The EIA Guidelines were last updated in September 2004.
Why Environmental Impact Assessment?
The RTA has a statutory responsibility under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (EP&A Act) to consider the impacts of its activities on the environment. The EIA process helps the RTA fulfil this responsibility.
The purpose of environmental impact assessment process is to:
Assess the impacts of a proposed activity on the environment before making the decision on whether to carry it out.
To develop and assess measures to avoid or minimise those impacts if it is decided to carry out the activity.
The RTA's policy on Environmental Impact Assessment is to:
"... undertake environmental impact assessments for all appropriate RTA activities and to satisfy the requirements of relevant NSW and Federal legislation".
EIA guidelines and procedures
The EIA Guidelines were developed to ensure that all RTA environmental impact assessments meet both legal requirements and community expectations. They outline how to prepare environmental impact assessment processes for RTA activities. The fourth version of the guidelines was released in April 2001. A number of amendments have been made since that date.
If you wish to obtain a copy of the EIA Guidelines, please click on the link in the contact box. Paper copies are no longer issued. Amendments are noted in the guidelines’ amendment registers. Guideline users are expected to check that they have the current version when using the document.
Appendix L of the EIA Guidelines
Appendix L of the EIA Guidelines is a set of model briefs to contractors to prepare an EIS. It is a guide only and requires modification for each new project. Appendix L of the EIA Guidelines is under constant review to further improve its usefulness to users.
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