SARA - Response with conditions - 2107-23530 SRA.pdf

                                                                                           2107-23530 SRA




                       deceased koalas;
                 ii.   Contact details for the contractor for reports of trapped or
                       injured koalas;
                iii.   The use of fauna exclusion fencing;
                iv.    Measures to minimise the impact of construction related dust
                       on adjacent koala habitat;
                 v.    Signage in areas of vehicular traffic on site;
                vi.    Procedures for checking machinery for fauna;
               vii.    Measures to manage the risks posed by dogs (e.g., guard
                       dogs) on site;
               viii.   Measures to protect retained koala habitat and vegetation
                       (including open land) in accordance with Australian Standard
                       AS4970-2009;
                ix.    Requirements for sequential clearing and koala spotter in
                       accordance with Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation
                       Plan 2017;
                 x.    Measures to raise awareness amongst construction workers of
                       koalas on and near the construction activities; and
           (d) Be certified by a suitably qualified and experienced person.           (f) At all times.
       AND

           (e) Submit the Koala Management Plan to the Department of
               Environment and Science at [email protected]

           (f) Implement the management measures contained in the Koala
               Management Plan.

4.     Deliver an environmental offset in accordance with the Environmental Offsets Prior to
       Act 2014 to counterbalance the significant residual impacts on the matter of commencing any
                                                                                    clearing works.
       state environmental significance being 19 non-juvenile koala habitat trees.
       Note: Section 16 of the Environmental Offsets Act 2014 provides that when
       an offset condition is imposed on an authority, a number of deemed
       conditions are taken to apply. These deemed conditions are detailed in
       sections 19B, 22, 24 and 25 of the Environmental Offsets Act 2014.
       Contravention of a deemed condition is taken to be contravention of an
       imposed condition.
       More information on offset delivery can be found online.
       Please send the notice of election to [email protected].     Prior to the commencement of clearing activities, notify the Department of     72 hours prior to
       Environment and Science at [email protected] of:                 commencement
                                                                                      of vegetation
                 the expected date the clearing activity will commence;              clearing.
                 the expected duration of the clearing activity;
                 the name and contact details of the koala spotter that has been
                  contracted for the clearing activity; and
                 the name, contact details and authority number of the spotter
                  catcher that has been contracted for the clearing activity.



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