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  "strategy_brief_md": "# RDA QLD Darling Downs & South West — Strategy Brief\n\n**Reporting period**: 2024-25\n**Corporate plan in force**: 2025-26\n**Corporate Plan**: [2025-26](https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Outcome 1: Agricultural investment\nAgriculture is the stalwart of the region’s industry development – but it needs coordination and investment to reach its full potential. The many agricultural producers in the region generally compete against each other internally, and lack coordinated efforts to deliver to overseas market opportunities and attract investment for value adding processing and efficient supply chain development. [[CP p.6](https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf#page=6)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Network between producers to realize ‘just in time’ market opportunities.\n- Empower innovation in the region by engaging with University and TAFE practices to engage young people to stay and be involved in the workplace and to up-skill locally any new workers to keep them in the area.\n\n### Outcome 2: Logistics expansion\nThe logistical assets of Toowoomba and the Surat Basin are clear – the Second Range Crossing will be an important addition to the region’s logistical capacity, and airport infrastructure in Roma and Toowoomba present their own freight opportunities. Simply having this infrastructure, however, is not enough. To guarantee maximum capture of its logistics needs strong coordination including private and public players. [[CP p.9](https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf#page=9)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Growing productivity by establishing a facilitative coordinating regional logistics group to support the region delivering seamless logistics services.\n- Lowering rail tunnels & delivering inland rail routes.\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| AGR01 | Agricultural productivity | Increase productivity by 60-80% | [CP p.65](https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf#page=65) |\n| LOG01 | Logistics infrastructure development | Complete rail tunnel lowering and inland rail routes | [CP p.10](https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf#page=10) |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| AGR01 | Agricultural productivity | Partially achieved | Partially achieved | AR p.66 |\n| LOG01 | Logistics infrastructure development | On track | On track | AR p.11 |",
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  "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# RDA QLD Darling Downs & South West - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:28:33.969422+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-002696\n**Entity type**: Statutory Agreement Body\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, \n\nCommunications, Sport and the Arts\n**Website**: http://www.rda-ddsw.org.au\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| other-pdfs | 4 |\n| pages | 10 |\n| strategies | 1 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- [pages 43,44,45,46]\naims, the following outcomes will be met:\n1) Regional Mission 1 (16 October 2015) – the Local Leadership Group will consider\nthe Regional Australia Institute’s analysis, and determine Future Factors to focus on.\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- [Page 56]\nAppendix F: Regional Engagement\nOutcomes\nLocal launch purpose\nThe Regional Australia Institute met with members of the local Chambers of Commerce in\nRoma, Dalby and Toowoomba, and a group of TSBE’s members in Toowoomba from October\n14-16, 2015.\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- [Page 43]\nTo achieve these aims, the following outcomes will be met:\n1) Regional Mission 1 (16 October 2015) – the Local Leadership Group will consider\nthe Regional Australia Institute’s analysis, and determine Future Factors to focus on.\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- Introduction 1\n1.1 Overview 1\n1.2 Purpose 1\n1.3 Methodology 2\n1.3.1 Research process 2\n1.3.2 Limitations of research 2\n2.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- Reference list\nAustralian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) 2011, ‘Petroleum\nroyalties’ in Tax and commercial policy, accessed 18 October 2011,\nhttp://www.appea.com.au/policy/tax-a-commercial/petroleum-royalties.html\nArrow Energy 2010, ‘Coal seam gas project development guidelines’, accessed 18th July\n2011,\nhttp://www.arrowenergy.com.au/icms_docs/32829_Coal_seam_gas_development_guideline\ns_110808.pdf\nBasin Sustainability Alliance (BSA) 2010, ‘Role of BSA’, accessed 10th August 2011,\nhttp://www.basinsustainabilityalliance.org/role.html\nBasin Sustainability Alliance (BSA) 2011, ‘Not at any cost: A blueprint for sustainable CSG\noperations’, accessed 9th August 2011, http://putty.nsw.au/assets/document/1303099289-\nbsablueprint.pdf\nBHP Billiton 2003, ‘BMA Community Partnerships’, accessed 16th August 2011,\nhttp://sustainability.bhpbilliton.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Decentralisation and industry development 6\n4.1 ‘Develop the North’ 6\n4.2 The structure of the outback economy 7\n4.3 Arguments for assistance to outback economic development 8\n4.4 Pastoral production 10\n4.4.1 Managing a high-risk industry 10\n4.4.2 The case for remote area wage subsidies in the pastoral\nindustry 11\n4.5 Mineral resource exploitation 12\n4.5.1 Mineral resource exploitation and the pastoral industry:\nsimilarities and differences 12\n4.5.2 Fly-in fly-out 13\n4.5.3 Exploration and infrastructure 14\n4.6 Defence 14\n4.7 Tourism 15\n4.8 Lands in traditional ownership 15\n4.9 Service employment 16\n4.10 The contribution of Zone rebates to outback development 16\n5.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf)`\n- [pages 22,23,24,25]\nHealthy Headwaters budget allocated to future\nrounds and the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance tenders.\n Scenario 4: Scenario 2 plus the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance\ntenders.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- Introduction 1\n1.1 Overview 1\n1.2 Purpose 1\n1.3 Methodology 2\n1.3.1 Research process 2\n1.3.2 Limitations of research 2\n2.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Reference list 39\nList of tables\nTable 4.1 Details of the application requirements: mining lease 13\nTable 5.1 Summary of royalty revenue ($M) 28\nTable 7.1 Matters to be addressed by an initial work program as part of an application for an\nAuthority to Prospect C-2\nTable 7.2 Guide to content requirements for typical initial development plans lodged under the\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 D-2\nTable 7.3 Guide to content requirements for a CSG statement lodged under the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Act 2004 E-2\nList of figures\nFigure 2.1 RDA Darling Downs and Southwest region 3\nFigure 4.1 Mining Lease Approval Flowchart 9\nFigure 4.2 Petroleum licence approval flowchart 18\nFigure 5.1 Queensland royalties by local government area (2009–10) 30\nFigure 5.2 Queensland royalties by local government area (2020–21) 31\nAppendices\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Key highlights from the ‘2011-12 Regional Budget Statement’ for the Darling Downs and\nWest Moreton region are as follows (Queensland Treasury 2011c):\n$5.5 million for new job creation programs and to grow a skilled workforce\n\n$80 million for vocational education and training, including apprenticeships and\n\ntraineeships\n$2 million to commence refurbishment of Dalby State High School\n\n$5.5 million of $27.5 million to replace turnouts and recondition the Dalby to Rosewood\n\nrail line\n$981,000 of $2 million for faster emergency care at Toowoomba Hospital, in partnership\n\nwith the Australian Government\n$500,000 annual funding to support the new National Carriage Factory at the Cobb and\n\nCo Museum in Toowoomba\n$39.1 million of $84 million in disaster response funding to restore transport connections\n\nbetween Brisbane and Southern Queensland, by repairing erosion and major land slips\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- Decentralisation and industry development 6\n4.1 ‘Develop the North’ 6\n4.2 The structure of the outback economy 7\n4.3 Arguments for assistance to outback economic development 8\n4.4 Pastoral production 10\n4.4.1 Managing a high-risk industry 10\n4.4.2 The case for remote area wage subsidies in the pastoral\nindustry 11\n4.5 Mineral resource exploitation 12\n4.5.1 Mineral resource exploitation and the pastoral industry:\nsimilarities and differences 12\n4.5.2 Fly-in fly-out 13\n4.5.3 Exploration and infrastructure 14\n4.6 Defence 14\n4.7 Tourism 15\n4.8 Lands in traditional ownership 15\n4.9 Service employment 16\n4.10 The contribution of Zone rebates to outback development 16\n5.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf)`\n- [pages 22,23,24,25]\nHealthy Headwaters budget allocated to future\nrounds and the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance tenders.\n Scenario 4: Scenario 2 plus the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance\ntenders.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- Introduction 1\n1.1 Overview 1\n1.2 Purpose 1\n1.3 Methodology 2\n1.3.1 Research process 2\n1.3.2 Limitations of research 2\n2.