Revision History Rev Issue Date Revision summary Originator Reviewer Approver 1 16/05/2018 Minor updates Issued for acceptance to DEDJTR J Earnshaw B Edwards J Hinks I. MacDougall 0 30/04/2018 Issued for acceptance to DEDJTR J Earnshaw B Edwards J Hinks I. MacDougall Approvals This Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan Summary has been approved by Cooper Energy for the Phase. Name Signature Date Iain MacDougall General Manager Operations Cooper Energy Limited Operational
Rhincodon typus Whale shark Vulnerable - - - Whale Shark Recovery Plan 2005-10 (DEH, 2005 (Expired), Whale Shark TSSC Advice (2015a) Whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke whale - - - - B. bonaerensis Antarctic whale - - - - B. borealis Sei whale Vulnerable - - Sei Whale TSSC Conservation Advice (2015d) B. edeni Bryde’s whale - - - - B. musculus Blue whale Endangered Threatened (forage) Blue whale Conservation Management Plan (DoE, 2015a) B. physalus Fin whale Vulnerable - - Fin Whale TSSC Conservation Advice (2015b) Berardius arnuxii Arnoux’s beaked - - - - - Caperea marginata Pygmy right whale - - - - Eubalaena australis Southern right whale Endangered Threatened (core range) Conservation Management Plan for Southern Right Whale (SEWPC, 2012b) Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale Vulnerable Threatened - Humpback Whale TSSC Conservation Advice (2015c) Orcinus orca Killer whale - - - - - Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale - - - - Dolphins Lagenorhynchus obscures dolphin - - - - Pinnipeds Arctocephalus forsteri New Zealand fur seal - - - - - Arctocephalus pusillus Australian fur seal - - - - - Reptiles
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta Endangered - - Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia (EA, 2003) Draft Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia (DoEE, 2016) Green turtle Chelonia mydas Vulnerable - - Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea Endangered Critically endangered - Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Vulnerable - - Seabirds (exclusively) Diomedea antipodensis Antipodean albatross Vulnerable - (forage) [1] Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni Gibson’s albatross Vulnerable - - [1] Diomedea epomophora Southern royal albatross Vulnerable Threatened - [1] Diomedea exulans Wandering albatross Vulnerable Threatened (forage) [1] Diomedea sanfordi Northern royal albatross Vulnerable - - [1] Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied sea-eagle - - Threatened - - Fregetta grallaria grallaria White-bellied storm petrel Vulnerable - - Nil Halobaena caerulea Blue petrel Vulnerable - - - [2] Macronectes giganteus Southern giant-petrel Endangered Threatened - [1] Macronectes Northern Vulnerable Threatened - [1] Pachyptila turtur subantarctica prion (southern) - - - - - Phoebetris fusca Sooty albatross Vulnerable Threatened - [1] Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera Gould’s petrel Endangered - - - - - Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed shearwater - - - - Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross Vulnerable Threatened - [1] Thalassarche bulleri platei Northern Buller’s albatross Vulnerable - - [1] Thalassarche cauta cauta Shy albatross Vulnerable Threatened (forage) [1] Thalassarche cauta steadi White-capped albatross Vulnerable - - [1] Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed albatross Endangered Threatened - [1]
Thalassarche eremita Chatham albatross Endangered - - [1] Thalassarche impavida Campbell albatross Vulnerable - (forage) [1] Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed albatross Vulnerable - (forage) [1] Thalassarche salvini Salvin's albatross Vulnerable - - [1] Thalassarche sp. nov. Pacific albatross Vulnerable - - [1] Shorebirds/coastal wetland species Apus pacificus Fork-tailed swift - - - - Calidris ferruginea Curlew sandpiper Critically Endangered - - [4] Catharacta skua Great skua - - - - - Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover - - - - - Limosa lapponica bauera Bar-tailed godwit Vulnerable - - [6] Limosa lapponica menzbieri Northern Siberian godwit Critically Endangered - - - [7] Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern - - - - - Pandion haliaetus Osprey - - - - Rostratula australis Australian painted snipe Endangered - - - - [8] Sterna albifrons Little tern - Threatened - - Sternula nereis nereis Australian fairy tern Vulnerable - Threatened - [9] Thinornis rubricollis Hooded plover Vulnerable - Threatened - [10] Migratory – only fly over coastal waters Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint - - - - - Gallinago hardwickii Latham’s Snipe - - - - Gallinago megala Swinhoe’s snipe - - - - - Gallinago stenura Pin-tailed snipe - - - - - Himantopus caudacutus White-throated needle-tail - Threatened - - Himantopus himantopus Black-winged stilt - - - - - Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced monarch - - - - Myiagra cyanoleuca flycatcher - - - -
