About the document

For some topics, Explanatory Notes have been written to supplement the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development (IESC) Information Guidelines, providing tailored guidance and up-to-date robust scientific methodologies and tools for specific components of environmental impact assessments on coal seam gas and large coal mining developments.

The Information Guidelines Explanatory Note: Subsidence associated with underground coal mining provides tailored guidance and up-to-date robust scientific methodologies and tools for proponents to assess the risk and magnitude of subsidence due to large coal mining developments.

The summary guide provides a short, simplified summary of the Explanatory Note for proponents and consultants.
Updates to IESC Information Guidelines and Explanatory Notes will be undertaken as new methodologies and tools become available.

Further information

• Information guidelines for proponents preparing coal seam gas and large coal mining development proposals