Stratford Extension Project

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1 Stratford Extension Project Environmental Impact Statement SECTION 8 REFERENCES

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 REFERENCES REFERENCE LIST POLICIES, GUIDELINES AND PLANS i

3 8 REFERENCES 8.1 REFERENCE LIST AECOM (2009) AGL Gloucester Gas Project Environmental Assessment. AECOM (2012a) Stroud to Lansdowne Project: Options Selection Report. AECOM (2012b) Stroud to Lansdowne Transmission Line Project: Options Selection Report. AGC Woodward-Clyde Pty Ltd (1994) Avifauna. Attachment A8.3 of Appendix 8.2 of Stratford Coal (1994) Stratford Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement. Allan Watson Associates Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Extension Project Review of CHPP Rejects Characteristics. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Applied Environmental Management Consultants (2011) Independent Environmental Audit Stratford Mine Complex. Australia International Council on Monuments and Sites (1999) The Burra Charter The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance. Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council and Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (2000a) Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality. Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council and Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (2000b) Australian Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting. Australian and New Zealand Environment Council (1990) Technical Basis for Guidelines to Minimise Annoyance due to Blasting Overpressure and Ground Vibration. Australian and New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council and Minerals Council of Australia (2000) Strategic Framework for Mine Closure. Australian Explosives Industry and Safety Group Inc. (2011) Code of Practice: Prevention and Management of Blast Generated NO x Gases in Surface Blasting. Australian Greenhouse Office (1998) The National Greenhouse Strategy. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra. Australian Heritage Commission (2002) Ask First: A Guide to Respecting Indigenous Heritage Places and Values. Australian Museum Business Services (2011a) Stratford Surrounds Flora Survey. Australian Museum Business Services (2011b) Gloucester Valley Terrestrial Fauna Survey. Australian Museum Business Services (2012a) Terrestrial Fauna Assessment for the Stratford Extension Project. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Australian Museum Business Services (2012b) Stratford Surrounds Baseline Fauna Surveys. Austroads (2009) Guide to Traffic Management Part 3: Traffic Studies and Analysis. Biosphere Environmental Consultants (2011) Stratford Extension Project Frog Survey at Dog Trap Creek. Brasher, R.E. and Pittock, A.B. (1998) Australasian Impacts of Climate Change An Assessment of Vulnerability. In Watson, R.T., Zinyowera, M.C., Moss, R.H. and Dokken, D.J. (1997) (Eds.) The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability. IPCC Report, Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra. Brayshaw, H. (1981) Archaeological Survey of the Blue Metal Industries Coal Mine Sites at Stratford and Wards River. Report prepared for Dames and Moore. Brayshaw, H. (1984) Archaeological Survey of Coal Lease Area, Stratford NSW. Brayshaw McDonald Pty Ltd (1994) Stratford EIS updated Archaeological Assessment. Report for AGC Woodward-Clyde Pty Ltd. 8-1

