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This session will provide an overview of the carbon farming initiatives and how it can be practically implemented.

Sustainability assessment is an emerging tool to direct decision making towards sustainability and deliver better outcomes for business and the community as a whole. In this course you will learn about the use of sustainability assessment as both a regulatory tool that goes beyond traditional environmental impact assessment and an internal planning tool to transform organisational decision making and subsequent operations.

In November 2012 the first Basin Plan made under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007 was finalised. The Basin Plan is a Commonwealth legislative instrument that relates to the management of water within the Basin and coordinates water use across the Basin's four states and one territory. Significantly, the Plan set limits on the amount of surface water and groundwater that can be used throughout the Basin. These limits are known as Sustainable Diversion Limits. This talk will provide a description of the four-year preparation of the Basin Plan and the work involved to bring the Plan to completion, including the important role of public consultation processes. The implementation of the Basin Plan has now commenced and the talk will describe the work now underway and the activities through to 2019 when the Sustainable Diversion Limits under the Plan come into effect. The talk will also discuss the role of engineers in this implementation phase.

In November 2012 the first Basin Plan made under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007 was finalised. The Basin Plan is a Commonwealth legislative instrument that relates to the management of water within the Basin and coordinates water use across the Basin's four states and one territory. Significantly, the Plan set limits on the amount of surface water and groundwater that can be used throughout the Basin. These limits are known as Sustainable Diversion Limits. This talk will provide a description of the four-year preparation of the Basin Plan and the work involved to bring the Plan to completion, including the important role of public consultation processes. The implementation of the Basin Plan has now commenced and the talk will describe the work now underway and the activities through to 2019 when the Sustainable Diversion Limits under the Plan come into effect. The talk will also discuss the role of engineers in this implementation phase.