BHP : Nickel West Mt Keith Satellite Project Statement 1087 Compliance Assessment Report

Statement 1087 Compliance Assessment Report

BHP NICKEL WEST

Mt Keith Satellite

Statement 1087

Compliance

Assessment

Report

BHP Nickel West

29 March 2022

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Contents

Document Amendment Record	3
Endorsement	3
Executive Summary	4
1.	Introduction	5
2.	Purpose and Scope	5
3.	Project and Status	6
4.	Statement of Compliance	6
5.	Proposed Changes to the Compliance Assessment
Plan	13
6.	References	14
Appendix 1 - Statement of Compliance	16

Appendix 2 - MKS Water Meter Readings - Abstraction17

Appendix 3	- Stantec (2022) Mt Keith Satellite 2021 Flora
and Vegetation Monitoring Report	19
Appendix 4	- Astron (2022) Mt Keith Vegetation Remote
Sensing Analysis 2021	20
Appendix 5	- Hydrological Processes EMP	21
Appendix 6	- Mt Keith Satellite Mine Closure Plan 201924

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Document Amendment Record

Version	Page No.	Version	Key Changes	Date
		Description
1	-	Draft for Internal	-	22 March 2022
		Review (BHP Nickel
		West HSEC)
2	-	Draft for BHP	-	29 March 2022
		Approval (BHP
		Nickel West HSEC)
0	-	Final for BHP issue	-	29 March 2022
		to EPA (BHP Nickel
		West HSEC)

Endorsement

I have reviewed this Compliance Assessment Report prepared to meet the requirements of Condition 4-6 of the Statement 1087 approval for the Mt Keith Satellite Project, and accept that the information provided is an accurate account of the activities undertaken during the reporting period.

Michael Moscarda

A / General Manager Northern Operations

BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd

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Executive Summary

BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd (BHP Nickel West) was granted environmental approval of the Mt Keith Satellite Project (the 'Project') in December 2018 by the Western Australian Minister for Environment in accordance with Section 45(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA).

Works on the Project commenced in February 2019, which to date have included the clearing and establishment of the initial operating areas (Haul Road, Mine Pits, Waste Rock Landform and Mine Ore Pad) and the commencement of productive mining of ore from both the Six Mile Well Mine Pit and the Goliath Mine Pit. Implementation of the Project is currently expected to continue until approximately 2030+.

Condition 4-6 of the Statement 1087 approval requires BHP Nickel West to submit an annual Compliance Assessment Report which outlines the status of implementation of the Project and compliance with the approval conditions. This Report outlines the implementation status and compliance for the Project covering the period of 28 December 2020 to 31 December 2021. BHP Nickel West was in compliance with all conditions of the Statement 1087 approval during the reporting period.

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1. Introduction

The Mt Keith Satellite Project (the 'Project') is for a satellite mining operation as an extension to the existing Mt Keith Nickel Mine1. The Project comprises two Mine Pits, a Waste Rock Landform, Support Infrastructure and a Haul Road, requiring the clearing of up to 1,069 hectares (ha) of native vegetation within a Development Envelope of 1,265 ha, as identified by Figure 1 Project Area.

BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd (BHP Nickel West) referred the Project to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in May 2017 in accordance with Section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA)

(BHP Nickel West 2017). The EPA (2017) determined the Project required an environmental assessment, with the key assessment factors including 'Flora and Vegetation', 'Inland Waters', 'Social Surroundings' (Aboriginal Heritage) and 'Air Quality'. An 'Environmental Review' document (Environmental Impact Assessment) assessing the potential environmental effects of the Project was additionally prepared to assist the EPA assessment (BHP Nickel West 2018a).

The EPA (2018) assessment concluded the Project could be implemented subject to recommended conditions to ensure the potential environmental effects of the Project were appropriately managed. Following the advice of the EPA (2018), the Project was subsequently approved by the WA Minister for Environment (2018) through the Statement 1087 approval granted in accordance with Section 45(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA).

Implementation of the Project commenced in February 2019, which to date has included the clearing and establishment of the initial operating areas (Haul Road, Mine Pits, Waste Rock Landform and Mine Ore Pad) and the continuation of productive ore mining from both the Six Mile Well Mine Pit and the Goliath Mine Pit.