4 Bureau of Meteorology (2011) Climate Data Online. Website: data/ Date Accessed: November Calco Surveyors Pty Ltd (2011) Stratford Coal Hydrographic Survey - Reclaim Water Dam. Commonwealth of Australia (1992) National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development. Commonwealth of Australia (2011) Securing a Clean Energy Future - The Australian Government s Climate Change Plan. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2007) Climate Change in Australia. Technical Report. Website: australia.gov.au Date Accessed: June Dallas, M. (1998) Archaeological Survey of a Gravel Quarry at Gloucester Tops, in Barrington Tops State Forest. Report prepared for the Gloucester Sub-District Office, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (2011a) National Greenhouse Accounts Factors July Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (2011b) National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System Measurement - Technical Guidelines for the Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Facilities in Australia July Department of Environment and Climate Change (2007a) Storing and Handling Liquids: Environmental Protection Participants Manual. Department of Environment and Climate Change (2007b) Wildlife Corridors for Climate Change New England Tablelands and Nandewar bioregions - Landscape Selection Process, Connectivity for response to Climate Change. Department of Environment and Climate Change (2008) Waste Classification Guidelines Part 1: Classifying Waste. Department of Environment and Climate Change (2009) Interim Construction Noise Guideline. Department of Environment and Conservation (2004a) Environmental Guidelines: Use of Effluent by Irrigation. Department of Environment and Conservation (2004b) Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Water Pollutants in NSW. Department of Environment and Conservation (2005a) Environmental Compliance Report: Liquid Chemical Storage, Handling and Spill Management Part B Review of Best Practice and Regulation. Department of Environment and Conservation (2005b) Draft Guidelines for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment and Community Consultation. Department of Environment and Conservation (2005c) Approved Methods for the Modelling and Assessment of Air Pollutants in NSW. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (2008a) Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils and Construction, Vol. 2A, January. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (2008b) Vegetation Types Database. Website: gov.au/biobanking/vegtypedatabase.htm Date Accessed: March Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (2010a) Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Consultation Requirements for Proponents Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (2010b) Code of Practice for Archaeological Investigation of Aboriginal Objects in NSW. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (2010c) NSW Climate Impact Profile - The Impacts of Climate Change on the Biophysical Environment of New South Wales. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (2011) NSW Road Noise Policy. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (2007a) Draft Policy Statement: Use of Environmental Offsets Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

5 Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (2007b) Use of Environmental Offsets Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Discussion Paper. Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (2006a) Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry Mine Rehabilitation. Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (2006b) Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry Mine Closure and Completion. Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources (2005) NSW Planning Reform Fact Sheets. Department of Land and Water Conservation (2002) NSW State Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Policy. Department of Mineral Resources (1997) Borehole Sealing Requirements on Land: Coal Exploration. Department of Planning (2008) Impacts of Underground Coal Mining on Natural Features in the Southern Coalfield: Strategic Review. Department of Planning (2011) Hazardous Industry Planning Advisory Paper No. 6: Hazard Analysis. Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2011) Multi-Level Risk Assessment. Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2012a) Guideline for Agricultural Impact Statements. Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2012b) Upper Hunter Strategic Regional Land Use Plan. September Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2012c) Compliance. Website: compliance Date accessed: September Department of Primary Industries (1999) Policy and Guidelines for Aquatic Habitat Management and Fish Conservation. Department of Primary Industries (2004) NSW Policy and Guidelines for Fish Friendly Waterway Crossings. Department of Primary Industries (2011) Noxious Weed Declarations. Website: agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/noxweed/ Date Accessed: March Department of Primary Industries Mineral Resources (2006) Guidelines to the Mining, Rehabilitation and Environmental Management Process. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2011a) Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia. Website: parks/nrs/science/bioregionframework/ibra/index.html Date Accessed: February Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2011b) Draft EPBC Act Policy Statement - Use of Environmental Offsets Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2011c) Use of Environmental Offsets Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Discussion Paper. Department of Water and Energy (2009) Report card for the Avon River water source. Deslandes (1999) Energy/Greenhouse Benchmarking Study of Coal Mining Industry, A Study Undertaken for Mineral Resources and Energy Program, Australian Geological Survey Organisation & Energy Efficiency Best Practice Program. Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Dowling, W. (2001) Bowens Road North Project Flora Survey and Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Duralie Coal Pty Ltd (2010) Duralie Extension Project Environmental Assessment. 8-3

