 5 : The onshore Canning Basin (image from (Crostella 1988; Geological Survey of Western Australia 2007)) (yellow star indicates location of the seismic survey area)

The Fitzroy Trough has long been considered one of the most prospective parts of the Canning Basin for petroleum because of its substantial sedimentary section, carbonate build -up / reefal developments along the half-graben hingel ine in the north, and structural development in the southwest (Geological Survey of Western Australia 2007). Sandstone horizons in the Laurel, Anderson, and Reeves Formations, the Grant Group, and various Mesozoic units all have the potential to act as re servoirs, depending on burial depths and the presence of overlying seals. Devonian carbonate reservoirs may also be present. The best known hydrocarbon shows from the vicinity of the seismic survey area were from gas flows in carbonates of the Laurel Formation in St Georges Range 1 ( approximately 140 km south east of EP 487 ), and sandstones of the Anderson Formation in Yulleroo 2 (80 km southwest), with the source inferred from the Laurel Formation (Geol ogical Survey of Western Australia 2007).

 
 









 


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Figure 6 : Generalised geological section for the broader Derby area (Smith 1992; Harrington et al. 2011)

Structurally, the major geological feature of the broader Derby area is a synform of late Devonian to Triassic sedimentary rocks, plunging northwest and overlain unconformably by westward -dipping Jurassic sedimentary rocks (Smith 1992). Within the synform occurs gentle folding of the sedimentary rocks, and an early Jurassic unconformi ty appears gently folded over two en echelon anticlines located beneath, and to the east of the Derby peninsula. Several regional -scale northwest- trending faults cross the broader Derby area, with Permian rocks cut by the Beagle Bay Fault system north of Derby ( Figure 7) and by the Pinnacle Fault System southwest of Sisters Plateau, which is located east of the seismic survey area, and approximately 65 km east- southeast of Derby. Near Sisters Plateau, the Triassic Erskine Sandstone is faulted against the Blina Shale (Triassic) and Live ringa Group (Permian). The Fenton Fault crosses the southwest corner of the Derby area (Smith 1992).

 
 









 


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The seismic survey area is bounded to the north by the May River (Figure 2) , which is a branch of the Lennard River. The seismic survey area is within the Lennard River and Fitzroy River catchments. There are no major drainage lines within the seismic surv ey area, though the site naturally drains north and north- east, gently towards the May River and King Sound. The seismic survey area is subject to annual inundation events during the wet season between December and March. A minor tributary of the May Riv er occurs to the west of seismic line 5, which has been aligned to avoid impact to the riparian vegetation and bed and banks associated with this tributary.

A minor wet- season drainage lines occur in the northern extents of the seismic survey area, th is drainage line does not contain water except during drainage and run off from the wet season. This drainage line is crossed by seismic lines 1, 2 3 and 4 ; however these lines will be diverted if any bed and banks or riparian vegetation is present at the ti me of survey (Figure 2 ). All clearing activities and movements across these areas will be reduced to ALARP and driving across these areas along the p rojected line will be kept to a minimum (avoidance of backtracking) and kept to a low speed (see Section 2.5.3 ) to avoid disturbance to topsoil in these areas where possible. As activities will be conducted prior to the full onset of the wet season, and therefore no disturbance to water flow or sedimentation is expected . In addition to this, these drainage lines typically comprise hard soils and ground and lack the banks and beds and alluvial gravels which are typically more sensitive to machinery movements .

 
 









 


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The Canning Basin covers six regional aquifers whose distribution largely determines the grou ndwater salinity pattern. Major groundwater resources in these aquifers cover about half of the Derby area (the area within this section referred to as ‘the Derby area’ refers to the Derby 1:250 000 hydrogeological map area mapped by the Geological Survey of Western Australia and described by Smith (1992)). This area is shown in Figure 7 . Minor fresh groundwater resources cover a further third of the area and about a tenth of the area is underlain by saline groundwater only, or by thick non -water- bearing formations. Groundwater provides almost all water used in the area but has been most intensively developed on the Derby peninsula, primarily from the Erskine Sandstone. Groundwater abstraction around the town of Derby has led to saltwater intrusion and a consequent rise in salinity levels.

Seventeen stratigraphic units, including six with major groundwater potential and five with minor groundwater potential, occur in the Derby area (Smith 1992). All are overlain by widespread unsaturated Tertiary or Quaternary sediments, which are generally Aeolian or residual sands (Smith 1992). The aquifers contain unconfined or confined groundwater resources and are only locally interconnected. Groundwater flow in the area is generally away from the outcrops of the older units towards the major rivers a nd coast (Smith 1992). These seventeen units and their groundwater potential are shown in Figure 8 and are summarised in Table 3.

Table 3 : Stratigraphic units in the Derby area* with groundwater potential (from Smith (1992)) Stratigraphic Units Summary The Fairfield Group includes the Gumhole Formation, Yellow Drum Sandstone, and Laurel Formation and comprises interbedded limestone, shale, siltstone, sandstone, and dolomite. Aquifers in the group are recharged directly by rainfall and possibly by river flow in the northeast of the area, and groundwater flow is to the southwest, possibly into Permian sediments (Grant Fairfield Group Group), with local discharge sustaining pools in Hawkstone Creek. Groundwater salinities in the east of the area increase with depth . Where th e aquifer is shallow (1000 – 1500 m), formation water salinities range from 600 to 16 000 mg/L total dissolved solids (TDS), but where the formation is deep (1500 – 2000 m), salinities range from 6000 to 50 000 mg/L. The Anderson Formation comprises of sandstone, siltstone and shale, and occurs as a sub - surface layer across most of the Derby area and is thinner in the north and northeast with a Anderson maximum thickness of 1058 m. Groundwater salinities are 200 to 7000 mg/L. These values Formation are lower than occur in the Fairfield Group, so the formation is thought to be recharged east of the Derby area or by leakage from the overlying Betty Formation . The groundwater flow direction is not known. The Betty Formation, the lowermost formation of the Grant Group, comprises sandstone and minor conglomerate and, except in the extreme northeast and two other small areas occurs in the subsurface throughout the Derby area. The formation constitutes between 30% and 60% of the Gran t Group and is up to 801 m in thickness. The Betty Formation is an unconfined aquifer in the northeast where it is recharged directly by rainfall. Groundwater flow is southwest and Betty Formation the groundwater salinity in the Betty Formation near Hawkstone Peak is 25 0 to 400 mg/L. Salinities in the Betty Formation are 3000 to 4000 mg/L in The Sisters Plateau area to the East of Derby, and 2700 to 6400 mg/L on the Dampier Peninsula. Salinity increases to the northeast of Damper Peninsula and, with depth, to about 40 000 mg/L -70 000 mg/L in the north of the Derby area. The Winifred Formation, consists of siltstone, and is the middle formation of the Grant Group. It has a similar distribution to that of the Betty Formation and is up to 171 m thick . It lies Winifred Formation conformably between the Betty Formation and the Carolyn Formation, forming an aquiclude between these two major aquifers. The Carolyn Formation, the uppermost formation of the Grant Group, consists of sands tone, conglomerate and shale of up to 250 m in thickness, and the Poole Sandstone comprises sandstone and siltstone of up to 120 m in thickness. The two formations are hydraulically connected and are considered as a single aquifer. The Carolyn Formation and Poole Sandstone form an aquifer system recharged directly by rainfall where the formations outcrop in Carolyn Formation the far northeast of the Derby area (not within the seismic survey area). The aquifer sustains and Poole springs and pools along Hawkstone Creek in this area. Artesian flows occur in bores to the Sandstone northwest of the Grant Range where the aquifer is confined by the Noonkanbah Formation. Groundwater salinity in the Carolyn Formation - Poole Sandstone aquifer in the Grant Range - Camballin area is between 150 and 65 0 mg/L 'IDS, except near the Fitzroy River where it ranges up to 1700 mg/L. Salinity ranges from 250 to 2600 mg/L near The Sisters Plateau and from 5000 to 25 000 mg/L on the Dampier Peninsula. The salinity in the Poole Sandstone in the far northeast of the Derby area is 250 to 400 mg/L.

 
 









 


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The Noonkanbah Formation consists of siltstone, limestone and sandstone, occurring beneath blacksoil plains in the south and northeast of the Derby area, with a distribution similar to the Noonkanbah Liveringa Group . The Formation is up to 540 m thick and lies conformably between the Poole Formation Sandstone and Liveringa Group . The Noonkanbah Formation is an aquiclude with very little potential for groundwater development . The few bores drilled in the forma tion, near Kimberley Downs homestead and north of the Grant Range, were unsuccessful in producing groundwater . Liveringa Group The Liveringa Group, comprising the Hardman and Lightjack Formations, consists of interbedded sandstones, siltstones, and shales. The maximum intersected thickness is 319 m. Recharge occurs mainly from rainfall on areas of outcrop and locally from surface runoff and leakage through alluvium in Le Lievre Swamp near the Fitzroy River east of Camballin. In the east of the Der by area groundwater flow is westward, in the northeast of the Derby area, groundwater is thought to flow in a north -westerly direction and discharges into the Meda River . Groundwater salinity in the Liveringa Group in the southern half of the Derby area i ncreases westward from about 400 mg/L in outcrop areas to about 7000 mg/L. Low -salinity groundwater in the group possibly results from recharge by floodwaters. Blina Shale The Blina Shale consists mainly of dark -grey shale and siltstone with minor sandy claystone and fine sandstone . The formation extends over about half of the Derby area and outcrops in the Erskine Range and The Sisters Plateau to the east and southeast . The maximum thickness intersected by a bore ( Bora 2) is 462 m. The Blina Shale is thought to overlie the Liveringa Group conformably in the seismic survey area, but elsewhere the relationship is disconformable . It is overlain disconformably by the Erskine Sandstone and unconformably by the Wallal S andstone and Quaternary alluvium. The Blina Shale is a confining bed to the Liveringa Group . A few small, generally saline, groundwater supplies have been developed from the Blina Shale on in the Derby area. Erskine Sandstone The Erskine Sandstone compr ises very fine to fine, grey sandstone and grey claystone with siltstone and minor black shale . About 85% of the sandstone is in the upper half of the formation and is interbedded with claystone . The lower half of the formation is predominantly claystone and is lithologically similar to the Blina Shale. The Erskine Sandstone occupies a syncline extending north -westward through the central part of Derby area beneath King Sound and the Dampier Peninsula ( Figure 7). The formation outcrops in The Sisters Plateau and Erskine Range in the east and southeast of the Derby area . The unit has a maximum known thickness of 265 m. The Erskine Sandstone is curr ently the most important aquifer in the Derby area, as it supplies the town of Derby and surrounding developments. The aquifer contains about 60 x 109 m 3 of low- salinity groundwater, and has an estimated annual through flow of about 6 x 106 m 3, and is exp loited over a large area by pastoral bores. Munkayarra Shale The Munkayarra Shale comprises beds of multi -coloured claystone. The formation extends 60 km southeast of Derby in two synclines, and has been completely eroded from the anticline beneath Derby town site. The Munkayarra Shale is unconformably overlain by the Wallal Sandstone and Quaternary sediments . The Munkayarra Shale is a confining bed between the Erskine Sandstone and Wallal Sandstone. Wallal Sandstone The Wallal Sandstone consists of laminated pink and white, very fine to very coarse -grained and Alexander sandstone with minor siltstone, conglomerate and lignite . The Alexander Formation comprises Formation sandstone, siltstone and minor conglomerate . As these formations have a similar l ithology, and are in hydraulic continuity, they are considered as a single aquifer . The formations occur in the subsurface in the western half of the Derby area but only outcrop in small areas, including the west bank of the Fitzroy River at Langey Crossi ng. There are two discrete groundwater systems, the western flow system, derived from recharge in the Canning Basin south of the Derby area and local recharge from the Fitzroy River during floods, flows northward to discharge into the Fitzroy River and Ki ng Sound; and the eastern flow system which is recharged directly by rainfall, with groundwater flow mainly northwest toward King Sound . Jarlemai Siltstone The Jarlemai Siltstone comprises siltstone and minor limestone and sub crops in a large area sout hwest of King Sound where it dips west or is locally folded over the Baskerville Anticline (Figure 7 ). The maximum intersected thickness is 238 m. The Jarlemai Siltstone is conformable on the Alexander Formation and is overlain conformably by the Broome Sandstone, or unconformably by Quaternary sediments. The Jarlemai Siltstone forms an aquiclude between the Alexander Formation and the Broome Sands tone, and in the core of the Baskerville Anticline acts as a barrier between flow systems in the Broome Sandstone.

 
 









 


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Broome Sandstone The Broome Sandstone which includes the Jowlaenga Formation and Melligo Sandstone consists of a fine to coarse sandstone wi th a conglomerate near the base . The formation outcrops in the northwest and west of the Derby area. The unit dips and thickens westward and is conformable on the Jarlemai Siltstone. In the Derby area, the Broome Sandstone is divided into two unconfined flow systems by the Baskerville Anticline (Figure 7). Both flow systems are recharged directly by rainfall. In the northern flow system groundwater flows northeast and discharges into King Sound . Locally, springs occur near the coast. The hydraulic gradient is low and the water table reaches a maximum elevation of about 10 m on the western boundary of the Derby area. In the southern flow system mo st groundwater flows southward and south - westward across the western boundary of the Derby area. Some groundwater may also discharge into the upper reaches of east -flowing creeks at the eastern edge of the aquifer . The hydraulic gradient is steeper in th is flow system, with the water table reaching a maximum elevation of about 70 m. The groundwater salinity in the few bores in the Derby area is less than 500 mg/L, consistent with groundwater salinity around Broome . Fitzroy Volcanics The Fitzroy Volcan ics consist of a leucite lamproite, 45 m thick, intruded into the Liveringa Group. The groundwater characteristics of this isolated unit are unknown. Surficial Sediments Surficial sediments containing groundwater consist mainly of clay, with only a small proportion of sand and gravel . They are fluvial, lacustrine and tidal deposits of Quaternary age. The surficial sediments occur on the May and Meda Rivers floodplain west of Kimberley Downs homestead, on the Fitzroy River floodplain and near the coast. They form aquifers, generally less than 20 m thick, which are recharged mainly from river flow or flooding, and partly from rainfall. Gravels in the Fitzroy River floodplain form an alluvial aquifer more than 30 m thick south of Willare Bridge, at the cr ossing of the Fitzroy River in the south of the Derby area. Groundwater in the alluvium sustains a number of permanent and near -permanent pools in the major drainages . Shallow bores on the May and Meda Rivers floodplain obtain small supplies from above t he saltwater interface which occurs near the coast and in places further inland. *the area within this section referred to as’ the Derby area’ refers to the Derby 1:250 000 hydrogeological map area mapped by the Geological Survey of Western Australia and described by Smith (1992). The area covered is shown in Figure 7.

Fresh groundwater (< 1000 mg/L) occurs in the Fairfield Group, Betty Formation, Carolyn Formation, Poole Sandstone (except where confined in the south), the Liveringa Group (in the north only), the Erskine Sandstone, the Wallal Sandstone - Alexander Formation (except where confined in the west), the Broome Sandstone, and in the Quater nary sediments.

Brackish groundwater (1000 - 3000 mg/L) occurs in the Liveringa Group in the southeast (including a large area where the Liveringa Group is confined by the Blina Shale), the Erskine Sandstone of the Sisters Plateau, and the Quaternary sedim ents in parts of the May and Fitzroy River valleys.

Saline groundwater (3000 - 10 000 mg/L) occurs in the Liveringa Group in the east (where it is mainly confined by the Noonkanbah Formation), locally in the Blina Shale in the southeast and central part o f the Derby area, and the Wallal Sandstone in the west (where confined by the Jarlemai Siltstone).

Saltwater occurs at different levels in the Erskine Sandstone along the coast from south of Derby to the May River, in the Wallal Sandstone on the Derby and Black Rocks peninsulas and in Quaternary fluvial sediments near the coast.

No public drinking water areas occur in the seismic survey area or within close proximity to the area. (DOW 2016).

 
 









 


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The Camelgooda Land System (CML) constitutes half of the area to be disturbed by the seismic lines (15.9 ha; 53%), while the Wanganut Land System, Sister s Land Systems and Yeeda Land System occupy the balance of the disturbance area (14. 1 ha; 47%). Additional temporary disturbance of a maximum of 3 ha may also be required to enable access to the north portions of seismic lines 1, 2 and 3 and the western portion of line 4 (shown in Figure 2), in order to avoid any potential impacts to drainage lines, if discernible beds and banks are observed (as discussed in more detail in Section 2.6).

