Queensland Numbered Acts

STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE COMMUNITIES ACT 2017 - SECT 9

9 Requirement for owner of, or proponent for, large resource project to prepare a social impact assessment

(1) This section applies to the owner of, or proponent for, a large resource project for which either of the following happens—

(a) the proponent makes a public notification about the draft EIS for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 33 (1);

(b) the proponent publishes an EIS notice for the project under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2)(b).

(2) The owner or proponent must, as part of the EIS for the project, prepare a social impact assessment that—

(a) provides for the matters mentioned in subsection (3) ; and

(b) includes the matters stated in the guideline made under subsection (4) .

(3) The social impact assessment must provide for the following in relation to the project—

(a) community and stakeholder engagement;

(b) workforce management;

(c) housing and accommodation;

(d) local business and industry procurement;

(e) health and community well-being.

(3A) For subsection (3) (b), the social impact assessment must provide for the recruitment of workers for the project in the following order of priority—

(a) workers from local and regional communities;

(b) workers who will live in regional communities.

(4) For the matters mentioned in subsection (3) , the Coordinator-General must make a guideline stating the details that must be included in a social impact assessment and publish the guideline on the department’s website.

(5) In preparing the social impact assessment under subsection (2) , the owner or proponent must consult with the local government for the local government area in which the large resource project is situated.