6 Ecobiological (2011a) Fauna Survey Report Stratford Coal Mine, Gloucester, New South Wales. Ecobiological (2011b) Stratford Coal Mine New Holland Mouse Targeted Survey Programme. Ecobiological (2011c) Stratford Coal Mine Arboreal Mammal Targeted Survey Programme. Emery, K. A. (1986) Rural Land Capability Mapping. Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales, Sydney. Environmental Geochemistry International Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Extension Project Geochemistry Assessment. Environment Protection Authority (2000) NSW Industrial Noise Policy. Environment Protection Authority (2012a) Environmental Assessment Requirements for Rail Traffic-Generating Developments. Website: gov.au/noise/railnoise.htm Date Accessed: March Environment Protection Authority (2012b) Rail Infrastructure Noise Guideline. ENSR Australia Pty Ltd (2008) Gloucester Coal Seam Gas Project Environmental Assessment: Heritage Gloucester to Hexham, NSW. Report prepared for Lucas Energy. ERM Mitchell McCotter Pty Ltd (1995) Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Duralie Open-cut Mine Site at Stroud, NSW. Report prepared for Duralie Coal Pty Ltd. FloraSearch (2012) Stratford Extension Project Flora Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Fluvial Systems Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Extension Project Geomorphologic Review. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. frc environmental (2012) Stratford Extension Project Aquatic Ecology Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Gilbert and Sutherland (1997) Stratford Coal Project Stability of Tributary Drainages Affected by Clean Water Diversions. Prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Gillespie Economics (2012) Stratford Extension Project Socio-Economic Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Gloucester Bush Fire Management Committee (2008) Bush Fire Risk Management Plan. Gloucester Coal Limited (2011) Stratford Extension Project - Project Description and Preliminary Environmental Assessment. Gloucester Resources Limited (2012) Documentation Supporting an Application for Director-General s Requirements for the Rocky Hill Coal Project. Prepared by R.W. and Co Pty Limited. Gloucester Shire Council (2006) Gloucester Shire Council S94A Development Contributions Levy Plan Gloucester Shire Council (2010) Gloucester Shire Council Section 94 Development Contributions For All Development Applications and Complying Developments Plan 2008, Revised November Gloucester Shire Council (2011a) Consideration of Exploration and Mining Applications A New Approach. Gloucester Shire Council (2011b) Gloucester Shire Council Community Survey Results. Website: Planning---Development/Mining- Applications/Mining-Survey-Results Date Accessed: November Griffith, T. (1992a) Proposed Optic Fibre Cable Route from Gloucester to Barrington, New South Wales: Preliminary Inspection for Aboriginal Sites and Archaeological Material. Report prepared for Telecom Australia. Griffith, T. (1992b) Proposed Optic Fibre Cable Route From Stratford to Gloucester, New South Wales: Preliminary Inspection for Aboriginal Sites and Archaeological Material. Report prepared for Telecom Australia. Gilbert & Associates Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Extension Project Surface Water Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. 8-4

7 Groundwater Imaging Pty Ltd (2011) Gloucester Coal Transient Electromagnetic Survey of Dog Trap Creek and Avondale Creek Alluvium. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. March Halcrow Pacific Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Extension Project Road Transport Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Hatton, T. And Evans, R. (1998) Dependence of Ecosystems on Groundwater and Its Significance to Australia. LWRDC Occasional Paper No. 12/98. Heritage Computing Pty Ltd (2012) Groundwater Assessment: A Hydrogeological Assessment in Support of the Stratford Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Heritage Management Consultants Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Extension Project Non-Aboriginal Heritage Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Heritage Search (2000) Proposed Bowens Road North Project, Stratford, NSW: Assessment of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal heritage. Hoye, G.A. (1998) 1998 Summer Survey of Bats at the Stratford Open Cut Coal Mine, Stratford, New South Wales. In Richards, G.C. (2001) An Assessment of the Bat Fauna at the proposed Bowens Road North Project, via Stratford, New South Wales. Appendix FC of Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2001) Bowens Road North Project Environmental Impact Statement. Hoye, G.A. and Finney, D. (1994) Report on a Survey of the Bat Fauna of an Area Proposed for Open Cut Coal Mining Near Stratford, New South Wales. Attachment 8.2- B of Appendix 8.2 of Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (1994) Stratford Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement. Hughes, W. and Westoby, M. (1994) Climate Change and Conservation Policies in Australia: coping with change that is far away and not yet certain. Pacific Conservation Biology, 1, International Energy Agency (2011) World Energy Outlook Introspec Consulting (2012) Investigation of Dust Emission from Coal Wagons during Rail Transport from Duralie Mine to Stratford Mine. Katestone Environmental Pty Ltd (2011) NSW Coal Mining Benchmarking Study: International Best Practice Measures to Prevent and/or Minimise Emissions of Particulate Matter from Coal Mining. Report prepared for NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Kayandel Archaeological Services (2009) Duralie Extension Project Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment. Report prepared for Duralie Coal Pty Ltd. Kayandel Archaeological Services (2012) Stratford Extension Project Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment: Gloucester Shire Local Government Area. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Kerle, A. (2011) Stratford Coal Mine New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollindae) Targeted Survey Programme. Kuskie, P.J. (1993a) Further Archaeological Investigations of the Proposed Route of Optus Communications Fibre Optic Cable between Wyong and Gloucester, NSW. Report prepared for Landscan Pty Ltd. Kuskie, P.J. (1993b) Further Archaeological Investigations of the Proposed Route of Optus Communications Fibre Optic Cable between Gloucester and Port Macquarie, NSW. Report prepared for Landscan Pty Ltd. Landcom (2008) Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils & Construction. Vol. 1, 4 th Edition, March. Liberal Party of Australia (2010) Direct Action Plan. Leon, M.J. (1998) National Parks & Wildlife Service: Aboriginal Sites Investigation of Gloucester Tops Quarry. Leon, M.J. and Feeney, D. (1998) Duralie Coal Mine Proposal: Aboriginal Sites Investigation of Coal Shaft Creek. 12 November Lindenmayer, D. and Burgman, M. (2005) Practical Conservation Biology. CSIRO Press, Melbourne. 8-5

