While we applaud the NT Government for taking steps to develop an offsetting system, as this will support the application of the ‘mitigation’ hierarchy in environmental impact assessment (noting offsets are a key component of that hierarchy), we are very concerned that key details regarding the implementation of the draft Offsets Policy and Implementation Model are missing from the current consultation materials.
Draft Northern Territory Offsets Policy
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