Implementation of the Project is expected to occur over a period of 10+ years, with the cessation of mining (and the commencement of mine closure) estimated to occur from approximately 2030+.

2. Purpose and Scope

Condition 4-6 of the Statement 1087 approvals requires the submission of an annual Compliance Assessment Report (CAR) document, which outlines the status of implementation of the Project and compliance with the approval conditions.

This CAR outlines the implementation and compliance status of the Project for the period of 28 December 2020 to 31 December 2021, and aligns with the requirements of the approved Compliance Assessment Plan

(BHP Nickel West 2020a) under Condition 4-1 of the Statement 1087 approval.

This CAR document is the third CAR document to be submitted for the Project under the Statement 1087 approval, following from the CAR documents submitted in 2020 and 2021 (BHP Nickel West 2020b and BHP Nickel West 2021c).

1 Note: The Mt Keith Nickel Mine commenced operations in 1993. The existing components of the Mt Keith Nickel Mine do not form part of the approved Project, and accordingly, are not addressed within this CAR document.

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3. Project and Status

BHP Nickel West commenced implementation of the Project in February 2019. To date, implementation of the Project has included:

• Clearing and establishment of the initial operating areas (Haul Road, Mine Pits, Waste Rock Landform and Run of Mine Pad); and
• Continuation of productive mining of ore from both the Six Mile Well Mine Pit and commencement of mining from the Goliath Mine Pit.
• Ore supplied from the Project is now the primary product processed at the Mt Keith Nickel Mine.

Implementation of the Project is expected to occur over a period of 10+ years, with the cessation of mining (and the commencement of mine closure) estimated to occur from approximately 2030+.

4. Statement of Compliance

A completed Audit Table (consistent with the approved Compliance Assessment Plan (BHP Nickel West 2020a)) is provided below to outline compliance with the conditions of the Statement 1087 approval. The Audit Table verifies that BHP Nickel West was in compliance with all conditions of the Statement 1087 approval during the reporting period. Refer to Table 1 Mt Keith Satellite Operations Audit Table.

A completed and signed Statement of Compliance form (prepared using the DWER (2018) form 'PAF2 - Statement of Compliance - 2018') is provided at Appendix 1.

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AUDIT TABLE

Mt Keith Satellite Project, Statement No.1087

• Phases that apply in this table = Pre-Construction, Construction, Operation, Decommissioning, Overall (several phases).
• This audit table is a summary and timetable of conditions and commitments applying to this project. Refer to the Minister's Statement for full detail/precise wording of individual elements.
• Code prefixes: M = Implementation condition; P = Proponent's commitment; N = Procedure.
• Compliance status: C = Compliant, CLD = Completed, NC = Non-compliant, NR = Not required at this stage. Please note terms NA = Not Audited and VR = Verification Required are only for EPA use. IP = In Process may only be used by the proponent in circumstances outlined in Section 2.8 of the Post Assessment Guideline for Preparing an Audit Table.

Table 1: Mt Keith Satellite Operation Audit Table (28 December 2020 to 31 December 2021).