San Remo Fishing Cooperative Fish Processing Cooperative for fish caught in Bass Strait (BMG Area) from Vessels based in San Remo Interests: Increased footprint of activities Activity notifications 2016.12.28 – Letter COE provided information associated with the Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback. No Response to email dated 2016.12.28 Not Applicable Not Applicable Sustainable Shark Fishing Inc. Peak Group for Victorian Seafood - Shark fishing Interests: Increased footprint of activities Activity notifications 2016.12.28 Email – Letter COE provided information associated with the Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback. No Response to dated 2016.12.28 Not Applicable Not Applicable Australian Hydrographic Office Commonwealth Agency responsible for Hydrographic Services such as Notice to Mariners Details of infrastructure placed on Navigation Charts Charting and Information Management 2017.01.16 Email – Letter COE provided information associated with the Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback. No Response to dated 2017.01.16 No objection to advice obtained. AHO have previously advised an updated email address, this information is incorporated into the including stakeholder engagement register and OPEP addendum Contacts directory 2017.05.19 Email - Request to update Navigation Charts - Sole-2 Suspended Well 2017.05.22 Email – additional details as request provided 2017.05.22 Email – from Nautical Assessment Officer request for additional details. 2017.05.22 Email – thanks for information No objection to advice obtained. Not Applicable Department of Defence 2017.01.16 Email – Letter COE provided information associated with the Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback. Also, COE sought feedback associated with any hazards or notifications which need to be adopted into activity management plans for inspection activities relating to the Patricia Baleen and Sole-2 locations. 2017.02.07 Follow-up email sent No Response to dated 2017.01.16 No Response to email dated 2017.02.07 Not Applicable Not Applicable
Marine Border Command Integrated defence/customs organisation which provides security for offshore marine areas 2017.02.06 Email – Letter COE provided information associated with PB Environment Plan 5-year revision and requested feedback. 2017.02.06 Email response received no comments automatically generated reply from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection including advice of superseded email addresses. No objection to advice obtained. Currency of Stakeholder engagement register verified. Victorian Abalone Divers Association (VADA) 2016.12.20 Phone call - contact details check, Mr Buck advised postal correspondence was preferred. 2016.12.28 Mailed – Letter COE provided information associated with the Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback No Response or feedback received to letter posted dated 2016.12.28 Not Applicable Not Applicable South-East Trawl Fishing Industry Association Peak Industry Group for Trawl Fishermen in the SE Region Interests: Activity Notifications Change in Operation New activities or increased footprint Fishing Damages COE has been liaising with SETFIA since mid-2012 with respect to Stakeholder Engagement mechanisms established for the BMG field asset, ongoing initiatives have developed between COE and SETFIA since. 2016.12.28 Email – Letter COE provided information associated with the Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback. 2017.02.07 Email - J Hinks seeking phone conversation to organise quarterly BMG Fishery risk review and discussion to include Patricia-Baleen asset. No objection to request or advice obtained. Not Applicable
East Gippsland Estuarine Fishermen's Association Scalefish 2016.12.20 Phone call - contact details check, email updated, confirmed affiliation to LEFCOL for correspondence, but would like to remain on stakeholder listing. 2016.12.28 Emailed – Letter COE provided information associated with the Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback 2016.12.20 Phone call, advised not activity fishing, however still main contact for EGEFA, has ties to LEFCOL and received correspondence through this mechanism. 2012.12.28 Email acknowledgement for letter correspondence." No objection to advice obtained, LEFCOL have been on the COE Stakeholder register for assets, acknowledge coverage of members noted. Eastern Victorian Rock Lobster Industry Association Rock Lobster Interests: impacts to Lobsters Interference with fishing equipment deployed. 2016.12.20 Phone call - contact details check, unable to connect. 2016.12.28 Emailed – Letter COE provided information associated with the Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback No Response to email dated 2016.12.28 Not Applicable Not Applicable Eastern Zone Abalone Industry Association (AVEZ) Industry Association for Victorian fishery with operations in East Gippsland 2016.12.20 Phone call - in the middle of a function, asked for COE to call back on 2016.12.21 in morning. 2016.12.21 Call - Geoff Ellis supplied contact details. Provided information about other existing Abalone associations, Central and Western Zones. 2016.12.21 Email – asking Geoff for contact details of the Western and Central Abalone association contacts. 2016.12.28 Emailed – Letter COE provided information associated with the Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback 2016.12.21 Email – from Geoff Ellis providing Central and Western Abalone contacts & email addresses. No objection to additional information, COE welcome stakeholder knowledge and assistance to ensure good coverage. COE Stakeholder register updated with additional Abalone associations.
