Action item 12.11
Progress
25% complete.
Government approval of policy/process development.
That gas companies be required to work closely with all levels of government, Land Councils and local communities early in any onshore shale gas development project to quantify the potential impacts on health and educational services and ensure steps to mitigate adverse impacts are implemented.
Stage 3.
To be completed by end December 2022.
Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
Action item update
Implementation progress
Project-specific Social Impact Assessment (SIA)
The Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA) has developed draft guidance for its ‘Culture and Heritage Environmental Factor’ which will go out for public consultation.
Work continues on the draft ‘Communities and Economy’ factor guidance.
These factor guidance documents will outline how an SIA is expected to be undertaken by the regulator when required by legislation.
The NT Government is also developing a project-specific SIA Policy to address this recommendation.
Targeted consultation on the SIA Policy commenced in late 2019, and both draft documents are expected to be released for public consultation in 2022.