The seismic survey area comprises predominantly flat to slightly undulating sand plains and tussock grasslands with open savannah woodlands typical of the Camelgooda, Yeeda, and Wanganut Land Systems. To the north of the seismic survey area lie some low sandy plateau x and rocky mesa outcrops of the low foot slopes of the Sisters Plateau (Sisters Land System). There are no sand dunes present within the seismic survey area.

Table 4: Land Systems of seismic survey area Area in seismic lines Land System Land System De scription Representative Land forms Ha % Sand plains and dunes with Extensive dune fields, pindan and other Camelgooda pindan woodlands and 15.9 53 low woodlands spinifex/tussock grasslands Low sandy plateaux and sand plain with through- going drainage, deep red sands Plains with low woodlands and Sisters 7.9 26.3 and yellow loamy soils, pindan and tall spinifex/tussock grasslands woodlands Low lying sand plains and dune fields with Sand plains and dunes with through going drainage supporting pi ndan Wanganut pindan woodlands and 2.7 9.0 acacia shrublands with emergent eucalypt spinifex/tussock grasslands trees Sand plains with red and yellow sands Sand plains and dunes with Yeeda supporting pindan acacia shrublands with pindan woodlands and 3.5 11.7 emergent eucalypt trees spinifex/tussock grasslands Source: Speck et al. 1964

 
 






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The seismic survey area encompass es two of Beard’s vegetation units, as detailed in Table 5 and illustrated in Figure 10. The vegetation is characterised by shrublands and scattered low bloodwood and Eucalyptus trees with Spinifex (Shepherd et al. 2002).

Table 5: Beard Vegetation within the seismi c survey area Beard Area in seismic lines Beard Vegetation Description Vegetation Code Ha % Association Shrublands, pindan; Acacia tumida and A. impressa e24,53Lr 755* shrubland with scattered low bloodwood and Eucalyptus 14.4 48 a29,30Sc p3Gi setosa over ribbon and curly spinifex Shrublands, pindan; Acacia eriopoda and A. tumida e24,53Lr 764* shrubland with scattered low bloodwood and Eucalyptus 15.6 52 a28,29Sc cp3Gi setosa over ribbon and curly spinifex Source: Shepherd et al. 2002 Additional temporary disturbance of a maximum of 3 ha may also be required to enable access to the north portions of seismic lines 1, 2 and 3 and the western portion of line 4 (shown in Figure 2), in order to avoid any potential impacts to drainage lines, if discernible beds and banks are observed (as discussed in more detail in Section 2.6).

 
 






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A desktop and field assessment of the flora and vegetation was undertaken for the broader Derby area by Ecologia in 2015 , referred to as the biological survey area (Ecologia 2015). The flora and vegetation survey covered the majority of the revised seismic survey area, with the exception of a small portion of the lines to the north (appro ximately 2.8 ha , Figure 13).

A desktop flora and vegetation assessment was undertaken in 2016, by an experienced ecologist to extrapolate the flora and vegetation values of the 2.8 ha area of seismic line that were not subjected to a field survey (Strategen 2016a). The broad nature of vegetation mapping undertaken in the original Level 1 survey allowed for extrapolation to be undertaken with a sufficient degree of accuracy and certainty . Further detail of the original survey and the extrapolation assessment is provided in Sections 3.7.1 through 3.9, and t he full Level 1 Flora and Vegetation report and the extrapolation assessment is presented in Ecologica 2015 and Strategen 2016a r espectively.

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Assessments were undertaken of the flora and vegetation values of conservation significance as listed under the EPBC Act, the WC Act and EP Act. Buffer areas were applied to each of the database searches, to ensure all re cords in the vicinity were captured. Database searches that were undertaken and their respective buffers are listed in Table 6 below.

Table 6: Database searches conducted Database Search Search Details (buffers) Parks and Wildlife Threatened (Declared Rare) Flora Database (TPFL) 50 km of the biological survey area (Parks and Wildlife 2014b) Parks and Wildlife Declared Rare and Priority Flora List (TP list) (Parks and 50 km of the biological survey area Wildlife 2014b) Western Australian Herbarium Specimen Database (Western Australian 50 km of the biological survey area Herbarium 1998-2014) Parks and Wildlife Threatened and Priority Ecological Community Database 50 km of the biological survey area (Parks and Wildlife 2014) DEE EPBC Protected Matters Database (DEE 2016) 50 km of the seismic lines Parks and Wildlife NatureMap ( Parks and Wildlife 2014a) 40 km of the biological survey area Western Australian Museum Databases (Arachnida/Myriapoda; Crustacea; 50 km of the biological survey area and Mollusca (WAMDS073) Records within one degree grid Birds Australia Birdata (BirdLife Australia 2014) square biological survey area

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No flora taxa listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered, Conservation Dependent, Extinct, or Extinct in the Wild under the EPBC Act have previously recorded in the seismic survey area (DE E 201 6).

No Threatened or Declared Rare taxa under the WC Act have been previously recorded in the seismic survey area. Forty- eight Priority flora were identified from the broader Derby area , including 23 Priority one, three Priority two , 21 Priority three and one Priority four taxa (Table 7 ). Fifteen of these species were listed in the name place search but have no coordinate location s (Ecologia 2015).

The likelihood of occurrence of these species within the seismic survey ar ea is provided in Table 7, which is based on known recorded locations, suitable habitat and the results of the field assessment (Ecologia 2015).

 
 









 


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Table 7 : Priority flora records within 50km of the biological survey area, and likelihood of occurrence Status Taxon Location Flowering Likelihood

Acrostichum aureum Meda Stn. Nov Low Taylors Lagoon, Point Coulomb Aphyllodium parvifolium Apr or Jul Low Nature Reserve, Barred Creek Aristida polyclados Napier Range, Tunnel Creek Apr Unlikely Buchanania arborescens Mt Anderson - Unlikely Byblis guehoi Dampier Peninsula Sep Very Low Corymbia sp. Yampi Kimbolton Homestead, Yampi Peninsula (R.L. Barrett & - Unlikely Peninsula A.N. Start RLB 2280) Cyperus haspan subsp . Dampier Peninsula - Low Haspan Eragrostis petraea Kimbolton Homestead May to Jun Unlikely Eucalyptus distans Done Hill - Medium Bold Bluff, East of Derby, Calder, Fimbristylis pilifera May Unlikely Charnley and Isdell Rivers Packsaddle Plain, Rawlinson Range, Apr to May or Fuirena nudiflora Very Low Dampier Peninsula Jul Heliotropium calvariavis Barker River, Meda Stn. May Recorded* Priority 1 Brooking Gorge, Gogo Stn., Heliotropium geocharis Jan to Apr Unlikely Liveringa Stn. Heliotropium parviantrum De Grey River, Derby Feb to Mar Very Low Ipomoea sp. A Kimberley Dampier Peninsula Mar Very Low Flora (L.J. Penn 84) Jacquemontia sp. Broome Dampier Peninsula Apr Very Low (A.A. Mitchell 3028) Broome, Dampier Peninsula, Roy Nicotiana heterantha May to Jun Unlikely Hill, Mandora, Anna Plains Parsonsia kimberleyensis Dampier Peninsula May to Jun Unlikely King Leopold Ranges, Barnett River, Rhynchosia rostrata Jul Recorded* Drysdale River National Park Rothia indica subsp. Derby, De Grey Stn. Apr to Aug Low Australis Thespidium basiflorum Dampier Peninsula May to Aug Unlikely Triodia pascoeana Fossil Downs Stn., Blina Stn. Jan to Apr Unlikely Airfield Swamp, Beagle Bay, Bird Utricularia stellaris Jun to July Very Low River Sanctuary Mount Humbert, Yampi Peninsula, Alysicarpus suffruticosus Apr Very Low Trent River, Sunday Island Mar to Apr, Priority 2 Gomphrena pusilla Dampier Peninsula, Pt Hedland Very Low Jun Prince Regent N.R., Napier Downs Isolepis humillima Apr to Aug Medium Stn., Meda Stn., Edgar Range Broome, James Price Point, Acacia monticola x tumida Perpendicular Head, Derby, - High var. kulparn Kimberley Downs Stn., Blina Stn. Bobbies creek, Beagle Bay, Aphyllodium glossocarpum Apr to Oct Very Low Coulomb Point, Dampier Peninsula Priority 3 Dampier Peninsula, Mitchell Plateau, Cupaniopsis anacardioides Middle Osborn Is., Bouganville Jun to Jul Unlikely Peninsula, NT, QLD Koolan Is., Dampier Peninsula, Dendrophthoe odontocalyx Prince Regent N.R, Mandora Marsh, Feb, Jun, Aug Unlikely Broome

 
 









 


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Bamboo Creek, Dampier Peninsula, Fuirena incrassata May to Aug Low Ragged Range Derby, King Sound, Pt Hedland, Gomphrena cucullata Feb to Apr Recorded* Lennard River Broome Peninsula, Ivanhoe and Goodenia byrnesii Argyle Downs Station, Beverley Jan to Feb Very Low Springs Homestead Goodenia sepalosa var. Derby, Lake Argyle, Robinson River, May Recorded glandulosa Fitzroy Crossing, Yeeda Kings Cascades, Prince Regent Mar to May or Ipomoea gracilis River Reserve, Mount Page, Yampi Unlikely Sept Peninsula, Mount Bomford Lophostemon grandiflorus Dampier Peninsula, Edgar Range Jan to Dec Recorded** subsp. Grandiflorus Dampier Peninsular, Beagle Bay, Nymphoides beaglensis Lake Campion, Yabbagoody Clay Apr to Aug Recorded* Pan James Price Point, Wolfe Creek Polymeria distigma National Park, Dampier Downs, Tom Apr to Jul Unlikely Price Broome, Anna Plains, Anjo Pterocaulon intermedium Peninsula, South Headland, Aug to Oct Recorded Dampier Peninsula Dampier Peninsula, Beverley Stylidium costulatum Springs Stn, Mt Barnett Stn, Apr to Aug Very Low Coulomb Point Tephrosia rosea var. Napier Springvale Station, Halls Creek, Range (C.R. Dunlop 7760 & Mornington Sanctuary, Windjana - Very Low B.K. Simon) Gorge Derby, Keep River NP, Northern Tephrosia valleculata Apr to Sep Very Low Territory, Mt Agnes, Moran River Drysdale River, Cape Leveque, Derby, Prince Regent River, Triodia acutispicula Jan to Mar Medium Beverley Springs Stn, Mitchell Plateau Derby, Dampier Peninsula, Broome, Triodia caelestialis Point Torment, King Leopold - Recorded Conservation Park Kalumburu, Camballin, Brolga Utricularia muelleri Swamp, Airfield Swamp, Kununurra, May to Jun Low NT, QLD Dampier Peninsula, N of Broome, Priority 4 Pittosporum moluccanum Feb to Aug Very Low Berthier Is., Maret Is., N.T., SE Asia *recorded in the broader Derby area during other surveys but not recorded d uring the Level 1 assessment ** recorded d uring the Level 1 assessment but not within proximity to the seismic survey area

 
 









 


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Ecological communities are naturally occurring biological assemblages located in a particular type of habitat. At a national level, Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) are protected under the EPBC Act and are listed as either ‘Critically Endangered’, ‘Endangered’ or ‘Vulnerable’. Parks and Wildlife also maintains a list of TECs endorsed by the Minister for Environ ment (DEC, 2010) that are classified as being either ‘Presumed Totally Destroyed’, ‘Critically Endangered’, ‘Endangered’ or ‘Vulnerable’.

In addition to this, Parks and Wildlife also maintains an additional list of Priority Ecological Communities (PECs), for communities that could potentially be classified as TECs, but are not currently adequately defined or surveyed. Communities are placed in this category while consideration can be given to their declaration as a TEC.

A search of the EPBC Act Protected Matters Database was undertaken in August 2016 ( including a 50 km buffer around the seismic lines ) and a search of the Parks and Wildlife Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities Database (search #26 -0514EC) was conducted in May 2014 (including a 50 km buffer around the seismic survey area).

No TEC listed on the EPBC Act Protected Matters Database were known to occur within 50 km of the seismic survey area. One TEC, listed as Vulnerable by the State Minister for Environment , is known to occur within the 50 km buffer of the seismic survey area; assemblages of Big Springs organic mound springs. This TEC is approximately 32 km north of the seismic survey area as shown in Figure 11, and is therefore unlikely to be impacted by the proposed seismic survey .

 
 






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A total of 161 flora taxa were recorded within the biological survey area, including subspecies, varieties and hybrids. Of the 161 taxa, eight could not be fully identified to species level or equivalent (Ecologia 2015).

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Four Priority 3 species, Eriachne sp. Dampier Peninsula (K.F. Kenneally 5946), Goodenia sepalosa var. glandulosa , Triodia caelestialis and Pterocaulon intermedium , were recorded within or in proximity to the seismic survey area. Their locations are mapped in Figure 12 (Ecologia 2015).

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No Weeds of National Significance or Declared Pest plants (weeds) were recorded in the seismic survey area. Two Environmental Weeds were recorded in the seismic survey area; * Aerva javanica and * Citrullus lanatus and their locations are provided in Figure 12.

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Three of the flora taxa recorded in the biological survey area were collected outside their known range of distribution, acco rding to records in Florabase (Western Australian Herbarium, 1998 -2014) and the Australian Virtual Herbarium (the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, 2014) ( Ecologia 2015 ). Two of these species were recorded within or in proximity to the seismic survey area and are listed in Table 8 below.

Table 8 : Range extension flora recorded in biological survey area Species Range extension Buchnera linearis 136.62 km south west of closest Kimberley record Cyperus cunninghamii 129.54 km south east of closest Kimberley record

 
 






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Table 9: Vegetation Communities within or in proximity to seismic survey area Vegetation Unit Description Photograph

CgAttSt Corymbia greeniana low closed woodland over Acacia tumida var . tumida and Grevilea pyramidalis tall sparse shrubland over Sorghum timorense and Chrysopogon Corymbia pallidus low closed tussock grassland greeniana closed woodland Condition: Very Good - Excellent

CgBcCp Corymbia greeniana low closed woodland over Bauhinia cunninghamii and Terminalia canescens m id open shrubland over Chrysopogon pallidus low closed Chrysopogon tussock grassland pallidus tussock grassland Condition: Very Good - Excellent

Erythrophleum chlorostachys and Corymbia greeniana EcAttSt low sparse woodland over Dodonaea hispidula var. arida and Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides mid open shrubland over Sorghum timorense low closed Sorghum timorense tussock grassland closed tussock grassland Condition: Excellent

 
 











 


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Brachychiton diversifolius mid to low sparse woodland over Atalaya hemiglauca , Bauhinia cunninghamii and BdAhPi Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides tall sparse shrubland over Ptercaulon intermedium low sparse to Brachychiton isolated shrubland and Triodia spp. Low open diversifolius sparse hummock grassland woodland Condition: Excellent

 
 







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The alignment of seismic survey lines have been designed to avoid known Priority species indentified within the flora and vegetation assessments. An environmental officer / field ecologist will be on site as required, prior to and during clearing , in areas in proximity to known locations of significant species identified in the flora and vegetation assessments .

Significant species will be clearly marked on the ground with flagging tape and pickets, and demarcated on GPS systems used during clearing, in accordance with RL S Environment and Heritage Management Plan (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) and Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure ( RLS_EMS_PRO_002 ). If any additional significant species or communities , as well as any non- significant species identified by the ecologist (large trees, boabs, standalone shade- baring trees/shrubs etc that provide suitable shade/roosting/nesting or sheltering areas for fauna) are identified during line preparation , the area will be avoided completely, or until a buffer/diversion is established.

In addition to the above a ll seismic line preparation will be undertaken using a raised blade method as per RLS’s Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002). O perators will ensure blades are raised approximately 10-30 cm above ground, depending on ground conditions. This method does not require complete removal of the vegetation and seed and root stock will be left undisturbed, wherever practicable in order to reduce disturbance and promote natural rehabilitation. Cut vegetation will be left on the sides of the cleared seismic lines, allowing for any seed stock to remain in place, and following cessation of the seismic survey, the vegetation will be pushed back into place if beneficial and will not cause greater distur bance in its recovery . This method of disturbance is therefore low impact and will allow for natural regeneration.

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A desktop and field assessment of the fauna and fauna habitats was undertaken for the broader Derby area by Ecologia in 2015 , referred to as the biological survey area (E cologia 2015). The fauna assessments covered the majority of the revised seismic survey area, with the exception of a small portion of the lines to the north (approximately 2.8 ha, Figure 13).