8 McCardle Cultural Heritage Pty Limited (2008) Proposed Further Development of the Duralie Coal Mine: Indigenous Archaeological Assessment. Report prepared for Gloucester Coal Pty Ltd. McCardle Cultural Heritage Pty Limited (2009) Gloucester Coal Seam Gas Project: Proposed Core Hole Sites (Gloucester 2, Wards River 1, Wards River 3, 4 & 5) and Proposed Stratigraphic Sites (Gloucester 1, Wards River 2 and Craven 7) at Gloucester, Wards River & Craven. Indigenous Archaeological Assessment Proposed Further Development of the Duralie Coal Mine: Indigenous Archaeological Assessment. Report prepared for Gloucester Coal Pty Ltd. McKenzie Soil Management Pty Ltd (2012) Agricultural Resource Assessment: Stratford Extension Project, Gloucester NSW. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. Mount King Ecological Surveys (2001) Bowens Road North Project, Stratford Fauna Survey and Assessment. Appendix FA of Stratford Coal (2001) Bowens Road North Project Environmental Impact Statement. Murray, M. (1994) Survey of Frog Species at proposed Mine Stratford, Near Gloucester: Attachment A8.2-A Amphibian Survey (1994) of Appendix 8.2. Murray-Darling Basin Commission (1997) Murray-Darling Basin Groundwater Quality Sampling Guidelines. National Environment Protection Council (2003) National Environment Protection Measure for Ambient Air Quality. National Health and Medical Research Council and National Resource Management Ministerial Council (2011) Drinking Water Guidelines Paper 6 National Water Quality Management Strategy. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra. National Transport Commission (2007) Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail. National Water Commission (2006) Identification of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems. Website: GMU_WA23_1i.pdf. Date accessed: November NSW Agriculture (2002) Agricultural Land Classification. Agfact AC.25. NSW Department of Industry and Investment (2011) MDG 1010 Minerals Industry Safety and Health Risk Management Guideline. NSW Government (2011) NSW Coal & Gas Strategy Scoping Paper. February NSW Health and NSW Minerals Council (2011) Environmental Health Mine Dust and You Fact Sheet. NSW Heritage Office and Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (1996) NSW Heritage Manual. NSW Minerals Council (2010) New South Wales Minerals Industry Due Diligence Code of Practice for the Protection of Aboriginal Objects. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (1997) Aboriginal Cultural Heritage: Standards and Guidelines Kit. NSW Office of Water (2010a) Guidelines for Laying Pipes and Cables in Watercourses. NSW Office of Water (2010b) Guidelines for In-stream Works. NSW Office of Water (2010c) Guidelines for Watercourse Crossings. NSW Office of Water (2010d) Guidelines for Outlet Structures. NSW Office of Water (2010e) Guidelines for Vegetation Management Plans. NSW Office of Water (2011) Guidelines for Riparian Corridors. NSW Scientific Committee (2000) NSW Scientific Committee Final Determination for Anthropogenic Climate Change Key Threatening Process. Website: gov.au/threatenedspecies/humanclimatech angektplisting.htm Date accessed: September