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Reference list 39\nList of tables\nTable 4.1 Details of the application requirements: mining lease 13\nTable 5.1 Summary of royalty revenue ($M) 28\nTable 7.1 Matters to be addressed by an initial work program as part of an application for an\nAuthority to Prospect C-2\nTable 7.2 Guide to content requirements for typical initial development plans lodged under the\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 D-2\nTable 7.3 Guide to content requirements for a CSG statement lodged under the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Act 2004 E-2\nList of figures\nFigure 2.1 RDA Darling Downs and Southwest region 3\nFigure 4.1 Mining Lease Approval Flowchart 9\nFigure 4.2 Petroleum licence approval flowchart 18\nFigure 5.1 Queensland royalties by local government area (2009–10) 30\nFigure 5.2 Queensland royalties by local government area (2020–21) 31\nAppendices\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Key highlights from the ‘2011-12 Regional Budget Statement’ for the Darling Downs and\nWest Moreton region are as follows (Queensland Treasury 2011c):\n$5.5 million for new job creation programs and to grow a skilled workforce\n\n$80 million for vocational education and training, including apprenticeships and\n\ntraineeships\n$2 million to commence refurbishment of Dalby State High School\n\n$5.5 million of $27.5 million to replace turnouts and recondition the Dalby to Rosewood\n\nrail line\n$981,000 of $2 million for faster emergency care at Toowoomba Hospital, in partnership\n\nwith the Australian Government\n$500,000 annual funding to support the new National Carriage Factory at the Cobb and\n\nCo Museum in Toowoomba\n$39.1 million of $84 million in disaster response funding to restore transport connections\n\nbetween Brisbane and Southern Queensland, by repairing erosion and major land slips\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- In the 2009–10, $619 million (equalling approximately 3.8% of the State Government’s 2010-\n11 budget) was provided to regional communities through Royalties for Regions (DRDL\n2011).\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Office of State Revenue (OSR) 2011, ‘Mining and petroleum royalties’, accessed 17th August\n2011, http://www.osr.qld.gov.au/royalties/index.shtml\nQueensland Gas Company (QGC) 2011, ‘Surat Basin social impacts targeted as part of\n$150m program’, accessed 17th August 2011,\nhttp://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=478\n2011b, ‘QGC provides $394,000 to Western Downs community groups’, accessed 17th\n\nAugust 2011, http://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=499\n2011c, ‘QGC provides $220,000 to Banana and North Burnett community groups’,\n\naccessed 17th August 2011, http://www.qgc.com.au/_dbase_upl/BananaNBurnett.pdf\nQueensland Resource Council (QRC) 2010, ‘What are Queensland resources worth to me’,\naccessed 17th August 2011, http://www.queenslandeconomy.com.au/taxes-royalties-\ngenerated-by-resources\nQueensland Treasury 2011, ‘Budget Paper 3 - Capital Statement’, State Budget 2011 – 12,\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- [Page 58]\nAppendix C\nMatters to be addressed by an initial work program as\npart of an application for an Authority to Prospect\nTable 7.1 Matters to be addressed by an initial work program as part of an application for an Authority to Prospect\nLegislative requirement Information to be provided\nSection 48 (1) The proposed program must provide for each of the following (Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004)\n(a) an overview of the activities proposed to be carried out under the A written summary covering all of the term of the ATP, detailing the proposed timing of the key activities\nauthority or proposed authority during all of its term and the general location where these activities are to be conducted.\n(b) for each year of the program period:\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- [Page 67]\nAppendix F\n2011–12 Regional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton region\nAppendix F\n2011-12 Regional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton\nregion\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page F-1\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- [Page 68]\nQueensland State Budget 2011–12\nRegional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton State-wide Highlights\nHelping Queenslanders into new homes\n• Massive stimulus package for building new homes\n• $10,000 grant for a new home contracted between\n1 August 2011 and 31 January 2012\n• Zero stamp duty for first home buyers under\n$500,000\n• First home owners can now receive up to $17,000\n• Kick-starting the housing market, generating jobs\nand construction\nRebuilding Queensland\n• $6.8 billion in State and federal disaster funding,\nincluding $2.9 billion on roads, $2.75 billion for\nlocal governments and $656 million for small\nbusiness, non-profit organisations and primary\nproducers\nSupporting jobs and investing in the future\n• $100 million over three years in new Smart State\ninitiatives\n• $85.8 million over five years to attract new events\nto support tourism\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- [pages 22,23,24,25]\nHealthy Headwaters budget allocated to future\nrounds and the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance tenders.\n Scenario 4: Scenario 2 plus the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance\ntenders.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- [pages 20,21,22]\nrity of WUE works are yet to be\ncompleted and transfers to the CEWH are yet to take place.\n The Healthy Headwaters program has the potential to secure around 40% of the target\nsavings if previous costs are a good representation of future program cost-effectiveness.\n Because only 50% of the water savings under the Healthy Headwaters program are required\nto be transferred to the CEWH, the program is essentially neutral in terms of its impact on\nthe irrigation consumptive pool.\n The Restoring the Balance tender program does not require sales proceeds to be reinvested\ninto the maintenance of agricultural production levels.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- Key points to note are:\n To date, only around 15% of the buyback target has been achieved, which is significantly less\nthan progress than in most other MDB catchments.\n The majority of transfers to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) to date\nhave been secured via the Healthy Headwaters water use efficiency (WUE) infrastructure\nprogram.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- The impacts of purchases under current contracts for the\nRestoring the Balance tenders and Healthy Headwaters.\n Scenario 3: Scenario 2 plus remainder of Healthy Headwaters budget allocated to future\nrounds and the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance tenders.\n Scenario 4: Scenario 2 plus the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance\ntenders.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- Table 5.1 Summary of royalty revenue ($M)\nYear ended Coal ($M) Base and precious Petroleum Other Total ($M)\nmetals ($M) ($M) minerals ($M)\n30 Jun 10 1786.3 132.3 47.9 48.6 2,015.10\n30 Jun 09 3102.5 122.2 60.9 55.9 3,341.50\n30 Jun 08 1034.8 188.6 72.9 49.2 1,345.50\n30 Jun 07 1019.4 202.5 67 40 1,328.90\n30 Jun 06 1152.8 195 74.1 28.1 1,450.0\nSource: (OSR 2011)\n2 *The wellhead value is a measure for determining the amount of royalties to be paid.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Decentralisation and industry development 6\n4.1 ‘Develop the North’ 6\n4.2 The structure of the outback economy 7\n4.3 Arguments for assistance to outback economic development 8\n4.4 Pastoral production 10\n4.4.1 Managing a high-risk industry 10\n4.4.2 The case for remote area wage subsidies in the pastoral\nindustry 11\n4.5 Mineral resource exploitation 12\n4.5.1 Mineral resource exploitation and the pastoral industry:\nsimilarities and differences 12\n4.5.2 Fly-in fly-out 13\n4.5.3 Exploration and infrastructure 14\n4.6 Defence 14\n4.7 Tourism 15\n4.8 Lands in traditional ownership 15\n4.9 Service employment 16\n4.10 The contribution of Zone rebates to outback development 16\n5.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf)`\n- As a\nresult, in the 1981-82 tax year Zone rebates produced the following increases in real\nincomes (calculated, for convenience, on the assumption that the allowance benefits the\ntaxpayer rather than the employer):\n• taxpayer on average weekly earnings living in Zone A, an increase in disposable\nincome of approximately 1.8 per cent.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf)`\n- Potential Restoring the Balance 58 100 0 Assumes balance of target is\n(tender) secured via tender.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- Introduction 1\n1.1 Overview 1\n1.2 Purpose 1\n1.3 Methodology 2\n1.3.1 Research process 2\n1.3.2 Limitations of research 2\n2.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Reference list 39\nList of tables\nTable 4.1 Details of the application requirements: mining lease 13\nTable 5.1 Summary of royalty revenue ($M) 28\nTable 7.1 Matters to be addressed by an initial work program as part of an application for an\nAuthority to Prospect C-2\nTable 7.2 Guide to content requirements for typical initial development plans lodged under the\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 D-2\nTable 7.3 Guide to content requirements for a CSG statement lodged under the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Act 2004 E-2\nList of figures\nFigure 2.1 RDA Darling Downs and Southwest region 3\nFigure 4.1 Mining Lease Approval Flowchart 9\nFigure 4.2 Petroleum licence approval flowchart 18\nFigure 5.1 Queensland royalties by local government area (2009–10) 30\nFigure 5.2 Queensland royalties by local government area (2020–21) 31\nAppendices\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Key highlights from the ‘2011-12 Regional Budget Statement’ for the Darling Downs and\nWest Moreton region are as follows (Queensland Treasury 2011c):\n$5.5 million for new job creation programs and to grow a skilled workforce\n\n$80 million for vocational education and training, including apprenticeships and\n\ntraineeships\n$2 million to commence refurbishment of Dalby State High School\n\n$5.5 million of $27.5 million to replace turnouts and recondition the Dalby to Rosewood\n\nrail line\n$981,000 of $2 million for faster emergency care at Toowoomba Hospital, in partnership\n\nwith the Australian Government\n$500,000 annual funding to support the new National Carriage Factory at the Cobb and\n\nCo Museum in Toowoomba\n$39.1 million of $84 million in disaster response funding to restore transport connections\n\nbetween Brisbane and Southern Queensland, by repairing erosion and major land slips\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- In the 2009–10, $619 million (equalling approximately 3.8% of the State Government’s 2010-\n11 budget) was provided to regional communities through Royalties for Regions (DRDL\n2011).