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[null,500,"Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Worksheet",null,null,null,null,"Project name: ",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Date: "]
["Worksheet element","PROJECT ACTIVITIES","CATEGORIES OF SOCIAL IMPACTS","POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON PEOPLE",null,"PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION OF IMPACT",null,"CUMULATIVE IMPACTS",null,"ELEMENTS OF IMPACTS - Based on preliminary investigation",null,null,null,null,"ASSESSMENT LEVEL FOR EACH IMPACT",null,null,null,"SIA METHODS","PROJECT REFINEMENT","MITIGATION / ENHANCEMENT MEASURES"]
["What to consider","Which project activity / activities could produce social impacts ?","what social impact categories could be affected by the project activities","What impacts are likely, and what concerns/aspirations have people expressed about the impact? \nSummarise how each relevant stakeholder group might experience the impact. \nNB. Where there are multiple stakeholder groups affected differently by an impact, or more than one impact from the activity, please add an additional row. ",null,"Has this impact previously been investigated (on this or other project/s)?","If \"yes - this project,\" briefly describe the previous investigation. \nIf \"yes - other project,\" identify the other project and investigation","Will this impact combine with others  from this project (think about when and where), and/or with impacts from other projects (cumulative)?","If yes, identify which other impacts and/or projects","Will the project activity (without mitigation or enhancement) cause a material social impact in terms of its:\nYou can also consider the various magnitudes of these characteristics",null,null,null,null,"Level of assessment for each social impact","What methods and data sources will be used to investigate this impact?",null,null,"What methods will be used to investigate this impact?","Has the project been refined in response to preliminary impact evaluation or stakeholder feedback?","What mitigation / enhancement measures are being considered?"]
[null,null,null,null,"Is the impact expected to be positive or negative",null,null,null,null,"extent i.e. number of people potentially affected?","duration of expected impacts? (i.e. construction vs operational phase)","intensity of expected impacts i.e. scale or degree of change?","sensitivity or vulnerability of people potentially affected?","level of concern/interest of people potentially affected?",null,"Secondary data","Primary Data - \nConsultation","Primary Data - \nResearch"]
["Text options for this column","Free Text","Categories in SIA guideline","Free text","Positive\nNegative","Yes - this project,\nYes - other project,\nNo","Free text","Combined\nCumulative\nCombined and Cumulative\nNo\nUnknown\nN/A",null,"Yes\nNo\nUnknown","Yes\nNo\nUnknown","Yes\nNo\nUnknown","Yes\nNo\nUnknown","Yes\nNo\nUnknown","Detailed, \nStandard, \nMinor,\nNothing further on this impact","Free Text ",null,null,"Free Text","Yes\nNo","Free Text"]
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["CATEGORIES",null,"MEANING FOR WORKSHEET PURPOSE",{"$f":"UPPER(\"Further explanation and examples\")","v":"FURTHER EXPLANATION AND EXAMPLES"}]
["SOCIAL IMPACTS","way of life","how people live, how they get around, how they work, how they play, and how they interact on a daily basis","Impacts on people's daily routines caused by construction activities and/or operational arrangements. Impacts on people's commuting/travelling times, their experience of travel, and their ability to move around freely. Impacts on people's experience of privacy, peace, and quiet enjoyment, especially if affected by increased noise. Impacts on people's general experience of life in their community, especially if the project might cause a 'tipping point' of cumulative impacts on their lives, e.g. through property acquisitions, severance of communities, or major disruption during construction. "]
[null,"community","composition, character, cohesion, function, and sense of place","Composition - impacts on demographic characteristics and community structure. Can be changed by in-migration and out-migration over time, including the presence of newcomers and loss of longer term residents or sections of the community. Also inflow/outflow of temporary residents, e.g. during construction. \nCharacter - impacts on a community's shared identity and attributes, and natural and built features that people value. Can be affected by changes to buildings, vegetation, landscapes, land uses/industries, or land ownership and management.\nCohesion and function - impacts on social connections, interrelationships, networks and interactions, trust and cooperation, participation in community activities and institutions, and the potential for harmony or conflict. Lack of cohesion can result in social dislocation, alienation, division, dispossession, tensions, impoverishment, and crime.\nSense of place - impacts on feelings of belonging in a place, or identity with a place, which may derive from cultural or historical connections."]
[null,"access","how people access and use infrastructure, services and facilities, whether provided by local, state, or federal governments, or by for-profit or not-for-profit organisations or groups","Impacts on how people use  roads and other access routes; severance, restrictions, and/or improvements in access. Impacts of project (including project-related transport) on pedestrian routes and people's access to schools, medical services, community services, and businesses. Impacts on capacity of services to respond to in-migrating residents."]