9 NSW Scientific Committee (2009). NSW Scientific Committee Final Determination for the Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla). Website: au/determinations/littlelorikeetfd.htm Date accessed: 20 November Office of Environment and Heritage (2011) Principles for the Use of Biodiversity Offsets in NSW. Website: au/biocertification/offsets.htm Date Accessed: 21 November PAEHolmes (2012a) Stratford Extension Project Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. PAEHomes (2012b) Stratford Coal Particulate Matter Control Best Practice Pollution Reduction Program. Parkinson, T., Stimson, R. (2010) Investigation into the Quality of Water in Rainwater Tanks at Stratford, Barrington and Copeland Villages. November Parsons Brinkerhoff (2012) Stage 1 Gas Field Development Area Gloucester Gas Project: Phase 2 Groundwater Investigation. Prepared for AGCL Upstream Investments Pty Ltd. January Pew Centre on Global Climate Change (undated) Global Warming Basics. Website: Date Accessed: October Preston, B. and Jones, R. (2005) Climate Change Impacts on Australia and the Benefits of Early Action to Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions. CSIRO consultancy report prepared for the Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change. Website: pfbg.html Date Accessed: October Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines (2001) Queensland Australian River Assessment System (AUSRIVAS) Sampling and Processing Manual. Resource Strategies Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Extension Project Visual Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd Richard Heggie Associates Pty Ltd (1995) Cadia Hill Project Noise, Transportation and Blasting Assessment. Unpublished report prepared for AGC Woodward-Clyde Pty Ltd. Richards, G.C. (2001) An Assessment of the Bat Fauna at the proposed Bowens road North Project, via Stratford, New South Wales. Appendix FC of Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2001) Bowens Road North Project Environmental Impact Statement. Richards, K. (1982) Rivers, Form and Process in Alluvial Channels. Methuen & Co. London. Roads and Traffic Authority (1996) Road Design Guide. Roads and Traffic Authority (2002) Guide to Traffic Generating Developments. Roberts, J., Engel, R., Lennox, M. and Chapman, J. (1991) Dungog, New South Wales 1:100, 000 Geological Sheet 9233, Geological Survey of New South Wales. 1:100, 000 geological sheet series, 1v, Map. R.W. Corkery and Co. Pty Limited (2012) Documentation Supporting an Application for Director-General s Requirements for the Rocky Hill Coal Project. Dated February Safe Production Solutions Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Extension Project Environmental Risk Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. SRK Consulting (2010) Gloucester Basin Stage 1 Gas Field Development Project Preliminary Groundwater Assessment and Initial Conceptual Hydrogeological Model. July SLR Consulting (2012) Stratford Extension Project Noise and Blasting Assessment. Report prepared for Stratford Coal Pty Ltd. 27 March Sonter, R. O., and Lawrie, J. W. (2007) Soils and Rural Land Capability. In Charman PEV, Murp. South Australian Museum (undated). Tribal Boundaries. Website: au/tribalmap/index.html Date Accessed: November