\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Office of State Revenue (OSR) 2011, ‘Mining and petroleum royalties’, accessed 17th August\n2011, http://www.osr.qld.gov.au/royalties/index.shtml\nQueensland Gas Company (QGC) 2011, ‘Surat Basin social impacts targeted as part of\n$150m program’, accessed 17th August 2011,\nhttp://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=478\n2011b, ‘QGC provides $394,000 to Western Downs community groups’, accessed 17th\n\nAugust 2011, http://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=499\n2011c, ‘QGC provides $220,000 to Banana and North Burnett community groups’,\n\naccessed 17th August 2011, http://www.qgc.com.au/_dbase_upl/BananaNBurnett.pdf\nQueensland Resource Council (QRC) 2010, ‘What are Queensland resources worth to me’,\naccessed 17th August 2011, http://www.queenslandeconomy.com.au/taxes-royalties-\ngenerated-by-resources\nQueensland Treasury 2011, ‘Budget Paper 3 - Capital Statement’, State Budget 2011 – 12,\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- [Page 67]\nAppendix F\n2011–12 Regional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton region\nAppendix F\n2011-12 Regional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton\nregion\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page F-1\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n| Values found | Evidence | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| $5.5 million, $80 million, $2 million, $27.5 million, $981,000 | Key highlights from the ‘2011-12 Regional Budget Statement’ for the Darling Downs and\nWest Moreton region are as follows (Queensland Treasury 2011c):\n$5.5 million for new job creation programs and to grow a skilled workforce\n\n$80 million for vocational education and training, including apprenticeships and\n\ntraineeships\n$2 million to commence refurbishment of Dalby State High School\n\n$5.5 million of $27.5 million to replace turnouts and recondi | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| $619 million, 619 million | In the 2009–10, $619 million (equalling approximately 3.8% of the State Government’s 2010-\n11 budget) was provided to regional communities through Royalties for Regions (DRDL\n2011). | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| $150m, $394,000 , $220,000 | Office of State Revenue (OSR) 2011, ‘Mining and petroleum royalties’, accessed 17th August\n2011, http://www.osr.qld.gov.au/royalties/index.shtml\nQueensland Gas Company (QGC) 2011, ‘Surat Basin social impacts targeted as part of\n$150m program’, accessed 17th August 2011,\nhttp://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=478\n2011b, ‘QGC provides $394,000 to Western Downs community groups’, accessed 17th\n\nAugust 2011, http://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| $10,000 , $500,000\n, $17,000\n, $6.8 billion, $2.9 billion, $2.75 billion | [Page 68]\nQueensland State Budget 2011–12\nRegional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton State-wide Highlights\nHelping Queenslanders into new homes\n• Massive stimulus package for building new homes\n• $10,000 grant for a new home contracted between\n1 August 2011 and 31 January 2012\n• Zero stamp duty for first home buyers under\n$500,000\n• First home owners can now receive up to $17,000\n• Kick-starting the housing market, generating jobs\na | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| $4.4 million, $27.5 million, $100,000 , 2 million, 4.4 million | [Page 69]\n2011-12 Regional Budget Statement – Darling Downs and West Moreton\nFor more information about Government initiatives in your region, visit www.qld.gov.au/buildingqld\n$ 2 million to com-\n$ 4.4 million for mence refurbishment $4.4 million to com-\nthe Surat Basin of Dalby State High plete rehabilitation\nresources trade School. of the Lockyer Creek\ninfrastructure Bridge and culverts on\nproject at Miles $ 5.5 million of the Warrego Highway\nS | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| $3 million, 16 per cent, 3 million | By means of differential rating, Bulloo Shire council raises nearly three-quarters of its total\nrate revenue from the oil and gas industry, but because grants and recoverable works are\nmajor sources of council funds this represents only 16 per cent of operating revenue.\n(Recoverable works are mainly road works at the behest of the State and Commonwealth\ngovernments but can include works negotiated with the resource companies to further their\noper | `other-pdfs/Implications_of_Resource_Boom_on_the_economy_of_SW_Qld.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Implications_of_Resource_Boom_on_the_economy_of_SW_Qld.pdf)` |\n| $85.8 million, 85.8 million | This Budget invests a record amount in events\nfunding - an $85.8 million boost over five years - to help Queensland\nattract major events and drive up tourism numbers. | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| $10 billion, 10 billion | 25 $ billion $ billion 25\nOptimistic\n20 20\nBaseline\nUp to $10 billion of\n15 15\nPessimistic\n10 10\n5 5\n2011 2020 2030\n19 | `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)` |\n| $1,377m, $14,272m, $3,291m, $24 million, $111 million, $90 million | [Page 32]\nTable B.1: Future Factors Matrix\nMaranoa Toowoomba Western Downs\n(2030 baseline = (2030 baseline = (2030 baseline =\n$1,377m) $14,272m) $3,291m)\nLogistics Up to $24 million Up to $111 million Up to $90 million\nYouth\nUp to $16 million Up to $125 million Up to $28 million\nengagement\nInvestment in\nUp to $41 million Up to $67 million Up to $68 million\nagriculture\nGreen = Future Factor with greatest relative impact in this LGA\nGold = Future F | `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)` |\n| $122 million, $368 million, 122 million, 368 million | [Page 36]\nIn 2015 the annual income earned by working newcomers (aged 15-24) is estimated at over\n$122 million, and by 2030 at the same rate of inflow of new younger workers, the annual\nincome earned by all new young workers is projected at over $368 million for the three TSB\nLGAs. | `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)` |\n| $175 million, 175 million | [Page 39]\n80 $ millions at 2030 $ millions at 2030 80\n(2013 $ terms) (2013 $ terms)\nPessimistic scenario Optimistic scenario\n60 60\n40 40\n20 20\n0 0\nMaranoa Toowoomba Western Downs\nFigure B.3: Impact of investing in agriculture\nCollectively, the benefits of this Future Factor for the region could amount to over $175 million\nper annum by 2030. | `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)` |\n| $226 million, 226 million | The projected\nincrease in logistics activity is a total of $226 million\nOld level New level\n($m) ($m) Increase ($m)\nToowoomba 468.6 580.0 111.4\nMaranoa 80.7 105.1 24.4\nWestern Downs 100.0 190.2 90.2\nTotal 649.4 875.4 226.0\nStep 5\nThe last step is to estimate the employment and land area requirements for the high\nperformance logistics scenario. | `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)` |\n| $30.0 million, 30.0 million | The Murray Darling Basin Authority’s view\nEconomic modelling of the impacts of the Basin Plan on the Condamine-Balonne region by\nABARES (2011d) for the MDBA suggest that under a 2,800 GL water recovery scenario, the gross\nvalue of production in the region will, in the long-term, be reduced by 6.6% or $30.0 million per\nyear. | `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)` |\n| $100 , 2.5 per cent, 10\nper cent, 7 per cent, 10 per cent | In Queensland\nroyalties are mostly charged ad valorum, varying by mineral, as follows.\n• Gemstones are free of royalty up to $100 000 sale value, after which the state claims\n2.5 per cent of their sale price.\n• More importantly, petroleum (including natural gas and coal seam gas) is sold for 10\nper cent of its wellhead value.\n• Coal is sold for 7 per cent of its value up to $100 a tonne and 10 per cent thereafter,\nwith the calculation performed s | `other-pdfs/Implications_of_Resource_Boom_on_the_economy_of_SW_Qld.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Implications_of_Resource_Boom_on_the_economy_of_SW_Qld.pdf)` |\n| $300,000 , $380,000, 30 per cent | In Thargomindah the impact on costs was estimated at between 25 and 30 per cent over\ncosts in Toowoomba, raising the cost of a $300,000 dwelling to $380,000. | `other-pdfs/Implications_of_Resource_Boom_on_the_economy_of_SW_Qld.