49 There may be any number of individuals on the Expert Groundwater Management Panel, so long as the necessary areas of expertise are covered. Members of this Expert Groundwater Management Panel may also be members of any Peer Review Panel required under any other consents held by Consent Holder in relation to its Waihi Operation. 24 The members of the Expert Groundwater Management Panel, and their defined field(s) of expertise, shall be approved by the Waikato Regional Council prior to appointment to the Panel. 25 The Expert Groundwater Management Panel may co-opt other specialist members to assist in any of its functions for specified tasks and periods, subject to the prior approval of the Waikato Regional Council. 26 The Consent Holder shall provide the Expert Groundwater Management Panel with all records, plans, designs, etc, that the Panel requests, and shall afford the Panel reasonable access as is necessary and consistent with health and safety procedures. 27 Subject to Condition 28 the Consent Holder shall implement any recommendation the Expert Groundwater Management Panel considers necessary to ensure that compliance with Condition 5 is achieved. 28 a. In circumstances where there is disagreement between the Consent Holder and Expert Groundwater Management Panel about an Expert Panel recommendation, in the first instance the Consent Holder shall invite the Expert Groundwater Management Panel and Consent Authority to a collaborative workshop to determine a process of resolution. b. If a resolution cannot be agreed under (a) within 10 Working Days, the matter shall be referred to an independent appropriately qualified expert, acceptable to both parties (‘expert’), setting out the details of the matter to be referred for determination and the reasons the parties do not agree. c. The expert shall, as soon as possible, issue a recommendation on the matter. Within 5 Working Days of receipt of the recommendation from the expert the Consent Authority must advise the Consent Holder on whether the recommendation of the Expert Groundwater Management Panel which was in dispute shall be implemented or an alternative course of action may be taken. Consent Review 29 In addition to the matters listed in Condition G52, pursuant to Section 128(1)(a)(i) and (iii) of the Act, the Waikato Regional Council may, 12 months from the commencement of this consent and annually
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