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EPBC Act: Referral Preparation, Assessment & Compliance

Published 18th March 14 12:00 AM

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 10 am -12 noon (registrations open at 9:30)

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery Museum at Inveresk, Launceston

EIANZ Members $35, Non-members $60

Presenters:

Mark Hall,
Acting Director at Department of the Environment, South-East Australia Assessment Branch

As Acting Director of the South-East Assessment Branch of the Commonwealth Department of Environment, Mark is uniquely placed to discuss the EPBC referral process. Mark will give an overview of the assessment process: how referrals are assessed and what evidence is needed in order to make an assessment.

Penny Wells
Manager Major Projects, Policy Division
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

As the Manager of Major Projects at DPIPWE, Penny is responsible for co-ordinating the environmental assessments within DPIWPE for major projects in the State. Penny was responsible for the oversight and liaison of the State’s Strategic Assessment under the EPBC Act for the Midlands Water Scheme. Penny will discuss the Tasmanian experience with strategic assessments under the EPBC Act.

Catherine Murdoch
Manager Environment at Tasmanian Irrigation Pty Ltd

At Tasmanian Irrigation, Catherine is responsible for the oversight of environmental planning and approval processes. Catherine leads the development,implementation and administration of environmental protection requirements during construction and operations. Catherine will provide an overview of the EPBC referral preparation process employed by Tasmanian Irrigation when assessing major infrastructure projects. She will also discuss how TI manages environmental compliance conditions during construction and operation of irrigation schemes.

Event details

When: 30 April 2014

Cost: AU $ 60 (Inc. GST)

Registrations Open: 18th March 14 12:00 AM

Registrations Close: 28th April 14 11:59 PM

Places Available: 75

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Published 18th March 14 12:00 AM