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Implications_of_Resource_Boom_on_the_economy_of_SW_Qld.pdf)` |\n| $1,786.3 million, $47.9 million, 1,786.3 million, 47.9 million | In 2009–10, the coal sector contributed\n$1,786.3 million and the petroleum sector, $47.9 million. | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| $3.2 billion, $700 , 3.2 billion | In 2010–11, all resources\noperations are forecast to contribute approximately $3.2 billion in royalties which per capita,\nis approximately the return to each Queenslander of $700 (QRC 2010). | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| 1.8 per cent | As a\nresult, in the 1981-82 tax year Zone rebates produced the following increases in real\nincomes (calculated, for convenience, on the assumption that the allowance benefits the\ntaxpayer rather than the employer):\n• taxpayer on average weekly earnings living in Zone A, an increase in disposable\nincome of approximately 1.8 per cent. | `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf)` |\n| $5.5 million, $80 million, $2 million, $27.5 million, $981,000 | Key highlights from the ‘2011-12 Regional Budget Statement’ for the Darling Downs and\nWest Moreton region are as follows (Queensland Treasury 2011c):\n$5.5 million for new job creation programs and to grow a skilled workforce\n\n$80 million for vocational education and training, including apprenticeships and\n\ntraineeships\n$2 million to commence refurbishment of Dalby State High School\n\n$5.5 million of $27.5 million to replace turnouts and recondi | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n| $619 million, 619 million | In the 2009–10, $619 million (equalling approximately 3.8% of the State Government’s 2010-\n11 budget) was provided to regional communities through Royalties for Regions (DRDL\n2011). | `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- Key highlights from the ‘2011-12 Regional Budget Statement’ for the Darling Downs and\nWest Moreton region are as follows (Queensland Treasury 2011c):\n$5.5 million for new job creation programs and to grow a skilled workforce\n\n$80 million for vocational education and training, including apprenticeships and\n\ntraineeships\n$2 million to commence refurbishment of Dalby State High School\n\n$5.5 million of $27.5 million to replace turnouts and recondition the Dalby to Rosewood\n\nrail line\n$981,000 of $2 million for faster emergency care at Toowoomba Hospital, in partnership\n\nwith the Australian Government\n$500,000 annual funding to support the new National Carriage Factory at the Cobb and\n\nCo Museum in Toowoomba\n$39.1 million of $84 million in disaster response funding to restore transport connections\n\nbetween Brisbane and Southern Queensland, by repairing erosion and major land slips\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- [Page 68]\nQueensland State Budget 2011–12\nRegional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton State-wide Highlights\nHelping Queenslanders into new homes\n• Massive stimulus package for building new homes\n• $10,000 grant for a new home contracted between\n1 August 2011 and 31 January 2012\n• Zero stamp duty for first home buyers under\n$500,000\n• First home owners can now receive up to $17,000\n• Kick-starting the housing market, generating jobs\nand construction\nRebuilding Queensland\n• $6.8 billion in State and federal disaster funding,\nincluding $2.9 billion on roads, $2.75 billion for\nlocal governments and $656 million for small\nbusiness, non-profit organisations and primary\nproducers\nSupporting jobs and investing in the future\n• $100 million over three years in new Smart State\ninitiatives\n• $85.8 million over five years to attract new events\nto support tourism\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- [pages 20,21,22]\nrity of WUE works are yet to be\ncompleted and transfers to the CEWH are yet to take place.\n The Healthy Headwaters program has the potential to secure around 40% of the target\nsavings if previous costs are a good representation of future program cost-effectiveness.\n Because only 50% of the water savings under the Healthy Headwaters program are required\nto be transferred to the CEWH, the program is essentially neutral in terms of its impact on\nthe irrigation consumptive pool.\n The Restoring the Balance tender program does not require sales proceeds to be reinvested\ninto the maintenance of agricultural production levels.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- Decentralisation and industry development 6\n4.1 ‘Develop the North’ 6\n4.2 The structure of the outback economy 7\n4.3 Arguments for assistance to outback economic development 8\n4.4 Pastoral production 10\n4.4.1 Managing a high-risk industry 10\n4.4.2 The case for remote area wage subsidies in the pastoral\nindustry 11\n4.5 Mineral resource exploitation 12\n4.5.1 Mineral resource exploitation and the pastoral industry:\nsimilarities and differences 12\n4.5.2 Fly-in fly-out 13\n4.5.3 Exploration and infrastructure 14\n4.6 Defence 14\n4.7 Tourism 15\n4.8 Lands in traditional ownership 15\n4.9 Service employment 16\n4.10 The contribution of Zone rebates to outback development 16\n5.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf)`\n- The 2011-12 SOR report highlights mining boom issues.22 Key points to note from the 2011-12\nSOR include that while mining booms increase economic activity in a region, in many cases much\nof the benefit is not caught within the region itself.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- [pages 22,23,24,25]\nHealthy Headwaters budget allocated to future\nrounds and the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance tenders.\n Scenario 4: Scenario 2 plus the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance\ntenders.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- Introduction 1\n1.1 Overview 1\n1.2 Purpose 1\n1.3 Methodology 2\n1.3.1 Research process 2\n1.3.2 Limitations of research 2\n2.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Reference list 39\nList of tables\nTable 4.1 Details of the application requirements: mining lease 13\nTable 5.1 Summary of royalty revenue ($M) 28\nTable 7.1 Matters to be addressed by an initial work program as part of an application for an\nAuthority to Prospect C-2\nTable 7.2 Guide to content requirements for typical initial development plans lodged under the\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 D-2\nTable 7.3 Guide to content requirements for a CSG statement lodged under the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Act 2004 E-2\nList of figures\nFigure 2.1 RDA Darling Downs and Southwest region 3\nFigure 4.1 Mining Lease Approval Flowchart 9\nFigure 4.2 Petroleum licence approval flowchart 18\nFigure 5.1 Queensland royalties by local government area (2009–10) 30\nFigure 5.2 Queensland royalties by local government area (2020–21) 31\nAppendices\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- The SCL policy will be implemented through (DEEDI 2011):\n1. a new Act specifically for SCL resources\n2. a new State Planning Policy under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009\n3. amendments to existing resources legislation.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- In the 2009–10, $619 million (equalling approximately 3.8% of the State Government’s 2010-\n11 budget) was provided to regional communities through Royalties for Regions (DRDL\n2011).\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Office of State Revenue (OSR) 2011, ‘Mining and petroleum royalties’, accessed 17th August\n2011, http://www.osr.qld.gov.au/royalties/index.shtml\nQueensland Gas Company (QGC) 2011, ‘Surat Basin social impacts targeted as part of\n$150m program’, accessed 17th August 2011,\nhttp://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=478\n2011b, ‘QGC provides $394,000 to Western Downs community groups’, accessed 17th\n\nAugust 2011, http://www.qgc.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=499\n2011c, ‘QGC provides $220,000 to Banana and North Burnett community groups’,\n\naccessed 17th August 2011, http://www.qgc.com.au/_dbase_upl/BananaNBurnett.pdf\nQueensland Resource Council (QRC) 2010, ‘What are Queensland resources worth to me’,\naccessed 17th August 2011, http://www.queenslandeconomy.com.au/taxes-royalties-\ngenerated-by-resources\nQueensland Treasury 2011, ‘Budget Paper 3 - Capital Statement’, State Budget 2011 – 12,\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- [Page 67]\nAppendix F\n2011–12 Regional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton region\nAppendix F\n2011-12 Regional Budget Statement\nDarling Downs and West Moreton\nregion\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page F-1\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- These systems vary in detail, but the basic elements include\n(CSRM 2007):\n1. a set of formal policy documents, such as a Code of Conduct and policies and\nstandards addressing Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) issues\n2. designated specialist positions responsible for providing support to these areas\n3. a process for assessing social and environmental, as well as economic and technical,\nrisks and impacts when approving new projects (refer to Section 5.3)\n4. an auditing regime for monitoring site level compliance with corporate policies.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Decentralisation and industry development 6\n4.1 ‘Develop the North’ 6\n4.2 The structure of the outback economy 7\n4.3 Arguments for assistance to outback economic development 8\n4.4 Pastoral production 10\n4.4.1 Managing a high-risk industry 10\n4.4.2 The case for remote area wage subsidies in the pastoral\nindustry 11\n4.5 Mineral resource exploitation 12\n4.5.1 Mineral resource exploitation and the pastoral industry:\nsimilarities and differences 12\n4.5.2 Fly-in fly-out 13\n4.5.3 Exploration and infrastructure 14\n4.6 Defence 14\n4.7 Tourism 15\n4.8 Lands in traditional ownership 15\n4.9 Service employment 16\n4.10 The contribution of Zone rebates to outback development 16\n5.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf)`\n- This gives a total in 2011 of 188 people aged 15-24 employed as\nlabourers in Mining or Construction – an indication of the scale of the number of people\npotentially most at risk once the construction phase ended.\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- Context 3\n2.1.1 Description of region 3\n2.1.2 Key issues associated with mining and CSG 4\n3.