Guideline for the Preparation of Environmental Management Plans

Environmental Management Plan Guideline
The EIA documentation that will need to be considered when preparing an EMP may
include:
• an environmental impact statement (EIS), or statement of environmental effects
(SEE), or review of environmental factors (REF)
• a representations report (relevant for Division 4 Part 5 projects only)
• concurrence reports from other agencies or local councils
• conditions of approval or consent, and
• any other approval, licence or permit required.
Requirements and commitments specified or made in these documents must be
incorporated into an EMP. If undertaken correctly this would ensure that the resultant
impacts of a project’s construction and operation are consistent with its approval or
consent.
For Division 4 Part 5 projects requiring an EIS, a proponent must prepare a
representations report as part of its request for approval. A representations report
allows a proponent to consider issues raised in representations to the EIS exhibition
and, where appropriate, further define the project and its environmental, social and
economic controls.
Conditions from approvals, licences and permits required from other government
agencies will also need to be considered in the EMP. These agencies may include:
• the Department of Environment and Conservation
• the Department of Primary Industries, and
• the NSW Heritage Office.
Appendix A provides a chart illustrating the post-approval process and provides an
indication of the documentation that will need to be considered when preparing an
EMP.
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