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Oversight Committees
Three committees provide governance oversight of the Channel Upgrade project capital dredge program:
The Compliance Regulatory Oversight Committee (CROC):
- Review and approve plans that are required by approval conditions;
- Provide regulatory advice as well as overseeing compliance with the approval conditions and the environment monitoring programs during capital dredging.
The Capital Dredging Implementation Committee (CDIC)
This committee will oversee the operational and logistical aspects of the capital dredge program.
The Independent Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC):
Provides technical and scientific advice andinput on the development of monitoring programs, management plans and other mitigation strategies including the development of water quality and ecological trigger levels;
- Ensures independent oversight of monitoring programs during the capital dredge campaign; and
- Reviews reports on monitoring programs and the environmental impacts of the Channel Upgrade project.
More about ITAC
The ITAC comprises of a Chair and four members who have diverse technical backgrounds and are recognised in their fields of expertise, as outlined in the table below.
|
ITAC member |
Role/specialist area |
Organisation |
|
Dr Michael Rasheed |
Chair/Seagrass |
JCU/TropWater |
|
Dr Richard Brinkman |
Deputy Chair/Coastal hydrodynamics/sediment |
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) |
|
Dr Ross Jones |
Coral reef ecosystems/ water quality |
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) |
|
Prof Helene Marsh |
Marine megafauna |
Marine megafauna |
|
Mr Tom Atkins |
Dredging |
AW Maritime |
To ensure that any assessment process under the legislation is separate to any advice, engagement or review undertaken by the ITAC, no government representatives sit on this committee. The ITAC will, however, provide advice and input to the CROC as required.
Attending an ITAC meeting
Public ITAC meetings were held quarterly throughout the dredging phase of the project. The last public ITAC session was held on 30 April 2024.