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Table 4.1 Details of the application requirements: mining lease\nReference\nKey issues to be addressed in application\nin Act\nSection 245 Application for grant of mining (Mineral Resources Act 1989)\n(1) An application for the grant of a mining lease shall:\n(d)  describe all parcels of land the whole or part of which are the subject of the\napplication\n specify the current use of the land and whether it is subject to erosion control works\n (specify) the names and addresses of the owner or owners of the land and of land\nwhich is to be used as access thereto\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page 13\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- [pages 18,19,20]\nnsidering an application, the Minister must take into account several issues including\n(Section 271 of the MRA):\nwhether the area of land applied for is mineralised or the other purposes for which the\n\nlease is sought are appropriate\nwhether there will be an acceptable level of development and utilisation of the mineral\n\nresources in the area applied for the application\nthe type and location of the activities proposed to be carried out under the lease and\n\ntheir likely impact on the surface of the land\nwhether the operations to be carried on under the authority of the proposed ML will\n\nconform with sound land use management\nwhether there will be any adverse environmental impact caused by those operations\n\nand, if so, the extent thereof\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page 14\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- The 2011-12 SOR report highlights mining boom issues.22 Key points to note from the 2011-12\nSOR include that while mining booms increase economic activity in a region, in many cases much\nof the benefit is not caught within the region itself.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- [pages 22,23,24,25]\nHealthy Headwaters budget allocated to future\nrounds and the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance tenders.\n Scenario 4: Scenario 2 plus the remainder of the target met via Restoring the Balance\ntenders.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf)`\n- Introduction 1\n1.1 Overview 1\n1.2 Purpose 1\n1.3 Methodology 2\n1.3.1 Research process 2\n1.3.2 Limitations of research 2\n2.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Reference list 39\nList of tables\nTable 4.1 Details of the application requirements: mining lease 13\nTable 5.1 Summary of royalty revenue ($M) 28\nTable 7.1 Matters to be addressed by an initial work program as part of an application for an\nAuthority to Prospect C-2\nTable 7.2 Guide to content requirements for typical initial development plans lodged under the\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 D-2\nTable 7.3 Guide to content requirements for a CSG statement lodged under the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Act 2004 E-2\nList of figures\nFigure 2.1 RDA Darling Downs and Southwest region 3\nFigure 4.1 Mining Lease Approval Flowchart 9\nFigure 4.2 Petroleum licence approval flowchart 18\nFigure 5.1 Queensland royalties by local government area (2009–10) 30\nFigure 5.2 Queensland royalties by local government area (2020–21) 31\nAppendices\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- 4.1.3.2 Grant of mining lease\nIn considering an application, the Minister must take into account several issues including\n(Section 271 of the MRA):\nwhether the area of land applied for is mineralised or the other purposes for which the\n\nlease is sought are appropriate\nwhether there will be an acceptable level of development and utilisation of the mineral\n\nresources in the area applied for the application\nthe type and location of the activities proposed to be carried out under the lease and\n\ntheir likely impact on the surface of the land\nwhether the operations to be carried on under the authority of the proposed ML will\n\nconform with sound land use management\nwhether there will be any adverse environmental impact caused by those operations\n\nand, if so, the extent thereof\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page 14\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Level 2 Chapter 5A activities are considered to represent a low risk of causing serious\n\nenvironmental harm, and require either a code compliant EA 1 or a non-code compliant\nenvironmental authority.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- Key highlights from the ‘2011-12 Regional Budget Statement’ for the Darling Downs and\nWest Moreton region are as follows (Queensland Treasury 2011c):\n$5.5 million for new job creation programs and to grow a skilled workforce\n\n$80 million for vocational education and training, including apprenticeships and\n\ntraineeships\n$2 million to commence refurbishment of Dalby State High School\n\n$5.5 million of $27.5 million to replace turnouts and recondition the Dalby to Rosewood\n\nrail line\n$981,000 of $2 million for faster emergency care at Toowoomba Hospital, in partnership\n\nwith the Australian Government\n$500,000 annual funding to support the new National Carriage Factory at the Cobb and\n\nCo Museum in Toowoomba\n$39.1 million of $84 million in disaster response funding to restore transport connections\n\nbetween Brisbane and Southern Queensland, by repairing erosion and major land slips\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n- In the 2009–10, $619 million (equalling approximately 3.8% of the State Government’s 2010-\n11 budget) was provided to regional communities through Royalties for Regions (DRDL\n2011).\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- Decentralisation and industry development 6\n4.1 ‘Develop the North’ 6\n4.2 The structure of the outback economy 7\n4.3 Arguments for assistance to outback economic development 8\n4.4 Pastoral production 10\n4.4.1 Managing a high-risk industry 10\n4.4.2 The case for remote area wage subsidies in the pastoral\nindustry 11\n4.5 Mineral resource exploitation 12\n4.5.1 Mineral resource exploitation and the pastoral industry:\nsimilarities and differences 12\n4.5.2 Fly-in fly-out 13\n4.5.3 Exploration and infrastructure 14\n4.6 Defence 14\n4.7 Tourism 15\n4.8 Lands in traditional ownership 15\n4.9 Service employment 16\n4.10 The contribution of Zone rebates to outback development 16\n5.\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf)`\n- Mining industry direct\nemployment grew at an average annual rate of over 20% (from 334 workers in 2001 to\n3,278 workers in 2013), and growth was also high in Utilities, Professional Services and\nFinance.\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- These patterns show a maturing and diversifying of the region’s economy, mirroring national\ntrends that have seen employment in agriculture, manufacturing and logistics falling while\nproductivity (and output) have increased, with most employment growth in services industries –\nespecially high value services like professional services, health (additional 2,667 jobs in the\nregion over the period) and education (additional 722 jobs).\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- [Page 17]\nEMPLOYMENT GROWTH 2001-2013\n-70% -50% -30% -10% 10% 30% 50% 70%\n-60% Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 881%\nMining\n-33% Manufacturing\nElectricity, Gas, Water & Waste Services 67%\nConstruction 37%\n-27% Wholesale Trade\n-2% Retail Trade\nAccommodation & Food Services 9%\n-9% Transport, Postal & Warehousing\n-29% Information, Media & Telecommunications\nFinancial & Insurance Services 45%\nRental, Hiring & Real Estate Services 11%\nProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services 52%\nAdministrative & Support Services 10%\nPublic Administration & Services 25%\nEducation & Training 10%\nHealth Care & Social Assistance 34%\nArts & Recreation Services 0%\nOther Services 16%\nFigure A.2: 2001-2013 employment by industry in Toowoomba and Surat Basin region\nBut despite the importance of mining to the region, it is the case that agriculture remains the\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- 140 $ millions at 2030 $ millions at 2030\n(2013 $ terms) (2013 $ terms)\n120\n100\n80\n60\n40\n20\n0\nMaranoa Toowoomba Western Downs\nFigure B.2: Projected value of retaining new young workers\nThe implication of this assessment of the youth engagement Future Factor is that actions are\nrequired to engage and support these people through economic transitions facing the region –\nboth in and out of mining and as the higher value services components of the 3 LGAs grow.\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- [pages 36,37,38,39,40]\nn –\nboth in and out of mining and as the higher value services components of the 3 LGAs grow.\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- Industries employing 15-19yo\n0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%\nAgriculture, Forestry and Fishing\nMining\nManufacturing\nElectricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services\nConstruction\nWholesale Trade\nRetail Trade\nAccommodation and Food Services\nTransport, Postal and Warehousing\nInformation Media and Telecommunications\nFinancial and Insurance Services\nRental, Hiring and Real Estate Services\nProfessional, Scientific and Technical Services\nAdministrative and Support Services\nPublic Administration and Safety\nEducation and Training\nHealth Care and Social Assistance\nArts and Recreation Services\nOther Services\nMaranoa (R) Toowoomba (R) Western Downs (R)\nFor 15-19 year olds, retail and hospitality are the dominant employers, accounting for 40-\n50% of employed young people.