	AUDIT	SUBJECT	REQUIREMENT	HOW	EVIDENCE	PHASE	TIMEFRAME	STATUS	FURTHER INFORMATION
	CODE
	1087:M1.1	Proposal	When implementing the proposal, the	Implement the Project	Compliance	Overall	For the life of the	COMPLIANT	Table 2 of Schedule 1 of the Statement 1087 approval, as amended by
		Implementation	proponent shall not exceed the authorised	in accordance with	Assessment Reports.		Proposal.		Attachment 1 to the Statement 1087 approval under s45C in
			extent of the proposal as defined in Table	criteria outlined in					September 2020, authorises the clearing of up to 1,069 hectares (ha) of
			2 of Schedule 1, unless amendments to	Schedule 1.					native vegetation within a 1,265 ha Development Envelope. As of 31st
			the proposal and the authorised extent of						December 2021, a total of 805.3 ha of native vegetation has been
			the proposal have been approved under						cleared within the Development Envelope; being within the total 1,069 ha
			the EP Act.						authorised limit. No clearing of native vegetation beyond the
									Development Envelope has been undertaken for the Project. The area
									of native vegetation clearing undertaken to date, and the extent of the
									approved Development Envelope, is identified at Figure 2.
									Table 2 of Schedule 1 of the Statement 1087 approval authorises
									groundwater abstraction (mine pit dewatering) of up to 0.4 gigalitres (GL)
									per year (y) using bores and pit sumps. A total of 0.206 GL (206,173
									kilolitres (kL)) of groundwater was abstracted between 1st January 2021
									and 31st December 2021; being within the 0.4 GL/y authorised limit.
									Groundwater abstractions records to verify the mine pit dewatering
									volumes from each bore/sump is provided in Appendix 2.
	1087:M2.1	Contact Details	The proponent shall notify the CEO of any	Notify the CEO of any	Written notification to	Overall	Within 28 days of such	NOT REQUIRED	No change to the Proponent name, physical address or postal address
			change of its name, physical address or	change in proponent	the CEO of any		change.		has occurred during the reporting period, and accordingly, no notification
			postal address for the serving of notices	details.	change in proponent				to the DWER CEO has been required.
			or other correspondence within twenty-		details.
			eight (28) days of such change. Where
			the proponent is a corporation or an
			association of persons, whether
			incorporated or not, the postal address is
			that of the principal place of business or of
			the principal office in the State.
	1087:M3.1	Time Limit for	The proponent shall not commence	Notify the CEO	Written notification to	Overall	After 28 December	COMPLETED	Implementation of the Project commenced in February 2019 with the
		Proposal	implementation of the proposal after five	advising proposal has	the CEO.		2023.		construction and operation of the Project. Implementation of the Project
		Implementation	(5) years from the date on this Statement,	not commenced					is considered to be 'substantial'. Compliance with Condition 3-1 is now
			and any commencement, prior to this	implementation.					completed.
			date, must be substantial.
	1087:M3.2	Time Limit for	Any commencement of implementation of	N/A.	Compliance	Overall	Within 5 years from	COMPLETED	Implementation of the Project commenced in February 2019 with the
		Proposal	the proposal, on or before five (5) years		Assessment Reports.		the date of Statement		construction and operation of the Project. Implementation of the Project
		Implementation	from the date of this Statement, must be				1087, being on or		is considered to be 'substantial'. Written evidence demonstrating
			demonstrated as substantial by providing				before 28 December		compliance was confirmed in the DWER Compliance Audit Report in
			the CEO with written evidence, on or				2023.		May 2020. Compliance with Condition 3-2 is now completed.
			before the expiration of five (5) years from
			the date of this Statement.
	1087:M4.1	Compliance	The proponent shall prepare, and	Submit Compliance	Compliance	Pre-construction	At least six (6) months	COMPLIANT	A Compliance Assessment Plan (CAP) document
		Reporting	maintain a Compliance Assessment Plan	Assessment Plan to	Assessment Plan (this		prior to the first		(BHP Nickel West 2019a) was initially submitted to the DWER CEO in
			which is submitted to the CEO at least six	the CEO.	document).		Compliance		September 2019, with the DWER CEO granting initial approval of
			(6) months prior to the first Compliance				Assessment Report		the CAP document in October 2019.
			Assessment Report required by condition				required by condition
			4-6, or prior to implementation of the				4-6, or prior to		The current version of the CAP document (Revision 2,
			proposal, whichever is sooner.				implementation of the		BHP Nickel West 2020a) was approved by the DWER CEO in
									October 2020 (DWER 2020b).
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	CODE
							proposal, whichever is
							sooner.		BHP Nickel West will continue to review and maintain the CAP
									document, as required from time to time, to ensure ongoing compliance
									with Condition 4-1.
