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AHCv1.0

Initial release

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Scope requirements

1.1 Determine reasons for development of a regional plan to identify broad goals and legislative requirements

1.2 Identify prior regional planning work as input to proposed regional planning process

2. Determine regional boundaries

2.1 Determine regional boundaries from economic, environmental and social factors, that will produce a coherent plan

2.2 Identify economic, environmental and social factors that overlap the proposed regional boundaries to develop a scope and weighting of the factors

2.3 Review previous plans and reports to verify the suitability of the proposed regional boundaries

2.4 Meet program requirements for the development of regional plans in the identification of regional boundaries

3. Identify regional resource management issues

3.1 Research regional natural resource issues from past documentation and from stakeholder views

3.2 Research and assess current and potential impacts of government, economic, industry, environmental and social factors on natural resource management issues

3.3 Estimate the likely depth of research required to obtain sufficient information on issues for planning purposes

4. Scope stakeholders in regional resource management planning process

4.1 Scope economic, industry, social and government activities to identify influential organisations, groups and people and their particular interests

4.2 Approach organisations and groups to determine their interests, viewpoints on natural resource management issues, and willingness to participate in regional planning process

4.3 Identify nature of community involvement in planning process from understanding of issues and community

5. Develop proposal for regional plan

5.1 Review the objectives of the plan after scoping to determine feasibility of proposed processes

5.2 Develop proposal for a new or revised plan to obtain funding

5.3 Make estimates of time to complete tasks including time for consultations and approvals and any discussion with Indigenous communities and groups

5.4 Identify costs associated with development of regional plan from preliminary research

5.5 Prepare proposal to address the requirements of program and relevant legislation and agency policies and processes

5.6 Submit proposal for regional plan for approval and funding according to agency and program procedures

Release

TP Version

Comment

1

AHCv1.0

Initial release