Compliance Report February 2016 Compliance Report February 2016 Our Compliance Team works closely with the community, The Department of local councils and other state and federal government Planning and agencies to educate proponents, investigate potential breaches and carry out enforcement where necessary. Environment's Compliance Information from community members is an important Team works with avenue for the Compliance Team to learn about issues to investigate. Enforcement can range from negotiating fixes, communities across NSW issuing penalty notices and, in serious cases, criminal to ensure projects such as prosecutions. As well as conducting monitoring and enforcement activities, the Compliance Team plays an mines, industrial sites, important role in educating proponents, community major members and other stakeholders about the Department's compliance functions. developments and Education sessions allow the Department to reinforce infrastructure meet the expectations, better understand industry specific issues, the systems used to ensure compliance, listen to strict conditions included community concerns, provide feedback on sector or . company performance, and promote best practice across in their approvals all industry sectors. Compliance Education Monitoring Enforcement Activity Below is a snapshot of the Compliance Team's activity in February 2016: COMPLIANCE MONITORING ACTIVITIES FEB 2016 2015/2016 Total Inspections and surveillance carried out 59 428 New investigations commenced this month 10 107 Review of compliance documentation 32 378 Subtotal compliance monitoring 101 913 ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FEB 2016 2015/2016 Total Compliance warning letters issued 0 18 Orders imposed 0 0 Penalty notices and fines imposed 0 7 Prosecutions 0 0 Subtotal enforcement 0 25 2 Compliance Report February 2016 Monitoring The Department's Compliance Team conducted 59 inspections to monitor compliance against conditions of approval, with some projects inspected multiple times during the period. Infrastructure and other projects Mines/Quarries • 330 Church St, Parramatta, Mixed Use Development • Ardmore Park Quarry (Goulburn-Mulwaree Council) (Parramatta City Council) • Ashton Mine (Singleton Council) • 45-47 Macquarie Street & 134 - 140 Marsden Street • Bolsters Quarry (Tweed Shire Council) Parramatta ( Parramatta City Council) • Camden Gas Field (Camden Council, Campbelltown City • 5 Whiteside Street & 14-16 David Avenue, North Ryde Council, Wollondilly Shire Council) (Council of the City of Ryde) • Dendrobium Coal Mine (Wollongong City Council) • Aurizon Hexham (Newcastle City Council) • Dexus Quarry West ( Fairfield City Council) • Bay Street Tweed Heads, Mixed Use Development • Dubbo Zirconia Project (Dubbo City Council) (Tweed Shire Council) • Dunloe Sand Quarry (Tweed Shire Council) • Beecroft Road Pedestrian Bridge (Parramatta City • Hera Gold Mine (Cobar Shire Council) Council) • Central Park, 26 Broadway, Chippendale (Council of the • Integra Underground Mine Complex (Singleton Council) City of Sydney) • Mackas Sand (Port Stephens Council) *3 • Cullerin Range Windfarm (Upper Lachlan Shire Council) • Mandalong Coal Mine (Lake Macquarie City Council, • Dubbo Base Hospital (Dubbo City Council) Wyong Shire Council) • Illawarra International Health Precinct Site (Wollongong • Moolarben Coal Mine (Mid-Western Regional Council) City Council) • Mount Thorley Warkworth Coal Complex (Singleton Shire • M4 Western Motorway (Auburn City Council, Holroyd City Council) Council, Parramatta City Council, Strathfield Municipal • Rix’s Creek Coal Mine (Singleton Council) *2 Council) *2 • Springvale Coal Mine(Lithgow City Council) • Memorial Avenue, Ettalong Beach, Mixed Use • Syerston Nickel Cobalt Project (Lachlan Shire Council) Development (Gosford City Council) • Teven Quarry (Ballina Shire Council) • NeW Space Project, University of Newcastle (Newcastle City Council) • Tomingley Gold Mine (Narromine Shire Council) • Site 67, Sydney Olympic Park (Auburn City Council) • Ulan Coal Mine(Mid-Western Regional Council) • Site 68, Sydney Olympic Park (Auburn City Council) • Wambo Coal Mine (Singleton Shire Council) • Warnervale Airport (Wyong Shire Council) • Wilpinjong Coal Mine (Mid-Western Regional Council) • Western Sydney Parklands Trust (Blacktown City Council) • Wongawilli Coal Mine (Wollongong City Council) • Young to Wagga Looping Pipeline (Wagga Wagga City Council) Industry • Australian Bay Lobster Facility (Tweed Shire Council) *2 • Bluetongue Brewery (Wyong Shire Council) • Cobaki Estate (Tweed Shire Council) *2 • Genesis Dial A Dump Industries (Blacktown City Council) • Hymix Batching Plant (Tweed Shire Council) • Kiacatoo Cattle Feedlot and Quarry (Lachlan Shire Council) 3 Compliance Report February 2016 • Orange Waste Project (Orange City Council) • Tumbulgum Turf Farm (Tweed Shire Council) • Orica Villawood Remediation Project (Bankstown City • Tweed Concrete Batching Plant (Tweed Shire Council) *2 Council) • Tweed Ultima (Tweed Shire Council) • Pace Farm (Bland Shire Council) • Quarantine Station North Head (Manly Council) Enforcement The Department did not issue any Warning Letters, Penalty Infringement Notices, Orders or Prosecutions in February 2016. Education Sand Quarries Audit Campaign complete Sand quarries provide a critical resource, particularly to the construction industry, with demand continuing to increase as Sydney and the far north coast’s population expands and infrastructure is developed. The NSW Department of Planning and Environment (the Department) recognises that it is important that the community has confidence these quarries are operating in accordance with their project approval conditions. There are currently 28 approved State Significant Development (SSD) sand quarries in NSW, and these quarries are either in pre-commencement or operating phase. The Department has completed an audit campaign of 19 approved sand quarries in NSW. These quarries were selected as a representative sample of the sand quarries currently approved in NSW. The audit focused on compliance with the project approval conditions and reviewed commitments of groundwater and rehabilitation/land management plans. The Department has produced a summary report which is published on the Department’s website and can be accessed at: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Assess-and-Regulate/Development-Assessment/Compliance. Overall, the sand quarries audited were found to be generally operating at a high level of compliance with their conditions and/or commitments. The audits of the 19 sand quarries identified a 92% compliance with approval conditions audited. The most common non-compliances being: • inadequate revision and implementation of management plans, such as groundwater and land management plans; • non-compliant reporting requirements, such as Annual Reviews and websites; and • implementation of adequate controls to manage extraction depth, which relates to conditions to ensure the groundwater table is not impacted. Actions plans to address non-compliance have been agreed with each auditee and will be followed up by the Department to ensure the implementation of actions. Media Release link: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/~/media/Files/DPE/Media-Releases/2016/February/15022016-department- of-planning-and-environment-compliance-officers-inspect-sand-quarries.ashx 4 Compliance Report February 2016 Location of NSW site visits 5 Compliance Report February 2016 Sydney metropolitan region site visits 6 .