8. Appendix E - Previous Approval

Notice
Advice Agency Response

 

(b) Water quality information from the receiving environment along with an assessment of the
receiving environments ability to absorb the proposed quantity and quality of water without
adverse impacts upon the environment.

(c) How often groundwater discharges are to be tested (e.g. daily), what tests will be
undertaken (e.g. pH, EC, Fe”) and what threshold or level constitutes a non-
conformance.

(d) What action or treatment is to occur in the event of a non-conformance (e.g. stop
pumping)

(e) Who is responsible for monitoring and reporting and who is responsible for remedial
action in the event of a non-conformance. Serious non-conformances must be reported to
the assessment manager and DNRM as the advice agency for ASS.

The assessment manager must be satisfied that an appropriate discharge plan is in place
before operational works are permitted on the site.

3. General advice to assessment manager

The State’s Native Title Work Procedures provide that responsibility for assessment of native title issues for
an IDAS application rests with the assessment manager. Therefore, DNRM as a referral agency for the
relevant application has not provided notification to native title parties.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

Under section 23 of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 a person who carries out an activity must take
all reasonable and practicable measures to ensure the activity does not harm Aboriginal cultural heritage
(the "cultural heritage duty of care"). Maximum penalties for breaching the duty of care are $1,000,000 for a
corporation and $100,000 for an individual. :

Applicants will comply with the duty of care in relation to Aboriginal cultural heritage if they are acting in
accordance with cultural heritage duty of care guidelines gazetted under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act
2003, available on the DNRM website, or in accordance with an agreement with the Aboriginal party for the
area or a cultural heritage management plan approved under part 7 of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act
2003.

Applicants are also encouraged to undertake a search of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Database and the
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register, administered by the Cultural Heritage Coordination Unit, DNRM.
Application forms to undertake a free search of the Cultural Heritage Register and the Database may be
obtained by contacting the Cultural Heritage Coordination Unit on (07) 3239 3647 or on the DNRM website

www.dnrm.gid.gov.au/cultural_heritage .

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