10 Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand (2006) HB 203:2006 Environmental Risk Management Principles and Process. Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand (2009) AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management Principles and Guidelines. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (1994a) Stratford Coal Environmental Impact Statement. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (1994b) Flora. Appendix 8.1 of Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (1994) Stratford Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (1994c) Terrestrial Fauna. Appendix 8.1 of Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (1994) Stratford Coal Project Environmental Impact Statement. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (1996) Proposal to Increase Coal Production to 1.7 Mtpa. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (1998) Proposed Modifications to the Stratford Coal Mine Statement of Environmental Effects. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2000) Stratford Coal Mine Domestic Production Modification Statement of Environmental Effects. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2001) Bowens Road North Project Environmental Impact Statement. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2002a) Bowens Road North Coal Mine Project Modification Statement of Environmental Effects. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2002b) Bowens Road North Project Flora and Fauna Management Plan. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2003) Stratford Coal Mine Modification Statement of Environmental Effects. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2005) Application Letter for Modification to Bowens Road North Open Cut Coal Mine. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2006a) Stratford Coal Mine Roseville West Pit Modification Statement of Environmental Effects. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2006b) Stratford Coal Mine Blasting/Vibration Management Plan. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2008) Stratford Coal Mine Coal Handling Modification. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2009) Stratford Coal Mine Life of Mine Rejects Disposal Plan. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2010a) Stratford Coal Mine July 2010 Modification Environmental Assessment. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2010b) Bowens Road North Open Cut June 2010 Modification Environmental Assessment. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2011a) Annual Environmental Review Stratford Mining Complex June Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2011b) Stratford Mining Complex Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2011c) Stratford Mining Complex Blasting/Vibration Management Plan. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2011d) Stratford Mining Complex Rehabilitation Management Plan. Stratford Coal Pty Ltd (2012) Stratford Mining Complex Noise Management Plan. Thackway, R. and Cresswell, I.D. (1995) (Eds.) Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia: A Framework for Establishing the National System of Reserves. Version 4.0. Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Canberra. The Treasury (2011) Consultation Paper Mineral Resources Rent Tax Bill Website: contentitem.asp?navid=037&contentid =2070 Date Accessed: October Tindale, N. (1974) Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Four Map series 1:2,500,000. Turak, E. and Waddell, N. (2002) Australia-Wide Assessment of River Health: New South Wales AUSRIVAS Sampling and Processing Manual. An initiative, M.R.H. (Ed.), Report No. 13, Commonwealth of Australia and New South Wales Environment Protection Authority, Canberra and Sydney. United States Department of the Interior (1994) Environmental Impact Statement Robinson Project. Bureau of Land Management, Nevada. 8-8

11 WorkCover (2005) Storage and Handling of Dangerous Goods Code of Practice World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Resources Institute (2004) The Greenhouse Gas Protocol A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard Revised Edition March World Commission on Environment and Development (1987) Our Common Future. Yettica, R. (2010) Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Values of the Gloucester Area. Report prepared for Gloucester Resources Limited. 8.2 POLICIES, GUIDELINES AND PLANS Table 8.1 Director-General s Requirements Policies, Guidelines and Plans Study Area Policy, Guideline or Plan Appendix/Section Risk Assessment Biodiversity AS/NZS 4360:2004 Risk Management HB 203:2006 Environmental Risk Management Principles and Process Threatened Species Survey and Assessment Guidelines: Field Survey Methods for Fauna Amphibians Threatened Biodiversity Survey and Assessment: Guidelines for Developments and Activities Working Draft Threatened Species Assessment Guidelines: the Assessment of Significance Guidelines for Threatened Species Assessment BioBanking Assessment Methodology and Credit Calculator Operational Manual Appendix R Appendix R and Section 4.1 Appendix F Appendices F and G Appendices E and F and Section Appendix F Not Applicable NSW State Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Policy Appendix A and Section Policy and Guidelines Aquatic Habitat Management and Fish Conservation Appendix G and Sections and Policy and Guidelines - Fish Friendly Waterway Crossings Appendix G and Section Surface Water State Environmental Planning Policy No. 44 Koala Habitat Protection National Water Quality Management Strategy: Australian Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality National Water Quality Management Strategy: Australian Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting National Water Quality Management Strategy: Guidelines for Sewerage Systems Effluent Management National Water Quality Management Strategy: Guidelines for Sewerage Systems Use of Reclaimed Water Using the ANZECC Guideline and Water Quality Objectives in NSW State Water Management Outcomes Plan Water Sharing Plan for the Hunter Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2009 Appendix F and Section , Appendix G and Section 4.5.1, and and Section Not Applicable 8-9

