Policy Engagement activity to improve engagement and to be a conduit
THE aim of the Policy Engagement Activity Area is to facilitate better landholder engagement in relevant policy development and implementation in the Bowen, Broken and Bogie (BBB) catchments.
A great example of how the Landholders Driving Change project can coordinate engagement between government and landholders on policy and regulatory issues arose in 2017 with the State Government’s release of the proposed Reef Protection Regulations and Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS).
At the beginning of the project, the LDC project panel organised and facilitated a workshop involving graziers, DEHP (now DETSI) staff and NQ Dry Tropics staff. Approximately 24 people participated in the workshop.
The aim of the workshop was two-fold:
- Outline the proposed Great Barrier Reef protection regulation package and RIS, and;
- Seek feedback from graziers in the BBB catchment on the proposed regulation package, the RIS and, in particular, how the Queensland Government could best implement the proposed regulatory package.
As a result, the LDC project panel prepared a submission, focused on the proposed grazing standards. The LDC project supported graziers to better understand regulatory requirements so they could review and comment on the proposed regulations during public consultation.
