Look before you leap: a community guide to social impact assessment

This Guide to social impact assessment is for communities concerned about the social consequences of a proposed project or development.
It explains when a social impact assessment (the process) is required, what a SIA (the document) is expected to include, and when and how decision making takes place.
The Guide sets out what communities should look out for, when they may provide a response, for example in a submission raising concerns about a proposed development or project, and the timelines affecting these steps.