Biodiversity Assessment Method: Accredited Assessors complaint and feedback form

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water takes complaints and feedback regarding quality of work and conduct of assessors seriously. Complaints and feedback are managed in accordance with the Accredited Assessors Complaints and Feedback Management Policy.

Before lodging this complaint or feedback form, we recommend you read the policy to understand which complaints and feedback can be investigated and managed using this process.

When you lodge a complaint or provide feedback, keep in mind that you must:

provide complete and factually correct information
be polite and respectful
not include false or misleading information
not lodge frivolous, vexatious or malicious complaints
ensure the complaint/feedback is related to an assessment, activity or conduct under the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme.

If you are submitting this form anonymously, ignore Part 1 and be sure to include all relevant details and files in Parts 2 to 6 of this form. This ensures the department can investigate the matter without your contact information.

Part 1: Your details

Full name

Contact number

Company or business name

Date

Part 2: Complaint or feedback details

Accredited Assessor’s full name

Company (if applicable

Project name (if applicable)

What is the nature of the complaint or feedback? (Select all that apply.)

Quality of work concern or issueConduct concern or issuePositive feedback

Please specify your role

Part 3: Details of complaint or feedback

A complaint/feedback must only relate to an assessor’s work and behaviour in implementing the Biodiversity Assessment Method or their role in applying the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme since its commencement in August 2017.

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Part 4: What steps have been taken to resolve these concerns or issues?

We encourage all parties involved to resolve any issues associated with an individual assessment in the first instance. For example, if your feedback is about the content of a Biodiversity Development Assessment Report did you provide the assessor with a review and provide them with the opportunity to address your comments? Please provide any written correspondence or reports to demonstrate the remaining issues.

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Part 5: What are the requested outcomes of this complaint or feedback?

Note: The department will manage and review the complaint/feedback in line with the Accredited Assessors Complaints and Feedback Management Policy.

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Part 6: Related documents

Please attach any documents that support your complaint or feedback, ensuring they are clearly titled. The total file size limit is 30 MB. If your files exceed this limit, mention this in your feedback, exclude the files from this form when submitting, and then email us at accreditation.reset@environment.nsw.gov.au with the files, or to arrange file sharing.

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Biodiversity Offset Scheme – Accreditation Reset Team

Email: accreditation.reset@environment.nsw.gov.au