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HSEP0913 – Land Management Procedure
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Table of Content
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OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................ 2
PROCESS ............................................................................................................................. 2
PROCESS DETAIL................................................................................................................. 3
3.1 Routine Land Management Work
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3.2 New Works including environmental protection & enhancement projects
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3.3 Sale, Purchase, Licences or Leases of Land including third party.
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3.4 Activities on Hydro Tasmania Land by other users
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Operational Compliance
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3.5 Operational Compliance
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3.6 Flora and Fauna or Biodiversity
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3.7 Event Assessment & Planning / Programs
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3.8 Procedures
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ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................ 6
DEFINITIONS....................................................................................................................... 6
RELATED DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES ............................................................................... 7
REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................................................. 7
Hydro Tasmania Document
Owner(s): OH&S Manager;
Environment Manager
Approver: Manager – Sustainability and Safety
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OBJECTIVES
Hydro Tasmania owns and manages a significant number of land parcels, including:
 Land around Hydro Tasmania assets including; dams, canals, pipelines, roads, power
stations, and offices; and
 Land in World Heritage Areas and other areas of significance, where particular obligations
apply.
The land management procedure assists Hydro Tasmania in maintaining its land resources
effectively, minimising environmental & safety impacts, in a manner consistent with Hydro
Tasmania’s values.
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PROCESS
NEED TO PERFORM
ROUTINE WORK THAT
INVOLVES LAND
MANAGEMENT
EXISTING PLAN /
WORK
INSTRUCTION?
NO
YES
REVIEW PLAN / WORKING
INSTRUCTION
DEVELOP PLAN /
WORKING INSTRUCTION
REVIEW
NEEDED?
YES
NO
CHANGES
NEEDED?
NO
YES
Can include;
 Road maintenance,
 Roadside clearing,
 Creation of fire breaks,
 Weed management,
 Clearance around
powerlines,
 Canals and pipelines,
 Vegetation management
around dams and
associated structures,
 Vegetation management
around other facilities,
maintenance of parks and
gardens
MAKE CHANGES AS
NECESSARY
PERFORM WORK PER
PLAN / WORK
INSTRUCTION
PROBLEM
DURING
WORK?
NO
YES
TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION AND REPORT
END
UPDATE PLAN / WORK
INSTRUCTION AS
NECESSARY
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PROCESS DETAIL
Description
Responsibility
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3.1 Routine Land
Management
Work
3.2 New Works
including
environmental
protection &
enhancement
projects
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Project Plans and/or work instructions are developed
for routine land management work (through SAP
previously FMMS).
A risk assessment addressing the relevant
environmental & safety risks (HSEP0301 – Hazard
Identification and Risk Management )associated with
the activities must be conducted per plan/work
instruction, in particular for;
• Low risk and low complexity activities assessed
utilise HSEP0303 – JHA & SWMS procedure &
HSEF0303.1 JHA template to document risks and
mitigations.
• High risk and higher complexity activities utilise
must use HSEF0301.1 Environmental Impact
Assessment and Management Plan to document
risks and mitigations.
Permitting and approvals requirements of
HSER0201.1 - Environmental Legislation Compliance
Register.doc and HSER0201.4 Register of Permit &
Notification Guidelines must be met. For
work/operations within the Tasmanian World
Heritage Area (TWWHA) refer to HSEP0911 –
Operations in the Tasmanian World Heritage Area.
New works involving land management to follow
Works Management guidelines.
A risk assessment addressing the relevant
environmental & safety risks (HSEP0301 – Hazard
Identification and Risk Management )associated with
the activities must be conducted per plan/work
instruction, in particular for;
• Low risk and low complexity activities assessed
utilise HSEP0303 – JHA & SWMS procedure &
HSEF0303.1 JHA template to document risks and
mitigations.
• High risk and higher complexity activities utilise
must use HSEF0301.1 Environmental Impact
Assessment and Management Plan to document
risks and mitigations.
Permitting and approvals requirements of HSEP0201 –
Legal & Other Requirements and HSER0201.4 Register
of Permit & Notification Guidelines must be met. For
work/operations within the Tasmanian World
Heritage Area (TWWHA) refer to HSEP0911 –
Operations in the Tasmanian World Heritage Area. For
work in areas of cultural significance HSEP0912 -
Level 2
Manager,
Project
Manager
Level 2
Manager,
Project
Manager
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Cultural Heritage Management.doc
3.3 Sale, Purchase,
Licences or
Leases of Land
including third
party.
3.4 Activities on
Hydro
Tasmania Land
by other users
Sale, Purchase, Licences or Leases of Land ensure the
following procedure is followed prior to the sale
purchase or lease of land. HSEP0203 – HSE Third Party
Development on HT Land. The following application
must be completed and forwarded accordingly.
HSEF0203.1 - Application form for the use and
development of land.doc
Determine compliance with Hydro Tasmania’s
guidelines, agreements, or legal obligations; and
determine the likelihood of environmental harm as a
result of the activity. Where there is an unacceptable
risk of such harm, the activity should not be approved.
Proposed new activities (or renewal of rights to
continue existing activities) by other users on Hydro
Tasmania land constitute an event for which an
environmental assessment is required in accordance
with HSEP0203 – HSE Third Party Development on HT
Land. HSEF0203.1 - Application form for the use and
development of land.doc
Third parties /
Project
Managers
Land Program
Manager &
Facilities
Manager
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Operational
Compliance
3.5 Operational
Compliance
3.6 Flora and
Fauna or
Biodiversity
3.7 Event
Assessment &
Planning /
Programs
3.8 Procedures
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Ensure compliance with statutory and other
environmental land management requirements for
land resources and assets. HSER0201.1 Environmental Legislation Compliance Register.doc
Ensure operational compliance with:
(a) permits and permit conditions
HSER0201.4 - Register of Permit and
Notification Requirements.doc;
(b) World Heritage Area Requirements
HSEP0911 - Operations in TWWHA.doc
hygiene & washdown requirements
HSEREF0913 1 Operation of Hydro
Tasmania's Mobile Washdown Trailer
2013_04_22.docx ;
(c) weed management plans made under
the Weed Management Act 1999;
(d) State and Federal threatened species
requirements; and
(e) other environmental land management
statutory requirements and
agreements.
Responding to any proposed changes to the
regulatory framework as identified by Procedure
HSER0201.1 - Environmental Legislation Compliance
Register.doc or any other process.
Reference information and resources such as the GIS,
Sustainability and Safety team.
Level 1
Managers
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HSEP0917 - Vegetation Management Wind
Operations.doc
HSEP0921 - Chemical Management.doc
HSEP0920 - Oil Management.doc
HSEP0919 - Stormwater and Sewerage
Management.doc
HSEP0922 - Quarry Management.doc
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ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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DEFINITIONS
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RELATED DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES
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REVISION HISTORY
Revision
number
0.1
(Draft)
0.2
(Draft)
0.3
Revision
date
10th May
2012
29th Jan
2013
29th April
2014
Detailed revision description
Document in draft has taken operational control
requirements from ESMS procedure EP12
Added information on weed management and
reference weed record sheet
Updated against previous ESMS Land Management
Procedure
Print Date: 06/02/2016
Reviewed by
Approved by
B. Lunstedt
B. Lunstedt
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