Submission – RFFWI – Titleholder Response – Scarborough 4D B1 Marine Seismic Survey Environment Plan – 2023-06-02

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NOPSEMA rejected Woodside's environment plan for the Scarborough 4D B1 marine seismic survey because the plan inadequately described cultural heritage features and relied improperly on an independent heritage report commissioned by NOPSEMA rather than Woodside's own investigations. NOPSEMA found that Woodside's claims that Traditional Custodians identified no sites of significance or cultural values lacked sufficient evidentiary support, and that consultation with all relevant Traditional Custodians under regulations appeared incomplete or ineffective. NOPSEMA required Woodside to remove direct quotes and references to the Extent Heritage report and instead conduct independent enquiries to properly characterise environmental and cultural features within the operational area and environmental management area, as required under acceptance criteria 10A(a) for environment plans.