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Keeping the Community Informed
The Alligator Rivers Region Advisory Committee (ARRAC) is established under the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Regions) Act 1978 to facilitate communication between community, government and industry stakeholders. ARRAC is a forum for information exchange and policy consultation on the effects of uranium mining on the Alligator Rivers Region environment.
An important function of ARRAC is to reassure members, their constituents and the wider Australian public that the environment in this region is receiving the highest possible level of protection. ARRAC provides stakeholders with the opportunity to exchange relevant information and to consult on significant policy issues relating to protection and restoration of the environment from the effects of uranium mining operations.
Government reports provided to ARRAC become public information. Disclosure of environmental performance information is a way of building trust amongst stakeholders, by reducing the potential for misinterpretation of information.
Documents tabled at ARRAC meetings include:
The committee consists of representatives from a broad range of stakeholders under the guidance of an independent Chairperson. Stakeholders include mining companies, the Government regulator, Australian ,Territory and Local Government Departments ,non- Government environmental organisations and local aboriginal associations. The committee meets twice a year,. These meetings facilitate timely and accurate discussion of performance issues, and an opportunity to address the impacts of the marked wet and dry tropical seasons on the effectiveness of environmental protection.
| Name | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Charles Webb | Chairperson | Charles Darwin University |
| Carolyn Lord | Secretariat | Supervising Scientist Division |
| Philippe Portella | Member | AFMECO Mining and Exploration Pty Ltd |
| Peter Burns | Member | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
| Richard O’Brien | Deputy | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
| Jennifer Parks | Member | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd |
| Keith Tayler | Deputy | Cameco Australia Pty Ltd |
| Marie Taylor | Member | Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources |
| Carolyn Barton | Deputy | Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources |
| Mike Delosa | Member | Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines |
| Gary Martin | Deputy | Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines |
| Lyn Allen | Member | Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines |
| Michael Lawton | Deputy | Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines |
| Xavier Schobben | Member | Dept of Health & Community Services |
| Russell Robinson | Deputy | Dept of Health and Community Services |
| Suresh Rajapkse | Member | Energy Resources of Australia Pty Ltd – Ranger Mine |
| Philipa Varris | Deputy | Energy Resources of Australia Pty Ltd – Ranger Mine |
| Peter Robertson | Member | Environment Centre Northern Territory |
| Emma King | Deputy | Environment Centre Northern Territory |
| Graeme Dewar | Member | Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation |
| Geoff Kyle | Deputy | Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation |
| Mike Ellsmore | Member | Hanson Australia Pty Ltd |
| Leslie Cadzow | Deputy | Hanson Australia Pty Ltd |
| Ian Newnham | Member | Jabiru Town Council |
| Steve Baldwin | Deputy | Jabiru Town Council |
| Mark Foy | Member | Northern Land Council |
| Howard Smith | Deputy | Northern Land Council |
| Richard Sellars | Member | Northern Territory Office of the Administrator |
| Gillian Jan | Deputy | Northern Territory Office of the Administrator |
| Peter Cochrane | Ex Officio | Parks Australia |
| Alan Hughes | Ex Officio | Supervising Scientist Division |
| Richard McAllister | Deputy | Supervising Scientist Division |
In general ARRAC meets twice a year. These meetings can be attended by observers
ARRAC Secretariat: Carolyn Lord
Phone: (08) 8920 1124
Fax: (08) 8920 1199
Email: carolyn.lord@environment.gov.au