[null,"culture","both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal culture, including shared beliefs, customs, values, and stories, and connections to country, land, waterways, places, and buildings","Impacts on people’s values, customs, and beliefs associated with (or embedded in) the site or locality, e.g. as secondary effects of changes to scenic quality, landforms, or water flows. Strengthening of community values and culture through project design elements. \n\nFor Aboriginal cultural heritage, also consider potential for intangible harm through ‘cultural or spiritual loss’ (i.e., loss or diminution of traditional attachment to the land or connection to country, or loss of rights to gain spiritual sustenance from the land)."]
[null,"health and wellbeing","physical and mental health[1], especially for those who are highly vulnerable to social exclusion or substantial change, plus wellbeing of individuals and communities ","Health impacts, and well-founded concerns/fears about health impacts, associated with noise, dust, odour, vibration, lighting, and toxic materials. Stress, anxiety, and uncertainty - or hopes - about a proposal, about changes to adjacent uses, and about cumulative change to a neighbourhood. Psychological stress and fears/hopes for the future. Potential impact of the project on social behaviours such as alcohol/drug use, domestic or other violence. Impacts of project elements on ability to sleep, people's general health and wellbeing, and overall community health."]
[null,"surroundings","access to, and use of, services that ecosystems provide[2], public safety and security, access to and use of the natural and built environment, and its aesthetic value and amenity[3] ","Impacts on anything provided by the environment and that is useful for people, e.g. food and clean water supply, flood or fire defences. Impacts on safety of pedestrians, children, drivers, and cyclists. Impacts on levels of crime and violence, perceptions of crime, safety, and security, especially for women. Loss or enhancement of public spaces. Impacts on the perceived quality and uses of a natural or built area. Impacts on the valued features, the soundscape, and aesthetics of a place and how people use or appreciate it. "]
[null,"livelihoods","people’s capacity to sustain themselves, whether they experience personal breach or disadvantage, and the distributive equity of impacts and benefits ","Impacts on people’s livelihoods, e.g. from new employment and business opportunities (positive), or from disruption during construction (negative). \nFor Aboriginal people, rights to land and to gain spiritual and cultural sustenance from the land. "]
[null,"decision-making systems","whether people experience procedural fairness; can make informed decisions; have power to influence decisions; and can access complaint, remedy and grievance mechanisms","Capacity of affected people to influence project decisions, including elements of project design. Extent to which they can navigate large amounts of technical material and make informed decisions. Effectiveness of engagement mechanisms at enabling all groups (especially vulnerable or marginalised groups) to participate in the assessment process. Levels of trust in the rigour and impartiality of the assessment process. Extent to which people feel empowered to determine their futures, including after a project closes. Opportunities for people to have a say in the project's community investment decisions. Accessibility and effectiveness of complaint and remedy procedures."]
["[1] The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. For this guideline, wellbeing is a state in which people have their basic needs met, can realise their potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can participate in their community. See: Smyth, E. and Vanclay, F. (2017). The Social Framework for Projects: a conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of projects. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 35:1, p. 78; Schirmer, J., et al. (2016), Wellbeing, resilience and liveability in rural and regional Australia: The 2015 Regional Wellbeing Survey, University of Canberra, p. 23; and OECD. (2011). How’s life?: measuring well-being. OECD Publishing, p. 18: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264121164-en."]
["[2] “Ecosystem services” include: provisioning services, such as food and water; regulating services, such as flood and disease control; supporting services, such as nutrient cycling, that maintain the conditions for life on Earth; and cultural services, such as spiritual, recreational, and cultural benefits. See: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005). Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Our Human Planet: Summary for Decision Makers. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Series, Volume 5, Island Press, Washington DC. "]
["[3] When considering perceptions of adverse impacts on amenity, an evaluation must be made of the reasonableness of those perceptions. This evaluation involves ‘the identification of evidence that can be objectively assessed to ascertain whether it supports a factual finding of an adverse effect on amenity…’: Telstra Corporation Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 133"]

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["CATEGORIES","EXAMPLES"]
["A social impact may be physically observable or it may manifest as rational or justified fears (of negative impacts in the future) or aspirations (of positive impacts in the future). ","Physically observable impacts "]
[null,"More paths and cycleways "]
[null,"Acquisition of residential properties  "]
[null,"Rational or justified fears "]
[null,"Psychological stress regarding the future  personal and community impacts of compulsory property acquisition "]
["A social impact may be experienced positively by some people, and negatively by others. ","Positive "]
[null,"Improved livelihoods owing to more work opportunities "]
[null,"Negative "]
[null,"Increased prevalence of adverse health conditions "]