A desktop fauna habitat assessment was undertaken in 2016, by an experienced ecologist to extrapolate the fauna habitats of the 2.8 ha of seismic line that was not subjected to a field survey (Strategen 2016 a). The broad nature of habitat mapping undertaken in the original Level 1 survey allowed for a conservative extrapolation to be undertaken with a sufficient degree of accuracy and certainty . Further detail of the original s urvey and the extrapolation assessment is provided in Sections 3.7.1 through 3.9 of this Environment Plan and t he full Level 1 Flora and Fauna Habitat Assessment report and the extrapolation assessment is presented in Ecologica 2015 and Strategen 2016a, respectively.

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A series of database searches were undertaken of fauna of National conservation significance as listed under the EPBC Act and WC Act as well as State -listed conservation significant fauna within the seismic survey area (BirdLife Australia 2014; DE E 2016; Parks and Wildlife 2014a). A buffer of up to 50 km was applied to the searches to ensure all records in the vicinity were captured.

The database searches indicate that 64 conservation significant terrestrial vertebrate fauna spe cies have the potential to occur inside or within 50 km of the seismic survey area, based on either physical records of the species, secondary evidence or potentially suitable habitat occurring within the seismic survey area (Table 10).

This list comprises of: • nine mammal species • 53 bird species (35 of which are migratory listed) • two reptile species.

 
 









 


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A number of coastal, marine and wetland migratory bir d species were identified in the database searches ; however, du e to the lack of available habitat within the seismic survey area , these species are considered unlikely to occur in the seismic survey area and thus have not b een addressed further in this Env ironment Plan.

The likelihood of these 64 conservation significant species being present within the seismic survey area was determined by considering the provision of suitable habitat and the proximity, frequency and currency of previous records (Ecologia 2015 ). The likelihood of occurrence of each conservation significant species is summarised in Table 10 and further discussed in Section 3.8.2.

 
 









 


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Table 10 : Conservation Significant Species expected to occur in the seismic survey area and likelihood of occurrence (from database searc hes [Birdlife Australia 2014; DEE 2016; Parks and Wildlife 2014a]) Conservation Status Species name Likelihood of Occurrence EPBC Act WC Act Parks and Wildlife Mammals Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat - Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus CR Low Northern Quoll - Dasyurus hallucatus EN S1 EN Low Greater Bilby - Macrotis lagotis VU S1 VU Medium Black-footed Rock-wallaby - Petrogale lateralis subsp . lateralis VU S1 VU Low Golden Bandicoot (mainland) - Isoodon auratus auratus VU S3 VU Low Water Mouse - Xeromys myoides VU Low Yellow-lipped Cave Bat - Vespadelus douglasorum P2 Medium Short-tailed Mouse - Leggadina lakedownensis P4 High Water-rat - Hydromys chrysogaster P4 Low Birds Australian Painted Snipe - Rostratula australis EN S1 EN Low Northern Siberian Bar-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit CE S3 VU Low Limosa lapponica menzbieri Gouldian Finch - Erythrura gouldiae EN S1 P4 High Purple-crowned Fairy-wren - Malurus coronatus coronatus EN S1 EN Low Night Parrot - Pezoporus occidentalis EN S1 CR Low Masked Owl (northern) - Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli VU - P1 Low Red Goshawk - Erythrotriorchis radiatus VU S1 VU Low Partridge Pigeon (western) - Geophaps smithii blaauwi VU S3 VU Medium Princess Parrot - Polytelis alexandrae VU P4 Low Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica baueri VU S3 VU Low Eastern Curlew - Numenius madagascariensis CE S3 VU Low Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea M S3 VU Low Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica M S5 Medium Oriental Cuckoo - Cuculus optatus M S5 Medium Grey-tailed Tattler - Tringa brevipes M S3 P4 Low Fork-tailed Swift - Apus pacificus M S3 IA Low Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus M S3 IA Low

 
 










 


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Conservation Status Species name Likelihood of Occurrence EPBC Act WC Act Parks and Wildlife Oriental Plover - Charadrius veredus M S3 IA Low Pin-tailed Snipe - Gallinago stenura M S3 IA Low Swinhoe’s Snipe - Gallinago megala M S3 IA Low Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa M S3 IA Low Little Curlew - Numenius minutus M S3 IA Medium Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus M S3 IA Low Terek Sandpiper - Xenus cinereus M S3 IA Low Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos M S3 IA Low Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia M S3 IA Low Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis M S3 IA Low Asian Dowitcher - Limnodromus semipalmatus M S3 IA Low Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola M S3 IA Low Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis M S3 IA Low Long-toed Stint - Calidris subminuta M S3 IA Low Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos M S3 IA Low Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata M S3 IA Low Ruff - Philomachus pugnax M S3 IA Low Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus M S3 IA Low Oriental Pratincole - Glareola maldivarum M S3 IA Low Little Tern - Sternula albifrons M S3 IA Low Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia M S3 IA Low White-winged Black Tern - Chlidonias leucopterus M S3 IA Low Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica M S3 IA Medium Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea M S3 IA Low Eastern Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla tschutschensis M S3 IA Medium [listed as Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava ] Rainbow Bee-eater - Merops ornatus Listed Marine* S5 IA High (Recorded) Eastern Great Egret - Ardea modesta Listed Marine* S3 IA High Cattle Egret - Ardea ibis Listed Marine* S3 IA High White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Haliaeetus leucogaster Listed Marine* S3 IA High Black Bittern- Ixobrychus flavicollis - - P3 Low

 
 










 


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Conservation Status Species name Likelihood of Occurrence EPBC Act WC Act Parks and Wildlife Flock Bronzewing - Phaps histrionica - - P4 High Australia Bustard - Ardeotis australis - - P4 High Bush Stone Curlew - Burhinus grallarius - - P4 High (Recorded) Masked Owl (Kimberley subspecies) - Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli - - P4 Low Pictorella Mannikin - Heteromunia pectoralis - - P4 High (Recorded) Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus - S7 Other High Reptiles Freshwater Crocodile - Crocodylus johnstoni - S7 Other Low Salt-water Crocodile - Crocodylus porosus - S7 Other Low *only of EPBC Act interested if the project occurs wi thin a Commonwealth marine area



 
 










 


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A desktop assessment was undertaken for Short Range Endemic (SRE) fauna and subterranean fauna of the seismic survey area ( Ecologica 2015 ). A summary of the findings from this desktop assessment are provided below.

A total of 107 invertebrate taxa were id entified in the desktop assessment as occurring within the larger biological survey area , and therefore potential within the seismic survey area. These include 38 taxa of arachnids, 35 taxa of molluscs, 31 taxa of crustaceans, two centipedes and one milli pede. However, from this, 17 marine crustaceans were excluded from the assessment as no marine environment occurs within the biological survey area, including the seismic survey area .

Of the remaining 90 invertebrate taxa, six were subterranean and 84 ep igean (surface dwelling). None of the epigean species are officially listed as Priority or specially protected. Nevertheless, one mollusc species (Rhagada bulgana) is a confirmed SRE and further 32 molluscs, 17 arachnids and five crustaceans are consider ed potential SREs and thus of conservation significance. All the subterranean species are also considered potential SREs.

Of the 84 epigean invertebrate SRE taxa (confirmed or potential) identified as potentially occurring within the biological survey are a, 29 species (17 arachnids, seven molluscs and five crustaceans) have been assessed as having a medium to high likelihood of occurrence based on consideration of habitat quality, availability, and relevance of previous records (these are listed in Table 11 ). All subterranean species have been assessed as having a low likelihood of occurrence within the seismic survey area as all existing records are as sociated with the Napier Range (these are listed in Table 12).

A total of 54 species of epigean SRE fauna and six species of subterranean fauna with t he potential to occur within the seismic survey area were found in the desktop assessment. These are outlined below, and their likelihood of occurrence within the seismic survey area is assessed in Table 11 and Table 12.

Table 11 : SRE invertebrate fauna (epigean) potentially occurring in the seismic survey area

Class/Order, Family and Species name SRE Status Likelihood of Occurrence

Arachnida (Mygalomorphae) - Nemesiidae

Aname 'MYG284' Potential Medium Aname 'MYG285' Potential Medium Aname 'MYG387' Potential Medium Aname 'MYG387?' Potential Medium Aname 'MYG388' Potential Medium Aname ‘sp. indet.’ Potential Medium Aname ‘sp. juv’ Potential Medium Arachnida (Mygalomorphae) - Barychelidae

Mandjelia 'MYG196' Potential Medium Arachnida (Mygalomorphae) - Ctenizidae

Conothele 'broome' Potential Medium Arachnida (Pseudoscorpiones) - Olpiidae

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Lychas 'JPP2' Potential Medium Lychas 'JPP3' Potential Medium Arachnida (Scorpiones) - Urodacidae

Urodacus 'kraepelini' Potential Medium Urodacus ‘sp. indet.’ Potential Medium Arachnida (Opiliones) - Assamiidae

Dampetrus sp. Potential Medium Malacostraca (Isopoda) - Armadillidae

Armadillidae 'EE1501C' Potential Medium Buddelundiinae 'Gen. indet. NE Broome' Potential Medium Buddelundia ‘sp.74’ Potential Medium Buddelundia ‘90’ Potential Medium Buddelundia ‘91’ Potential Medium Mollusca (Gastropoda) - Bithyniidae

Gabbia naperiensis Potential Low Gabbia smithii Potential Low Mollusca (Gastropoda) - Camaenidae

Amplirhagada napierana Potential Low Amplirhagada percita Potential Low Baudinella sp. Potential Low Helix oscarensis Potential Low Kendrickia ignivenatus Potential Low Kimboraga mccorryi Potential Low Parrhagada commoda Potential Low Parrhagada detecta Potential Low Parrhagada ferrosa Potential Low Quistrachia leptogramma Potential Low Quistrachia monogramma Potential Low Rhagada basedowana Potential Medium Rhagada bulgana Confirmed Medium Rhagada gatta Potential Low Rhagada mimika Potential Low Rhagada sp. Potential Low Rhagada sutra Potential Low Tenuigada ignara Potential Low Tenuigada percita Potential Low Unidentified Succineae sp. Potential Low Westraltrachia sp. Potential Low Westraltrachia cunicula Potential Low

 
 









 


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Class/Order, Family and Species name SRE Status Likelihood of Occurrence

Westraltrachia increta Potential Low Westraltrachia instita Potential Low Westraltrachia woodwardi Potential Medium Mollusca (Gastropoda) - Corbiculidae

Corbiculina sp. Potential Medium Unidentified sp. Potential Low Mollusca (Gastropoda) - Hyriidae High (Recorded in desktop Potential Lortiella froggatti assessment) Mollusca (Gastropoda) - Viviparidae

?Notopala sp. Potential Medium cf. Larina sp. Potential High

Table 12 : Subterranean invertebrate fauna potentially occurring in the seismic survey area

Class/Order, Family and Species name SRE Status Likelihood of Occurrence

Arachnida (Araneomorphae) - Sparassidae

Heteropoda cavernicola Potential Low Arachnida (Araneomorphae) - Araneidae

Cyrtophora `sp. (VWF744)` Potential Low Arachnida - Pseudoscorpiones

Indohya napierensis Potential Low Arachnida - Schizomida

Apozomus eberhardi Potential Low Diplopoda - Paradoxosomatidae

Stygiochiropus `sp. Napier Range` Potential Low Crustacea - Ostracoda

Candonopsis kimberleyi Potential Low

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A Level 1 faun a and habitat assessment of most of the seismic survey area was conduct ed in June 2014 (Ecologia 2015) . Recording of all vertebrate fauna species was achieved by opportunistic sampling methods only, which included direct sightings and secondary evidence. Fauna habitats present throughout the seismic survey area were describ ed and spatially mapped, enabling the determination of the presence of habitat suitable for conservation significant fauna species.

The field survey recorded a total of 65 fauna species from both direct sightings and indirect evidence such as scats and cal ls. These species included four mammal (three of which are introduced species) and 61 bird species (Ecologica 2015).

 
 









 


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A total of three fauna habitats were defined and mapped in the seismic survey area ( Figure 15 and Table 13) ; however, one of the three (Open Savannah Woodland) is not proposed to be impacted given the location of the seismic survey lines . Overall, the quality of the habitats across most of the se ismic survey area is considered good to excellent, and the habitat types in the seismic survey area are not unique to the area, and considered generally common across the region.

Table 13: Fauna habitat Seismic survey lines Known percentage Remaining in the remaining within the Original Extrapolated Total Habitat type larger biological local area survey assessment (ha) survey area (ha)* (ha)*

Acacia shrubland 16.6 1.5 18.1 29608.79ha 99.9% Grassy savannah 10.6 1.3 11.9 110397.70ha 99.9%

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One State and EPBC Act Marine listed bird species was recorded from the seismic survey area during the Level 1 assessment , the Rainbow Bee -eater (Figure 15). The EPBC Act status for this species is only relevant to this species if the activity occurs within a Commonwealth Marine area (DEE pers. comm.).

From the database searches, 22 conservation significant species, comprising of five mammals and 17 birds, are expected to have a medium or high likelihood of occurrence, when considering the presence of suitable habitat within the seismic s urvey area, as well as the frequency and currency of previous records of these species in the vicinity of the seismic survey area, (Table 10). The majority of the conservation significant species identified as having a medium or high likelihood of occurrences are bird species or mammals that inhabit a range of habitats, and therefore t heir habitats are not restricted to the seismic survey area.

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With regards to potential Greater Bilby habitat, based on the Level 1 fauna survey undertaken within the Project area, open savannah woodland is broadly characterised by open woodlands of Corymbia greeniana over sparse mixed shrubland and low ground cover of the tussock grass Sorghum timorense , which is not considered suitable habitat for the Greater Bilby. The survey included target searches for this species including actively searching for burrows, diggin gs, scats etc. The mapping of the Acacia shrublands habitat was based on this Level 1 survey.

Additionally, the Dampier Peninsula monitor ( Varanus sparnus ) listed as Priority 1 in WA (in 2014) also has the potential to occur in the area of the proposed seismic lines. It is at present only known from the Dampier Peninsula; however, given the proximity to this area and continuous and suitable habitat (pindan shrubland and tall scrub) the species may occur in the area of the proposed clearing. This species is unlikely to be impacted given the nature of the activities and its ability to move away from those activities.

 
 






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The Level 1 fauna and habitat survey ( Ecologica 2015 ) was conducted between 16 to 20 June 2014 , and particular focus was spent on identifying and targeting locations where conservation significant fauna species are likely to occur, based on availability and suitability of habitats within the seismic survey area, and the findings of the database assessment.

Based on the findings of the fauna assessment, the potential impacts to and the management of conservation significant species with a medium to high likelihood of occurrence is detailed Table 14. Should any EPBC listed fauna species be encountered in the seismic survey area during the activity, the sighting will be reported to RLS Site Supervisor immediately, and all movements and works within a 50 m buffer of the sighting will cease until actions to mitigate har m to the species have been put in place. With appropriate mitigation measures in place (Section 6) and avoidance of mapped areas of potential habitat where possible, the seismic survey is assessed as having a low risk of significant impacts to fauna species of conservation significance.

 
 










 


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Table 14 : Potential impacts to conservation species with a medium to h igh likelihood of occurrence Conservation Status Potential habitat Potential impact types based on Likelihood of Species name EPBC Act WC Act Parks and Wildlife those listed in occurrence Table 13 Mammals Greater Bilby - Macrotis lagotis The seismic survey will result in the temporary disturbance to approximately 18. 1 ha of potential Greater Bilby habitat; however, no evidence of Greater Bilby was recorded during the Level 1 Fauna survey of the area. Approximately 29,609.79 ha of potential Greater Bilby habitat is kno wn to occur in the local area (Ecologia 2015), and therefore the proposed seismic survey will result in the temporary VU S1 VU Acacia shrubland Medium disturbance to 0.061% of the known potential Greater Bilby habitat. Nevertheless, in areas of potential Greater Bilby habitat a suitably qualified personnel such as an environmental officer/ecologist will be on site prior to line clearing. If a Greater Bilby burrow, or any Greater Bilby individuals are identified prior to clearing, the seismic survey will be deviated around the identified locations, including a 50 m buffer. Yellow-lipped Cave Bat - Grassy savannah, No sandstone or limestone caves are likely to occur within the Vespadelus douglasorum Acacia shrubland seismic survey area and therefore the area is only likely to be P2 Medium used for foraging by this species. Given this and the highly mobile nature of this species the potential impact to this species is expected to be minimal. Short-tailed Mouse - Leggadina Grassy savannah, This species is known to have a broad habitat range including lakedownensis Acacia shrubland open tussock and hummock grassland, acacia shrubland, and P4 High savanna woodland, on alluvial clay or sandy soils, and therefore the temporary disturbance associated with this seismic survey is expected to have minimal impact to this species. Birds Gouldian Finch - Erythrura gouldiae Grassy savannah No breeding habitat is likely to occur within the seismic survey area and therefore the area is only likely to be used for foraging EN S1 P4 High by this species. Given this and the highly mobile nature of this species the potential impact to th is species is expected to be minimal. Partridge Pigeon (western) - Grassy savannah, This species are considered highly mobile and given that Geophaps smithii blaauwi Acacia shrubland clearing activities are not proposed to occur within the breeding VU S3 VU Medium season (March to July) of this species the potential impact to this species is expected to be minimal.