	1087:M4.2	Compliance	The Compliance Assessment Plan shall	Submit Compliance	Compliance	Pre-construction	At least six (6) months	COMPLIANT	A Compliance Assessment Plan (CAP) document
		Reporting	indicate:	Assessment Plan to	Assessment Plan (this		prior to the first		(BHP Nickel West 2019a) was initially submitted to the DWER CEO in
			(1) the frequency of compliance reporting;	the CEO.	document).		Compliance		September 2019, with the DWER CEO granting initial approval of
			(2) the approach and timing of compliance				Assessment Report		the CAP document in October 2019.
			assessments;				required by condition
			(3) the retention of compliance				4-6, or prior to		The current version of the CAP document (Revision 2,
			assessments;				implementation of the		BHP Nickel West 2020a) was approved by the DWER CEO in
			(4) the method of reporting of potential				proposal, whichever is		October 2020 (DWER 2020b).
			non-compliances and corrective actions				sooner.
			taken;						In accordance with Condition 4-2, the approved CAP document
			(5) the table of contents of Compliance						identifies:
			Assessment Reports; and						∙ frequency of compliance reporting;
			(6) public availability of Compliance
								∙ approach and timing of compliance assessments;
			Assessment Reports.
								∙ retention of compliance assessments;
									∙ method of reporting of potential non-compliances and corrective
									actions taken;
									∙ table of contents of Compliance Assessment Reports; and
									∙ public availability of Compliance Assessment Reports.
									BHP Nickel West remains in compliance with the requirements of
									Condition 4-2.
	1087:M4.3	Compliance	After receiving notice in writing from the	Implementation of	Notice in writing from	Overall	Ongoing as per	COMPLIANT	This Compliance Assessment Report (CAR) document submitted to
		Reporting	CEO that the Compliance Assessment	Compliance	the CEO and		requirements of CAP.		DWER in 2021 provides an assessment of compliance with the
			Plan satisfies the requirements of	Assessment Plan.	Compliance				conditions of the Statement 1087 approval consistent with the approved
			condition 4-2 the proponent shall assess		Assessment Reports.				CAP document. Annual submission of this CAR document ensures that
			compliance with conditions in accordance						BHP Nickel West remains in compliance with the requirements
			with the Compliance Assessment Plan						of Condition 4-2.
			required by condition 4-1.
	1087:M4.4	Compliance	The proponent shall retain reports of all	Retain records in	Written response to	Overall	When requested by	COMPLIANT	Submitted CAR documents will be retained by BHP Nickel West for the
		Reporting	compliance assessments described in the	accordance with	request by CEO.		CEO.		duration of the Project in accordance with standard document control
			Compliance Assessment Plan required by	Compliance					practices, as outlined within the approved CAP document.
			condition 4-1 and shall make those	Assessment Plan.
			reports available when requested by the						No requests were received from the DWER CEO during the reporting
			CEO.						period to make additional copies of the submitted CAR documents
									available.
	1087:M4.5	Compliance	The proponent shall advise the CEO of	Notification of the	Written	Overall	Within 7 days of the	COMPLIANT	Nil potential non-compliance items were identified, or required reporting
		Reporting	any potential non-compliance within	CEO via an email to	correspondence to		potential non-		to DWER, during the reporting period.
			seven (7) days of that non-compliance	[e-mail].	CEO.		compliance being
			being known.	gov.au			known.		BHP Nickel West has not been required to provide advice to the DWER
				which will include any					CEO of any potential non-compliance during the reporting period.
				corrective actions
				taken to address the
				potential non-
				compliance.
	1087:M4.6.1	Compliance	The proponent shall submit to the CEO	Submit Compliance	Compliance	Overall	The first report to be	COMPLIANT	The first CAR document (BHP Nickel West 2020b) was submitted to the
		Reporting	the first Compliance Assessment Report	Assessment to the	Assessment Reports.		submitted by 28		DWER CEO in March 2020 addressing compliance with the conditions
			fifteen (15) months from the date of issue	CEO.			March 2020 and from		for the first 12 month period following the granting of the Statement 1087
			of this Statement addressing the twelve				then on annual by 28		approval. This CAR document presents the third report addressing
			(12) month period from the date of issue				March each year.		compliance with the conditions of the Statement 1087 approval.
			of this Statement and then annually from
			the date of submission of the first						As outlined in Section 5 Proposed Changes to the Compliance
			Compliance Assessment Report, or as						Assessment Plan, in 2020 BHP Nickel West proposed that future CAR
			otherwise agreed in writing by the CEO.						documents cover the financial year period 1 July to 30 June, with
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	CODE
										submission by 30 October (to align to other standard Government