["A social impact may be tangible or intangible. ","Tangible "]
[null,"Availability of affordable housing "]
[null,"Intangible "]
[null,"Community cohesion  "]
["Social impacts may be direct or indirect. They may also combine with other impacts from a single project or be cumulative with impacts from other projects. ","Direct   "]
[null,"Sleep disturbance caused by construction noise "]
[null,"Indirect  "]
[null,"Strain on family relations and health from sleep disturbance caused by construction noise "]
[null,"Combined "]
[null,"Sleep disturbance due to increased noise and restricted access because of significantly reduced street parking caused by a single project  "]
[null,"Cumulative  "]
[null,"Sleep disturbance due to increased noise and restricted access because of significantly reduced street parking from one project. In addition, poor air quality creating health conditions and strained family relations from another project "]
["A social impact may be best assessed using quantitative methods or qualitative methods.  ","Directly quantitative "]
[null,"Changes in population demographics "]
[null,"Partially/indirectly quantitative  "]
[null,"Incidence of voluntary work among a community as a proxy indicator of community cohesion "]
[null,"Qualitative (measurable through perception surveys or oral story telling, for example) "]
[null,"Cultural values  "]
[null,"Sense of place "]
[null,"Connection to Country "]
["A social impact may be experienced differently within a community, by different communities, and at different times/stages of the project. ","Different experiences within a community  "]
[null,"An increase in the value/cost of housing may be positive for homeowners wanting to rent out or sell their properties, but negative for individuals and families wanting to buy or rent. "]
[null,"Different experiences for different communities "]
[null,"People living near a project may experience most of the noise and dust impacts, while people in the region’s nearest town may benefit from most of the job opportunities. "]
[null,"Different experiences over time "]
[null,"People’s experiences of impacts during project construction may be quite negative, whereas experiences during operation may be more positive. "]

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["LEVEL",null,"MEANING FOR WORKSHEET PURPOSE"]
["LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT FOR EACH SOCIAL IMPACT","Detailed assessment","The project may result in significant social impacts, including cumulative impacts. "]
[null,"Standard assessment","The project is unlikely to result in significant social impacts, including cumulative impacts. "]
[null,"Minor assessment","The project may result in minor social impacts. "]
[null,"Not relevant","The project will have no social impact, or the social impacts of the project will be so small that they do not warrant consideration. "]

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["DIMENSIONS",null,"DETAILS NEEDED TO ENABLE ASSESSMENT"]
["CONSEQUENCE","extent","Which location(s) is/are affected? (e.g. near neighbours, local, regional) "]
[null,"duration","Will the impact be time-limited (e.g. over particular project phases) or permanent?"]
[null,"severity or scale","What is the likely scale or level of change? (e.g. mild, moderate, severe)"]
[null,"sensitivity or importance","How sensitive/vulnerable (or how adaptable/resilient) are people to the impact, or (for positive impacts) how important is it to them? This might depend on: the value they attach to the matter; whether it is rare/unique or replaceable; the extent to which it is tied to their identity; and their capacity to cope with or adapt to change."]
[null,"level of concern/interest","How concerned/interested are people, according to the findings from research and engagement? Sometimes, concerns may be disproportionate to findings from technical assessments of likelihood, duration, and/or severity. Concern itself can lead to negative impacts, while interest can lead to expectations of positive impacts."]

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["A Categories of impact","Categories of Impact"]
[null,"way of life"]
[null,"community"]
[null,"access"]
[null,"culture"]
[null,"health and wellbeing"]
[null,"surroundings"]
[null,"livelihoods"]
[null,"decision-making systems"]
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["D3 Technical study findings","Potential social impacts identified?"]
["Have the technical studies identified potential social impacts?","Yes - this project"]
[null,"Yes - other project"]
[null,"No"]
[null,"Unknown"]
[null,"N/A"]
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["F3 Cumulative impacts","Cumulative impacts?"]
["Have cumulative impacts been identified?","Yes"]
[null,"No"]
[null,"Unknown"]
[null,"N/A"]
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["G3 to J3 Characteristics of impacts","Extent","Duration","Severity","Sensitivity","Level of concern/interest"]
["Are social impacts, without mitigation, likely to be significant to stakeholders owing to their: ","Yes","Yes","Yes","Yes","Yes"]
[null,"No","No","No","No","No"]
[null,"Unknown","Unknown","Unknown","Unknown","Unknown"]
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["K3 Assessment level","Assessment Level"]
["Level of assessment for each social impact","Detailed assessment "]
[null,"Standard assessment "]
[null,"Minor assessment"]
[null,"Not relevant"]
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["L3 Project refinement?","Project refinement?"]
["Has the project been refined in response to stakeholder feedback or impact evaluation?","Yes"]
[null,"No"]
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["What impact might people experience after mitigation/enhancement?","RESIDUAL IMPACT RATING"]
[null,"Very high (positive)"]
[null,"Very high (negative)"]
[null,"High (positive)"]
[null,"High (negative)"]
[null,"Medium (positive)"]
[null,"Medium (negative)"]
[null,"Low (positive)"]
[null,"Low (negative)"]
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[null,"Positive"]
[null,"Negative"]