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Cowal Gold Project – Noise Management Plan12 COMPLAINTS REGISTERA complaints register will be maintained by the Environmental Manager in accordance with ConsentCondition 10.1(a). The condition is reproduced below:10.1 Community Consultation (including Aboriginal community)(a)ComplaintsThe Environmental Officer (refer condition 3.1) shall be responsible:(i)(ii)for receiving complaints with respect to construction works and mine operations on adedicated and publicly advertised telephone line, 24 hours per day 7 days per week,entering complaints or comments in an up to date log book, and ensuring that a response isprovided to the complainant within 24 hours; andproviding a report of complaints received every six months throughout the life of the projectto the Director-General, BSC, EPA, DMR, and CEMCC, or as otherwise agreed by theDirector-General. A summary of this report shall be included in the AEMR (condition 9.2(a)).Information recorded in the complaints register with respect to each complaint will include:• date and time of complaint;• name, address and telephone number of complainant;• meteorological conditions at the time of complaint;• nature of complaint; and• response action taken to date.An initial response will be provided to the complainant within 24 hours. Preliminary investigations intothe complaint will commence within 48 hours of complaint receipt. In the event that the complainant isnot satisfied with Barrick’s response to the complaint, or exceedance of DEC criteria has beendemonstrated, an independent investigation will be undertaken (Section 15).13 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION13.1 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEEA CEMCC will be set up for the Project in accordance with Consent Condition 8.7. The condition isreproduced below:8.7 Community Consultative CommitteeCommunity Environmental Monitoring and Consultative Committee (CEMCC)The Applicant shall:HAL-02-07/1/NMP01-P/17/11/04 32 BARRICK
Cowal Gold Project – Noise Management Plan(i)establish a Community Environmental Monitoring and Consultative Committee and ensure that thefirst meeting is held before the commencement of construction works. Selection ofrepresentatives shall be agreed by the Director-General and the appointment of an independentChairperson shall be to the satisfaction of the Director-General in consultation with the Applicantand BSC. The Committee shall comprise two (2) representatives of the Applicant (including theEnvironmental Officer), one (1) representative of BSC, one (1) representative of the Lake CowalEnvironmental Trust (but not a Trust representative of the Applicant), four communityrepresentatives (including one member of the Lake Cowal Landholders Association), to monitorcompliance with conditions of this consent and other matters relevant to the operation of the mineduring the term of the consent.Representatives from relevant government agencies (including DUAP) may be invited to attendmeetings as required by the Chairperson. The Committee may make comments andrecommendations about the implementation of the development and environmental managementplans. The Applicant shall ensure that the Committee has access to the necessary plans for suchpurposes. The Applicant shall consider the recommendations and comments of the Committeeand provide a response to the Committee and Director-General.(ii)(iii)(ix)(x)The Applicant shall, at its own expense:a) nominate two (2) representatives to attend all meetings of the Committee;b) provide to the Committee regular information on the progress of work and monitoring results;c) promptly provide to the Committee such other information as the Chair of the Committeemay reasonably request concerning the environmental performance of the development;d) provide access for site inspections by the Committee;e) provide meeting facilities for the Committee, and take minutes of Committee meetings.These minutes shall be available for public inspection at BSC within 14 days of the meeting.The Applicant shall establish a trust fund to be managed by the Chair of the Committee to facilitatethe functioning of the Committee, and pay $2000 per annum to the fund for the duration of goldprocessing operations. The annual payment shall be indexed according to the Consumer PriceIndex (CPI) at the time of payment. The first payment shall be made by the date of the firstCommittee meeting. The Applicant shall also contribute to the Trust Fund reasonable funds forpayment of the independent Chairperson, to the satisfaction of the Director-General.By year 5 of mining operations the Applicant shall, in consultation with CEMCC, identify anddiscuss post mining issues, particularly in relation to reduced employment and consequentimpacts on West Wyalong, and develop a plan for the phase out of the mine workforce. The planwill be reviewed during the year of mining operations following the scale down of the year 8 miningoperation workforce. The impacts of the year 8 scale down shall be monitored by the Applicantand results used in planning for full mine closure.The Applicant shall, in consultation with the CEMCC, develop appropriate strategies tosupport activities which promote special interest tourism related to the co-existence ofmining and the Lake Cowal environment.The CEMCC will comprise representatives of Bland Shire Council (BSC), Lake Cowal Foundation Ltd(previously Lake Cowal Environmental Foundation), two Barrick representatives and four communityrepresentatives including one representative from the Lake Cowal Landholders Association.The CEMCC will provide opportunities for members of the community to attend CEMCC meetings todiscuss specific issues relevant to them, including noise-related issues. This will be achieved bylandholders making a request to the CEMCC regarding a particular issue, or by the landownerregistering a complaint in the complaints register. Landowners who register complaints will be invitedto join in discussion of the issue at the next CEMCC meeting.HAL-02-07/1/NMP01-P/17/11/04 33 BARRICK
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ReferencesBerglund B. & Lindvall T.
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