Strategic assessment of irrigation development throughout Tasmania
Agreement
Under national environment law, the Australian Government Minister for the Environment may agree to a strategic assessment of the impacts of actions on nationally protected matters under a policy, plan or program.
On 30 September 2014, the Department entered into an agreement with Tasmanian Irrigation to undertake a strategic assessment of proposed irrigation development throughout Tasmania. The strategic assessment will be undertaken in accordance with section 146 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
- Strategic assessment agreement (PDF - 2.72 MB) | (DOC - 137 KB)
- Overview of Tasmanian Irrigation Strategic Assessment
Cessation of the strategic assessment agreement
On 20 January 2015, Tasmanian Irrigation notified the Department of their intention to end the Agreement to undertake a strategic assessment of the impacts of irrigation actions in Tasmania under the EPBC Act. Clause 13 of the section 146 Agreement signed on 30 September 2014 allows a termination of the agreement to occur by written agreement between both parties.
On 16 February 2015, a delegate of the Minister for the Environment agreed to this request. The strategic assessment therefore ceased effective from this date.