Action item 12.12
Progress
Complete.
Approved by decision makers.
Recommendation implemented.
That any strategic SIA anticipate the long-term impacts and requirements for housing (not just through the construction phase) to adequately mitigate the risk of inflated real estate prices and shortages within a community.
Completed
Action item update
Implementation
The intent of Recommendation 12.12 is that at a project level, proponents will be responsible for conducting a social impact assessment (SIA) prior to production approvals being granted. To support this work, regional indicators will be established as part of the baseline data being compiled by the Northern Territory Government, through the Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet (CM&C) under the Strategic Regional Environmental and Baseline Assessment (SREBA).
Given this context, there is no direct action remaining for the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (DIPL) to complete Recommendation 12.12, noting that DIPL has developed baseline data for housing and land supply to assist proponents in their SIA by completing an independent review of land development requirements in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek, the February 2022 'Bringing Land to Market Report by Dick Guit OAM' (the Dick Guit review).
Gas industry proponents will be responsible for assessing project-specific impacts and requirements for housing to mitigate potential price inflation and supply risks.
To support these assessments, adequate baseline data will be available to through the outputs of the following work:
- the Dick Guit review (on the DIPL website); and
- ongoing regional economic growth plans across the Big Rivers and Barkly regions, and the Katherine housing demand and supply study, coordinated by CM&C.