										financial year reporting requirements). The request for agreement of the
										DWER CEO for this change was provided as part of the 2020 CAR
										submission (Section 5). No response from the DWER CEO has been
										received to this request. In the absence of a response BHP Nickel West
										continues to comply with a March submission date for the CAR
	1087:M4.6.2	Compliance	The Compliance Assessment Report	Compliance	Compliance	Overall		The first report to be	COMPLIANT	This CAR complies with reporting requirements, specifically:
		Reporting	shall:	Assessment Report	Assessment Reports.			submitted by 28		1. Endorsement by the General Manager of BHP Nickel West, as an
			(1) be endorsed by the proponent's Chief	developed in				March 2020 and from		authorised delegate of the CEO of BHP Nickel West.
			Executive Officer or a person delegated to	accordance with the				then on annual by 28
			sign on the Chief Executive Officer's	approved Compliance				March each year.		2. BHP Nickel West has complied with all conditions of the
			behalf;	Assessment Plan.						Statement 1087 approval during the reporting period. Statements to
			(2) include a statement as to whether the							this effect are included within this CAR document.
			proponent has complied with the
			conditions;							3. Nil potential non-compliances with the conditions of the
			(3) identify all potential non-compliances							Statement 1087 approval occurred during the reporting period.
			and describe corrective and preventative							Accordingly, no corrective or preventative actions have been
			actions taken;							required to address potential non-compliances.
			(4) be made publicly available in
			accordance with the approved							4. Following approval of this CAR document by the DWER CEO, this
			Compliance							CAR document will be made publicly available through the
			Assessment Plan; and							BHP Nickel West website as outlined by the approved CAP report
			(5) indicate any proposed changes to the							(refer to https://www.bhp.com/sustainability/environment/regulatory-
			Compliance Assessment Plan required by							information/).
			condition 4-1.
										5. Proposed changes to the CAP document are outlined in
										Section 5 Proposed Changes to the Compliance Assessment Plan.
	1087:M5.1	Public Availability	Subject to condition 5-2, within a	To be determined in	Written advice from	Overall		To be determined in	COMPLIANT	Environmental data, management plans and reports relevant to the EPA
		of Data	reasonable time period approved by the	consultation with	CEO confirming			consultation with the		assessment of the Project are publicly available through the EPA
			CEO of the issue of this Statement and for	CEO.	manner approved.			CEO.		website (refer tohttps://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/mt-keith-satellite-
			the remainder of the life of the proposal							project). This public availability of the Project assessment information is
			the proponent shall make publicly							considered to be appropriate, with further actions for the public
			available, in a manner approved by the							availability of the assessment information by BHP Nickel West not
			CEO, all validated environmental data							considered to be considered necessary.
			(including sampling design, sampling
			methodologies, empirical data and							Environmental data, management plans and reports relevant to the
			derived information products (e.g. maps))							implementation of the Statement 1087 approval are publicly available
			management plans and reports relevant							through the BHP website (refer to
			to the assessment of this proposal and							https://www.bhp.com/sustainability/environment/regulatory-information/).
			implementation of this Statement.							To date, this publicly available information includes:
										∙ Flora and Vegetation Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Rec
										0.2 (BHP Nickel West 2019);
										∙ Compliance Assessment Plan (BHP Nickel West 2020a);
										∙ Compliance Assessment Report 2019 (BHP Nickel West 2020b)
										and
										∙ Compliance Assessment report 2020.
										Following approval by the DWER CEO, this CAR document will
										additionally be made publicly available through the BHP website.
										To note, the DWER CEO has not provided written advice to
										BHP Nickel West on the approved manner or the timing for the public
										availability of information required under Condition 5-1 of the
										Statement 1087 approval. BHP Nickel West consider the above actions
										for public availability to meet the intent of Condition 5-1 and the
										objectives of the DWER CEO for the public availability of environmental
										data, management plans and reports.
	1087:M5.2	Public Availability	If any data referred to in condition 5-1	Proponent request to	Notice in writing to	Overall		As required from time	NOT REQUIRED	No requests were made by BHP Nickel West to the CEO DWER to not
		of Data	contains particulars of:	CEO to not make	CEO notifying of any			to time.		make environmental data publicly available during the reporting period.
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	CODE
