In September 2008, the Queensland Government introduced the Sustainable Resource Communities (SRC) policy to improve the assessment and ongoing management of the social impacts of resource developments, provide greater coordination and collaboration between stakeholders and address resource governance issues at multiple scales.The policy strengthens the Queensland Government’s coordination role, introduces a social impact assessment (SIA) function, improves state wide and regional coordination through the formation of a partnership group and local leadership groups, emphasises greater links to regional planning, and introduces social impact management plans (SIMPs) to outline the forecasted changes to communities, the agreed strategies formitigation of impacts, and the responsibility of various parties in relation to the management of social issues.

Leading Practice Strategies for Addressing the Social Impacts of Resource Developments

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Document Type: Book

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  • David Brereton
  • Daniel Franks
  • Courtney Fidler
  • Phil Clark
  • Frank Vanclay

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Date: 2009

Language: en

In September 2008, the Queensland Government introduced the Sustainable Resource Communities (SRC) policy to improve the assessment and ongoing management of the social impacts of resource developments, provide greater coordination and collaboration between stakeholders and address resource governance issues at multiple scales.The policy strengthens the Queensland Government’s coordination role, introduces a social impact assessment (SIA) function, improves state wide and regional coordination through the formation of a partnership group and local leadership groups, emphasises greater links to regional planning, and introduces social impact management plans (SIMPs) to outline the forecasted changes to communities, the agreed strategies formitigation of impacts, and the responsibility of various parties in relation to the management of social issues.

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