Hydraulic Fracturing Implementation Progress Update May to November 2022

The Inquiry made 135 recommendations, three of which were separated to assist implementation planning, resulting in 138 recommendations to be reported on.

This progress update provides detail on the status of implementation from 1 May 2022 to 11 November 2022.

As at 11 November 2022, 103 of the 138 recommendations are completed. Updates to the implementation status of individual recommendations can be found on the Onshore Gas website by clicking on the relevant recommendations.

Highlights from the progress achieved in this reporting period are summarised on the Onshore Gas website and include:

• Strategic Regional Environmental Baseline Assessment (SREBA)
• Regulation and assessment
• Completing implementation of recommendations.

Independent Oversight Progress Update

The Independent Overseer continues to provide the Chief Minister and NT Government with independent advice on how the implementation of the recommendations from the Inquiry is progressing and being managed. The nature of this role requires the Independent Overseer to remain at arms-length from day-to-day decisions and processes relating to implementation.

Dr David Ritchie has provided comment on the progress of implementation outlined in the latest progress update.

Read Dr Ritchie’s full advice

What’s next?

All remaining recommendations are in progress and expected to be implemented by the end of year. In early 2023, the NT Government will carefully consider the actions taken to implement all Inquiry recommendations and will need to be satisfied that the risks identified by the Inquiry have been sufficiently mitigated.

Want to find out more?

To keep up to date with the status of implementation of each recommendation, sign up for regular updates on the website: hydraulicfracturing.nt.gov.au/contact or by email: hydraulic.fracturing@nt.gov.au

Please direct all correspondence to:
Hydraulic Fracturing Inquiry Implementation Taskforce
GPO Box 4396, Darwin NT 0801
T 08 8999 6573
E hydraulic.fracturing@nt.gov.au
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