South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations12—Statement of environmental objectives
(1) For the purposes
of sections 99(1)(a) and 100(1)(d) of the Act, a statement of
environmental objectives must be prepared, and contain information, in
accordance with the requirements of this regulation.
(2) A statement of
environmental objectives may relate to—
(a)
regulated activities of a licensee (or prospective licensee); or
(b)
regulated activities of a particular kind.
(3) A statement of
environmental objectives must include—
(a)
objectives that relate to dealing with the impacts on various elements of the
environment associated with carrying out the relevant regulated activity; and
(b)
criteria to be applied to determine whether or not the stated environmental
objective has been achieved in a particular case.
(4) The criteria under
subregulation (3)(b)—
(a) must
include the following:
(i)
a description of the objective to be measured and the
manner and form of the measurement to be used;
(ii)
the locations where the relevant measurements are to be
taken, or how such locations are to be determined;
(iii)
the frequency of any measurement or monitoring;
(iv)
any background or control data that is to be used or the
manner in which such data is to be obtained;
(v)
how the achievement of a relevant objective is to be
determined (with consideration being given to any inherent errors of
measurement);
(vi)
if required by the Minister—provisions with respect
to assessing the ongoing fitness for purpose of management systems,
facilities, plant, equipment, machinery or other infrastructure to
ensure—
(A) security of production or supply of
natural gas; and
(B) the protection of public safety; and
(C) the protection of the environment; and
(b) may
include provisions with respect to—
(i)
gathering information and the conduct and timing of
studies; and
(ii)
the conduct and timing of management system audits; and
(c)
must, so far as is reasonably practicable and appropriate, be expressed in
quantitative (rather than qualitative) terms.
(5) Information or
material provided for the purpose of a statement of environmental objectives
must—
(a) be
balanced, objective and concise; and
(b)
state any limitations that apply to the use of information; and
(c)
identify any matter in relation to which there is a significant lack of
information or a significant degree of uncertainty; and
(d) so
far as is relevant, identify the sensitivity to change of any assumption that
has been made and any significant risks that may arise if an assumption is
later found to be incorrect; and
(e) be
in a form determined by the Minister; and
(f) be
supported by such evidence as the Minister may require; and
(g)
comply with any requirements determined by the Minister in relation to the
amount or detail of information that must be provided.