Table of Contents Definitions and Acronyms............................................................................................................... iii 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of the Guidelines ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Authority ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 How The Guidelines Were Developed ................................................................................. 2 1.4 Monitoring and Performance Measurement for the Guidelines .......................................... 2 2.0 Identifying Affected Parties .................................................................................................... 2 3.0 Engagement Activities ............................................................................................................ 2 3.1 Benefits of Engagement...................................................................................................... 3 3.2 Engagement Activity Type .................................................................................................. 4 3.3 Documenting Engagement Activities – the Engagement Record ......................................... 6 4.0 Engagement Best Practices .................................................................................................... 7 5.0 Pre- Submission Engagement Expectations ............................................................................ 7 5.1 Land Use Permits ............................................................................................................... 9 5.2 Water Licences ................................................................................................................. 10 5.3 Management Plans (Type A Water Licence) ...................................................................... 12 6.0 Engagement During the Life of a Project .............................................................................. 13 6.1 What is an Engagement Plan?........................................................................................... 14 6.2 When is an Engagement Plan Required? ........................................................................... 14 6.3 How is an Engagement Plan Approved? ............................................................................ 14 6.4 How is an Engagement Plan Developed? .......................................................................... 14 Appendix A: List of Figures ....................................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B: Engagement Contact List ...................................................................................... A-1 Appendix C: Supporting Engagement Documents or Guidelines ............................................... A-1 Appendix D: Example of Engagement Record ........................................................................... A-2 Appendix E: Example of Engagement Plan ............................................................................... A-3
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