5 b. $600,000 annually, paid in by 31 March each year. The Consent Holder shall continue the funding set out within b. above for a period of ten years or until mine closure, whichever is the longer period. Additional money may be sourced for the programme from other sources. C12 The monies placed into the fund account under condition C11 shall be allocated, as necessary, to finance: a. The ongoing operation of the Biodiversity Project Group in accordance with Conditions C13 to C15; b. The implementation of the Biodiversity Project Plan in accordance with Condition C17; and c. The ongoing review and updating of the Biodiversity Project Plan. Biodiversity Project Group C13 Prior to commencing construction of the Dual Tunnel within Area 1 the Consent Holder shall invite the following to participate in a Biodiversity Project Group: a. [Participants to be confirmed] The purpose and responsibilities of the Biodiversity Project Group are to: b. Oversee the design, governance, implementation, monitoring and review of the Biodiversity Project; and c. Allocate the monies in the Condition C12 fund for those purposes; in partnership with the Consent Holder. The composition of the group that will oversee the design, governance, implementation, monitoring and review of the Biodiversity Project is subject to ongoing discussion with tangata whenua and Department of Conservation. It may be that by the time this application is heard the composition of this group will be firmed up and able to be specified in these conditions. These conditions are a placeholder in the event that is not the case. C14 Subject to some or all of the groups listed in Condition C13 agreeing to participate, the Biodiversity Project Group must comprise: a. An independent chair, b. X representatives of the Consent Holder, c. At least one suitably qualified and experienced restoration ecologist appointed by the Consent Holder; and d. X representatives of each of the groups listed in Condition C13 who agree to participate in the Biodiversity Project Group. As noted above it may be that the composition of the group to be formed to oversee the design, governance, implementation, monitoring and review of the Biodiversity Project in partnership with OGNZL is agreed prior to this application being heard. If that is the case, it is envisaged this
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