 
 












 


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Conservation Status Potential habitat Potential impact types based on Likelihood of Species name EPBC Act WC Act Parks and Wildlife those listed in occurrence Table 13 Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis Grassy savannah, Given the migratory nature of these s pecies they are considered M S5 Medium daurica Acacia shrubland highly mobile and therefore the potential impact to these species Oriental Cuckoo - Cuculus optatus Grassy savannah, is expected to be minimal. M S5 Medium Acacia shrubland Grassy savannah, Little Curlew - Numenius minutus M S3 IA Medium Acacia shrubland Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica Grassy savannah, M S3 IA Medium Acacia shrubland Eastern Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla Grassy savannah, tschutschensis Acacia shrubland M S3 IA Medium [listed as Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava ] Rainbow Bee-eater - Merops Grassy savannah, The Rainbow Bee -eater has been delisted as a migratory bird ornatus Acacia shrubland under the EPBC Act and is now listed as only a marine bird, and therefore only impacts to Commonwealth marine area are applicable to this species under the EPBC Act. The Rainbow Bee -eater is still listed under Schedule 5 of the WC Act . This species is known to have a broad habitat range including g rassy savannah , open savannah woodland, acacia shrubland and ephemeral wetlands , and therefore the temporary Listed Marine* S5 IA High (Recorded) disturbance associated with this seismic survey is expected to have minimal impact to this species. This species breed largely in areas with exposed sandy substrate where it builds tunnels for nests. A suitably qualified alternative environmental o fficer /ecologist will be on site during line demarcation and preparation. O bserved active nesting sites, will be avoided where possible, and clearly demarcated with flagging marking a 50 m buffer. Eastern Great Egret - Ardea Grassy savannah, These species are considered largely marine species, highly Listed Marine* S3 IA High modesta Acacia shrubland mobile and do not nest in burrows , and therefore the potential Cattle Egret - Ardea ibis Grassy savannah, impact to these species is expected to be minimal. Listed Marine* S3 IA High Acacia shrubland White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Haliaeetus Grassy savannah, Listed Marine* S3 IA High leucogaster Acacia shrubland Flock Bronzewing - Phaps Grassy savannah, These species are considered to have a broad habitat range and - - P4 High histrionica Acacia shrubland are highly mobile and therefore the potential impact to this Australia Bustard - Ardeotis australis Grassy savannah, species is expected to be minimal. - - P4 High Acacia shrubland

 
 












 


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Conservation Status Potential habitat Potential impact types based on Likelihood of Species name EPBC Act WC Act Parks and Wildlife those listed in occurrence Table 13 Bush Stone Curlew - Burhinus Grassy savannah, This species was recorded within the biological survey area grallarius Acacia shrubland (approximately 9 km away from the seismic survey area). This species Is primarily a ground dwelling species and nests on shallow scrapes in the ground a suitably qualified alternative - - P4 High (Recorded) environmental o fficer /ecologist /suitably qualified personnel will be on site during line demarcation and preparation. Observed active nesting sites, will be avoided where possible, and clearly demarcated with flagging marking a 50 m buffer. Pictorella Mannikin - Heteromunia Grassy savannah, These species are considered to have a broad habitat range and - - P4 High (Recorded) pectoralis Acacia shrubland are highly mobile and therefore the potential impact to this Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Grassy savannah, species is expected to be minimal. - S7 Other High Acacia shrubland Reptiles Dampier Peninsula monitor - Grassy savannah, The temporary disturbance associated with this seismic survey is Varanus sparnus Acacia shrubland expected to have minimal impact to this species This species is - - P1 Medium mobile and therefore the potential impact to these species is expected to be minimal.

 
 











 


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A search of the DE E’s Protected Matters Search Tool (D EE 2016 ) has identified the West Kimberley National Heritage area ESA, which occurs over 500 m from the closest seismic line (seismic line 1). The West Kimberley is a vast area of drama tic landscapes that has great biological richness and provides important geological and fossil evidence of Australia's history (Payne and Schoknecht 2011). The site was added to the register in August 2011. The planned seismic survey lines are located ou tside the West Kimberley National Heritage Area and no seismic activity will be conducted within a 500 m buffer of the West Kimberley National Heritage Area (Figure 16).

Other ESAs within the region include Windjana Gorge National Park (110 km) and Tunnel Creek National Park (134 km). These are both located well outside the seismic survey area.

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A search of the online Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System (AHIS) database (2016) indicates there are no registered Aboriginal sites within the seismic survey area). Four registered Aboriginal heritage sites and 1 other Aboriginal heritage sites (Yamarrirri - not registered) were located within or in proximity to the seismic survey area (within a 12 km radius) ; however, none of these fall within a 1 km buffer of the seismic survey lines (Table 15, Figure 16).

Table 15 : Aboriginal heritage sites Distance from Site ID Site name Site type Status seismic survey lines 12782 Millarlai Registered site Ceremonial, Modified Tree, 6.3 km northeast Mythological 13240 Derby Leprosarium Registered site Ceremonial, Mythological, 11.7 km northwest Skeletal Material/Burial 17443 Meda Dune Registered site Artefacts/Scatter, Grinding 8.5 km north- Patches/Grooves northwest 13368 Emmanuels Yard Registered site Modified tree 8.5 km east 13760 Yamarrirri Stored data/ Not a Camp, Water Source 2.1 km east site

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Under Condition 2.1 of the Heritage conditions imposed under Annexure One of the Grantee Party Proposed Conditions EP 487 (formerly 5/07 -8 to Backreef Oil Pty Ltd and Oil Basins Ltd), the level of assessment would be determined (by the Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) within 28 days after receiving the H eritage Impact (HI) Notice from RLS) at one of the following levels: (a) the proposed Activities can proceed without any further assessment (b) a Field Inspection Survey is required; or (c) a Work Program Clearan ce Survey is required.

RLS discussed the proposed seismic survey with the Warrwa Aboriginal group at a meeting in Broome on 17/08/16. A Heritage Protection Agreement (HPA) has been prepared with the Warrwa Aboriginal g roup and is in the authorisation proc ess . Initial discussion with the Warrwa Aboriginal g roup has indicated that there is unlikely to be any impact to Aboriginal Heritage sites and therefore a Work Program Clearance Survey is currently proposed to be undertaken with the Warrwa Aboriginal group prior to the commencement of the seismic survey .

 
 









 


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A Work Program Clearance Survey is proposed to be undertaken prior to the commencement of the seismic survey and a r eport to be provided to RLS on its completion.

The Work Program Clearance Survey team (‘Survey Team’) will consist of the following personnel: (a) four (4) Warrwa Heritage Consult ants for each day of the survey (b) a Warrwa Heritage Liaison Officer (c) a representative from RLS (d) an anthropologist and an archaeologist appointed by the Warrwa appointed heritage consultant .

The Survey Team will examine the physical location of the proposed seismic survey to either clear or not clear the proposed activities accordingly, giving due consideration to any program modifications that RLS may be able to provide to accommodate Aboriginal sites , such as the buffer zones proposed in this Environment Plan.

The Work Program Clearance Survey Report shall set out which of the proposed activities have been cleared a nd which have not, as the case may be, and any conditions, for the protection of Aboriginal sites, on the conduct of activities . The Work Program Clearance Survey Report shall include a clear indication on a map and by description of those parts of the Per mit surveyed by the Field Inspection Team: (a) upon which all or part of the proposed Activities may be carried out as proposed (b) upon which the Native Title Party have attached conditions, for the protection of Aboriginal sites, for carrying out all or part of the proposed Activities (c) those areas where the proposed activities may affect Aboriginal sites.

RLS will review the Work Program Clearance Survey Report and field report to ensure that necessary mitigation and impact avoidance measures have been addressed to undertake the seismic survey without impacting on heritage sites. In the event that the EP requires update, a revised EP will be resubmitted to DMP for assessment.

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Pastoralism in the Kimberley region of Western Australia com menced in the late 1800s. Traditionally, the economy of the Kimberley has depended on pastoral leases, with a majority of the region covered by lease areas.

The EP 487 and the portion of EP 129 lease covers an area which includes the following land uses : • Derby township • RAAF Base Curtin • The West Kimberley National Heritage area • Pastoral Leases (within the seismic survey area): ∗ Meda Station ∗ Mowanjum Station.

No seismic activities have been proposed within 10 km of the Derby Township, or within the boundari es of RAAF Base Curtin or within 500 m of the West Kimberley National Heritage area. The boundaries of the West Kimberley National Heritage Area will be included on GPS systems to ensure seismic lines do not accidentally encroach on it.

 
 





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This section details the methodology applied, and outcomes, of the environmental risk assessment for the proposed seismic survey.

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A hazard identification (HAZID) workshop and environmental risk assessment was undertaken in June 2014 to identify the environmental risks associated with seismic surveying within the previously approved Environment Plan . In attendance were: • Neil Doyle – Managing Director, Oil Basins • Geoff Dunn – Geophysicist, Terrex Seismic • Emma Ryan-Reid – Principal Environmenta l Advisor, Ecologia Environment • Dr Renee Young – Senior Botanist/Team Leader, Ecologia Environment.

The environmental risk assessment has been su bsequently updated based on the revised seismic survey lines and the change in operator. The revised environmental risk assessment has been reviewed by: • Stanley Fu – Project Manager, RLS • Kevin Wilson – Chief Consultant, RLS • Geoff Dunn – Geophysicist, Terr ex Seismic • Leanne Taylor – Principal Environmental Consultant, Strategen Environment al • Anna Welker – Senior Environmental Consultant, Strategen Environment al • Kellie Bauer-Simpson – Principal, Focused Vision Consulting.

The environmental risk assessment pro cess identifies aspects of the seismic surveying activities that require management and assigns a level of risk to each activity. This risk assessment process applied to the seismic survey has been based on the principles of Australian Standards HB 203:20 06 Environmental Risk Management and AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines.

Key steps in this process and relevant standards and legislation are summarised in Table 16.

Table 16: Hazard identification process and risk assessment and relevant legislation Section of Hazard Identification Process Relevant Standards and Legislation Environment Plan Identifying aspects of the project that may impact the environment (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009) Describing potential environmental impacts PGER(E)R Assessing the likelihood of the impact Part 2 Division 3 - Regulation 14 (2, 3 and 4) Determining the level of risk with and Section 4.3 without mitigation measures PGER)E)R Assigning a consequence rating to the Part 2 Division 3 - Regulation 14 (5) impact (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009) Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 Section 4.1, 4.1.1 and Identifying practical management strategies Part 2 Division 3 - Regulation 14 (5) and Regulation 15 4.3 (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009)

 
 









 


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Results of the risk assessment were recorded in a risk matrix during the workshop (presented in Table 18). To prevent or minimise impacts, risk management treatments (controls) have been placed on pathways (aspects) according to the hierarchy of c ontrol as summarised in Figure 17 . The selection of the appropriate control requires cost and effort of implementation to be balanced against the bene fits derived from each control (Australian Standards 2009).

Figure 17: Hierarchy of control (control measures)

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Examples of the level of consequence and likelihood ratings utilised for the environmental risk assessment are presented in Table 17 . Following the a pplication of the appropriate levels of consequence and likelihood to each aspect of seismic activity, a risk value has been assigned using the risk matrix presented in Table 18. Table 19 presents the level of mitigation to be applied depending on the residual risk rating.

Mitigation strategies have been considered based on the control measures presented in Figure 17 above, and the residual risk (risk rating remaining after control measures have b een put in place) has been calculated for each aspect of a ctivities for seismic survey with a medium or higher residual risk rating. These are presented in Table 22 .

 
 









 


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Table 17 : Consequence and likelihood descriptions Category Examples Consequence <1% of a non- significant species / vegetation community in the local population affected No significant addition to background levels, non -detectable change Insignificant Spill of hydrocarbons <10 L in permeable disturbed surface Loss/damages of <$5,000 No complaints from public/stakeholders <15% of a non- significant species / veg etation community in the local population affected Spill of hydrocarbons 10 -100 L in permeable disturbed surface Minor Spill of hydrocarbons <10 L in flowing water / undisturbed native vegetation Loss/damages of $5,000 - $40,000 Complaint from public/stakeholde r 15-30% of a non- significant species / vegetation community in the local population affected <10% of a conservation significant species / vegetation community in the local population affected Spill of hydrocarbons 100 -1,000 L in permeable disturbed surface Moderate Spill of hydrocarbons 10 -100 L in flowing water / undisturbed native vegetation Loss/damages of $40,000 – $150,000 Public complaint or media attention >30% of a non- significant species / vegetation community in the local population affected Extinction of a non -significant species locally >10% of a conservation significant species / vegetation community in the local population affected >10% of available habitat of conservation significant fauna in the local area affected Major Spill of hydr ocarbons >1,000 L in permeable disturbed surface Spill of hydrocarbons 100 -1,000 L in flowing water / undisturbed native vegetation Loss/damages of $150,000 - $1 million Damage to reputation Extinction of a non -significant species regionally Loss of a conservation significant species locally Loss of ecosystem function across >50% of seismic survey area Catastrophic Spill of hydrocarbons >1,000 L in flowing water / undisturbed native vegetation Loss/damages of >$1 million Contamination of aquifer Third party legal action/irreversible damage to reputation Likelihood May occur only in exceptional circumstances Rare Unheard of The incident could occur at some time during the life of the project Unlikely Unexpected Might occur at some time Possible Could occur but not often Will probably occur in most circumstances Likely There is at least 50% chance that it may happen Common repeating occurrence, ongoing Almost certain Will occur often or planned occurrence/action

 
 









 


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Table 18: Risk analysis matrix

Consequence (C) Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Catastrophic (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Likelihood (L) Almost Certain (5) 5 10 15 20 25 Likely (4) 4 8 12 16 20 Possible (3) 3 6 9 12 15 Unlikely (2) 2 4 6 8 10 Rare (1) 1 2 3 4 5

Table 19 : Risk rating and mitigation level Risk score (R) Risk rating Mitigation level Manage risk utilising prevention and/or additional mitigation strategies 15-25 High with the highest priority. Promote issue to appropriate management level with commensurate risk assessment detail Manage risk using standard mitigation controls, but evaluate further to 5-12 Medium minimise adverse effects on the environment 1-4 Low Standard mitigation controls required

Table 20 : Control efficacy rating (hierarchy of control) Elimination Substitution Engineering Administration Behaviour PPE 1 2 3 4 5 6

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In addition to identifying raw risks, adequate control measures and the resultant residual risks, a risk assessment must also define the following: • environmental performance objectives the operator is required to achieve • environmental performance standards the operator is required to work within • measurement criteria the operator will apply to determine whether objectives and standards have been met.

Performance standards are specific documents or legislative requirements, and measurement criteria are auditable actions to demonstrate complia nce with the standard and the objective.

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The results of the risk assessment, detailing the various activities carried out during a seismic survey, their risks and performance objectives, standards and measurement cr iteria are detailed Table 21.