\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n- [Page 50]\nIndustries employing 20-24yo\n0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%\nAgriculture, Forestry and Fishing\nMining\nManufacturing\nElectricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services\nConstruction\nWholesale Trade\nRetail Trade\nAccommodation and Food Services\nTransport, Postal and Warehousing\nInformation Media and Telecommunications\nFinancial and Insurance Services\nRental, Hiring and Real Estate Services\nProfessional, Scientific and Technical Services\nAdministrative and Support Services\nPublic Administration and Safety\nEducation and Training\nHealth Care and Social Assistance\nArts and Recreation Services\nOther Services\nMaranoa (R) Toowoomba (R) Western Downs (R)\nThe industry employment mixes are broadly similar when the three Toowoomba and Surat\nBasin LGAs are compared with other LGAs like Armidale-Dumaresq and Wagga Wagga\n  Source: `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf (https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\n_No global-intelligence source text found yet. Run `CLAUDE/global-ideas-scraper.py <entity>` to populate case-study sources._\n\n## Source Artifacts Used\n\n- `strategies/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf` - strategies - https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/TSB_Pathfinder_report_240616.pdf\n- `pages/about.html` - pages - http://www.rda-ddsw.org.au\n- `pages/contact.html` - pages - https://www.rda-ddsw.org.au/contact/\n- `pages/homepage.html` - pages - http://www.rda-ddsw.org.au\n- `pages/news-latest.html` - pages - https://www.rda-ddsw.org.au/news/\n- `pages/publications-index.html` - pages - https://www.rda-ddsw.org.au/publications/\n- `pages/strategies-index.html` - pages - https://www.rda-ddsw.org.au/strategic-plan/\n- `pages/strategies-index__00.html` - pages - https://www.rda-ddsw.org.au/strategic-plan/\n- `pages/strategies-index__01.html` - pages - https://www.rda-ddsw.org.au/regional-investment-framework/\n- `pages/strategies-index__02.html` - pages - https://www.rda-ddsw.org.au/dtcas/\n- `pages/structure.html` - pages - https://www.rda-ddsw.org.au/community-assistance/community/\n- `other-pdfs/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Case_for_Reviewing_Income_Tax_Zone_Rebates.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/Implications_of_Resource_Boom_on_the_economy_of_SW_Qld.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Implications_of_Resource_Boom_on_the_economy_of_SW_Qld.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www-010.clevvi.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pdf\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No corporate plan text source found.\n- No annual report text source found.\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.",
  "legislation_md": "# RDA QLD Darling Downs & South West - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:16:40.860610+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-002696\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, \n\nCommunications, Sport and the Arts\n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 15\n- Unique legislation references found: 15\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 12 |\n| Regulation | 3 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 16\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Gas+%28Production+and+Safety%29+Act+2004\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- f royalty revenue ($M) 28\nTable 7.1 Matters to be addressed by an initial work program as part of an application for an\nAuthority to Prospect C-2\nTable 7.2 Guide to content requirements for typical initial development plans lodged under the\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 D-2\nTable 7.3 Guide to content requirements for a CSG statement lodged under the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Act 2004 E-2\nList of figures\nFigure 2.1 RDA Darling Downs and Southwest region 3\nFigure 4.1 Mining Lease Approval Flowchart 9\nFigure 4.2\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- Prospect C-2\nTable 7.2 Guide to content requirements for typical initial development plans lodged under the\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 D-2\nTable 7.3 Guide to content requirements for a CSG statement lodged under the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Act 2004 E-2\nList of figures\nFigure 2.1 RDA Darling Downs and Southwest region 3\nFigure 4.1 Mining Lease Approval Flowchart 9\nFigure 4.2 Petroleum licence approval flowchart 18\nFigure 5.1 Queensland royalties by local government area (2009–10) 30\nFigure 5.2 Queensland\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- ation Permit for Minerals\nGAB Great Artesian Basin\nHSEC Health, Safety, Environment and Community\nIDP Initial Development Plan\nLNG Liquefied Natural Gas\nMDL Mineral Development Licence\nML Mineral Lease\nMRA Mineral Resources Act 1989\nP&G Act Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004\nPL Petroleum Lease\nRDA Regional Development Authority\nSBFDS Surat Basin Future Directions Statement\nSBRPF Surat Basin Regional Planning Framework\nSCL Strategic Cropping Land\nSDPWO Act State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971\nSIMP Social Impact\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- s and challenges arising from rapid growth of the mining and extraction industry\nin the Surat Basin. The extent to which these initiatives apply to respective tenures or\nauthorities granted under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (MRA) and the Petroleum and\nGas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (P&G Act) is examined in Section 4 of this report.\n3.1 Surat Basin Future Directions Strategy\nThe ‘Surat Basin Future Directions Statement’ (SBFDS) was launched by the Queensland\nGovernment on 4 March 2010. The Statement sets out the planning framework to gui\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- Petroleum (DMP) 2011, ‘Mineral Royalties’ in Royalties, accessed\n14th August 2011, http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/4407.aspx\nDepartment of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) 2009, ‘Guidelines for preparing initial\nand later work programs under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004\nand the Petroleum Act 1923’, accessed 24th July 2011,\nhttp://mines.industry.qld.gov.au/assets/legislation-pdf/later_work_prog_pg_pa1.pdf\n2009b, ‘Guidelines for preparing initial and later development plans under the Petroleum\n\nand Gas (Production and Safety)\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environmental Protection Act 1994\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 6\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Environmental+Protection+Act+1994\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- tainable Resource Communities Policy 7\n4. Approval process for resource tenure and authorities 8\n4.1 Mining lease approval process 8\n4.1.1 Exploration permit 10\n4.1.2 Mineral development licence 11\n4.1.3 Mining lease 13\n4.1.4 Environmental Authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 16\n4.2 Petroleum licence approval process 17\n4.2.1 Authority to prospect 17\n4.2.2 Petroleum lease 20\n4.3 Environmental impact statement process 23\n4.3.1 General EIS guidelines 24\n4.3.2 Specific impacts 24\n4.3.3 Relevance to granting of tenure 24\n4.4 Summary o\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- to the management of CSG water. The Policy aims to prevent salt produced\nthrough CSG activities from contaminating the environment and encourages the beneficial\nuse of treated CSG water (DERM 2010). The CSG Water Management Policy introduces\namendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and includes:\nguidelines for performance standards\n\nan adaptive approvals regime, adopted in July 2010.\n\nThe CSG Water Management Policy deals with:\nuse of CSG water\n\nevaporation dams\n\ndesign standards for CSG water aggregation and brine dams\n\ntransition\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- s situated. Each application also includes an\napplication for an EA. The Mining Registrar assesses applications for compliance with the\nMRA, and forwards the applications to the Department of Environment and Resource\nManagement (DERM) for assessment under the Environmental Protection Act 1994.\n4.1.3.2 Grant of mining lease\nIn considering an application, the Minister must take into account several issues including\n(Section 271 of the MRA):\nwhether the area of land applied for is mineralised or the other purposes for which the\n\nlease is sought are\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- enters a\nlandholder’s property. The agreement covers; compensation arrangements, land access\nrules, dispute processes, apportioning of legal costs, expected conduct of company staff or\nagents and landholder obligations.\n4.1.4 Environmental Authority under the Environmental Protection\nAct 1994\nEnvironmental management and regulation of the mining industry in Queensland is\nadministered by DERM through the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1994\n(EP Act). The EP Act provides for the assessment, decision-making and the issuing of\nenvironme\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- of company staff or\nagents and landholder obligations.\n4.1.4 Environmental Authority under the Environmental Protection\nAct 1994\nEnvironmental management and regulation of the mining industry in Queensland is\nadministered by DERM through the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1994\n(EP Act). The EP Act provides for the assessment, decision-making and the issuing of\nenvironmental authorities for mining activities and enforcement of the conditions of the\nauthority.