17Acid sulfate soils management plan

17  Acid sulfate soils management plan

 (1) Before making the section 22 application for the project, the project proponent must prepare one or more acid sulfate soils management plans for the project for all land within a project area of the project containing acid sulfate soils identified in a project extent map prepared under subsection 16(1), that may be disturbed by any eligible project activities for the project.

 (2) Before making a section 29 application for the project that seeks a variation to the section 27 declaration for the project, the project proponent must satisfy either or both of the following requirements:

 (a) revise one or more acid sulfate soils management plans for the project;

 (b) prepare one or more acid sulfate soils management plans for the project;

   so that all land within a project area of the project containing acid sulfate soils identified in a project extent map prepared under subsection 16(2) in relation to the application that may be disturbed by any eligible project activities for the project, is covered by one or more acid sulfate soils management plans.

 (3) Within 30 days of a project extent map being prepared or revised under subsections 16(3) or (4), the project proponent must satisfy either or both of the following requirements:

 (a) revise one or more acid sulfate soils management plans for the project;

 (b) prepare one or more acid sulfate soils management plans for the project;

   so that all land within a project area of the project containing acid sulfate soils identified in a project extent map prepared under those subsections that may be disturbed by any eligible project activities for the project, is covered by one or more acid sulfate soils management plans.

 (4) Within 30 days of the project proponent becoming aware that an existing acid sulfate soils management plan contains a material error, the project proponent must revise the plan to account for the error.

 (5) An acid sulfate soils management plan must:

 (a) be prepared or revised in accordance with any applicable State, Territory or Commonwealth laws; and

 (b) take into consideration any applicable State, Territory, Commonwealth or local government guidance in relation to acid sulfate soils management plans; and

  (c) be prepared or revised in accordance with the requirements of the Supplement.

 (6) The project proponent and each relevant landholder of land containing acid sulfate soils that is identified in a project extent map must:

 (a) sign and agree to implement each acid sulfate soils management plan relating to the land; and

 (b) take reasonable steps to implement, until the end of the permanence obligation period for the project, each current acid sulfate soils management plan relating to the land made under this section;

  in accordance with any applicable State, Territory or Commonwealth laws and after having taken into consideration any applicable State, Territory, Commonwealth or local government guidance in relation to acid sulfate soils management plans.

 (7) The project proponent must review, and if necessary revise, each acid sulfate soils management plan:

 (a) at least once every 5 years until the end of the crediting period for the project; and

 (b) at least once every 10 years until the end of the permanence obligation period for the project; and

 (c) within 30 days of the project proponent becoming aware that:

 (i) a current acid sulfate soils management plan for the project made under this section, needs any material correction; or

 (ii) any material changes to a current acid sulfate soils management plan for the project made under this section, are necessary; or

 (iii) disturbance to acid sulfate soils changes materially from that envisaged in a current acid sulfate soils management plan for the project made under this section.