 
 











 


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Table 21 : Assessment of environmental risks, objectives, standards and management criteria Post Potential Pre Treatment Performance Activity Aspect Hazard Mitigation measures Treatment Performance standards Measurement criteria impacts objectives L C R L C R RLS Environmental Management System Use existing roads / tracks whe re (RLS_EMS_SYS_001) available RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Drive to conditions (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Watch for wildlife/livestock RLS Induction and Training Procedure All staff trained in awareness and under standing of fauna management and (RLS_CMS_PRO_009 ) safety ( Induction and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction Set maximum speed limits for areas / Native Injury or death RLS Induction and Training Register and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) peri ods of high fauna activity No death of Fauna of native (RLS _CMS_REG_006) No death of fauna recorded ( Event and Feedback Register Loss of fauna 4 2 8 In areas of observed listed 3 2 6 native fauna or and fauna or [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) threatened sightings , signage will livestock RLS Road Travel Management Procedure livestock livestock indicate zone of reduced driving (RLS_SMS_PRO_003 ) Regular communication regarding inte ractions with fauna- Pre- start and speeds to walking pace (10 km/hr). RLS Event and Feedback Register Toolbox meetings to be held daily and at least weekly, respectively (Communication and Consultation Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_003]) All driving at night will be avoided, (RLS_CMS_REG_002 ) and any driving at dawn and dusk RLS Event and Feedback Reporting and Investigation will be at reduced speeds (40 km/hr) Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_007) maximum RLS Communication and Consultation Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_003 ) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) RLS Induction and Traini ng Procedure All staff trained in awareness and understanding of transporting dangerous (RLS_CMS_PRO_009) goods ( Induction and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction Drivers will be licensed to transport Transport of RLS Induction and Training Register and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006 ]) Contamination bulk hydrocarbons equipment (RLS _CMS_REG_006) Vibes and clearing machinery to be refuelled in accordance with the Terrex (excludes of soil or Vehicles transporting hydrocarbons Terrex vehicle driving standard ( TS-PRO-31) refuelling in the field procedure (TS-SOP-GEN019) seismic surface water will be fitted with spill kits survey) Spill / loss of Injury or death Terrex refuelling in the field (TS-SOP-GEN019) No incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ; Drivers will a dhere to all driving No loss of containment of of fauna from Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Hydrocarb regulations containment of RLS Road Travel Management Procedure hydrocarbons ingestion of 1 3 3 1 3 3 No breac h of regulations - Audit and inspection to be undertaken prior to ons Drive to conditions hydrocarbons (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) during hydrocarbons transport of goods by supervisors ( Audit and Inspection Register Containers will be appropriate for during transport RLS Spill Response Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_011) transport Impacts to [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) road conditions RLS Audit and Inspection Register vegetation Compliance with the Contaminated Sites Act 2003; Dangerous Goods Safety (RLS_CMS_REG_008) and flora from No bulk storage of hydrocarbons Act 2004; Australian Standards 383 3:2007) onsite RLS Event and Feedback Register spills Understanding of regulations ( Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Light vehicles to refuel in Derby [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Contaminated Sites Act 2003 , Dangerous Goods Safety

Act 2004 and Australian Standard 3833:2007- The storage and handling of mixed classes of dangerous goods, in packages and intermediate bulk containers. RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan No complaints from public or land owners ( Event and Feedback Register Set speed limits for unsealed tracks Minimise (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) Dust generation of generation Visual amenity Stop activities where activities result RLS Road Travel Management Procedure No excessive or uncontrolled generation of dust ( Audit and Inspection in excessive dust generation , dust Dust from vehicles Health of 4 1 4 4 1 4 (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) recommence only after conditions or No complaints on unsealed vegetation RLS Event and Feedback Register Any observations of dust to be recorded an d kept (daily records log book) roads / tracks work practices amended that prevent due to dust excessive dust generation . generation (RLS_CMS_REG_002) (Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ; Monitoring and RLS Audit and Inspection Register Measuring of Performance Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_002]) (RLS_CMS_REG_008)

 
 














 


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Staff trained in awareness and understanding of spreading of weeds (Induction and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006]) RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) No introduction and spread of weeds ( Environmental and Heritage Restrict activit ies to existing access No introduction RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Management Plan [RLS_EMS_MPL_001] , Hygiene and Weed Inspection Decline in tracks where possible of weeds (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Procedure [RLS_EMS_PRO_001] and Audit and Inspection Register condition of No unnatural RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure [RLS_CMS_REG_008] , Monitoring and Measu ring of Performance Procedure Introduction of vegetation Vehicle brush- down and inspection weeds from prior to mobilising to EP 487 and EP spread of (RLS _EMS_PRO_001) [RLS_CMS_PRO_002] ) and fauna existing weeds Weeds vehicles and/or 3 2 6 129 will be undertaken . 2 2 4 RLS Event and Feedback Register All incidents and near -misses with regards to weed contamination/dispersal habitat (outside of imported Hygiene station(s) shall be located in (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Incident are reported ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) materials Infection of areas where stock or existing cleared areas at the point(s) they have RLS Audit and Ins pection Register All vehicles entering /exiting work site should be checked for any soil and grazing feed of entry from Gibbs River Road to previously been (RLS_CMS_REG_008) vegetation material in vehicles/equipment. Regular vehicle inspections to be unsealed tracks.
undertaken for weed management ( Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure identified) RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance [RLS_EMS_PRO_001] , Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) Weed reporting to be under taken as per Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure ( RLS_EMS_PRO_001) ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Terrex vehicle driving standard ( TS-PRO-31) RLS Road Travel Management Procedure No excessive generation/release of emis sions – Vehicle audits and Emissions of (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) inspections to be undertaken prior to travel to site, all daily observations to be exhaust fumes All vehicles (LV and HV) will be fitted recorded and kept ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ), Emissions RLS Event and Feedback Register into the with catalytic converters Reduced Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_002] , (exhaust Air Pollution 4 1 4 3 1 3 (RLS_CMS_REG_002) atmosphere emissions Terrex v ehicle driving standard [TS-PRO-31]) fumes) Switching engines off when not in RLS Audit and Inspection Register during use (RLS_CMS_REG_008) No uncontrolled generation of emissions ( Audit and Inspection Register transportation [RLS_CMS_REG_008] , Event and Feedback Register RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Perfor mance [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) Regulation 34 of the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008 Undertake relevant Flora and Fauna Loss of flora/ Surveys to demarcate significant 5 2 10 5 1 5 vegetation areas Utilise previously cleared areas Staff aware of need to minimize impacts from vegetation clearing ( Induction where possible ( Laydown area ) and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Injury or death Utilise existing accommodation Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) of fauna 3 2 6 facilities within Derby town site 2 2 4 (including No fauna incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register livestock) Limit clearing footprint , utilise low- [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register impact, raised blade clearing RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) methodologies RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Avoidance of Greater Bilby Burrows ( Event and Feedback Register Use of GPS with uploaded significant (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] , flora and fauna sites and buffers to RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure [RLS_C MS_PRO_002] ) avoid during clearing Minimise extent (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) Implementation of Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Seismic lines no wider than 4 .5m of clearing RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) (RLS _EMS_MPL_001_REV_A) and Rehabilitation Procedure In areas of potential Greater Bilby No death of RLS Road Travel Management Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) (Audit and Inspection Register Loss of native Vegetation habitat, a suitably qualified personnel fauna (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Flora and flora/vegetation (such as environmental o fficer or clearing for No permanent RLS Event and Feedback Register Rehabilitation monitoring to be undertaken as per Rehabilitat ion Procedure Fauna and fauna ecologist) will survey in advance of seismic lines damage to (RLS_CMS_REG_002) (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) , inspection and audit register to be kept habitat clearing looking for potential Greater vegetation (RLS_CMS_REG_008 ) Decline in Bilby Burrows for avoidance with a RLS Audit and Inspection Register communities or Regular communication regarding clearing - Pre- start and safety meetings to condition of 50 m buffer. (RLS_CMS_REG_008) vegetation fauna habitat be held prior to shift ( Induction and Training Procedure 4 2 8 4 1 4 RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance communities Clearing activities will be monitored [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ) by a line pointer to ensure activities Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) and/or fauna No complaints from land owners (Event and Feedback Register do not impact significant species or habitat PGER(RMA)R, PGER(E)R and Reg 5, Item 24 [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) their habitat during clearing Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) No clearing beyond the approved area of clearing, records of clearing to be Avoid disturbance to stands of trees Regulations 2004 kept and maintained ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ; and significant vegetation / habitat Vegetation Clearing register RLS_EMS_REG_002) where possible No breach of clearing regulations - Compliance with PGER(RMA)R and Driving appropriately during clearing PGER(E)R ; Compliance with Reg 5, Item 24 Environmental Protection act ivities (driving on existing tracks (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 and seismic lines only, drive to conditions and to set speed limits around site)

 
 














 


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(outside of All vehicles entering /exiting work site should be checked for any soil and vehicles (RLS_CMS_REG_008) Infection of Hygiene station(s) shall be located in areas where vegetation material in vehicles/equipment. Regular vehicle inspections to be RLS Event and Feedback Register stock or existing cleared areas at the point(s) they have undertaken for weed management ( Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure (RLS_CMS_REG_002) grazing feed of entry from Gibbs River Road to previously been [RLS_EMS_PRO_001] , Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) unsealed tracks. identified) RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Weed reporting to be undertaken as per Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_001) ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) No complaints from land owners ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) Staff trained in awareness, understanding and recording of heritage ( Induction and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009]; Induction and Training RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) Minimise extent RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan No heritage incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register Consult with Traditional Owners of clearing (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register Indigenous Monitor on site during No disturbance RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) line pointing (if required following of known (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) All new heritage sites reported and i nclude as a minimum date/time/location HIA) to identify significant sites and heritage sites RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) and details of all heritage sites/records ( Event and Feedback Register Loss of or demarcate for avoidance. (maintain 1 km [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) Disturbance of damage to buffer) RLS Road Travel Management Procedure Mark- out any known heritage sites Heritage heritage areas indigenous 4 5 20 2 2 4 (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) Consultation undertaken with native groups and regulators, including prior to disturbance Minimise discussion regarding any previously unrecorded site (chanc e find) protocols during clearing heritage disturbance of RLS Event and Feedback Register Use of GPS with uploaded significant (Stakeholder Engagement Register [RLS_CMS_REG_007] ; Stakeholder values suspected (RLS_CMS_REG_002) heritage sites and buffers to avoiding Engagement Plan [RLS_CMS_MPL_001] ) heritages sites during clearing RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan Regular communication regarding heritage sites - Pre- start and safety (discovered (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) Cease work and report if a new sit e during works) meetings to be held prior to shift ( Induction and Training Procedure is discovered during activities and maintain RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ) 100 m buffer (RLS _CMS_REG_007) No breach of heritage regulations - Compliance with the Aboriginal Heritage Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 Act 1972; Compliance with site -specific management measures and Environment and Heritage Management Plan ( RLS_EMS_MPL_001 ) as agreed with Traditional Owners during consultation RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Damage to RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan No incidents ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and buried (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) services (e.g. Consult with utility providers and No disturbance 4 3 12 1 3 3 RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure gas, power, landh olders to determine location of of services to Daily observations to be recorded ( Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) water and all infrastructure landholders or [RLS_CMS_REG_008] , Monitoring and Measuring of Performanc e Procedure telecoms) Line Pointers to traverse all areas in local community RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) [RLS_CMS_PRO_002] ) Unknown advance of clearing looking for and Landholder RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan Regular communication regarding heritage sites - Pre- start and safety infrastructure demarcating infrastructure (fences, infrastructure (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) meetings to be held prior to shift ( Induction and Training Procedure Infrastruct located in gates, bores, cattle feeding points returned to pre- [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Register ure planned RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register buildings etc) disturbance [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) disturbance (RLS _CMS_REG_007) Damage to No clearing within 20 m of buried condition No complaints fr om land owners or public ( Event and Feedback Register area station RLS Audit and Inspection Register services No complaints [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register infrastructure (RLS_CMS_REG_008) 5 2 10 3 1 3 from [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) (fences, Reinstate infrastructure to pre - RLS Event and Feedback Register landholders/ gates, bores disturbance condition, or as agreed (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Consultation register to be kept and maintained ( Stakeholder Engagement with relevant landholder stakeholders Register [RLS_CMS_REG_007]) etc.) RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) No breach of regulations - Compliance with PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R Map surface water features RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Staff trained in awareness and understanding of surface water and Increased Locate laydown areas and seismic RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan susceptible landforms in the seismic survey area ( Induction and Training No change in erosion during lines away from bed and banks (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induc tion and Training Register high rainfall hydrology of [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) Avoid surface water bodies during surface water RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure Disturbance of events No incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , surface water line pointing bodies / (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) Surface Deterioration Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) bodies / 3 2 6 A suitably qualified environmental 1 2 2 drainage RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) water in water drainage officer / ecologist to traverse the features Site audits and inspections to be undertaken by supervisors, daily quality RLS Rehabilitation Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) observations to be reco rded (Audit and Inspection Register features drainage line on that seismic line 1, No interruption RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance [RLS_CMS_REG_008] , Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure Interruption of 2, 3 and 4 traverse to determine the of surface water Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) [RLS_CMS_PRO_002] ) surface water presence of bed and banks or flows flows riparian vegetation and avoid if RLS Audit and Inspection Register Implementation of Environmental and Heritage Management Plan present (RLS_CMS_ REG_008) (RLS _EMS_MPL_001_REV_A) and Rehabilitation Procedure

 
 














 


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Avoid susceptible landforms (rocky RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) (Audit and Inspection Register outcrops, ephemeral wetlands, (RLS_CMS_REG_002) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) drainage line bed and banks ) by Minimise PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R Rehabilitation monitoring to be undertaken as per Rehabilitation Procedure applying a 50m buffer erosion of (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) , inspection and audit register to be kept (RLS_CMS_REG_008 ) Erosion of A environmental o fficer /ecologist or susceptible landforms other suitably qualified personnel will landforms No erosion of susceptible landforms to occur ( Event and Feedback Register Dist urbance of traverse potential Greater Bilby [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register Loss of Rehabilitation of Landforms susceptible 5 2 10 habitat in advance of clearing looking 2 2 4 [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) vegetation sensitive sites landforms for potential Greater Bilby Burrows (where No complaints from land owners or public ( Event and Feedback Register Slow for avoidance with a 50 m buffer applicable) [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) revegetation within one week Clearing activities will be monitored No clearing beyond the approved area of clearing, records of clearing to be of survey to by a line pointer to ensure kept and maintained ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ; completion activities do not impact significant Vegetation Clearing register [ RLS_EMS_REG_002]) species or their habitats during clearing No breach of regulations - Compliance with PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R No access to Staff awareness of public safety and project privacy ( Induction and Training EP 487 by the Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Register Damage to general public [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) rehabilitation No complaints No access to site by public, no incidents occurr ing ( Event and Feedback Access to Break sight line of seismic lines (i.e. from Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register dog legs, weave lines) sensitive landholders RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) vegetation, Use existing tracks or fire breaks No introduction RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Site audits and inspections to be undertaken by supervisors, daily Public access habitats or near major roads 4 2 8 2 2 4 of weeds (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) observations to be recorded ( Audit and Inspection Register to seismic lines landforms Minimise crossing major roads [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) No unnatural RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan Impact to Vehicle brush- down and inspection spread of (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) Pre -start and safety meetings to be held prior to shift ( Induction and Training landholder for weeds prior to entry to seismic existing weeds Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Register RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register and stock survey area (outside of [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) Line (RLS _CMS_REG_007) Introduction of areas where No complaints from public or land owners ( Event and Feedback Register orientation RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure weeds they have [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) previously been (RLS _EMS_PRO_001) No breach of reg ulations - No clearing beyond the approved area of clearing, identified) RLS Audit and Inspection Register records of clearing to be kept and maintained.; Compliance with (RLS_CMS_REG_008) PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R RLS Event and Feedback Register No introduction and spread of weeds ( Event and Feedback Register Location of (RLS_CMS_REG_002) lines in close [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register No complaints PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R Nuisance to proximity to [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) 3 2 6 Consult landholders on line locations 1 2 2 from Landholders Homesteads Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_001) , and landholders and related Environmental and Heritage Management Plan buildings (RLS _EMS_MPL_001_REV_A) to be implemented on site to ensure management plan is effective and management criteria are suitable (Audit and Seismic line Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) construction RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Quantities of hydrocarbons and data RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan transported along seismic lines will Staff trained in awareness and understanding of transporting dangerous acquisition Contamination (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) of soil or be minimised goods ( Induction and Tra ining Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction RLS Road Travel Management Procedure and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) surface water Vehicles transporting hydrocarbons Spills or loss of (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) Injury or death will be fitted with spill kits No incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , containment of of fauna from Terrex vehicle driving standard ( TS-PRO-31) Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) hydrocarbons Maximum speed limi ts will be set No loss of Hydrocarb ingestion of Terrex refuelling in the field (TS-SOP-GEN019) Daily observations to be recorded ( Audit and Inspe ction Register during line 4 1 4 Drive to conditions 3 1 3 containment of ons spilled RLS Spill Response Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_011) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) construction / Containers will be appropriate for hydrocarbons hydrocarbons Vibes and clearing machinery to be refuelled in accordance with the Terrex data road conditions RLS Audit and Inspection Register acquisition Impacts to (RLS_CMS_REG_008) refuelling in the field ( TS-SOP-GEN019), Audit and Inspection Register vegetation No bulk storage of hydrocarbons [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) and flora from onsite RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) No breach of regulations - Compliance with the Contaminat ed Sites Act 2003 spills Light vehicles to be refuelled in and Australian Standard 3833:2007 Derby Contaminated Sites Act 2003 , Australian Standard 3833:2007 RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) No complaints from public or land owners ( Event and Feedback Register Maximum speed limits will be set Minimise Dust RLS Road Travel Management Procedure [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) generation generation of Visual amenity Stop activities whe re activities result (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) No excessive or uncontrolled generation of dust ( Audit and Inspection from line in excessive dust generation , dust Dust Health of 4 2 8 4 1 4 RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] , M onitoring and Measuring of Performance construction / recommence only after conditions or No complaints vegetation Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_002] ) data work practices amended that prevent due to dust acquisition excessive dust generation . generation RLS Audit and Inspection Register Daily observations to be recorded and kept (daily records log book) ( Audit and (RLS_CMS_REG_008) Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002)