Victorian Association Trout 2016.12.28 Emailed – Letter COE provided information associated with the Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback No Response to email dated 2016.12.28 Not Applicable Not Applicable Central Zone Abalone Industry Association (AVCZ) Central Zone - largest zone in Victoria (Lake Entrance to Hopkins Rr (Warrnambool) Harvesting is inshore along the coastline and extends no further than 8kms off the coastline. 2016.12.22 Email - to AVCZ to obtain contact phone number and contact details, for information on the AVCZ. 2016.12.28 Emailed – Letter COE provided information associated with the Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback 2016.12.23 Phone call from Malcom Petrie, provided contact details and a summary of AVCZ activities; Central Zone being largest zone, spanning from Lakes Entrance to Hopkins Rr (Warrnambool) Approx. 20 active divers at any one time. The season is continuous. Abalone Harvesting is inshore along the coastline and extends no further than 8kms. No further response received. Not Applicable. Not Applicable Victorian Scallop Fisherman's Association Scallops Interests: cautious about sound impacts - seismic activity 2016.12.29 Emailed – Letter COE provided information associated with the Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback No Response to email dated 2016.12.29 Not Applicable Not Applicable Victorian Abalone Council Abalone 2016.12.20 Phone call - contact details check. 2016.12.20 phone - Sue Adcock advised the Victorian Abalone Council has dissolved and therefore can be removed from the list No objection to advice obtained Remove Victorian Abalone Council from the live COE Stakeholder register.
Victorian Bays & Inlets Fisheries Association Scalefish, Bait 2016.12.20 Phone call - contact details check, Gary Lenard stakeholder request to be removed from list as receives information and correspondence from LEFCOL and SIV 2016.12.20 Phone conversation Gary advised LEFCOL and SIV provide him with adequate correspondence and information, therefore Gary does not require direct correspondence sent to him for this purpose. Not a marine user, inland only. No objection to advice obtained, LEFCOL and SIV have been on the COE Stakeholder register for other assets and good coverage to members are acknowledged and known. Remove Victorian Bays & Inlets Fisheries Association from the live Stakeholder register. Southern Shark Industry Alliance Peak Group for Gummy Shark fishing southern Australia 2016.12.29 Email to contact page to obtain contact details for purpose of stakeholder engagement No Response to email dated 2016.12.29 Not Applicable Not Applicable Victorian Recreational Fishers Association (VRFish) Peak industry body for Victorian seafood and fisheries 2016.12.28 Emailed – Letter COE provided information associated with the Patricia-Baleen Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback No Response to email dated 2016.12.28 Not Applicable Not Applicable Australian Maritime Safety Authority Safety Regulator for Marine Safety and Oil Spill Response in Commonwealth Waters Impacts on Shipping Routes & Navigation Warnings Marine Pollution Controller in Commonwealth Waters for Vessels 2016.12.23 Email – Letter COE provided information associated with the Environment Plan, changes in titleholder and requested feedback. Also COE sort feedback associated with the potential for encounter of third party vessels during survey activities and advice on the precautions which COE needs to undertake to prevent third party vessel interference and to preserve safety. 2017.01.16 Follow-up email sent to AMSA seeking feedback to email of 2017.12.23 2017.01.16 Received a call from Nathan Johnson AMSA, Border Force Control (JRCC) an email received shortly after outlines basis of discussion (see No objection to advice obtained COE to ensure feedback is incorporated into Patricia-Baleen EP (Section 7.10) 2017.01.25 Email – COE sought an MOU with AMSA for specific spill response arrangements relating to the Patricia-Baleen asset. 2017.02.07 Email correspondence from David Imhoff, AMSA with agreement to sign. No objection to advice obtained 2017.02.22 COE signed the MOU agreement with AMSA 2017.03.14 MOU Endorsed by AMSA and COE
