Environment Plan Appendix 3-1 Relevant Persons Consultation Report
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Environment plan Appendix 3-1 Relevant persons consultation report Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program Equinor Australia B.V. Level 15 123 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Australia Rev 1, April 2019 www.equinor.com.au Environment plan Appendix 3-1 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) ................................................................. 23 NSW Planning and Environment Resources Regulator ................................................... 24 NSW Roads and Maritime Services (NSW Maritime) ....................................................... 25 SA Department for Energy and Mining (DEM) ................................................................. 29 SA Department for Environment and Water (DEW) ......................................................... 36 SA Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) .................................... 49 SA DPC Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Cultural Heritage Branch (DPC-AAR) ..... 59 SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) ..................................................................... 64 South Australia Police (SAPOL) ....................................................................................... 68 TAS Department of State Growth (DSG), Resources Policy Branch ............................... 69 TAS Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) ........ 70 TAS Environment Protection Authority (EPA) (EPA Tasmania) ....................................... 71 VIC Department Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) ............................... 76 VIC Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) (including the DJPR – Earth Resources Department) .................................................................................................... 78 VIC Environment Protection Authority (EPA) ................................................................... 86 WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) ........................... 89 WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) ............................... 90 WA Department of Transport (DoT) .................................................................................. 93 WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) .................................. 98 WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) ................................................................. 99 Government departments and agencies – fisheries ...................................................................... 100 Rev 1, April 2019 www.equinor.com.au Environment plan Appendix 3-1 Stromlo-1 exploration drilling program Commonwealth Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) ........................... 100 NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) ................................................................ 103 SA Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) and SA Research and Development Institute (SARDI) ....................................................................................... 104 Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) ................................................................................. 110 WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) ................. 111 Fishing associations ....................................................................................................................... 115 Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA) and SA Sardine Industry Association (SASIA) .......................................................................................... 115 Commonwealth Fisheries Association (CFA) ................................................................. 134 Great Australian Bight Industry Association (GABIA) ..................................................... 135 Marine Fishers Association (MFA) .................................................................................. 136 Seafood Industry Australia .............................................................................................. 137 Small Pelagic Fishery Industry Association (SPFIA) and Southern Shark Industry Alliance (SSIA) ................................................................................................................ 138 SA Northern Zone Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association (NZRLFA) ........................... 139 SA Rock Lobster Advisory Council Inc (SARLAC) ......................................................... 140 Southern Rocklobster Limited (SRL) .............................................................................. 141 Sustainable Shark Fishing Inc (SSFI) ............................................................................. 142 Tuna Australia ................................................................................................................. 143 Wildcatch Fisheries SA ................................................................................................... 144 Fishers ............................................................................................................................................ 146 Research and conservation ........................................................................................................... 169 Blue Whale Study (BWS) ................................................................................................ 169 Great Australian Bight Right Whale Study (GABRWS) .................................................. 170 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 our responses table .................................................................................................................. 10 Rev 1, April 2019 www.equinor.com.au Environment plan Appendix 3-1 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,