 
 














 


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Staff trained in awareness and understanding of spreading of weeds (Induction and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) RLS EP 487 HSE Inductio n (RLS_CMS_IND_001) No introduction a nd spread of weeds ( Environmental and Heritage Management Plan [RLS_EMS_MPL_001] , Hygiene and Weed Inspection No introduction RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Procedure [RLS_EMS_PRO_001] and Audit and Inspection Register Decline in Vehicle brush- down and inspection of weeds (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) condition of will occur prior to mobilising to EP [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) No unnatural RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure vegetation 487 and EP 129 All incidents and near -misses with regards to weed contamination/dispersal Introduction of spread of (RLS _EMS_PRO_001) and fauna Vehicle and personnel will be existing weeds Incident are reported ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) Weeds weeds from 3 2 6 3 2 6 RLS Audit and Inspection Register habitat inspected and/or brush -down prior to (outside of All vehicles entering /exiting work site should be checked for any soil and vehicles (RLS_CMS_REG_008) Infection of entering site if vehicles/personnel areas where vegetation material in vehicles/equipment. Regular vehicle inspections to be stock or have exited the project area and left they have RLS Event and Feedback Register undertak en for weed management ( Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure grazing feed sealed roads previously been (RLS_CMS_REG_002) [RLS_EMS_PRO_001] , Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) identified) RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Weed reporting to be undertaken as per Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) Procedure ( RLS_EMS_PRO_001) ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) No complaints from land owners ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) No incidents of fire occurring ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ; Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] , RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_002] ) (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Vehicles and equipment will be fitted Environmental Induction to be under taken by all staff, induction will cover Terrex vehicle driving standard ( TS-PRO-31) Loss of native with standard fire- fighting equipment importance of maintaining a safe work environment for fire safety and flora and All butts disposed of in butt bins Terrex refuelling in the field (TS-SOP-GEN019) management ( Induction and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Ignition source fauna No fires from Terrex Bushfire Management Plan Induction and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] )Pre- start and safety from vehicles, Light vehicles to be refuelled in Fire Loss of 2 4 8 2 2 4 seismic meetings t o be held prior to shift ( Induction and Training Procedure equipment or Derby RLS Audit and Inspection Register livestock or activities [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Register personnel Fire m anagement measures as part (RLS_CMS_REG_008) property [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) of t he Terrex Bushfire Management RLS Event and Feedback Register Vibes and clearing machinery to be refuelled in accordance with the Terrex Loss of life Plan will be in pl ace and will include (RLS_CMS_REG_002) an evacuation plan refuelling in the field ( TS-SOP-GEN019), Audit and I nspection Register RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) No breach of regulations - Compliance with the Bush Fires Act 1954 and with Bush Fires Act 1954 , PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) No excessive generation/release of emissions – Vehicle audits and Emissions of RLS Road Travel Management Procedure exhaust fumes All vehicles will be fitted with catalytic inspections to be undertaken prior to travel to site, all daily observations to be Emissions (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) into the converters (LV and HV) Reduced/minim recorded and kept ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) (exhaust Air Pollution 4 1 4 3 1 3 atmosphere al emissions Terrex vehicle driving standard ( TS-PRO-31) fumes) Switching engines off when not in No uncontrolled generation of emissions ( Audit and Inspection Register during line use Terrex refuelling in the field (TS-SOP-GEN019) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] , Event and Feedback Register clearing Regulation 34 of the Petroleum (Environment) [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) Regulations, National Greenhous e and Energy Reporting Act 2007, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008 Nuisance No complaints No complaints from land owners or public ( Event and Feedback Register effects of from [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register vibration on landholders (for 3 1 3 2 1 2 [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) landholders, disturbances RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) native fauna including stock No disturbance (displacement, st ress) to native fauna or livestock ( Event and RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan and stock disturbance) Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) No damage to RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure buried services No breaches of designated buffer zones ( Event and Feedback Register (RLS_ EMS_PRO_002) [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register Locate seismic lines at least 50 m No disturbance RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) [RLS_CM S_REG_008]) from Greater Bilby burrows and a ny to fauna (no Vibration from No incidents of damage to buried services (private services) and no noise Vibration other demarcated fauna sites obvious RLS Event and Feedback Register seismic survey (RLS_CMS_REG_002) complaints ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Vibrators not to be used within 20 m displacement of Damage or Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) of buried services fauna) i.e. visual RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan disturbance of 3 2 6 1 2 2 observations of (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) Vibrators will be located a minimum of 50 m from sensitive sit es (homesteads, buried fauna moving heritage sites, Fauna sites etc.) ( Environmental and Heritage Management RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register services away from Plan [RLS_EMS_MPL_001] , Audit and Inspection Register (RLS _CMS_REG_007) areas of [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997, disturbance, Daily observations to be recorded ( Audit and Inspection Register Section 5, PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R vacancy of a [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) previously known resident No breach of regulations- Compliance with Environmental Protection (Noise) site of a species Regulations 1997 , PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R

 
 








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No noise complaints No complaints from landholders (for disturbances including stock Locate seismic lines at least 50 m disturbance) Nuisance Noise from Greater Bilby burrows and any No disturbance effects of emissions from other demarcated fauna sites to fauna (no noise on Noise vehicle activity 3 1 3 3 1 3 obvious landholders, Locate laydown area a minimum of and data displacement of native fauna 50 m from homesteads and acquisition fauna) i.e. visual and livestock outbuildings and cattle feeding stations/watering sites observations of fauna moving away from areas of disturbance, vacancy of a previously known resident site of a species No waste left on site ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Understanding of waste management to be included in Environmental Induction ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Inspection R egister [RLS_CMS_REG_008]) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan No incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ; Minimise non re- usable packaging (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Lidded bins for putrescible waste All waste RLS Audit and Inspection Register Site audits and inspections to be undertaken by supervisors, daily Reduction of All wastes to be taken off-site for disposed of off- (RLS_CMS_REG_008) observations to be recorded ( Audit and Inspection Register Inappropriate visual amenity disposal at the accommodation site RLS Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Waste waste Impact to 4 2 8 facilities within Derby town site 2 2 4 No complaints (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Regular removal of waste from laydown area, avoiding build -up of wastes in management native fauna facilities or a suitably -licensed facility from appropriately labelled bins (for recycling and segregation of waste) and and livestock – no residual waste following RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan landholders disposal areas ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ). decommissioning. (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) All re cords of waste movement (tracking and transfer) to be kept and RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS _CMS_REG_007) maintained ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R No complaints from land owners, shire council or public - ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] )and Stakeholder Engagement Register ( RLS_CMS_REG_007) to be kept and maintained No breach of regulations - Compliance with PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R

RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) No complaints from land owners (Event and Feedback Register RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ) (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Induction to be undertaken by all staff with information on working on private RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan land/pastoral land ( Induction and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; (RLS_CM S_MPL_001) Induction and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG _006]) Location Location of No complaints RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register No incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , of Nuisance to lines close to Consult landholders on laydown 3 2 6 1 2 2 from (RLS _CMS_REG_007) Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Laydown Landholders infrastructure locations landholders area or stock RLS Rehabilitation Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) Site audits and inspections to be undertaken by supervisors, daily RLS Audit and Inspection Register observations to be recorded ( Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) [R LS_CMS_REG_008] ) RLS Event and Feedback Register Pre -start and safety meetings to be held prior to shift ( Audit and Inspection (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Laydown area PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R No breach of regulations - Compliance with PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R

No incidents of fire occurring ( Event and Feedback Register RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ; Audit and Inspection Register RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Loss of native Vehicles and hydrocarbon storage Environmental Induction to be undertaken by all staff, induction will cover Ignition source flora and fitted with standard fire -fighting Terrex vehicle driving standard ( TS-PRO-31) importance of maintaining a safe work environment for fire safety and No fires from from vehicles, fauna equipment Terrex refuelling in the field (TS-SOP-GEN019) management ( Induction and Trainin g Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Fire 2 2 4 2 2 4 laydown equipment or All butts disposed of in butt bins Induction and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) Loss of activities RLS Audit and Inspection Register personnel livestock or No open fires permitted in the (RLS_CMS_REG_008) Pre -start and safety meetings to be held prior to shift ( Induction and Training property Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Register seismic survey area RLS Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) (RLS_CMS_REG_002) No breach of r egulations- Compliance with the Bush Fires Act 1954 , Bush Fires Act 1954 , PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R  
 














 


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No waste left on site ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Understanding of waste management to be included in E nvironmental RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Induction ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) No incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] ; 2 Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) RLS Audit and Inspection Register All wastes Site audits and inspections to be undertaken by supervisors, daily Reduction of Minimise non re- usable packaging (RLS_CMS_REG_008) disposed of off- observations to be recorded ( Audit and Inspection Register visual amenity Inappropriate All wastes to be stored in vehicles site RLS Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Waste waste Impact to 3 1 3 until it can be taken off -site for 2 1 (RLS_CMS_REG_002) No complaints Regular removal of waste from laydown area, avoiding build -up of wastes in management native fauna disposal at a suitably -licensed facility from RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan appropriately labelled bins (for recycling and segregation of waste) and and stock De- pegging crew to do final clean -up landholders (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) disposal areas ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register All records of waste movement (tracking and transfer) to be kept and (RLS _CMS_REG_007) maintained ( Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) PGER(RMA)R, PGER(E)R , Contaminated Sites Act No complaints from land owners, shire council or public - ( Event and 2003, Australian Standard 3833:2007 (Standards 2004) Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] )and Stakeholder Engagement Register ( RLS_CMS_REG_007) to be kept and maintained No breach of regulations - Compliance with PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R

Staff trained in awareness and understanding of transporting dangerous goods ( Induction and Training Procedure [RLS_CMS_PRO_009] ; Induction and Training Register [RLS_CMS_REG_006] ) RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) No loss of containment/spills occurring ( Event and Feedbac k Register RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register Contamination (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) of soil or RLS Road Travel Management Procedure Site audits and inspections to be undertaken by supervisors, daily surface water (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) observations to be recorded ( Audit and Inspection Register Injury or death No bulk storage of hydrocarbons Terrex vehicle driving standard ( TS-PRO-31) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Spills or loss of of fauna from onsite containment of No loss of Terrex refuelling in the field (TS-SOP-GEN019) Vibes and clearing machinery to be refuelled in accordance with the Terrex Hydrocarb ingestion of Vehicles transporting hydrocarbons hydrocarbons 3 2 6 2 1 2 containment of refuelling in the field ( TS-SOP-GEN019 ), Audit and Inspection Register ons spilled will be fitted with spill kits RLS Spill Response Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_011) within the hydrocarbons [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) hydrocarbons RLS Audit and Inspection Register laydown area Appropriate bunds around (RLS_CMS_REG_008) Site audits and inspections of laydown area to be undertaken weekly, all daily Impacts to generators within the laydown area observations to be recorded and kept (daily records log book) ( Audit and vegetation RLS Event and Feedback Register Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) and flora from (RLS_CMS_REG_002) spills Regular inspections of bunded areas, inspection reports to be kept ( Audit and RLS MSDS register Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Contaminated Sites Act 2003 , Australian Standard MSDS register kept and maintained by the Seismic Operations Manager for 3833:2007 all chemicals and dangerous goods on site No breach of regulations - Compliance with the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 and Australian Standard 3833:2007 Set maximum speed limits Minimise generation of Visual amenity Dust suppression to be undertaken if Dust dust Dust Health of 4 2 8 required 4 1 4 generation No complaints RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) vegetation No complaints from land owners or public ( Event and Feedback Register Stop activities where activities result due to dust RL S Environmental and Heritage Management Plan [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register in excessive dust generation generation (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) No noise RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure No incidents occurring ( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , complaints (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) No disturbance RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) No excessive or uncontrolled generation of dust ( Audit and Inspection to fauna (no RLS Event and Feedback Register Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Nuisance obvious (RLS_CMS_REG_002) No distur bance to fauna (obvious displacement of fauna) i.e. visual effects of displacement of observations of fauna moving away from areas of disturbance, vacancy of a Noise noise on Locate laydown at least 50 m from fauna) i.e. visual RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan previously known resident site of a species ( Event and Feedback Register Noise emissions from landholders 2 1 3 Homestead, out- buildings and cattle 1 1 2 observations of (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_002] , Audit and Inspection Register laydown area and fauna feeding stations/waterin g sites fauna moving RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) (including away from (RLS _CMS_REG_007) areas of No breach of regulations - Compliance with Environmental Protection (Noise) livestock) Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997, disturbance, Regulations 1997 , PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R vacancy of a PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R previously known resident site of a species

 
 














 


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( Event and Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] )and Stakeholder Engagement Register ( RLS_CMS_REG_007) to be kept and maintained No breach of regulations -Compliance with PGER(RMA)R, PGER(E)R, Contaminated Sites Act 2003 and Australian Standards 3833:2007 RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Disturbed areas rehabilitated (Rehabilitation Procedure [RLS_EMS_PRO_004] , Audit and Inspection Register [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) Decommissio RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan ning / Increased (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) Site audits and inspections to be undertaken by supervisors prior to and post Rehabilitation erosion / Rehabilitation of RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure decommissioning and demobilisation ( Audit and Inspection Register sedimentation sensitive sites (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) of water Rehabilitation as per the and No complaints from land owners, shire council or public - ( Event and contaminated RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) Vegetation bodies Rehabilitation Procedure Feedback Register [RLS_CMS_REG_002] )and Stakeholder Engagement sites as soon as RLS Event and Feedback Register does not re - Reduction in 2 2 4 2 2 4 Register ( RLS_CMS_REG_007) to be kept Photographic evidence of pre -site practicable or as (RLS_CMS_REG_002) establish arable land disturbance, to benchmark against No breath of regulations -Compliance with PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R a minimum RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan Deterioration rehabilitation progress within one week (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) of surrounding of survey vegetation / completion RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register habitat (RLS _CMS_REG_007) RLS Rehabilitation Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R RLS E P 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) No -pre-existing site infrastructure to be left on-site RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan All pre -existing inf rastructure, equipment and waste will be removed during (RLS _EMS_MPL_001) decommissioning following cessation of activity RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure Consultation with landholders during project clean -up and decommissioning, (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) (Stakeholder Engagement Register [RLS_CMS_REG_007] ) Project Reduction in All site infrastructure to be infrastructure RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) Site to be suitably rehab ilitated as per Rehabilitation Procedure Project visual amenity decommissioned and dismantled No project not removed RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) infrastruc- 3 2 6 1 2 2 infrastructure to upon Reduction in Photographic evidence of pre -site (RLS_CMS_REG_ 002) ture be left on-site Site audits and inspections to be undertaken by supervisors prior to and post completion of arable land disturbance, to benchmark against and land value rehabilitation progress RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan decommissioning and demobilisation ( Audit and Inspection Register seismic survey (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) [RLS_CMS_REG_008] ) RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register No complaints from land owners, sh ire council or public - 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This section presents the potential impacts and raw risks (prior to implementing controls) with a moderate or high risk value identified through the risk assessment for seismic survey area, as summarised in Table 21 For activities with an aspect of a medium inherent risk or above, measures were developed to further reduce those risks to the environment. The hierarchy of control and mitigation measures to reduce residual risks to ALARP have been detailed in Table 22 below. In all cases, the residual risks are considered acceptable.

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This section outlines the proposed practices, management strategies, procedures and mitigation measures that RLS, Terrex and the clearing contractor will implement to ensure potential medium to high risk environmental hazards and impacts caused by the activities associated with the seismic survey remain as low as reasonably practical, and to ensure all legal and corporate obligations are met. These are presented in Table 22 below.

Management strategies for all potential environmental risks for the seismic survey include: • RLS Internal Audit and Inspection Procedure • RLS Communication and Consultation Procedure • RLS Event and Feedback Reporting and Investigation Procedure • RLS Induction and Training Procedure • RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure • RLS Spill Response Procedure • RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure • RLS Rehabilitation Procedure • RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan • RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan • Terrex Journey Management • Terrex vehicle driving standard procedure • Terrex Induction and Training procedure • Terrex fuel loading and unloading procedure • Terrex refuelling in the field • Terrex hazardous substance control procedure • Terrex hydrocarbon spillage and clean up standard operating procedure • Terrex Bushfire Management Plan.

