Guidelines
The Department of Environment and Resource Management has worked with industry to prepare guidelines for the coal seam gas (CSG) industry:
- Preparing an environmental management plan for coal seam gas activities (PDF, 352K)*
- Approval of coal seam gas water for beneficial use (PDF, 285K)*
- Baseline Assessment Guideline (PDF, 221K)*
- Underground Water Impact Reports and Final Reports (PDF, 222K)*
- Cumulative Management Area Declaration Notice (No 01) 2011 (PDF, 18K)*
- Petroleum industry regulatory framework (PDF, 154K)*
Guideline: Environmental Protection Act 1994
- Approval of a resource for beneficial use (PDF, file unavailable)*
- Assessment and approval process for environmental authorities for Chapter 5A activities (PDF, 164K)*
- Preparation of water management plans for mining activities (PDF, 80K)*
- Preparing an environmental management plan for coal seam gas activities (PDF, 352K)*
- The duty to notify of environmental harm (PDF, 136K)*
- Transitional environmental program (TEP) (PDF, 171K)*
Guideline: Chapter 5A activities
- Final rehabilitation report for chapter 5A activities (PDF, 131K)*
- Public notice requirements and submissions about applications for environmental authorities for level 1 chapter 5A activities (PDF, 120K)*
- Resource industry regulatory framework (PDF, 154K)*
- Prescribing noise conditions for Environmental Authorities for Petroleum and Gas activities (PDF, 388K)*
Guideline: Environmental impact assessment
- A guide to environmental impact assessment (PDF, 161K)*
- Preparing environmental management plans (PDF, 184K)*
- Role of the environmental protection agency in environmental impact assessment (PDF, 144K)*
Guideline: Environmental operations
- Public notice of applications for, and amendments of, licenses (without development approval) (Word, 195K)‡
- Site-based management plans (PDF, 67K)*
- Public notice requirements and submissions about applications for environmental authorities for level 1 chapter 5A activities (PDF, 120K)*
- Resource industry regulatory framework (PDF, 154K)*
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Last updated 14 February 2012