12 Table 8.1 (Continued) Director-General s Requirements Policies, Guidelines and Plans Study Area Policy, Guideline or Plan Appendix/Section Surface Water (continued) Groundwater Air Quality NSW Government Water Quality and River Flow Objectives Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Water Pollutants in NSW Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils & Construction and associated Volume 2E: Mines and Quarries Managing Urban Stormwater: Treatment Techniques Managing Urban Stormwater: Source Control Floodplain Development Manual Floodplain Risk Management Guideline A Rehabilitation Manual for Australian Streams Technical Guidelines: Bunding & Spill Management and Section Environmental Guidelines: Use of Effluent by Irrigation Section Any relevant Water Sharing Plan for surface water resources National Water Quality Management Strategy Guidelines for Groundwater Protection in Australia NSW State Groundwater Policy Framework Document NSW State Groundwater Quality Protection Policy NSW State Groundwater Quantity Management Policy Murray-Darling Basin Groundwater Quality. Sampling Guidelines. Technical Report No 3 Murray-Darling Basin Commission. Groundwater Flow Modelling Guideline Guidelines for the Assessment & Management of Groundwater Contamination Any relevant Water Sharing Plan for groundwater resources Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation Approved Methods for the Modelling and Assessment of Air Pollutants in NSW Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in NSW Document has been superseded, Attachment 5 and Sections 4.4 and 4.5 Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A and Section Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A, Attachment 5 and Sections 4.4 and 4.5 Appendix D and Sections 6.1, 6.4 and 6.8 Appendix D and Sections and Appendix D Land Resources Draft Agricultural Impact Assessment Guidelines 2011 Appendix K Agfact AC25: Agricultural Land Classification State Environmental Planning Policy No. 55 Remediation of Land Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Sites Appendix KA Appendix M and Section Document was rescinded in

13 Table 8.1 (Continued) Director-General s Requirements Policies, Guidelines and Plans Study Area Policy, Guideline or Plan Appendix/Section Noise and Blasting Traffic and Transport Aboriginal Heritage Non-Aboriginal Heritage Greenhouse Gases NSW Industrial Noise Policy Environmental Noise Management Assessing Vibration: a technical guide NSW Road Noise Policy Interim Guidelines for the Assessment of Noise From Rail Infrastructure Projects Technical basis for guidelines to minimise annoyance due to blasting overpressure and ground vibration Appendix C and Sections 4.6 and Appendix C Appendix C and Sections 4.6 and Appendix C Appendix C and Sections 4.6 and Guide to Traffic Generating Development Appendix N and Section 4.14 Road Design Guide Appendix N and Sections 4.14, , and Draft Guidelines for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment and Community Consultation The Burra Charter (The Australian ICOMOS charter for places of cultural significance) Appendix I and Section 4.12 Appendix I and Section 4.12 NSW Heritage Manual Appendix J and Section 4.13 The Burra Charter (The Australia ICOMOS charter for places of cultural significance) Appendix J and Section 4.13 National Greenhouse Account Factors Appendix D and Section 4.8 Guidelines for Energy Savings Action Plans Appendix D Waste Waste Classification Guidelines Section 2.15 Hazards Rehabilitation Socio-Economic State Environmental Planning Policy No. 33 Hazardous and Offensive Development Hazardous and Offensive Development Application Guidelines Applying SEPP 33 Hazardous Industry Planning Advisory Paper No. 6 Guidelines for Hazard Analysis Mine Rehabilitation Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry Mine Closure and Completion Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry Appendix Q and Sections 4.18 and Appendix Q Appendix Q and Section 4.18 Section 5 Section 5 Strategic Framework for Mine Closure Section 5 Draft Economic Evaluation in Environmental Impact Assessment Techniques for Effective Social Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide Appendix P Appendix P 8-11