The Independent Expert Panel has been established to provide informed expert advice to the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) on the impact of mining activities in the Greater Sydney Water Catchment Special Areas, with a particular focus on risks to the quantity of water in the Catchment.
Advice will include, but is not confined to risks to the total water quantity and holding capacity of surface and groundwater systems, including swamps and reservoirs, and the types and reliabilities of methodologies used to predict, monitor, assess and report on mining effects, impacts and consequences.
As needed, the Independent Expert Panel will provide a source of expert advice to the Department of Planning and Environment on mining applications, including monitoring and management plans.
The Independent Expert Panel will:
Emeritus Professor Jim Galvin (Chair)
Emeritus Professor (University of New South Wales) in Mining Engineering and former Member of the NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC), Professor Galvin is one of the world’s foremost experts on underground coal mining and subsidence. Professor Galvin was a member of the Independent Panel for the Southern Coalfield Inquiry (2008) and several subsequent PAC reviews of mining projects in the Southern Coalfield. He has served as Chair of the Victorian Government Technical Review Board which advises the Minister on risks presented by quarrying and mining in Victoria and is currently the Chair of the Coal Innovation NSW Ministerial Advisory Council. He has also provided peer review advice on the Dendrobium Height of Cracking Study.
Dr Ann Young
Dr Young has a PhD in Upland Swamps on the Woronora Plateau and was previously a lecturer at the University of Wollongong's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Dr Young is the author of several academic books on environmental science, including Upland Swamps in the Sydney Region published in 2017. Over the last decade, she has made submissions to the NSW Government on the environmental assessment of underground coal mining and was a member of Community Consultative Committees at the Dendrobium and Russell Vale mines.
Professor Neil McIntyre
Professor of Regional Water and Land Resources at The University of Queensland, Professor McIntyre holds an MSc and PhD from Imperial College London. He has world-leading experience in impacts of land use and climate change on water yields, particularly in relation to mining. His roles have included serving on the British Hydrological Society committee, the Institution of Civil Engineer’s Water Expert Panel and the Steering Committee of the Commonwealth Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program.
Mr Michael Williams
Former Principal Hydrogeologist for the NSW Office of Water and recipient of the Public Service Medal (PSM), Mr Williams has 40 years of experience in the NSW public sector and is one of the most distinguished groundwater practitioners in Australia. Mr Williams had lectured at the Australian Groundwater School for over 20 years and is currently providing independent advice to the NSW Government on the Narrabri Gas Project.
Professor Ismet Canbulat
Professor and Kenneth Finlay Chair of Rock Mechanics at the School of Mining Engineering at UNSW Sydney, Professor Canbulat has a BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from Istanbul Technical University, University of the Witwatersrand and University of Pretoria respectively. Professor Canbulat is a mining engineer with over 25 years of experience in research, consultancy, management, on-site and academia. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and, a member of the Australian Geomechanics Society, International Society for Rock Mechanics, Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.
Dr Chris Armstrong, Director, Office of NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer
Dr Chris Armstrong was the Acting NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer between January and August 2018. A recipient of the Public Service Medal (PSM), Dr Armstrong has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Sydney. Dr Armstrong has over 14 years of experience in science and research portfolios in the NSW public sector. Dr Armstrong supported the previous Chief Scientist & Engineer on topics such as Coal Seam Gas, Thirlmere Lakes, and on measuring cumulative impacts in the catchment.
Secretariat support for the Independent Expert Panel is provided by the Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer.
No. | Date | File |
---|---|---|
1 | 19 February 2018 | View here |
2 | 5 March 2018 | View here |
3 | 20 March 2018 | View here |
4 | 26 March 2018 | View here |
5 | 3 April 2018 | View here |
6 | 19 April 2018 | View here |
7 | 30 May 2018 | View here |
8 | 13 June 2018 | View here |
9 | 29 June 2018 | View here |
10 | 13 July 2018 | View here |
11 | 26 July 2018 | View here |
12 | 8 August 2018 | View here |
13 | 29 & 30 August 2018 | View here |
14 | 27 November 2018 | View here |
15 | 6 December 2018 | View here |
16 | 19 March 2019 | View here |
17 | 25 July 2019 | View here |
The secretariat can be reached by email at catchment.panel@chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au or telephone (02) 9338 6786.
Please note that Submissions to the Independent Expert Panel have now closed. Contact details for the Independent Expert Panel are as above.
Note: all submissions to the Independent Expert Panel will be published on this website unless marked "Confidential".
Name | File | |
---|---|---|
1 | National Parks Association of NSW | View |
2 | WaterNSW | View |
3 | Wollondilly Shire Council | View |
4 | National Parks Association of NSW | View |
5 | Lock the Gate Alliance | View |
6 | Wilton Action Group | View |
7 | National Parks Association of NSW - Southern Sydney Branch | View Cover Email View Attachment 1 View Attachment 2 |
8 | Battle For Berrima Inc. | View |
9 | Colong Foundation for Wilderness | View |
10 | Colong Foundation for Wilderness | View |
11 | National Parks Association of NSW - Southern Sydney Branch | View |
12 | CONFIDENTIAL | |
13 | CFMEU Mining and Energy Division | View |
14 | BlueScope Steel | View |
15 | Ryde - Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society | View |
16 | Dam Safety Committee | View |
17 | Colong Foundation for Wilderness | View |
18 | Georges River Environmental Alliance | View |
19 | Lane Cove Coal and Gas Watch | View |
20 | Office of Environment & Heritage | View |
21 | National Parks Association of NSW - Illawarra Branch | View |
22 | National Parks Association of NSW - Macarthur Branch | View View Attachment |
23 | Illawarra Residents for Responsible Mining | View |
24 | Wollondilly Shire Council | View |
25 | Wollongong City Council | View |
26 | Peabody Energy | View |
27 | NSW Minerals Council | View |
28 | Environment Protection Authority | View |
29 | South32 | View View Attachment |
30 | WaterNSW | View |
31 | Kylie Flament | View |
32 | Anne Marett | View |
33 | Stephen Young | View |
34 | Adrian Ingleby | View |
35 | CONFIDENTIAL | |
36 | Martin Cocker | View |
37 | Deidre Stuart | View |
38 | CONFIDENTIAL | |
39 | Philip Laird | View |
40 | CONFIDENTIAL | |
41 | Peggy Fisher | View |
42 | Danya Luo | View |
43 | Gavin Workman | View |
44 | John Croker | View |
45 | CONFIDENTIAL | |
46 | Department of Industry - Water | View |
47 | Jill Green | View |
48 | Christine Bilsland | View |
49 | Martin Rowney | View |
50 | Mignon Steele | View |
51 | Winnie Fu | View |
52 | Desmond Jacobs | View |
53 | Deborah Truneckova | View |
54 | Susan Benham | View |
55 | Paul Myjavec | View |
56 | Julie Marlow | View |
57 | Annie Marlow | View |
58 | CONFIDENTIAL | |
59 | Hawkesbury Environment Network | View |
60 | Stephen Spencer | View |