\nEnvironmentally relevant activities (ERAs) are defined in the EP Regulatio\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Gas (Production and Safety) Regulation 2004\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 6\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Gas+%28Production+and+Safety%29+Regulation+2004\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ette notice, or\na 'call for tenders', over an area of the State.\nAn ATP tender application must be accompanied by a proposed ‘initial work program’ for the\nperiod stated in the gazette notice. Section 48 of the P&G Act and Section 13 of the\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Regulation 2004 set out the general\nrequirements of an initial work program (DNRM 2009).\nGeneral matters to be addressed by applicants in their proposed initial work program are\ndetailed in Appendix C. These matters typically relate to the description of exploration\noperatio\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- OSR 2011).\nRoyalties are generally paid on an ad valorem (value) basis and are calculated as a\npercentage of the value of the mineral or petroleum. The rates of royalty payable are\nprescribed by the Mineral Resources Regulation 2003 and the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Regulation 2004. At present, the commodity rate for coal is 7% of\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page 27\n\n[page 32]\nScoping Study – Mining and Coal Seam Gas Development\nthe value up to A$100 per tonne and 10% of the value thereafter (OSR 2011). For petroleum\nand g\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- ducers ordinarily\nlodge a return and pay royalty on an annual basis.\nAs of 1 January 2012, new arrangements will be introduced requiring most royalties to be\npaid on a monthly basis (rather than quarterly).\n5.1.1.2 Petroleum\nThe P&G Act and Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Regulation 2004 require that\npetroleum producers lodge royalty returns and pay royalty on a quarterly and annual basis.\nA petroleum producer (including the holder of an ATP) is required to lodge a quarterly and an\nannual return with the Commissioner for any period in which p\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- iate For example, one of the reasons may address why the proposed program’s field activity is considered\nappropriate.\n(f) another matter prescribed under a regulation.\nSection 13 Proposed authority to prospect—proposed initial work program (Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Regulation 2004)\nFor section 48(1)(f) of the Act, the matters are each of the following:  The work program must contain a geological model (including proposed targets) and a rationale\nfor the proposed activities. The rationale should also include:\n(a) a description of the g\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- e estimate. This could be a summary of key parameters, e.g.\nporosity, permeability, reservoir pressure.\n For petroleum, the level of information and the preparation of the estimate should be undertaken\nin accordance with section 152 of the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Regulation\n2004.\n Tabulated information with corresponding maps will suffice in most cases. This may have already\nbeen provided above in response to 1(c)(i).\n(iii) the rate and amount of production proposed from the reservoir  An estimate of the volume of petroleum and wat\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Initial Development Plan LNG Liquefied Natural Gas MDL Mineral Development Licence ML Mineral Lease MRA Mineral Resources Act 1989\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Initial+Development+Plan+LNG+Liquefied+Natural+Gas+MDL+Mineral+Development+Licence+ML+Mineral+Lease+MRA+Mineral+Resources+Act+1989\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- mental Management Plan\nEP Exploration Permit\nEPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\nEPC Exploration Permit for Coal\nEPM Exploration Permit for Minerals\nGAB Great Artesian Basin\nHSEC Health, Safety, Environment and Community\nIDP Initial Development Plan\nLNG Liquefied Natural Gas\nMDL Mineral Development Licence\nML Mineral Lease\nMRA Mineral Resources Act 1989\nP&G Act Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004\nPL Petroleum Lease\nRDA Regional Development Authority\nSBFDS Surat Basin Future Directions Statement\nSBRPF Surat Basin Regional Planning Framework\nSCL Strategic Cropping Land\nSDPWO Act State Developmen\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=State+Development+and+Public+Works+Organisation+Act+1971\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- stage.\nThe EIS requirement may be made under either of the following Acts:\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)\n\n(Commonwealth), if the proposed Chapter 5A activities trigger a matter of national\nenvironmental significance\nState Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (SDPWO Act)\n\n(Queensland), if the project is declared to be a significant project under Section 26 of\nthat Act. The Coordinator-General’s conditions, which are derived as an outcome of the\nEIS process under the SDPWO Act, become conditions of the EA (Chapter\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Surat Basin Regional Planning Framework SCL Strategic Cropping Land SDPWO Act State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Surat+Basin+Regional+Planning+Framework+SCL+Strategic+Cropping+Land+SDPWO+Act+State+Development+and+Public+Works+Organisation+Act+1971\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ed Natural Gas\nMDL Mineral Development Licence\nML Mineral Lease\nMRA Mineral Resources Act 1989\nP&G Act Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004\nPL Petroleum Lease\nRDA Regional Development Authority\nSBFDS Surat Basin Future Directions Statement\nSBRPF Surat Basin Regional Planning Framework\nSCL Strategic Cropping Land\nSDPWO Act State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971\nSIMP Social Impact Management Plan\nSPP State Planning Policy\nTOR Terms of Reference\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page iii\n\n[page 5]\nScoping Study – Mining and Coal Seam Gas Development\n1. Introduction\n1.1 Overview\nRegional Development Australia (\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Mineral Resources Act 1989\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Mineral+Resources+Act+1989\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- key major mechanisms introduced to address the\nopportunities and challenges arising from rapid growth of the mining and extraction industry\nin the Surat Basin. The extent to which these initiatives apply to respective tenures or\nauthorities granted under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (MRA) and the Petroleum and\nGas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (P&G Act) is examined in Section 4 of this report.\n3.1 Surat Basin Future Directions Strategy\nThe ‘Surat Basin Future Directions Statement’ (SBFDS) was launched by the Queensland\nGovernment on 4\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- y details to be provided and satisfied by an applicant for a ML\nare presented in Table 4.1.\nTable 4.1 Details of the application requirements: mining lease\nReference\nKey issues to be addressed in application\nin Act\nSection 245 Application for grant of mining (Mineral Resources Act 1989)\n(1) An application for the grant of a mining lease shall:\n(d)  describe all parcels of land the whole or part of which are the subject of the\napplication\n specify the current use of the land and whether it is subject to erosion control works\n (specify) th\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### P&G Act 2004\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=P%26G+Act+2004\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- bility to compensation\nAn ATP holder is liable to compensate each relevant owner or occupier of land or access\nland that is in the ATP, for any ‘compensatable effect’ suffered due to authorised activities\nconducted under the authority of the ATP (Section 531, P&G Act 2004).\n4.2.2 Petroleum lease\nThe granting of a PL gives its holder the right to explore for, test for production and produce\npetroleum within the area of the petroleum lease (Section 109 P&G Act 2004).\nActivities carried out under a petroleum lease are regulated b\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- ctivities\nconducted under the authority of the ATP (Section 531, P&G Act 2004).\n4.2.2 Petroleum lease\nThe granting of a PL gives its holder the right to explore for, test for production and produce\npetroleum within the area of the petroleum lease (Section 109 P&G Act 2004).\nActivities carried out under a petroleum lease are regulated by conditions attached to the\npetroleum lease and the associated EA issued under the EP Act (refer to Section 4.2.2.3).\nFollowing creation of the Initial Development Plan (IDP), an application for\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Sustainable Planning Act 2009\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Sustainable+Planning+Act+2009\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- mework\nIn August 2010, the State Government released a policy framework for protecting strategic\ncropping land (SCL). The SCL policy will be implemented through (DEEDI 2011):\n1. a new Act specifically for SCL resources\n2. a new State Planning Policy under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009\n3. amendments to existing resources legislation.\nUnder transitional arrangements, from 31 May 2011, resource development projects that\nhave not met certain milestones in the assessment process will be subject to the full extent\nof the new SCL legislation.\n3.4\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n- nder the\nMRA provides sufficient opportunity for submissions as a result of the notification to those\ndirectly affected by the project and newspaper advertisements for the public. This process is\nsimilar to the requirements under other State legislation (i.e. Sustainable Planning Act 2009).