			(1) a secret formula or process; or	certain data publicly	information not to be
			(2) confidential commercially sensitive	available, including	made publicly				Consistent with standard practices, BHP Nickel West will seek to ensure
			information; the proponent may submit a	explanation and	available.				public availability of all environmental data which relates to the
			request for approval from the CEO to not	reason why.					implementation of, and compliance with, the Statement 1087 approval.
			make these data publicly available. In
			making such a request the proponent
			shall provide the CEO with an explanation
			and reasons why the data should not be
			made publicly available.
	1087:M6.1	Flora and	The proponent shall implement the	Implement the	MKS FVEMP.	Overall	The first report to be	COMPLIANT	BHP Nickel West has implemented the Project to avoid and minimise,
		Vegetation	proposal to meet the following	proposal in			submitted by 28		where possible, indirect effects to DBCA-classified 'priority' flora taxa,
		Management Plan	environmental objective:	accordance with the	Compliance		March 2020 and from		the Violet Range 'priority' ecological community and the adjacent
			(1) Avoid, where possible, and minimise	Flora and Vegetation	Assessment Reports.		then on annual by 28		'Class A' Wanjarri Nature Reserve. The avoidance / minimisation
			indirect impacts as far as practicable to	Environmental			March each year.		measures have been implemented through the Flora and Vegetation
			Priority flora, the Violet Range PEC and	Management Plan					EMP (BHP Nickel West 2019b) (as described below under
			the Wanjarri Nature Reserve.	(FVEMP).					Condition 6-3).
	1087:M6.2	Flora and	In order to meet the requirements of	Implement the	MKS FVEMP	Overall	Throughout the life of	NOT REQUIRED	The Flora and Vegetation EMP dated December 2019 (Revision 0.2)
		Vegetation	condition 6-1, the proponent shall	proposal in			the Project.		was prepared in accordance with Condition 6-3 (below). Accordingly,
		Management Plan	implement the Flora and Vegetation	accordance with the	Compliance				implementation of the previous revision of the Flora and Vegetation EMP
			Environmental Management Plan	FVEMP.	Assessment Reports.		Annual compliance		under Condition 6-2 is no longer required, with implementation of the
			(Version 0, September 2018).				assessment reporting		revised/approved Flora and Vegetation EMP to be regulated in
							commencing 28		accordance with Condition 6-3 (as addressed below).
							March 2020.
	1087:M6.3	Flora and	The proponent shall implement the most	Implement the current	Written notice from	Overall	Throughout the life of	COMPLIANT	The current revision of the Flora and Vegetation EMP (BHP Nickel
		Vegetation	recent version of the Flora and Vegetation	and most recent	CEO confirming the		the Project.		West 2019b, Revision 0.2) was approved by the DWER CEO in
		Management Plan	Environmental Management Plan which	version of the FVEMP.	FVEMP addresses				February 2021 (DWER 2021).
			the CEO has confirmed by notice in		condition 6-1, on		Annual compliance
			writing, addresses the requirements of		advice from DBCA.		assessment reporting		Consistent with the approved Flora and Vegetation EMP, the
			condition 6-1, on advice of the				commencing 28		environmental management actions implemented to minimise the direct
			Department of Biodiversity, Conservation		Compliance		March 2020.		and potential indirect effects of the Project to flora and vegetation values
			and Attractions.		Assessment Reports				has included:
									∙ Implementation of the Environmental Heritage Impact Assessment
									process (internal process) prior to land disturbance (control of
									direct effects).
									∙ Environmental monitoring within pre-defined quadrats for:
									o DBCA-classified 'priority' native flora taxa (tagged individuals);
									o vegetation communities; and
									o introduced flora taxa (weeds)
									at defined monitoring sites located in close proximity to Project and
									distant from the Project (control sites).
									∙ Hygiene inspections of equipment and vehicles to minimise the risk
									of introduction of introduced flora taxa (weeds), with targeted spray
									control for any identified infestations.
									The key environmental outcomes from the implementation of the
									management actions in the Flora and Vegetation EMP has notably
									included:
									∙ All clearing of native vegetation for the Project has occurred within
									the authorised Development Envelope (spatial area), and within the
									total authorised clearing limit (area in hectares);
									∙ Maintenance of plant health condition of tagged DBCA-classified
									'priority' flora taxa adjacent to the Project (compared to control
									sites);
									∙ No measurable effect to vegetation condition in proximity to the
									Project (including for the Violet Range 'priority' ecological
									community and the adjacent 'Class A' Wanjarri Nature Reserve),
									with no measured exceedance of trigger criteria or threshold
									criteria; and
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