Bairnsdale Air Charter Aviation support Cooper will undertake pre-qualification of Bairnsdale Air Charter to allow for charter during any oil spill response operational monitoring activities. Bairnsdale Air Charter has 3 x Cessna 337 aircraft to be utilised for this activity. 2017.02.23 - Confirmation Bairnsdale Air Charter can support COE, in the event of an oil/condensate spill offshore Gippsland or Otway. No response received COE to follow-up a response Comchart Marine Pty Ltd (Bass Trek & Bass Explorer & Bass Vessel Services COE is seeking to formalise a Marine Charter Agreement directly with Comchart Marine going forward with respect to Oil Spill Response. 2017.02.22 Email – Arrangements to utilise the Bass Trek based upon a Supply time 89 arrangement. 2017.02.22 Email - Confirmation Comchart is willing to support COE, by way of a Marine Charter Agreement similar to that in place with Santos No Issues with comments provided. COE to progress a Supply time 89 Agreement with Comchart Marine Pty Ltd AMOSC Oil Spill Response Organisation Review and comment on COE Offshore Victorian Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (OPEP) reviewer COE has been liaising with since mid-2012 with respect to Oil Spill Response. COE maintains an Associate Membership with 2017.02.08 Email – Review of the COE Offshore Victorian OPEP for the Patricia –Baleen EP. 2017.02.16 AMOSC provided minor feedback on Offshore Victorian OPEP. COE updated this OPEP in accordance with the feedback to allow for final review. Comments received from deemed valid and applicable to the Patricia –Baleen field 2017.03.01 All comments incorporated into the OPEP, for finalisation before submission to NOPSEMA 2017.03.01 Email - Final revision of the Offshore Victorian OPEP sent to AMOSC with comments of 16/2/2017 recognised. 2017.03.07 Email AMOSC response indicating AMOSC role responsibilities are accurately reflected within the OPEP No Issues with comments provided. Not Applicable
GHD Scientific Monitoring Body Principal Consultant - COE by agreement for Cooper Energy - Offshore Victoria Operational & Scientific Monitoring Plan (OSMP) and OSMP Addendum – Implementation Strategy (VIC-ER-EMP-0003) The overarching operational & scientific monitoring plan (OSMP) has been updated to include Patricia -Baleen activity. Individual study implementation plans - GHD has provided updated drawings which accommodate Patricia -Baleen activities GHD provided correct details for the OSMP Addendum – Implementation Strategy 2017.02.24 - COE confirm with GHD to act as Principal Investigator for OSMP modules and provide necessary staff and resources to implement the modules for the COE Offshore Victoria Operational & Scientific Monitoring Program. 2017.02.24 Email – Confirmation GHD is willing to support Cooper Energy Limited's Offshore Victoria OSMP modules for operations in western Bass Strait and offshore from Gippsland. If the program requires implementation GHD will provide the necessary staff and resources to implement the modules. No Issues with comments provided. 2017.02.27 COE ensure GHD as PI is incorporated into Patricia -Baleen EP, Offshore Victoria OPEP & OSMP and subsidiary documents. DEDJTR Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Victorian Authority for Offshore Victorian Developments) Regulator offshore to 3mn Victorian coastal Waters 2016.11.22 Meeting – COE requested a meeting with DEDJTR representatives by way of introduction of the offshore acquisition, changes in titleholder and guidance for approval of Operator and Titleholder acceptance. Acceptable attendance at meeting No Issues with comments provided. Not Applicable