Without limiting clause 8.2(a), the parties agree: that each party will inform the other of any conditions attached to an approval(s) to take an action assessed under this Agreement; and subject to the requirements of each party, to put complementary arrangements in place for monitoring compliance with conditions imposed on any action. The aim of these arrangements is to ensure that reporting and compliance activities, including site inspections are, to the extent practicable, consistent and effective. Enforcing conditions on approvals The parties agree to inform one another, as soon as practicable, of any action to prosecute a person for contravening a condition of an approval for an action assessed under this Agreement, where the condition relates to, or affects, a matter protected by Part 3 of the EPBC Act. Cooperation and governance Administrative Arrangements To ensure that the requirements of this Agreement are administered cooperatively and efficiently, the parties will jointly develop Administrative Arrangements: that further detail the roles and responsibilities of each of the parties; that streamline the referral process for proponents; which may include guidelines on the exchange of Information for the purpose of clause (Exchange of Information); which will allow proponents to simultaneously satisfy both requirements under the EPBC Act and relevant Victorian Law; and that otherwise provide for the implementation of this Agreement. Senior officers’ committee The Administrative Arrangements will detail and provide for the establishment of a senior officers’ committee to oversee the implementation of this Agreement. The senior officers’ committee will meet at least twice every 12 months after the Commencement Date. Terms of reference for the senior officers’ committee will be set out in the Administrative Arrangements. Note: The parties intend that the senior officers’ committee would have alternating Chairs and would deal with both specific matters arising, including any necessary corrective actions, but also be responsible for the ongoing health of this Agreement and the partnership, including making recommendations to governments on a continuous improvement basis, and to consider the implications of any legislative or other system changes proposed by either party. Exchange of Information Where permitted by Law to do so, each party agrees to share Information for the purposes of assessments conducted under this Agreement and to comply promptly with any reasonable request from the other party to supply Information relating to this Agreement.
Assessment Report An Assessment Report must be prepared by the relevant Victorian Minister which takes into account: the Information in the Assessment Documentation; and any other Information relating to relevant impacts that is available to the relevant Victorian Minister. Specified manner of assessment – Item 2.1(d) (Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic)) Overview Any controlled action subject to this Agreement and assessed the assessment approach specified at Item 2.1(d) of this Schedule must be subject to the following requirements. Public comment Prior to any hearing being conducted by persons appointed by the Victorian Minister as an advisory committee (Advisory Committee) under section 151 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (see Item 6.3(a)) in respect of the action, the proponent of the action is to prepare assessment documentation that describes: the proposed action; the likely relevant impacts of the action, as defined in section 82 of the EPBC Act, and includes an assessment of impacts; to the extent practicable, any feasible alternatives to the proposed action that could avoid or reduce relevant impacts; and possible mitigation measures. Once prepared by the proponent to the satisfaction of the relevant Victorian Minister, the assessment document must be released for public comment for at least 28 calendar days. When the public is invited to comment on the assessment document the invitation must: be published in a newspaper circulating generally in each State and Territory; and include the matters specified in Schedule 1, Item 7.04 of the EPBC Regulations. The proponent of the action being assessed must be provided with any submissions made by the public during the period that the assessment document is released for public comment. The proponent is to provide the Advisory Committee with a written response to submissions from the public that relate to relevant impacts. Review by advisory committee Persons are to be appointed by the Victorian Minister as an advisory committee under section 151 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987. The persons appointed as the Advisory Committee are to be independent and to have sufficient power to investigate the action adequately.