Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm the arrangements for waterways planning and management within a catchment area
- The roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders relevant to waterways planning and management are identified.
- The purpose, scope and impact of legislation relevant to waterways planning and management are reviewed.
- The impact of changes to waterways planning and management arrangements and current trends are reviewed.
- The impact of government policies and plans on waterways planning and management is reviewed.
- Establish priorities for implementing catchment plans for waterways improvement
- Catchment plans are reviewed based on relevant legislation and policies, management targets and priorities.
- Information on the specific needs of waterways is collected and assessed.
- Consultation with colleagues and stakeholders (as relevant) is undertaken to establish priorities, targets and funding requirements.
- Strategies including existing local, state and national programs are assessed for relevance to achievement of priorities and targets.
- Facilitate stakeholder participation
- Priorities and targets are communicated to stakeholders.
- Funding and other opportunities that support strategies for action are communicated to stakeholders.
- The development of submissions/plans that identify aims, outcomes, steps, evaluation and reporting methodology are supported.
- Cooperation and partnerships between stakeholders is facilitated.
- Advise and support stakeholders
- Support is provided to ensure that all legislative requirements, including occupational health and safety, are met.
- Ensure that variations to planned approaches are notified to the appropriate agencies/stakeholder.
- Timely and appropriate support is provided that meets with stakeholder needs.
- Communication and negotiation skills are used to resolve conflicts where they arise.
- Evaluate the achievement of priorities and targets
- Monitoring strategies appropriate to a range of strategies are used.
- Monitoring information is collected and analysed against priorities and targets.
- Findings are communicated to stakeholders and other relevant agencies.
- Evaluation findings are documented for use in future planning and reported to stakeholders.