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Environment plan Appendix 3-2 Relevant persons consultation report Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program Equinor Australia B.V. Level 15 123 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Australia February 2019 www.equinor.com.au Environment plan Appendix 3-2 Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program Table of contents Page Regulatory requirements ......................................................................................... 1 List of Relevant Persons ......................................................................................... 3 Relevant person feedback, assessment of merit and Equinor responses ............. 10 Government departments and agencies – general .......................................................................... 12 Commonwealth Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) (DoEE) ........................................... 12 Commonwealth Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) ......................................... 13 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) .............................................. 15 Commonwealth Department of Defence (DoD) – Australian Hydrographic Office and Directorate of Property Acquisition, Mining and Native Title ............................................ 16 Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS) ......................... 17 Commonwealth Director of National Parks ....................................................................... 18 Commonwealth Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) .................. 21 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere ................................................................................................................ 22 NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) ................................................................. 22 SA Department for Environment and Water (DEW) ......................................................... 35 SA Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) .................................... 44 SA DPC Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Cultural Heritage Branch (DPC-AAR) ..... 52 SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) ..................................................................... 57 Government departments and agencies – fisheries ........................................................................ 90 Commonwealth Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) ............................. 90 NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) .................................................................. 93 SA Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) and SA Research and Development Institute (SARDI) ......................................................................................... 94 Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) ................................................................................... 99 WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) ................. 100 Fishing associations ....................................................................................................................... 104 Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA) and SA Sardine Industry Association (SASIA) .......................................................................................... 104 Commonwealth Fisheries Association (CFA) ................................................................. 122 Great Australian Bight Industry Association (GABIA) ..................................................... 123 Marine Fishers Association (MFA) .................................................................................. 124 Seafood Industry Australia .............................................................................................. 125 Small Pelagic Fishery Industry Association (SPFIA) and Southern Shark Industry Alliance (SSIA) ................................................................................................................ 126 SA Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association (NZRLFA) ........................... 127 Rev 0, February 2019 www.equinor.com.au Environment plan Appendix 3-2 Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program SA Rock Lobster Advisory Council Inc (SARLAC) ......................................................... 128 Southern Rocklobster Limited (SRL) .............................................................................. 129 Sustainable Shark Fishing Inc (SSFI) ............................................................................. 130 Tuna Australia ................................................................................................................. 131 Wildcatch Fisheries SA ................................................................................................... 132 Fishers ............................................................................................................................................ 134 Research and conservation ........................................................................................................... 157 Blue Whale Study (BWS) ................................................................................................ 157 Great Australian Bight Right Whale Study (GABRWS) .................................................. 158 Tables Table 1-1 Demonstration that the OPGGS(E) Regulations have been met with respect to consultation .......................................................................................................................... 1 Table 2-1 Relevant persons consulted for the Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program ........................ 3 Table 2-2 Persons considered for consultation but found to be not relevant to the Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program ................................................................................................. 9 Table 3-1 Understanding the ‘Summary of relevant person feedback, assessment of merit and Equinor responses’ table ................................................................................................... 10 Rev 0, February 2019 www.equinor.com.au Environment plan Appendix 3-2 Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program Regulatory requirements Table 1-1 Demonstration that the OPGGS(E) Regulations have been met with respect to consultation Sub-regulation Regulatory requirement Demonstration Division 2.2—Acceptance of an environment plan 10A(g) Criteria for acceptance of an environment plan The consultation process is For regulation 10, the criteria for acceptance of an described in Section 3.0 of this EP environment plan are that the plan: and the outcomes of the process are documented in this Appendix. (g) demonstrates that: (i) the titleholder has carried out the consultations required by Division 2.2A; and (ii) the measures (if any) that the titleholder has adopted, or proposes to adopt, because of the consultations are appropriate. Division 2.2A—Consultation 11A(1) Consultation with relevant authorities, persons and Section 3.0 of this EP summarises organisations, etc the process we used to identify and In the course of preparing an environment plan, or a consult with relevant persons. revision of an environment plan, a titleholder must consult Section 2.0 in this Appendix each of the following (a relevant person): provides the current list of relevant (a) each Department or agency of the Commonwealth to persons for the Stromlo-1 which the activities to be carried out under the environment exploration drilling program. plan, or the revision of the environment plan, may be Other key persons that were relevant; potentially relevant, but either (b) each Department or agency of a State or the Northern advised they were not, or Equinor Territory to which the activities to be carried out under the deemed they were not are in Table environment plan, or the revision of the environment plan, 2.2. may be relevant; (c) the Department of the responsible State Minister, or the responsible Northern Territory Minister; (d) a person or organisation whose functions, interests or activities may be affected by the activities to be carried out under the environment plan, or the revision of the environment plan; (e) any other person or organisation that the titleholder considers relevant. 11A(2) Consultation with relevant authorities, persons and The tables in Sections 3.1 to 3.5 in organisations, etc this Appendix contain the For the purpose of the consultation, the titleholder must information provided to each give each relevant person sufficient information to allow the relevant person. relevant person to make an informed assessment of the possible consequences of the activity on the functions, interests or activities of the relevant person. 11A(3) Consultation with relevant authorities, persons and The tables in Sections 3.1 to 3.5 in organisations, etc this Appendix contain the The titleholder must allow a relevant person a reasonable timeframes that have been provided period for the consultation. for each relevant person. 1 Rev 0, February 2019 www.equinor.com.au Environment plan Appendix 3-2 Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program Sub-regulation Regulatory requirement Demonstration Division 2.3—Contents of an environment plan 14(9) Implementation strategy for the environment plan The process for ongoing The implementation strategy must provide for appropriate consultation is described in Section consultation with: 9.0 of this EP. 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