GGH3705 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026 Due 16 March 2026

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)

College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences


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Environmental Impact Assessment
Screening, Legislation & EIA Applications

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Module Code GGH3705

Assignment Assignment 1

Semester Semester 1, 2026

Due Date 16 March 2026

Qualification Environmental Science

Institution University of South Africa




Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for GGH3705 · UNISA 2026

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Contents

Introduction 4

1 Question 1: The Importance of Correctly Identifying and Applying Legislation
During the Screening Process 5
1.1 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 1.2 Legal Compliance and the Protection of Personal Information . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 1.3 Protecting Privacy and the Constitutional Rights of Individuals . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 1.4 Preventing Discrimination and Promoting Fairness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 1.5 Supporting Objective and Defensible Decision-Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.6 1.6 Reducing Organisational Risk and Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.7 1.7 Promoting Ethical Practice and Organisational Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.8 1.8 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Question 2: Ethical Use of LLMs in Academic Work and Improving Prompt Ac-
curacy 9
2.1 2.1 The Ethical Problem with Prompting LLMs to Answer Assignment Questions 9
2.2 2.2 Ethical Ways to Use LLMs in Completing an Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 2.3 Two Improved Prompts for More Accurate LLM Responses . . . . . . . . . . 10

3 Question 3: Analysing LLM-Generated Text and Comparing It with Study Ma-
terial 11
3.1 3.1 Elements in the Text That Indicate LLM Authorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 3.2 Comparison with Study Material for GGH3705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 3.3 Critical Evaluation of the Accuracy of the LLM’s Information . . . . . . . . . 13

4 Question 4: Five EIA News Articles from the EIA News Tool 14
4.1 4.1 Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 4.2 Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.3 4.3 Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.4 4.4 Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.5 4.5 Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5 Question 5: Environmental Legislation for the Eco-Friendly Golf Resort EIA in
the Western Cape 20
5.1 5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20



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5.2 5.2 National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) . . . . . . . . 20
5.3 5.3 National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 (NEMBA) 21
5.4 5.4 National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.5 5.5 Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008 (ICMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.6 5.6 National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999 (NHRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.7 5.7 National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008 (NEMWA) . . . 23
5.8 5.8 Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA) . . . 23
5.9 5.9 Western Cape Nature Conservation Act 15 of 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.10 5.10 Summary Table of Applicable Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.11 5.11 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Reference List 26




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