\n4.1.3.4 Liability to compensate eligible claimants\nSchedule 1, Part 3 of the MRA implements the Land Access Policy Framework’s\nrequirement that a Conduct and Compensation agreement is negotiated prior to an EP\nholder enters a landholder's property to undert\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Basin Plan The Water Act 2007\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Basin+Plan+The+Water+Act+2007\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- rt term.\nThe Royalties for the Regions policy in Western Australia is an Australian example of government\nattempts to increase the benefits of mining that are captured by regions (however, it is not clear\nhow successful this approach has been thus far).\n2.2.4 The Basin Plan\nThe Water Act 2007 (Cth) and the MDB Plan seek to address water over-allocation in the Basin by\nreallocating water to the environment through Sustainable Diversion Limits (SDLs). SDLs will be\nachieved by Commonwealth buybacks and water efficiency infrastructure investment. The\n  Source: `other-pdfs/DDSW_Economic___Social_Development_Strategy_-_Marsden_Jacobs_.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Environment+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- igh level of\nuncertainty to cause possible environmental impacts may require an EIS.\nMajor projects can be required to undergo an EIS process preceding, and additional to, the\ndraft EA stage.\nThe EIS requirement may be made under either of the following Acts:\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)\n\n(Commonwealth), if the proposed Chapter 5A activities trigger a matter of national\nenvironmental significance\nState Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (SDPWO Act)\n\n(Queensland), if the project is declared to be a significant proj\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Impact Statement EM Plan Environmental Management Plan EP Exploration Permit EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Impact+Statement+EM+Plan+Environmental+Management+Plan+EP+Exploration+Permit+EPBC+Act+Environment+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ficate of Public Notice\nCSG Coal Seam Gas\nDEEDI Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation\nDERM Department of Environment and Resource Management\nDNRM Department of Natural resources and Minerals\nEA Environmental Authority\nEIS Environmental Impact Statement\nEM Plan Environmental Management Plan\nEP Exploration Permit\nEPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\nEPC Exploration Permit for Coal\nEPM Exploration Permit for Minerals\nGAB Great Artesian Basin\nHSEC Health, Safety, Environment and Community\nIDP Initial Development Plan\nLNG Liquefied Natural Gas\nMDL Mineral Development Licence\nML Mineral Lease\nMRA Mineral Res\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### MRA, P&G Act and Petroleum Act 1923\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=MRA%2C+P%26G+Act+and+Petroleum+Act+1923\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- rther\noutlined.\nTwo flow chart diagrams summarising the stages involved in the granting of tenure for\ndevelopment associated with both coal and CSG is provided for reference purposes (Figure\n2 and Figure 3).\nThis section should be read in conjunction with the MRA, P&G Act and Petroleum Act 1923.\n4.1 Mining lease approval process\nIn Queensland, all minerals are the property of the State (Section 8 of the MRA).\nIn light of this ownership, a person must receive authorisation by the State to enter upon land\nand extract the minerals where a mineral resou\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Mineral Resources Regulation 2003\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Mineral+Resources+Regulation+2003\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- o the surface of\nland or in a natural underground reservoir (OSR 2011).\nRoyalties are generally paid on an ad valorem (value) basis and are calculated as a\npercentage of the value of the mineral or petroleum. The rates of royalty payable are\nprescribed by the Mineral Resources Regulation 2003 and the Petroleum and Gas\n(Production and Safety) Regulation 2004. At present, the commodity rate for coal is 7% of\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page 27\n\n[page 32]\nScoping Study – Mining and Coal Seam Gas Development\nthe value up to A$100 per ton\n  Source: `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Mining Under the MRA and the Mineral Resources Regulation 2003\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Mining+Under+the+MRA+and+the+Mineral+Resources+Regulation+2003\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Mining___Coal_Seam_Gas_Development_Report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- NCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page 27\n\n[page 32]\nScoping Study – Mining and Coal Seam Gas Development\nthe value up to A$100 per tonne and 10% of the value thereafter (OSR 2011). For petroleum\nand gas, the commodity rate is 10% of the wellhead value2.\n5.1.1.1 Mining\nUnder the MRA and the Mineral Resources Regulation 2003, the holder of a mining lease,\nmining claim or other authority is required to periodically lodge royalty returns and pay any\nroyalty payable in respect of minerals sold, used or disposed of during the relevant period\n(OSR 2011). 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      "quote": "[Page 17]\nEMPLOYMENT GROWTH 2001-2013\n-70% -50% -30% -10% 10% 30% 50% 70%\n-60% Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 881%\nMining\n-33% Manufacturing\nElectricity, Gas, Water & Waste Services 67%\nConstruction 37%\n-27% Wholesale Trade\n-2% Retail Trade\nAccommodation & Food Services 9%\n-9% Transport, Postal & Warehousing\n-29% Information, Media & Telecommunications\nFinancial & Insurance Services 45%\nRental, Hiring & Real Estate Services 11%\nProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services 52%\nAdministrative & Support Services 10%\nPublic Administration & Services 25%\nEducation & Training 10%\nHealth Care & Social Assistance 34%\nArts & Recreation Services 0%\nOther Services 16%\nFigure A.2: 2001-2013 employment by industry in Toowoomba and Surat Basin region\nBut despite the importance of mining to the region, it is the case that agriculture remains the",
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      "quote": "[Page 17]\nEMPLOYMENT GROWTH 2001-2013\n-70% -50% -30% -10% 10% 30% 50% 70%\n-60% Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 881%\nMining\n-33% Manufacturing\nElectricity, Gas, Water & Waste Services 67%\nConstruction 37%\n-27% Wholesale Trade\n-2% Retail Trade\nAccommodation & Food Services 9%\n-9% Transport, Postal & Warehousing\n-29% Information, Media & Telecommunications\nFinancial & Insurance Services 45%\nRental, Hiring & Real Estate Services 11%\nProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services 52%\nAdministrative & Support Services 10%\nPublic Administration & Services 25%\nEducation & Training 10%\nHealth Care & Social Assistance 34%\nArts & Recreation Services 0%\nOther Services 16%\nFigure A.2: 2001-2013 employment by industry in Toowoomba and Surat Basin region\nBut despite the importance of mining to the region, it is the case that agriculture remains the",
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      "quote": "For example, detail the number and\ntypes of:\n geological reviews and assessments\n seismic data reprocessing\n surveys, including their type (2D seismic, 3D seismic, airborne geophysical, geochemical)\nand their linear or area coverage\n wells (drilled on a dry hole basis) or water bores and their drilling method, estimated depth\nand stratigraphic targets\n any production testing proposed as a result of petroleum discoveries made by these wells;\nand\n any monitoring activities, especially location of water observation bores.\n This information must be provided on a yearly basis in a tabular form.\n(ii) generally where the activities are proposed to be carried out A broad statement about where the proposed drilling or survey activities are to be conducted, to ensure\nan investigation of the proposed targets within the ATP.",
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      "impact": "Very High",
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      "quote": "Table 4.1 Details of the application requirements: mining lease\nReference\nKey issues to be addressed in application\nin Act\nSection 245 Application for grant of mining (Mineral Resources Act 1989)\n(1) An application for the grant of a mining lease shall:\n(d)  describe all parcels of land the whole or part of which are the subject of the\napplication\n specify the current use of the land and whether it is subject to erosion control works\n (specify) the names and addresses of the owner or owners of the land and of land\nwhich is to be used as access thereto\nPARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2103849A-RTP001-A:cw Page 13",
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      "quote": "These systems vary in detail, but the basic elements include\n(CSRM 2007):\n1. a set of formal policy documents, such as a Code of Conduct and policies and\nstandards addressing Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) issues\n2. designated specialist positions responsible for providing support to these areas\n3. a process for assessing social and environmental, as well as economic and technical,\nrisks and impacts when approving new projects (refer to Section 5.3)\n4. an auditing regime for monitoring site level compliance with corporate policies.",
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