TASMANIAN MINERALS COUNCIL

INTRODUCTION

  This Business Plan for the Tasmanian Minerals Council spans the years 2011-14.

  It is subject to annual revision.

  It sets out priorities for the Board, the secretariat and the committees.

  It contains the Council’s mission; outlines the operating environment in which that mission must be fulfilled and identifies key activities to be pursued.

  The plan is reviewed as needed by the Board and will be modified as required by the Board, to maintain ongoing alignment with the needs of the members.

MISSION & VALUES

  To promote the development of a sustainable minerals sector which operates within community expectations

  The Council’s values are:   Respect

  Integrity

  Openness and awareness

  Trust

  Accountability

  Continual improvement

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SECRETARIAT

Implements Board and Committee decisions Maintains a strong community communications presence through the website and general media and the public policy contained within this document Provides support to committees and Board

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Provides industry cohesion

Undertakes Business Planning

MEG Pursues competitively priced energy

COMMITTEES

Land Management

The Land Management Committee’s role is to

facilitate and encourage mineral exploration

throughout the State by maintaining and access

and improving exploration practice

Health & Safety

The OHS Committee’s goal is to promote safe

and healthy work environments by

providing a forum for management, employees and

government to identify and develop best

practices and communicating advances to the

community.

Emergency Response

The Emergency Response Committee is the industry’s vehicle to provide expertise and

continual learning in this key area.

It is also the platform to provide Mutual Aid

Agreements between participating sites and

will organize and conduct an annual skills

competition.

OBJECTIVES

  The Tasmanian Minerals Council seeks to assist members and the industry at large to achieve the following:   A profitable and sustainable industry   High levels of environmental performance and influence in environmental

policies of importance to the industry   High levels of health and safety performance   Continued access to land for exploration and mining   A competitive economic and regulatory regime that encourages business,

innovation and investment   Competitive energy pricing   Industry growth through representation and exploration   Awareness of community and social expectations and appropriate conduct

in this regard   Informed communities that appreciate the benefit and importance of the

minerals sector to Tasmania’s future.

STRATEGY OVERVIEW

1.  Maintain a broad and representative membership base to achieve a strong organization. The diverse membership base will allow the Tasmanian Minerals Council to achieve the mission and key objectives.

2.  Work within the Tasmanian and Commonwealth political areas in a proactive and constructive manner to influence policy of importance to the minerals industry.

3.  Promote Federal and State policies which allow the minerals industry to achieve its objectives.

4.  Gather and present data on key performance indicators within the industry.

5.  Promote regulatory approaches, including self-regulation and so-regulation based on industry-Government cooperation.

6.  Provide forums for the presentation of the Council’s key objectives and the exchange of information in key technical and operational areas.

7.  Maximise synergies with Minerals Councils and Chambers in each State and Territory and the Minerals Council of Australia, to achieve leveraged influence on outcomes affecting the minerals industry in Tasmania.

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

  The industry in Tasmania operates in an unstable (2011) political climate with varying levels of support across the major parties.

  At the political level, the Council has a sound and workable relationship with both the Tasmanian Government and the Opposition.

  The membership base is comprehensive, but every opportunity must be taken to ensure that the maximum number of members is attained, ir order to present an unified face to Government and the wider community, and to spread the call on resources as widely as possible. The key message for the secretariat remains as relevance to the membership and demonstrated ability to meet key agreed objectives.

CONTACT DETAILS

TASMANIAN MINERALS COUNCIL LIMITED

GPO Box 937, Hobart 7001 32 Davey Street Hobart 7000 Telephone 03 6223 8600 | Fax 03 6231 1689 Email contact@tasminerals.com.au Web www.tasminerals.com.au