Roles and responsibilities of key personnel for the identified management strategies are also outlined in Section 7.

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Table 22: Hierarchy of control for medium to high inherent-risk rated activities (following risk assessment, Table 21) Highest control Mitigation Level and Inherent Risk Rating Hierarchy Activity Aspect Hazard Potential Impact Plan / Procedure Mitigation measure level (from Table 19) of Control (from
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Use existing roads / tracks where available 5 RLS Environmental Management System (RLS_EMS_SYS_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Drive to conditions 5 (RLS_EMS_MPL_001_REV_A) RLS Induction and Training Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_009) Watch for wildlife/livestock 5 Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 8) Injury or death of RLS Induction and Training Register (RLS_CMS_REG_006) Transport of Native Fauna Set maximum speed limits for areas / periods of high fauna 4. Loss of Fauna native fauna or Manage risk using standard mitigation 4 equipment and Livestock RLS Road Travel Management Procedure (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) activity livestock controls, but evaluate further to minimise Administration RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) adverse effects on the environment In areas of observed listed threatened fauna sightings, signage RLS Event and Feedback Reporting and Investigation Procedure will indicate zone of reduced driving speeds to walking pace (10 5 (RLS_CMS_PRO_007) km/hr) RLS Communication and Consultation Procedure All driving at night will be avoided, and any driving at dawn and (RLS_CMS_PRO_003) 5 dusk will be at reduced speeds (40 km/hr) maximum

Undertake relevant Flora and Fauna Surveys to demarcate 4 significant areas

Loss of Utilise previously cleared areas where possible (Laydown area) 1 flora/vegetation RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Utilise existing accommodation facilities within Derby town site 1 outside of the RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Limit clearing footprint, utilise low-impact, raised blade clearing areas proposed in (RLS_EMS_MPL_001_REV_A) 1 methodologies this EP including RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) Use of GPS with uploaded significant flora and fauna sites and loss of RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) 1 conservation buffers to avoid during clearing Loss of native flora, RLS Road Travel Management Procedure (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 6-10) significant flora; Seismic Lines no wider than 4.5 m 3 Flora and vegetation and/or fauna RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Manage risk using standard mitigation 1. Injury or death of In areas of potential Greater Bilby habitat, a suitably qualified Fauna habitat controls, but evaluate further to minimise Elimination fauna (including RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) personnel (such as environmental officer or ecologist) will survey 1 livestock); RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure adverse effects on the environment in advance of clearing looking for potential Greater Bilby Burrows Decline in (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) for avoidance with a 50 m buffer. condition of PGER(RMA)R Clearing activities will be monitored by a line pointer to ensure vegetation PGER(E)R activities do not directly impact significant species or their habitat 1 during clearing communities Reg 5, Item 24 Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native and/or fauna Avoid disturbance to stands of trees and significant vegetation / Vegetation) Regulations 2004 2 habitat habitat where possible Driving appropriately during clearing activities (driving on existing 5 Vegetation tracks and seismic lines only, drive to conditions and to set speed Line Clearing limits around site) 4 and Data Decline in Restrict activities to existing access tracks where possible Acquisition condition of vegetation and RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) 3 fauna habitat RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Infection of stock (RLS_EMS_MPL_001_REV_A) or grazing feed Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 6) RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure Introduction of Weeds 1. Weeds (RLS_EMS_PRO_001) Manage risk using standard mitigation from Vehicles controls, but evaluate further to minimise Elimination RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) Vehicle brush-down and inspection prior to mobilising to EP 487 adverse effects on the environment RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) and EP 129

RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure Hygiene station(s) shall be located in existing cleared areas at 1 (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) the point(s) of entry from Gibbs River Road to unsealed tracks

Consult with Traditional Owners 4 RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) High (Inherent Risk Rating 20) Indigenous Monitor on site during line pointing (if required RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan 5 Manage risk utilising prevention and/or following HIA) to identify significant sites and demarcate for Disturbance of heritage Loss of or damage (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) Heritage
to indigenous additional mitigation strategies with the avoidance. 2. Substitution areas during clearing
RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) heritage values highest priority. Promote issue to Mark-out any known heritage sites prior to disturbance 3 RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) appropriate management level with Use of GPS with uploaded significant heritage sites and buffers to 4 RLS Road Travel Management Procedure (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) commensurate risk assessment detail avoiding during clearing

 
 














 


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RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Cease work and report if a new site is discovered during activities RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) 2 RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 Damage to buried RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Consult with utility providers and landholders to determine 4 services (e.g. gas, RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan location of all infrastructure power, water and (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) Line Pointers to traverse all areas in advance of clearing looking 3 telecoms); RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) for and demarcating infrastructure (fences, gates, bores, cattle feeding points buildings etc) Damage to station RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 10-12) 1 Unknown infrastructure infrastructure No clearing within 20 m of buried services RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) Infrastructure
located in planned (fences, gates, Manage risk using standard mitigation 1. Elimination disturbance area
bores etc.) RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) controls, but evaluate further to minimise Reinstate infrastructure to pre-disturbance condition, or as RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) adverse effects on the environment agreed with relevant landholder RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) NA RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R Map surface water features 4 Increased erosion Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 6) during high rainfall Locate laydown areas and seismic lines away from bed and events Manage risk using standard banks Disturbance of surface RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) 4 Surface water
water bodies / drainage Deterioration in mitigation controls, but Avoid surface water bodies during line pointing 3. Engineering RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan 4 features
water quality evaluate further to minimise A suitably qualified environmental officer / ecologist to traverse (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) adverse effects on the Interruption of the drainage line on that seismic line 1, 2, 3 and 4 traverse to RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) environment 3 surface water flows
determine the presence of bed and banks or riparian vegetation RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) and avoid if present RLS Rehabilitation Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) Avoid susceptible landforms (rocky outcrops, ephemeral 1 RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure wetlands, drainage line bed and banks) by applying a 50m buffer 3 (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) A environmental officer /ecologist or other suitably qualified Erosion of Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 10) RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) personnel will traverse potential Greater Bilby habitat in advance Disturbance of landforms of clearing looking for potential Greater Bilby Burrows for Landforms Manage risk using standard mitigation 1. Elimination susceptible landforms
Loss of vegetation RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) controls, but evaluate further to minimise avoidance with a 50 m buffer Slow revegetation
PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R
adverse effects on the environment Clearing activities will be monitored to by a line pointer to ensure 3 activities do not impact significant species or their habitats during clearing Damage to rehabilitation 3 Access to sensitive RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Break sight line of seismic lines (i.e. dog legs, weave lines) vegetation, RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 8) habitats or Use existing tracks or fire breaks near major roads 2 Public access to seismic (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) landforms Manage risk using standard mitigation Minimise crossing major roads 1. Elimination lines
RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) 3 Impact to controls, but evaluate further to minimise Line landholder and RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) adverse effects on the environment Vehicle brush-down and inspection for weeds prior to entry to orientation
stock RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure seismic survey area 1 Introduction of (RLS_EMS_PRO_001) weeds
RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Location of lines in Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 6) close proximity to PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R
4. Seismic line Nuisance to Landholders Manage risk using standard mitigation Consult landholders on line locations 4 construction Homesteads and controls, but evaluate further to minimise Administration and data related buildings adverse effects on the environment acquisition RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) 3 RLS Road Travel Management Procedure (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 8) Maximum speed limits will be set Dust generation from line Visual amenity (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) Manage risk using standard mitigation Stop activities where activities result in excessive dust Dust construction / data Health of 2. Substitution RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) controls, but evaluate further to minimise generation, recommence only after conditions or work practices acquisition vegetation RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) amended that prevent excessive dust generation adverse effects on the environment 2

 
 














 


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RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) 1 RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Decline in (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) Vehicle brush-down and inspection will occur prior to mobilising condition of Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 6) RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure to EP 487 and EP 129 Introduction of weeds vegetation and Manage risk using standard mitigation Weeds (RLS_EMS_PRO_001) Vehicle and personnel will be inspected and/or brush-down prior 1. Elimination from vehicles fauna habitat controls, but evaluate further to minimise RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) to entering site if vehicles/personnel have exited the project area Infection of stock 1 adverse effects on the environment and left sealed roads or grazing feed RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan 3 (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) Vehicles and equipment will be fitted with standard fire-fighting Loss of native flora Terrex vehicle driving standard (TS-PRO-31) equipment Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 8) 5 Ignition source from and fauna Terrex refuelling in the field (TS-SOP-GEN019) All butts disposed of in butt bins Manage risk using standard mitigation Fire vehicles, equipment or Loss of livestock or Terrex Bushfire Management Plan Light vehicles to be refuelled in Derby 1 1. Elimination controls, but evaluate further to minimise personnel property RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) adverse effects on the environment Fire management measures as part of the Terrex Bushfire Loss of life RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) Management Plan will be in place and will include an evacuation plan RLS Monitoring and Measuring of Performance Procedure 5 (RLS_CMS_PRO_002) Bush Fires Act 1954 , PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R Damage or RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) disturbance of RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan buried services (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) 3 RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 6) Locate seismic lines at least 50 m from Greater Bilby burrows Vibration from seismic RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) Manage risk using standard mitigation Vibration and any other demarcated fauna sites 3. Engineering survey RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) controls, but evaluate further to minimise Vibrators not to be used within 20 m of buried services RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) adverse effects on the environment RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) 3 Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997, Section 5, PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan Minimise non re-usable packaging (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) Reduction of visual Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 8) Lidded bins for putrescible waste Inappropriate waste amenity RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) Waste Manage risk using standard mitigation All wastes to be be stored in vehicles until it can taken off-site for 5 3. Engineering management Impact to native RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) controls, but evaluate further to minimise disposal at a suitably-licensed facility – no residual waste fauna and livestock RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) adverse effects on the environment following decommissioning RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) 3 PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) Location of lines RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 6) Location of close to Manage risk using standard mitigation 4. Nuisance to Landholders RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) Consult landholders on laydown locations 4 Laydown area infrastructure or controls, but evaluate further to minimise Administration RLS Rehabilitation Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) stock adverse effects on the environment RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) Laydown RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan 1 area (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) Contamination of RLS Road Travel Management Procedure (RLS_SMS_PRO_003) soil or surface water Terrex vehicle driving standard (TS-PRO-31) Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 6) Spills or loss of Injury or death of Terrex refuelling in the field (TS-SOP-GEN019) No bulk storage of hydrocarbons onsite 3 containment of fauna from Hydrocarbons RLS Spill Response Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_011) Manage risk using standard mitigation Vehicles transporting hydrocarbons will be fitted with spill kits 1. Elimination hydrocarbons within the ingestion of spilled controls, but evaluate further to minimise RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG_008) Appropriate bunds around generators within the laydown area laydown area hydrocarbons adverse effects on the environment Impacts to RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) vegetation and RLS MSDS register 3 flora from spills Contaminated Sites Act 2003, Australian Standard 3833:2007

 
 














 


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RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) 3 RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan 3 (RLS_EMS_MPL_001) RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 8) Visual amenity Set maximum speed limits RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) Manage risk using standard mitigation Dust Dust generation Health of Dust suppression to be undertaken if required Stop activities 3. Engineering RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) controls, but evaluate further to minimise vegetation where activities result in excessive dust generation RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) adverse effects on the environment RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997, PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R RLS EP 487 HSE Induction (RLS_CMS_IND_001) RLS Environmental and Heritage Management Plan 3 (RLS_EMS_MPL_001)

Reduction in visual RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_002) Decommiss- Project infrastructure not Medium (Inherent Risk Rating 8) amenity All site infrastructure to be decommissioned and dismantled ioning / Project removed upon RLS Vegetation Clearing register (RLS_EMS_REG_002) Manage risk using standard mitigation Reduction in arable Photographic evidence of pre-site disturbance, to benchmark 3. Engineering Rehabilitat- infrastructure completion of seismic RLS Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) controls, but evaluate further to minimise ion survey land and land against rehabilitation progress value RLS Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) adverse effects on the environment RLS Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) 4 RLS Rehabilitation Procedure (RLS_EMS_PRO_004) PGER(RMA)R and PGER(E)R

 
 












 


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The environmental management measures detailed in this Environment Plan have been developed specifically for the environmental aspects impacted by the seismic survey. The procedures detail the objectives, management actions, performance indicators, monitoring and reporting requirements for each relevant environmental aspect.

The environmental management procedures in this Environment Plan require a number of reporting tools to function appropriately. Example reporting sheets are shown in Even t and Feedback Report Form [RLS_CMS_FRM_002) which shall be used in accordance with the procedures mentioned in Section 5.2. In addition, a number of registers will be established to monitor the potential impacts detailed in the procedures. These will be managed through RLS Environmental Management System and Health and Safety Management System.

This Environment Plan and all of its controls and commitments will be implemented and managed by RLS. In accordance with this Environment Plan , all site activities will be conducted in the field under the direct supervision of RLS Site Supervisor . Roles and Responsibilities are defined in Section 7 of this Environment Plan and a chain of command is provided in Figure 18.

Environmental management controls have been established by RLS for the appropriate factors , and will be implemented in the field by Terrex and other contractors (i.e. clearing contractor) , under the supervision of RLS. The Objectives, Key Performance Indicators, Potential Impacts, Management, Monitoring and Reporting commitments have been developed and are included as Appendices with respect to the following: • OSCP • Heritage (RLS Environment and Heritage Management Plan ) • Native Fauna and Livestock (RLS Environment and Heritage Management Plan and RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure ) • Weeds (RLS Environment and Heritage Management Plan and RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure) • Flora and Vegetation ( RLS Environment and Heritage Management Plan, RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure and RLS Hygiene and Weed Inspection Procedure) • Surface water (RLS Environment and Heritage Management Plan and RLS Vegetation Line Clearing Procedure) • Rehabilitation ( RLS Rehabilitation Procedure ) • Emissions (dust, noise and air) ( [LS Environment and Heritage Management Plan ) • Hydrocarbons (including spill management , & vehicle and machinery maintenance ) (RLS Environment and Heritage Management Plan and RLS Spills Response Procedure , Terrex Fuel loading and unloading procedure, Terrex – Hydrocarbon Spillage and Clean up Standard Operating Procedure, Terrex Refuelling in the field) • Waste (RLS Environment and He ritage Management Plan) • Fire (Bushfire Management Plan ).

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An induction (RLS HSE Induction [ RLS_CMS_IND_001] ) that addresses environmental matters will be provided to all RLS employees and contractors prior to commencing work. Environmental induction training of the workforce will include: • i nformation referred to in the RLS Induction and Training Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_009) • k nowledge of the relevant environmental legislation and responsibilities.

 
 





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The environmental induction will include an overview of environmental issues and management procedures relating to the seismic survey, this will include information on the following activities and topics: • inspections and audits • incident reporting • Aboriginal heritage • significant fauna – i ncluding Conservation significant species relevant to the activity • vegetation clearing and demarcation • surface water • rehabilitation • hydrocarbon and chemical management • hydrocarbon and chemical sp ills management • waste management • bushfire control.

For each of the roles of site personnel, employee and contactors alike, a checklist for competencies and training will be prepared. This will include project specific training such as inductions and ‘fit for work’ declarations, general training considered a pre -requisite of engagement in the role and other role specific competencies. The checklist will be completed for each member of project personnel by the respective manager as a means of ‘signing -off’ on that specific person as meeting all requirements of the position before commencing work. The checklist, along with evidence of having met requirements (e.g. copies of certificates) will be entered into the record keeping/document control system in RLS Integrated Management System and RLS Health and Safety Management System . This will allow RLS and Terrex management to ensure that each employee will have the appropriate competencies and training for their responsibilities during the activity.

 
 









 


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RLS and its contractors will manage all activities associated with the seismic survey. Key management responsibilities are detailed below and a chain of command is provided in Figure 18.

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It is the responsibility of RLS to ensure that: • the Environment Plan is implemented to the satisfaction of the DMP and in accordance with all legal requirements • all personnel involved in the seismic survey are inducted prior to commencement of the survey • environmental incidents are reported and recorded internally and to the DMP, and, as required to the Parks and Wildlife and DER • communications occur as required between RLS, regulators and land owner s to keep all parties informed of project activities and issues that may affect their interests.

