Published Project View

Marillana Creek (Yandi) Life-of-Mine Proposal

Clearing of up to 4558 ha 'Good to Excellent' condition native vegetation.

13-1 The proponent shall contribute funds to offset clearing of ‘good to excellent’ condition native vegetation in the Hamersley IBRA subregion, and calculated pursuant to condition 13-3. This funding shall be provided to a government-established conservation offset fund or an alternative offset arrangement providing an equivalent outcome as determined by the Minister.

13-2 Condition 13-1 does not apply to the 4,050 hectares of clearing of native vegetation previously authorised on 1 April 2015, as detailed in Attachment 5 to Ministerial Statement 679.

13-3 The proponent’s contribution to the offset fund or alternative offset arrangement identified in condition 13-1 shall be paid biennially, the first payment due two years after commencement of the additional ground disturbance authorised for the proposal under section 45C of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 on 4 May 2016, as detailed in Attachment 6 to Ministerial Statement 679.
The amount of funding will be made on the following basis and in accordance with the Impact Reconciliation Procedure required by condition 13-5.
-$750 AUD (excluding GST) per hectare of ‘good to excellent’ condition native vegetation within the Hamersley IBRA subregion.

13-4 The proponent shall prepare and submit an Impact Reconciliation Procedure to the satisfaction of the CEO within six months of the date of this Statement, or as approved by the CEO.

13-5 In the event that additional clearing is authorised for the proposal, the proponent shall revise the Impact Reconciliation Procedure required by condition 13-6 to the satisfaction of the CEO within twelve months of that clearing being authorised.

13-6 The Impact Reconciliation Procedure required by condition 13-4 shall:
(1) include a methodology to identify clearing of ‘good to excellent’ condition native vegetation within the Hamersley IBRA subregion;
(2) include a methodology for calculating the area of ‘good to excellent’ condition native vegetation cleared within the Hamersley IBRA subregion for each biennial time period, and for which contributions shall be made to the offset fund or alternative offset arrangement as required by condition 13-1;
(3) include the submission of spatial data identifying areas of ‘good to excellent’ condition native vegetation that has been cleared within the Hamersley IBRA subregion for each biennial time period; and
(4) state dates for the commencement of the biennial time period and for the submission of results of the Impact Reconciliation Procedure, to the satisfaction of the CEO.

13-7 The proponent shall implement the Impact Reconciliation Procedure required by condition 13-4.

13-8 The real value of contributions described in condition 13-3 will be maintained through indexation to the Perth Consumer Price Index (CPI), with the first adjustment to be applied to the first contribution.