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Where present on site, the RLS Site Supervisor’s responsibilities include: • continually promoting company culture regarding environmental and heritage management by personal example • ensuring appropriate implementation of the IMS, including the EMS, and including policies and procedures • ensure all people undertaking the activity are adequately trained, are competent and qualifi ed to perform their work in a manner that is sensitive to environmental and heritage values • ensure all employees and contractors receive an appropriate induction and are aware of environmental and heritage information • ensure all required and commit ments to monitoring and inspections are conducted and appropriate records are kept on site • encouraging the reporting and documentation of all environmental and heritage incidents or unforeseen impacts to RLS management and the c ontractor’s Exploration Manager • re port all incidents which are notifiable to the relevant government agency and any serious breaches of the applicable Acts and/or Regulations are reported immediately to RLS Senior Management and the DMP • ensuring compliance with the relevant sections of the PGER(E)R • ensuring that all personnel and contractors on site comply with RLS’s Environmental and Her itage Management Plan • consulting with employees and contractors in the development and management of exploration operations, safety, environmental and heri tage issues.

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Responsibilities of all personnel include: • complying with company policies, procedures and rules • reporting incidents and potential or actual adverse impacts on environmental or heritage values • actively identifying and reporting potential risks to environmental or heritage values • participating in inspections, audits, meetings and promotions as directed • cooperating with management to ensure legislative requirements relating to the environmental and heritage approvals and management are met • n ot interfering with or impacting the environment or potential heritage values in any way that is in contravention to the workplace methods and procedures • not deliberately creating a risk to the integrity of environmental or heritage values.

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It is the responsibilit y of the environmental officer / ecologist (or suitably qualified personnel ) to undertake: • fauna clearances and demarcation (both on ground and on GPS) prior to seismic line clearing within areas mapped as potential habitat for the Greater Bilby and as required • ensuring avoidance of significant areas and significant landforms .

 
 










 


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Environmental auditing and reporting will be undertaken by RLS in accordance with the PGE(E)R, the PGER(RMA)R , as well as requirements under the PGER Act.

In line with the Auditing and Reporting Requirements for Petroleum Activities in Western Australia (DMP 2012), auditing and reporting is required to be undertaken regularly to assess environmental performance and compliance, and to review the effectiveness of the environmental management system.

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Internal environmental auditing is required under Regulation 15(6) of the PGE(E)R , which requires operators to have an Environment Plan that contains an implementation strategy which includes monitoring, auditing and management of non -compliance and performance. Results of these internal audits are to be used in annual or closeout reporting for the activity in order to demonstrate compli ance with the approved Environment Plan .

Auditing, monitoring and inspections that will be undertaken on a routine and opportunistic basis to feed into reporting requirements as detailed in the PGE(E)R and the PGER Act, include: • routine/daily operations • planned impacts • unplanned impacts (incidents) outside of routine operations.

RLS will manage and maintain a number of internal auditing and reporting systems for all relevant activities undertaken within the survey area during the seismic survey, mobilisati on, demobilisation and monitoring after the survey. These include:

RLS Registers: • Induction and Training Register ( RLS_CMS_REG_006) • Vegetation Clearing Register ( RLS_EMS_REG_002) • Audit and In spection Register ( RLS_CMS_REG_008) • Event and Feedback Register (RLS_CMS_REG_002) • Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007).

RLS Internal Auditing Reports: • Internal Audit Report Form (RLS_CMS_FRM_003) • Event and Feedback Report Form (RLS_CMS_FRM_002).

RLS commit to undertaking internal monitoring, auditing and i nspections as detailed in the Environment and Heritage Management Plan, based on the environmental risk aspects, RLS ’ performance objectives , standards and measurement criteria as detailed in Table 21.

 
 









 


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As required by legislation P GER(E)R ; and the PGER Act , operators are to report various environmental aspects of their operations to the DMP, and all environmental reports are to be submitted electronically to: [email protected].

Environmental reporting includes: • compliance reporting (annual) • emissions and discharges reporting (quarterly) • incident reporting ( as required ).

A s ummary of reporting requirements and commitments is presented in Table 23 and described below.

Environmental reporting requirements on compliance, emi ssions/discharges and incidents are listed below.

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RLS will inform DMP of the start date prior to commencement of the seismic survey (i.e. date of first mobilisation to site) and provide notification of the completion date within one week from the cessation the seismic survey (i.e. demobilisation from site).

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Regulation 34 of the PBER(E) R requires the monitoring and reporting of all emissions and discharges to any land, air, or surface water/groundwater environment. RLS will provide a written report detailing all emissions and discharges to the DMP that occur during the course of the activity, on a quarterly basis .

The report will address any emissions or discharges during the seismic survey, including but not necessarily limited to: • atmospheric emissions estimates (CO 2-e ) from fuel usage (based on NGER threshold estimator) • details of any emission resulting from environmental incidents (e.g. spills).

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Regulation 16 of the PGER(E)R and Part 5 of PGER(RMA)R requires a report to be submitted to the DMP at least annually, this is to ensure compliance with the environmental performance objectives in the Environment Plan. A close out report may be submitted in the place of an annual report if the activity is of short duration (i.e. less than a year, as defined in the Auditing and Reporting Requirements for P etroleum Activities in Western Australia (DMP 2012)). As seismic activities will be of short duration (approximately three weeks total), a close out report will be provided to the DMP in accordance with Part 5 and Part 8 of the PGER(RMA)R. The close out reports shall include all monitoring and environmental information and records kept throughout the program that will enable the Minister to determine whether the environmental performance objectives and environmental performance standards in the Environmen t Plan have been met, as well as determining if the implementation strategy in the Environment Plan has been complied with.

Additionally, RLS shall submit, no later than three months after completion of the survey, a single copy of a closeout report detail ing the following, as per Part 8 of the PGER(RMA)R: • name and location of the survey • dates of commencement and termination of the survey • names of the contractors used to carry out the survey • final line kilometres recorded by the survey

 
 









 


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• particulars of the operations carried out • particulars of the system and equipment used for positioning and mapping of the survey • particulars of the methods and equipment used for the survey • particulars of the processing of the data obtained as a result of the survey • particulars of the interpretations made as a result of the survey together with maps and sections drawn on the basis of the interpretations made • summary of the costs of the survey • list of magnetic tapes with index of contents and format.

The close out repo rt will also report on whether the performance objectives and standards in this Environment Plan have been met and the implementation strategy in the Environment Plan has been complied with.

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Reportable incidents (an unplanned event that could arise from implementation of the proposal and has been identified as having a ‘moderate or more serious than moderate’ pre-treatment consequence level identified during the risk assessment process) must be reported to the DMP. Reportable incidents are identified in Table 22. Under Regulation 28 and 29 of the PGER(E)R the DMP must be verbally notified of the reportable incident as soon as pr acticable, and no later than two hours after becoming aware of the reportable incident. Reportable incidents should be reported to the DMP via the 24 hour duty phone 0419 960 621, and under Regulation 29, a written report is to be submitted to DMP (petrol [email protected] ) as soon as practicable, and no later than three days after the initial incident. A copy of the DMP Reportable Incident Report Form is available for download on the DMP website. The report will include the following details: • all material facts and circumstances concerning the reportable incident that the operator knows or is able, by reasonable search or enquiry, to find out • any action taken to avoid or mitigate any adverse environmental impacts of the reportable incident • any action taken, or proposed to be taken, to prevent a similar reportable incident.

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Recordable incidents (unplanned impacts - an activity that breaches an environmental performance objective or environmental performance standard defined i n the Environment Plan, must be reported to the DMP. A copy of DMP’s Recordable Environmental Incident Report Form listing all recordable incidents each calendar month, will be completed by RLS and submitted to the DMP ([email protected] ), as soon as practicable, and within 15 days after the end of the month to which it relates, under Regulation 30 of the PGE(E)R . The report will include details of each occurrence of a recordable incident, including: • all material facts and circumstances concerning the incident • actions taken to avoid or mitigate any adverse environmental impacts occurring from the incident • any actions taken, or proposed to be taken, to prevent similar recordable incidents.

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Table 23 : Summary of reporting requirements and commitments ROUTINE REPORTING ROUTINE REPORTING (Regulation 16 and 34 of the PGER(E)R; Part 5 and Part 8 of the PGER(RMA)R Action Timing Greenhouse gas emissions Every three months. Greenhouse gas emissions and energy data will be calculated using the methods, criteria and formulas as defined in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008. A DMP quarterly Emissions and Discharge report (Appendix I) will be submi tted to the DMP. Every three months. Emissions and Discharges Discharges Reportable discharges from the seismic survey includes: • solid waste • liquid waste spills • chemical spills. Volumes of all discharges will be recorded every three months and reported to the DMP via the DMP Emissions and Discharge rep ort (Appendix I) .

RLS will submit a closeout report detailing the following: No later than three months after • name and location of the survey completion of the seismic survey, or in the event of the • dates of commencemen t and termination of the survey program duration exceeding one • names of the contracto rs used to carry out the survey year, then on an annual basis. • final line kilometres recorded by the survey • particulars of the operations carried out Closeout Report • particulars of the system and equipment used for positioning an d mapping of the survey • particulars of the methods an d equipment used for the survey • particulars of the processing of the data obt ained as a result of the survey • particulars of the interpretations made as a result of the survey together with maps and sections drawn on the ba sis of the interpretations made • particulars of rehabilitation activities and results of post survey monitoring • summary of the costs of the survey • list of magnetic tapes with index of contents and format .

 
 













 


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INCIDENT REPORTING REPORTABLE INCIDENTS (Regulation 28 and 29 of the PGER(E)R) A reportable incident has a consequence rating of medium or high Action Timing (see Table 22). Notification of reportable incidents will be in accordance with Regulations 28 and 29 of the Notification of the reportable Environmental incidents with the potential to cause environmental PGER(E)R, i.e.: incident verbally as soon as impacts that were classified (during the risk assessment process) as • i nitial notification provided to the Director of Petroleum, DMP (or equivalent) either verbally or practicable, but within 2 hours; a medium or greater pre-treatment consequence rating are in writing Reportable Incident report form considered reportable incidents (Table 22). • the initial notification will specif y all facts and circumstances concerning the reportable submitted to the DMP within 3 This list of incidents is not exhaustive and any other incident with a incident that is known or could reasonably be known by RLS alo ng with actions taken to avoid days of the incident first moderate or higher consequence will also be reported. or mitigate any adverse environmental impacts. occurring. These incidents will be reported on the DMP form and RLS Incident/Non- Conformance Report A number of additional incidents require reporting as soon as Form. possible, regardless of whether or not they have been classified Verbal (preferable) and written notification (mail, fax or email) to the DMP providing as much within the ‘moderate or more serious than moderate’ impact category, in accordance with the Guidelines for Preparation and preliminary information as available about the incident (i.e. operator, location, type of incident, Submission of an Environment Plan . These include: initial response and mitigation response to incident). • spills of hydrocarbons or hazardous materials in excess of 80 L in Monitoring of environmental conditions following an incident will be instigated following inland waters agreement with the relevant regulators, including scope, extent, frequency and duration. • spills of hydrocarbons or hazardous materials in excess of 500L on land • spills of hydrocarbons or hazardous materials that affect a ground surface area greater than 100 m 2 • an unplanned gaseous release to atmosphere 500m3 or more • injury or death of State or Commonwealth listed fauna • unplanned impact caused to a matter of NES during an activity. RECORDABLE INCIDENTS (Regulation 30 of the PGER(E)R) Action Timing Environmental incidents will be reported to the RLS Seismic Operations , in the first instance. Reported monthly, and no later Recordable incidents can include negative environmental impacts than 15 days after the end of the and breaches of approval conditions. Accordingly, an environmental The RLS Seismic Operations manager will then: reporting month. incident is any planned or unplanned event during the activity, and • undertake an immediate inspection and assessment of the incident to determin e the most associated activities that results in, or has the potential to result in, appropriate response pollution or environmental harm. • implement corrective actions Examples include: • report to management as per internal reporting requirements • • fire investigate the causes of the incident, and if appropriate, develop a nd implement preventative actions that will ensure the situation does not recur. • inappropriate waste disposal Incidents will be reported via DMP’s Reportable Environmental Incident Report Form . • complaints from the public. Monitoring of environmental conditions following an incident may be instigated following agreement with the relevant regulators, including scope, extent, frequency and duration.

 
 













 


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Spillage of hydrocarbons or other material (i.e. any chemicals or other substances used/produced during the activity) that may potentially adversely affect s urface vegetation, soil or subsurface ground water, that affects ground surface area >100m 2 will be reported to the DMP under the PGER Act.

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Under Part 8 Division 4 of the PGER(RMA)R , basic data i s required to be submitted to the DMP. This includes: • all basic data pertinent to the survey and all originals records will be stored properly and maintained • one stable base transparent copy of both: ∗ a single survey and composite shotpoint location map, t ogether with ∗ one copy of magnetic tapes or other approved digital media of shotpoint coordinates and elevations (geographic and Australian Map Grid) in United Kingdom Offshore Operator Association format if possible and related to the Australian National Spheroid • one stable base transparent copy of the final processed sections having vertical scale of not less than 10 cm/sec, and, if prepared, migrated sections • all magnetic tapes or other digital media submitted will be at least manufacturer’s certified “e rror free” quality, and be accompanied by verification testing • all field and seismic tapes shall be submitted to the DMP prior to relinquishment or expiry of the petroleum title, however, the DMP may request seismic tapes at any time.

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In line with s 17 of the PGER A ct , RLS will, immediately, or as soon as practicably possible, report any serious damage to property (defined by damage to property of an amount exceeding $20,000, or damage to property in an event by reason of wh ich there occurred death or serious injury), to the police verbally or by telephone, radio, facsimile or otherwise, as well as providing a written report to the Director of Petroleum, DMP. As a minimum, the following information will be specified to the p olice and to DMP: • the date, time and place of the occurrence of the damage • particulars of the damage • the events so far as they are known or suspected that caused or contributed to the damage • particulars of repairs carried out or proposed to be carried out to the damaged property.

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• records of calibration and maintenance of monitoring devices used in accordance with this Environment Plan • all records and copies of: ∗ notifications to the DMP of rep ortable incidents on site (as defined in Section 8.2.4) ∗ written reports of reportable incidents on site ∗ written reports of recordable incidents on site.

RLS maintains a document control system for identification and filing of all documents for easy retrieval. All environmental reports and records (including correspondence) will be kept and maintained in RLS Audit and Inspection Register (RLS_CMS_REG _008), Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007 ) and where necessary, RLS Event and Feedback Register ( RLS_CMS_REG_002 ).

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Under Regulation 32 of the PGER(E)R, all records must be made available to the Minister o r an Inspector upon request. This includes: • a delegate of the Minister • an Inspector • an agent, operating under a delegate of the Minister or an Inspector.

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RLS is in the process of developing a formal Stakeholder Engagement Register (RLS_CMS_REG_007) , and a Stakeholder Engagement Plan ( RLS_CMS_MPL_001) has been prepared in order to undertake and maint ain an auditable structured source of information for all ongoing consultation for the seismic survey and any future projects within EP 487 .

A range of stakeholders have been consulted to date, regarding the seismic survey and their feedback and suggestion s incorporated into the seismic survey design and the Environment Plan in accordance with the Stakeholder Engagement Plan ( RLS_CMS_MPL_001) .

Stakeholders that have typically been consulted include: • Relevant traditional owners • Relevant pastoralists • Rele vant mining tenement holders • Shire of Derby/West Kimberley • Government agencies and utilities such as D epartment of Fire and Emergency Services , Department of Main Roads, Western Australia , Landgate, Depart ment of Aboriginal Affairs, Department of Water, D epartment of Lands, Parks and Wildlife Department of Mines and Petroleum, Water Corporation and Western Australia Police

RLS will maintain a stakeholder consultation program throughout the life of the Project as part of normal business practice, providing updates to relevant stakeholders as required. The process and procedures for engagement with stakeholders are detailed in the Consultation and Engagement Procedure (RLS_CMS_PRO_003) and the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (RLS_CMS_MPL_001) (Appendix 10), thes e documents give guidance on (but not limited to) the mechanisms, procedures and methods for ensuring relevant information relating to site activities is reported internally and externally as required.

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AS/NZS 2009, Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines (ISO 31000:2009 ).

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DMP. 2016b. Petroleum resource management, administration regulations and guidelines. Accessed 12 November 2016. http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Petroleum/Draft -Resource- Managemen t-and-1577.aspx.

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DSEWPaC. 2012. Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA), Version 7 . Australian Government Dep artment of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra, ACT.

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EPA. 2004c. Guidance for the Assessment of Environmental Factors, Statement No. 56: Terrestrial Fauna Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia .

EPA and Department of Environment and Conservation. 2010. Technical Guide - Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment .

 
 





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Government of Western Australia, 2010. Environment Protection (Noise) Regulations 1987 .

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Western Australian Herbarium. 1998 -2014. FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora . Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Available at: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ .

 
 





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